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We are thinking of going to DL over Easter (Apr. 21-26). I have been once, for 1 day when I was much younger and had no hand in the planning, so I don't remember much about it. My DH has never been and our DD (4) has only been to WDW.
I have no idea where to start. To me, it seems like DL would be doable in just a few days because everything is right there together, but would 4 days really be enough time to do much? Especially at Easter, is it packed there?
We are thinking of staying at one of the resorts on property, but don't really know which one. When we went to WDW for Christmas, we definitely utilized the room by going back mid-day to rest up, so onsite seems to be the most convenient. We'd love to have a view of a park or one of the shows from the room (World of Color or the fireworks). Any thoughts or suggestions would be much appreciated!
So what do you guys think, am I too late to try to plan this trip?
You aren't too late, you'll want to decide where to stay asap and call and reserve your room. Availability might be tight because of the holiday but you also have to consider that DisneyLAND is a place where a lot of locals go, so not everyone in the park is staying on property.
I think that's a good amount of time to go, you just have to plan carefully and set realistic expectations for what you want to accomplish. it's very easy to "park hop" there because everything is so close, you're just a short walk away, it's not like at WDW where you have to take various forms of transportation to get from place to place.
I have stayed at the Disneyland hotel and we frankly, LOVE IT! We stayed in a newly remodeled room and they are HUGE they feel so much larger than your average hotel room and they make the WDW hotel rooms seem like cruise ship staterooms! The headboards play fireworks...that's my favorite part!
We went last July, during high summer season. We avoided the weekends as they are supposed to be even more crowded. That said, we did about 5 days (maybe 4 and a half) and there were things that we still did not see and get to do. We didn't wait in any lines for characters, but most of the lines (at least at DL) had a 45-60 minute wait, so we spent a lot of time waiting in ride lines. Tried to use FP as best we could (make sure to do that). I think 4 days is a good go of it, but yes, it will be crowded due to the holiday and there will be things that you probably still won't get to!
We are thinking of staying at one of the resorts on property, but don't really know which one. When we went to WDW for Christmas, we definitely utilized the room by going back mid-day to rest up, so onsite seems to be the most convenient. We'd love to have a view of a park or one of the shows from the room (World of Color or the fireworks). Any thoughts or suggestions would be much appreciated!
The thing to keep in mind is that at DL, only 3 resorts are "on property" and they would be considered deluxe at WDW based on pricing. However, there are a lot of hotels that are called "Good Neighbor Hotels" that are an easy walk from the park. I particularly liked the Candy Cane Inn, although since it's only a two story hotel, I don't think you'd be able to see the parks from your room. The Carousel Inn would be a good one for a view of the parks because even if you can't get a room that faces the parks, they have a roof-top pool that has a great view.
I would say four days would work for Easter time. We went to Disneyland in 2006 during spring break and the weekends were murder, with the parks filled to capacity. I was very glad we had non-park plans for the Saturday. I'd definitely allow four days. Usually I'd say three, but four for busy times of the year.
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