Originally Posted By GPMike My family arrives at LAX at 2:30 pm on Sunday, November 11. DL is open until midnight that day. By the time we get our bags, get our ride and check in at the hotel, I expect it will be 5:00 pm before we would be ready to head to the Parks. We are there for 5 full days after that, and will have 5 day Park Hopper tickets. It will be hard to keep my kids out of hte Park, and we want to see the parade of Dreams and fireworks that night, but I am wondering whether it is a good idea to use one of our 5 Days ater 5 or 6 pm and then lose one full day in the Park. Is there an option to pay a reduced price for evening admission after a certain time? If so, we would save our 5 day Park Hoppers until the next day, and just pay the evening rate. If it exists, how much is it for adults, and for kids aged 2-8?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Sorry, a reduced-price afternoon/evening pass does not exist at DLR. The only Disney resort to offer such a pass is Tokyo.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss You can of course enjoy Downtown Disney for free (assuming you can get away with not buying anything!). An interesting and free view of the fireworks can be had from the top deck of Mickey and Friends parking structure.
Originally Posted By tynkrbell1977 There is no evening rate unfortunately. But I would not use your hopper. You will lose a whole day. If you want to see the parades I would get just a ticket for DL. They are $53 for kids and $63 for adults. You will have a good 6 hours in the park. Enough for some rides, the parade and fireworks. Of course if this is too much to have to spend, I suggest spending the remaining hours that day in Downtown Disney. Get some shopping done, have a nice dinner. Get the family psyched for DL the next day. You can always watch the fireworks from DTD. The view may be limited but just as kind of a sneak peek. Then go back to your room and flip on the Disney channel and drift of to sleep for the fun filled day ahead! =)
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I don't know what you have already planned, but you might also give your kids a taste of Disney by having dinner at Goofy's Kitchen character buffet at the Disneyland Hotel
Originally Posted By 1DisneyNutt That is a great idea! We have done that in the past when we have arrived at Disneyland later in the afternoon. It's as good as being at Disneyland with all the characters, according to the kids.
Originally Posted By GPMike Thanks for the info and ideas. We were going to plan a brunch at Goofy's kitchen, but maybe we could do dinner on that first day instead (which would free up a morning for the Park later in the week. We have also watched the Fireworks from the area between DL and DCA, and the view was great. Our biggest concern is for Parade of Dreams. The last three times we have been have been later in November with only the Christmas Fantasy Parade. I'm guessing that the Sunday we arrive may be the last time Parade of Dreams runs, with Christmas Fantasy starting Friday, November 16. I'll see when the schedule comes up. If Parade of Dreams is running on Veteran's Day (Mon., Nov. 12), we can see it then and probably would spend Sunday night at Downtown Disney as you have all suggested.
Originally Posted By Mickeyfan1 Keep in mind also that over the past few years the Vet's Day weekend has been the time when they "officially" begin the Holiday season at Disneyland. Correct me if I am wrong folks, but I seem to remember "massive" crowds on this weekend because of the launch of the Holiday wishes fireworks show and everything else associated with the holidays. The following week things should slow down some for you to enjoy the Parks better.
Originally Posted By 8 ilovemickey 8 I don't think it would be very beneficial for you to go into the park that night especially with the crowds. As suggested above I would just get a nice dinner, wander around Downtown Disney, and get to sleep early to get ready for your first day at Disneyland!
Originally Posted By ThinkTink1987 you can see some/most of the fireworks from downtown disney.......or st4roll to the esplanade and watch form there
Originally Posted By grammy954 Downtown Disney is great for a few hours - you will probably be a bit on the tired side from traveling anyway. My kids and grandkids can always spend a few hours there just walking around, window shopping, and exploring. We also catch a movie there from time to time - they all love that theater for some reason...
Originally Posted By Darkbeer If you want to see the fireworks, one of the best places to see it outside the park (other than the HoJo's jacuzzi, my favorite) is from the Pool deck of the Paradise Pier hotel, on the 3rd floor. Great sight lines, and they pipe in the music from the park. No costs or locked gates, just be courteous to the fellow gates.
Originally Posted By berol Taking a tram to the parking garage and up the escalator to the top gives a great, sideways view of fireworks. Just to say, sometimes the convention center has evening tickets, but it's much cheaper to get a 6-day pass or upgrade to one.
Originally Posted By NJ AP We were just looking at the Disneyland.com website and were shocked at how little the difference is between a 5-day pass and an annual pass. Without the sale price offered on the web, it was only a $10 difference. IF there is any chance you are planning to go back in the next year, I'd upgrade to an annual pass. Even if there isn't a chance of you going, the discounts might make up the difference between the Deluxe AP and the 5 day parkhopper. Just thinking outside the box...
Originally Posted By GPMike is there such a thing as a 6 Day Pass? The DL Oficial Site only shows 5 Day Park Hoppers. Our problem with Deluxe Annual passes is that they are the same price for our kids as they are for adults. We have four kids, so it would actually cost us $420 more to buy Deluxe APs than just our 5 Day parkhoppers. It would cost us $338 to buy single day/single park tickets for Sunday night, so I may get Deluxe APs before doing that (as long as Sunday and Veteran's day are not blacked out). The best bet would be if there actually are 6 day passes, but I've never heard of them - has anyone else?
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains On getawaytoday they show that a 6 day is just $10 more per person than the 5 day (kids and adults) <a href="http://www.getawaytoday.com/TicketListing.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.getawaytoday.com/Ti cketListing.aspx</a> If you already go the tickets I would call DL directly and ask if you can update them before you enter on Sunday.
Originally Posted By berol I goofed. I was looking at "2 days free" prices. getawaytoday has info on them here. <a href="http://www.getawaytoday.com/TicketListing.aspx?dest_id=2" target="_blank">http://www.getawaytoday.com/Ti cketListing.aspx?dest_id=2</a>
Originally Posted By Vacation Dad The Gay Days Anaheim site; www.gaydaysanaheim.com is selling Twilight Convention Tickets (good after 4pm) for $34 each + $10.95 S & H per order. I don't happen to be gay, but there are some really good prices for tickets on the website. I don't think any of the tickets include Early Entry though.
