Age groups that are referred to generally mean Toddlers = 1-3 years, Kids = 4-11, and Teens = 12 and up. Please note that while general age groups are suggested for each ride, it all depends on your child’s personality and individual tastes. There’s nothing wrong with your teenager wanting to see the Tiki Room, and if your toddler wants to go on Pirates of the Caribbean, I say, “Let them.”
Quick Facts
Minimum Height Requirements
Indiana Jones™ Adventure: 46”
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 40”
Splash Mountain: 40”
Space Mountain: 40”
Star Tours: 40”
Gadget’s Go Coaster: 35”
Matterhorn Bobsleds: 35”
Autopia: 32” or taller with at least one guest per vehicle 54” or taller.
The total number of attractions in Disneyland® park is 50. The total number of rides with a minimum height is 8.
Disneyland® Park Summary
Main Street USA
Themed after a small town in the early 1900’s, Main Street USA is the entryway to Disneyland® Park. This land starts as you enter Disneyland® under the tracks for the Disneyland® Railroad (Main Street Station) with an area for the flagpole called Town Square, and ends in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle (an entrance to Fantasyland) with a circular park-like area known as Central Plaza or the Hub. It’s called the Hub because you can enter most of the lands from this location. Central Plaza is a good spot to watch the fireworks, and is often used as a meeting place for groups going to Disneyland® together. Main Street is home to many guest services such as: the lockers, City Hall, the Baby Center, the mailbox, the Main Street Bank, and Photo Supply Co. Main Street is also the most concentrated area of gift shops in the park. Good break spaces are located to each side of Sleeping Beauty Castle.
Disneyland® Railroad
Recommended for Kids & Teens
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
Take a 20-minute grand circle tour of Disneyland®, with stops on Main Street USA, New Orleans Square, Mickey’s Toontown, and Tomorrowland. You may enter or exit the train at any of its stops or you can ride all the way around to where you boarded.
What Not to Miss:
There is a tunnel with dioramas of the Grand Canyon and the Primeval World between the Tomorrowland and Main Street stations.
What to Warn Small Children About:
The Primeval World diorama has dinosaurs, and the tunnel is very dark.
Main Street Cinema
Recommended for Kids & Toddlers
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
View short Disney cartoons from the golden era of Disney cartoon making.
What not to miss:
This is a great air-conditioned place to hang out during the heat of the day, but there's not really a place to sit.
What to Warn Small Children About:
Nothing
Fire Engine, presented by National Car Rental
Recommended for Kids
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
Take a one-way trip from Town Square or Central Plaza to the other end of Main Street.
What Not to Miss:
The Fire Engine is modeled after engines from the 1900’s.
What to Warn Small Children About:
The fire engine will honk its horn… a lot.
Horse-Drawn Streetcars, presented by National Car Rental
Recommended for Kids
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
Take a one-way trip from Town Square or Central Plaza to the other end of Main Street.
What Not to Miss:
A real horse pulls the streetcar.
What to Warn Small Children About:
Be careful not to get in the horse's way
Horseless Carriage, Presented by National Car Rental
Recommended for Kids
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
Take a one-way trip from Town Square or Central Plaza to the other end of Main Street.
What Not to Miss:
The car is modeled after real 1903 vehicles.
What to Warn Small Children About:
There will be a lot of horn honking.
Omnibus, Presented by National Car Rental
Recommended for Kids
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
Take a one-way trip from Town Square or Central Plaza to the other end of Main Street.
What Not to Miss:
The bus is modeled after a 1920 New York City double-decker bus.
What to Warn Small Children About:
There will be a lot of horn honking.
Adventureland
Adventureland is themed as a jungle adventure. It may be because of all the foliage, but it seems to be the quietest of all the lands. It is also one of the smallest, and the only break space is in the exploration area in the base of Tarzan's treehouse.
The Enchanted Tiki Room, presented by Dole®
Recommended for Kids & Toddlers
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
Once the theater in the round style room is loaded, you are treated to an entertaining Audio-Animatronics® Polynesian celebration. Through the course of the show, the entire room comes to life with birds, flowers, and tikis. The songs have the ability to get stuck in your head, and especially appeal to children.
What Not to Miss:
Your adventure with the Enchanted Tiki Room starts in the magic garden, which is the waiting area to load the Tiki Room itself. The magic garden is a shaded courtyard where the Tiki Gods perform while you wait for the doors to open. Dole® Pineapple treats are sold from a booth in the magic garden’s fence.
Feel free to participate in the singing and clapping and in following your host’s instructions while in the Tiki Room itself.
What to Warn Small Children About:
A clap of thunder near the end of the show may startle young children.
The Jungle Cruise
Recommended for Kids, Teens & Toddlers
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
The Jungle Cruise is a thrilling motorboat ride through a variety of Jungle Rivers, while listening to the entertaining dialogue from the cast member who is your “Skipper.”
What Not to Miss:
Listen carefully to your Skipper, he or she is pretty funny.
What to Warn Small Children About:
A couple of shots from the cast member’s cap gun (During the encounter with the Hippos, usually) may be startling. There is a batch of fish that “jump” next to the boat near the end of the trip. It tends to startle adults more than the children, but the adults’ concern bothers some children. All of the animals viewed are not real, and it won’t hurt to remind small children that none of them will get people or the boat.
Indiana Jones™ Adventure
Recommended for Teens
46” Minimum Height Requirement
FASTPASS® Attraction
Attraction Summary:
Your jungle transport vehicle carries you through a lost jungle temple that is being explored by archeologists. Of course you get into trouble and need Indy to rescue you. This is the tallest height-to-ride requirement in Disneyland® park.
What Not to Miss:
While standing in line, jerk the rope near the sign that says “Do Not Pull Rope”. Also, watch the film staring “Salah”.
What to Warn Children About:
A bumpy, jerky, dark ride with many scary elements. Children who just barely meet the height requirement can be reminded that it’s all “Disney Magic”.
Tarzan’s Treehouse™
Recommended for Kids
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
Mostly composed of stairs & bridges, this walk-through attraction provides a magical look into life in a tree house. There really are lots of stairs and no strollers are allowed.
What Not to Miss:
There is a great view of Adventureland, and glimpses of New Orleans Square, and the Rivers of America.
What to Warn Small Children About:
If anyone is seriously afraid of heights, the rope bridge might be a bit intimidating, but there is an alternate path available. The leopard roars occasionally.
New Orleans Square
Themed after New Orleans’ French Quarter at it's height, New Orleans Square is probably the most beautiful of all the lands of Disneyland®. Probably the best break space is between New Orleans Square Station and the Haunted Mansion, where shady benches are available.
Pirates of the Caribbean
Recommended for Kids & Teens
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
A Disneyland® classic! Take a boat ride with a shipload of audio-animatronics® pirates (and their skeletons) as you view their cursed treasure and how they got it. It’s a boat ride with a couple of unexpected drops, but mostly smooth sailing. Passengers don’t need to be strapped in, and little ones can ride in a parent’s lap.
What Not to Miss:
The Blue Bayou Restaurant overlooks Lafitte’s Landing (where boats are loaded for the ride). Keep an eye open for Captain Jack Sparrow.
What to Warn Small Children About:
The animated pirate skeletons and the special effects of the building burning down around you are usually the scariest images. There are spots of total darkness, and the boats behind you may bump into yours.
Haunted Mansion
Recommended for Teens
No Height Requirement
FASTPASS® Attraction during Haunted Mansion Holiday season
Attraction Summary:
Visit the 999 Happy Haunts that infest the Haunted Mansion. This attraction starts as a walk-through, but the majority of the ride is in a doom-buggy that holds 2-3 people. This ride is family friendly, in that there is no gore or blood, and nothing chases you.
From the end of September through early January, the ride is transformed to the “Haunted Mansion Holiday” version of the ride, where characters from “The Nightmare Before Christmas” take over the attraction.
What Not to Miss:
Don’t worry about hurrying to get to the doom-buggies, after you leave the elevator; enjoy the creepy ambiance along the way. The details in this area are amazing. Try not to get so caught up in everything that you are seeing, that you don’t listen to your “ghost host’s” narration.
What to Warn Small Children About:
It’s a “Haunted Mansion” so the whole place is a little creepy, but the biggest scare is a thunderbolt at the very beginning in the elevator. It seems to be tradition for teenage girls to scream, and that seems to scare little kids more than anything else. There is usually at least one who is crying as everyone exits the elevator.
If it will help, hold your hands over your little one’s ears about the time the stretching portraits have completely opened. Or about the time you hear “has no windows and no doors, which leaves you this chilling challenge, to find a way out…”
If your child is the one crying, try distracting them by directing their attention to the many things to see as you leave the elevator.
Frontierland
Frontierland is themed on the Old West. A plaza between the Mark Twain Riverboat Landing and The Rancho Zocalo Restaurant makes for a reasonable break space. The Big Thunder Ranch area is usually a good place to take a quiet break. We really liked the middle deck of the Mark Twain Riverboat to let our infant crawl around.
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Recommended for Kids & Teens
40” Minimum Height Requirement
FASTPASS® Attraction
Attraction Summary:
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is a rollercoaster disguised as an old mining train. As you race through nature’s wonderland, you’ll see the old mine itself, local wildlife and more.
What Not to Miss:
Pay attention to the town buildings as you pull back into the station. They have some humorous details.
What to Warn Small Children About:
This rollercoaster is fast, but it doesn’t go upside down and is suitable for children who meet the height requirement.
Tom Sawyer Island & Rafts
Recommended for Kids & Teens
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
Exploration is the name of the game on Tom Sawyer Island. You must ride the rafts across the “Rivers of America” to both enter and leave the island. There are caves and bridges and at the time of this writing, pirates have hijacked the island, which has greatly improved the island’s appeal.
What Not to Miss:
Interact with the pirates; they’re a lot of fun.
What to Warn Small Children About:
It really is an island. You will have to ride the rafts across the Rivers of America to come and go from the island.
Mark Twain Riverboat & Sailing Ship Columbia
Recommended for Kids & Toddlers (Mark Twain)
Recommended for Kids (Columbia)
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
Both of these “Big” boats sail the “Rivers of America” which is the lagoon that surrounds Tom Sawyer Island. A ride on either boat provides views of New Orleans Square, Tom Sawyer Island, and Critter Country. The Columbia only sails on “high traffic” days, so if you get the chance to ride it, do so.
What Not to Miss:
Pay attention to the entertaining, and in some cases educational, voiceover that both boats provide.
What to Warn Small Children About:
Don't fall overboard
Frontierland Shootin’ Exposition
Recommended for Kids & Teens
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
This isn’t actually a ride. It’s a walk up shooting gallery, where you use “rifles” that shoot a beam of light at targets.
What to Warn Small Children About:
Nothing
Critter Country
Critter Country is themed as a forest filled with your favorite animals, like Winnie the Pooh, and Br’er Rabbit. This is also a very small land, and there is not a good break space.
Splash Mountain
Recommended for Teens
40” Minimum Height Requirement
FASTPASS® Attraction
Attraction Summary:
Splash Mountain is a log flume ride with several small and one really large drop. Catchy tunes and audio-animatronics® from “The Song of the South” make the ride entertaining for everyone including adventuresome children who meet the height requirement.
What Not to Miss:
Just after each log full of passengers goes over the top of the really big drop, a picture is taken. It’s available for purchase as you exit the ride.
What to Warn Small Children About:
You will get wet. Maybe just a little, likely a lot. Generally, the front of the boat gets wetter than the back. But, it just depends on where the heaviest load is. Where the boat is heaviest, is where the water is going to splash the most.
The “Big Drop” is really BIG (5 stories) so if anyone has very serious height phobias, this may not be the ride for them.
Davey Crockett’s Explorer Canoes
Recommended for Kids & Teens
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
A guide accompanies you, as you paddle your canoe down the “Rivers of America”. Yes, you really do paddle. The attraction only runs during “high traffic” days and during daylight hours.
What Not to Miss:
It’s a chance to view Tom Sawyer Island and Critter Country from a different perspective.
What to Warn Small Children About:
Paddling that canoe can be hard work and children will tire fairly early in the trip. They will also be very tempted to drag their hands in the water. There’s no sitting back and relaxing on this ride, not even for the adults.
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Recommended for Kids & Toddlers
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
This attraction was created with little ones in mind. Charming music from the movie accompanies you as you view characters from the classic cartoon.
What Not to Miss: Near the end of the ride, characters from the old Country Bear Hoedown are hanging on the wall, but you’ll have to turn around in your seat to see them.
What to Warn Small Children About:
The Heffalumps and Woozles may cause a concerned look or two, but even the very youngest riders should be able to brave it out.
Mickey’s Toontown
Mickey’s Toontown is the wacky world from the Disney movie “Who Framed Roger Rabbit.” However, the big stars in this place are Mickey and his pals. You feel as though you just stepped into a cartoon when entering this land. This area is loaded with break spaces. It’s perfect for parents to sit and watch their kids play. Chip & Dale’s Treehouse is about the right size for toddlers. Donald’s Boat & Goofy’s Playhouse are both great for kids that are a little older. The two fountains (one Mickey Mouse and one Roger Rabbit) are also great spots to sit and let little ones splash the water with their hands, just lube them up with hand sanitizer when they’re done.
Chip ‘n Dale Treehouse
Recommended for Kids & Toddlers
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
This is a charming walk/climb through attraction as you enjoy the chipmunk’s tree house. It’s also a nice quiet spot for adults to sit for a few minutes while children explore on their own. A narrow entry and exit area makes it easy to keep kids confined.
What Not to Miss:
Enjoy the view of Gadget’s Go Coaster.
What to Warn Small Children About:
Nothing
Donald’s Boat
Recommended for Kids & Toddlers
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
This playground style attraction is a fun place for children to explore. Pull the bell rope to ring the ship’s bell. Climb the rope ladder, and the spiral staircase. Squirt unwary passersby with the water cannon.
What Not to Miss:
Adults can sit in the shade and rest at a nearby viewing area. Notice that the boat looks an awful lot like the character it’s named for.
What to Warn Small Children About:
Due to the playground nature of this attraction the biggest cautions are “don’t run,” “play nice,” and “take turns.”
Gadget’s Go Coaster presented by Sparkle®
Recommended for Kids & Teens
35” Minimum Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
Gadget’s Go Coaster is a great “first” rollercoaster for children who meet the height requirement. It doesn’t go upside down and isn’t quite as fast as other rollercoasters in the park. With only a 35” height requirement, it will keep smaller children happy when they can’t go on the “big kid” rides that older siblings are going on.
What to Warn Small Children About:
It is a rollercoaster, and it does go fast.
Goofy’s Playhouse
Recommended for Kids & Toddlers
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
It is another playground style attraction, where children climb, slide and jump all over Goofy’s yard and house.
What Not to Miss:
Adults can sit and rest at a nearby viewing area.
What to Warn Small Children About:
Like Donald’s Boat, due to the playground nature of this attraction the biggest cautions are “don’t run,” “play nice,” and “take turns.”
Mickey’s House and Meet Mickey
Recommended for Kids, Teens & Toddlers
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
Take an intriguing walk through Mickey’s house, as you wait in line to meet the Big Cheese himself. After you have finished exploring in Mickey’s house you are escorted to your own semi-private photo session with Mickey. Just the kids or the whole family can have their picture taken with Mickey, which can be purchased, or you can take pictures with your own camera, or both. The pictures taken by the photographer will be available through the PhotoPass system.
What Not to Miss:
Most everything in Mickey’s House is touchable. Children can explore all the furnishings. There’s a lot to look at on your way to the back of the house and Mickey’s Film Barn.
What to Warn Small Children About:
There is usually a line to see Mickey. It may start at the front door, or it may not start until you get all the way through the film barn and to the cast member waiting to escort your group to Mickey.
Minnie’s House
Recommended for Kids, Teens & Toddlers
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
Walk through Minnie’s House and see what’s cooking! Often you can meet Minnie on her front porch, and get an autograph and have your picture taken.
What Not to Miss:
Stop by the wishing well on your way out.
What to Warn Small Children About:
Nothing
Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin
Recommended for Kids & Teens
No Height Requirement
FASTPASS® Attraction
Attraction Summary:
Go for a spin through this dark-ride attraction based on “Who Framed Roger Rabbit.” The spinning motion is controlled by your cab’s steering wheel.
What Not to Miss:
The façade of this attraction is pretty interesting.
What to Warn Small Children About:
There may be a lot of spinning.
Fantasyland
This land is filled with all the wonders of Disney’s animated features. As you enter from Central Plaza through Sleeping Beauty’s Castle, you enter the land of princesses and fairytales. This land is what most people think of when they think of Disneyland®. Most of the rides in Fantasyland are based on early Disney movies. If you have preschoolers, this is probably where you will spend a lot of time. Unfortunately, none of the rides in Fantasyland are FASTPASS® rides, however these are the rides that are open for early park entry, so take advantage of your early park admission day. A good break space is the picnic table area between Casey Jr. Circus Train and Dumbo the Flying Elephant.
Alice in Wonderland
Recommended for Kids & Toddlers
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
This is a classic dark ride attraction. Take a ride through Wonderland in your caterpillar car.
What Not to Miss:
The music is great.
What to Warn Small Children About:
The Queen of Hearts sending her cards after Alice might be a little intimidating for the very youngest riders.
Casey Jr. Circus Train
Recommended for Kids & Toddlers
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
Take a ride in this pint-sized circus train; it’s just the right size for little ones to enjoy.
What Not to Miss:
Enjoy views of Storybook Land from a different perspective. Listen for Casey puffing “I think I can…”
What to Warn Small Children About:
Nothing
Dumbo the Flying Elephant
Recommended for Kids & Toddlers
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
This attraction is much like the Astro Orbiter attraction in Tomorrowland. You ride inside a Dumbo shaped vehicle that circles around a center mast. A joystick inside your vehicle controls your height. Dumbo doesn’t fly too fast; he’s a good speed for children.
What Not to Miss:
This attraction offers a birds eye view of Fantasyland.
What to Warn Small Children About:
Children who are very afraid of heights may not enjoy this ride.
It’s a Small World
Recommended for Kids & Toddlers
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
A Disney classic, this attraction is well known for it’s catchy tune. As you ride a boat along the small world canal, you are treated to a huge number of audio-animatronics® representing various cultures from around the world, all singing and dancing for your little ones’ enjoyment. Small children seem to especially love this ride, probably because of the repetitive nature of the music, and as a bonus, there isn’t anything even remotely scary.
What Not to Miss:
The “March of Dolls” clock tower show on the outside of the attraction is worth seeing. It performs every 15 minutes. Inside look for Disney characters among the Small World dolls. This ride was reconditioned in 2008.
During the holiday season the ride makes a transformation into a winter theme.
What to Warn Small Children About:
Nothing
King Arthur Carousel
Recommended for Kids & Toddlers
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
A beautiful carousel composed mostly of white horses this is a great place for children to pretend they are a prince or princess. The carousel horses themselves are beautiful antiques from the golden age of carousel building.
What Not to Miss:
In front of the carousel is the sword in the stone. Let your children see if they can pull the sword from the stone. Periodically during the day Merlin shows up to help some youngsters remove the sword.
What to Warn Small Children About:
Buckle up
Mad Tea Party
Recommended for Kids & Teens
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
Also known as the “Teacups,” these spinning cups are well known. Riders control how fast their cup spins using the wheel in the middle, but all the cups are scrambled about on the attraction platform. It may be too much for anyone who is very sensitive to spinning motion.
What Not to Miss:
This ride is very pretty at night.
What to Warn Small Children About:
You will spin and go fast. The Disney website suggests eating after you spin.
Matterhorn Bobsleds
Recommended for Teens
35” Minimum Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
The bobsleds take you on an exciting rollercoaster ride through an alpine mountain. The Matterhorn has the same height requirement as Gadget’s-Go-Coaster in Mickey’s Toontown, but it is faster and it is a little scarier ride.
What Not to Miss:
This ride seems to be closed frequently for maintenance, so if it is open you should take the opportunity to ride it.
What to Warn Small Children About:
You meet an abominable snowman that roars at you, but he only moves his arms.
Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride
Recommended for Kids & Teens
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
Take a truly wild ride through Toad Hall and the surrounding area…including the bad side of the afterlife. You ride Mr. Toad’s horseless carriage through fairly flat scenery, but with a story line that can be a bit scary for some small children.
What Not to Miss:
Children get the chance to turn the steering wheel and pretend to drive. Take your picture in the buggy that is outside the ride.
What to Warn Small Children About:
Mr. Toad’s antics have him crashing into a train and then driving through the underworld, complete with little demons.
Peter Pan’s Flight
Recommended for Kids, Teens, & Toddlers
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
Patrons ride in a “boat” that is suspended from a ceiling track. You are never very far from the ground, so fear of heights shouldn’t be an issue. Compared to other dark rides on the Fantasyland strip, this ride is very three dimensional in nature. This is one of the more popular Fantasyland dark rides.
What Not to Miss:
Look for the carved wooden heads of the crocodile and Captain Hook in the loading and unloading area.
What to Warn Small Children About:
You’ll be “flying” in Captain Hook’s boat.
Pinocchio’s Daring Journey
Recommended for Kids & Teens
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
This dark ride tells the story of Pinocchio with some flat and some three dimensional features. Not as scary as Snow White’s Scary Adventure, but can still cause some wide eyes.
What to Warn Small Children About:
Monstro the Whale isn’t real and Pinocchio doesn’t really turn into a donkey.
Snow White’s Scary Adventures
Recommended for Kids & Teens
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
Probably the scariest of the Fantasyland dark rides, but still not nightmare inducing. There are actually a few “Pop-ups” that can create a startling moment or two.
What Not to Miss:
Pay attention to all the carved wood details as you wait in line. Keep an eye open for the evil queen as she peeks out of the window over the attraction’s entrance.
What to Warn Small Children About:
The witch pops up (literally) near the end of the ride, she’s more startling than scary.
Storybook Land Canal Boats
Recommended for Kids, Teens, & Toddlers
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
You take a gentle boat ride through miniature towns from various Disney movies. This attraction is closed during parades.
What Not to Miss: The flowers and plants make this a truly beautiful attraction in the springtime.
What to Warn Small Children About:
You wouldn’t think this ride could be something to concern a small child, but at the beginning of the ride your boat sails through a tunnel shaped like Monstro the Whale from Pinocchio. Before you board your boats, you can look down the tunnel and point out that the boat goes all the way through and it’s not really a whale’s mouth.
Tomorrowland
Themed as the world of the future with all its various modes of transportation: Space ships, submarines, and automobiles. This is also the only place that the Monorail stops inside the park. There’s not a lot of shade in this land, so the playful fountain around the spin-able granite ball is a great place to cool off… as long as you don’t mind getting wet. This land gets a little loud, maybe because there is less vegetation around than in other lands.
Astro Orbiter
Recommended for Kids, Teens, & Toddlers
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
Very similar to the Dumbo ride in Fantasyland, your rocket ship circles a center mast. However, this ride is taller and a little faster than Dumbo. You control the height of your ship as you circle.
What Not to Miss:
You’ll get a bird’s eye view of Tomorrowland.
What to Warn Small Children About:
Anyone who is very afraid of heights may not enjoy this ride.
Autopia, presented by Chevron
Recommended for Kids, Teens, & Toddlers
52” Minimum Height Required to Drive Alone
12 Month Minimum Age to Ride
FASTPASS® Attraction
Attraction Summary:
Similar to a go-cart, these motorized vehicles do require minimum driving skills. The driver controls the speed and the wheel. There is a concrete ridge between the wheels to keep little drivers on the road. It’s considered bad manners to bump the car in front of you, but it happens a lot. This is the only ride in Disneyland® park with an age limit.
What Not to Miss:
Go ahead and let your child drive if he or she wants to. It’s easy to reach over and offer a helping hand on the steering wheel or a foot on the gas pedal.
What to Warn Small Children About:
Be sure to buckle up.
Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters
Recommended for Kids, Teens, & Toddlers
No Minimum Height Requirement
FASTPASS® Attraction
Attraction Summary:
Ride through a toy wonderland while doing your best to defeat the evil Zurg and his henchmen. Use your laser gun to shoot targets as you ride.
What Not to Miss:
Check out your score at the end of the game and as you exit check out the photo kiosks. You can email yourself the picture they took of you during the ride.
What to Warn Small Children About:
Because he is big, Zurg can be a little scary.
Innoventions
Recommended for Kids, & Toddlers
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
A series of interactive exhibits highlighting exciting new technology.
What not to miss:
This is a great air-conditioned place to hang out during the heat of the day.
What to Warn Small Children About:
Nothing
Space Mountain
Recommended for Teens
40” Minimum Height Requirement
FASTPASS® Attraction
Attraction Summary:
This is a fast rollercoaster ride through a dark night with stars and a musical accompaniment.
What Not to Miss:
Stop by and see the picture they took of your car after the ride.
What to Warn Small Children About:
In the beginning there is a twirling red light and a very annoying sound.
Star Tours
Recommended for Teens
40” Minimum Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
Similar to what is known as a “motion ride,” Star Tours takes you on a “shuttle trip” to the planet Endor. The cabin you are seated in moves in correlation to the action you are shown on a screen in front of you.
What Not to Miss: Standing in line for this attraction lets you enjoy one of the most entertaining wait areas in the park.
What to Warn Small Children About:
Because of the nature of the motion ride, this attraction is more likely to cause a slight motion sickness. Generally it is not bad and the ride is short if it becomes apparent that this is a problem, which it isn’t for most people.
Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage
Recommended for Kids & Teens
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
Board a yellow submarine to visit Nemo and his friends as you tour the lagoon.
What Not to Miss:
Look for Nemo and his friends.
What to Warn Small Children About:
It looks as though you are underwater, and it can be very loud.
Disneyland® Monorail
Recommended for Kids & Teens
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
The Disneyland® Monorail was America’s first single-rail transport system. Take a one-way trip leaving from the Downtown Disney® area (outside the park) and ending in Tomorrowland, or vise-versa. You will need to exit the ride and get back in line to re-board for your return trip, so make sure you have your park pass. All strollers will need to be folded during the ride. This is a great shortcut to Downtown Disney®, the Disneyland® Hotel or Paradise Pier Hotel.
What Not to Miss:
Great overhead views of Fantasyland and Tomorrowland and parts of Disney’s California Adventure Park®.
What to Warn Small Children About:
Stay seated please
Starcade
Recommended for Kids, & Teens
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
This is not actually a ride. It is a video game arcade. Games are coin activated.
What to Warn Small Children About:
Nothing
“Honey, I Shrunk the Audience” presented by Kodak
Recommended for Kids, & Teens
No Height Requirement
Attraction Summary:
This is a 3D movie presentation with many special effects.
What to Warn Small Children About:
Don’t forget to turn in your viewing glasses.
More Fun Things To See and Do in Disneyland® Park
The firework shows at Disneyland® park are the best firework shows I have ever seen. Mostly because they are more than just fireworks, it incorporates music and lights that are synchronized with the fireworks which are launched so precisely that they actually add to the story telling that is part of the music and voiceover performance. One of the best places to view the fireworks show is in Central Plaza, fairly close to Sleeping Beauty’s Castle. The fireworks show does not run every night; so check the park calendar on-line ahead of time or the insert that comes in your park guide for dates and times. Parts of Fantasyland are closed during the fireworks performance.
Fantasmic! is a live action show performed in Disneyland® park on the Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island. The viewing area is along the Rivers of America from in front of Pirates of the Caribbean over to Frontierland. Fantasmic! uses a variety of methods to tell the story of imagination and highlights many of Disney’s best villains. Boats on the Lagoon are combined with Disney characters, a giant, fire-breathing dragon, fireworks, and a projection screen formed using water vapor. It’s a thrilling performance that’s sure to leave you feeling as though you’ve been on an adventure.
The Disneyland® parade features some of your favorite Disney Characters and is the very best of what a parade should be. Grab a bench or a spot of sidewalk and be entertained. Generally, there is a new parade each year, and some years the parade is bigger than others.
There are two areas for interactive fun in Disneyland® park. They are Big Thunder Ranch and Disney Princess Fantasy Faire presented by Nestle. Princess Fantasy Faire has games, singing, crafts, and an opportunity to meet some of the Disney Princesses. Big Thunder Ranch also has games, singing, crafts and character meets, but it also has a small petting zoo.
There are several stages for live performances, that often include children pulled from the audience, located around Disneyland® park. These stages are the Tomorrowland Terrace in Tomorrowland, The Golden Horseshoe in Frontierland, the Plaza Garden’s Stage on Main Street USA, and the Adventureland stage in Adventureland.
In addition to all of the above, there are numerous live bands and singing groups appearing on street corners all over the park.
