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If you want to go on a vacation to Disneyland, the best place you can go to get everything you need in your vacation from A-Z is online at www.disneyland.com.  This online website lets you choose from a huge variety of hotels from the uber-expensive Disney’s Grand Californian and the Original Disneyland Hotel to the least expensive of economy motels.  Disneyland.com also offers airfare from anywhere in the continental United States as well as shuttle service and car rentals from any of the three local airports surrounding Disneyland.  This website offers ticket admission prices for your desired number of days and also provides meal vouchers for those who wish to use this handy “credit card” style eating card for all of your culinary delights inside of the park.  Disneyland.com not only offers you admission tickets into Disneyland and California Adventure, but they also will arrange tickets and transportation (if needed) to many other attractions surrounding Disneyland if you wish to go on other excursions while on your Southern Californian adventure.  Some of these sights include; Knott’s Berry Farm, Universal Studios, Sea World, Lego Land and San Diego Zoo to name a few.  When booking a Disneyland vacation deal online with www.disneyland.com, you will receive everything pertaining to your vacation 2 weeks before your set to depart.  In this handy dandy little folder will contain your tickets, entrance tickets, food vouchers, special discount coupons to use inside and outside of the park as well as any other information needed.

It is no big secret that a trip to Disneyland doesn’t come cheap.  Between the airfare, hotel, admission tickets, food and souvenirs, you may be shocked, by how much it does end up costing you.  Luckily, there is always Disney packages around that are sure to save you hundreds of dollars.  You just have to know the right places to look and be able to flexible on when you go.  The off season of Disneyland is the least expensive time to go.  This season takes place at the time of year when your children are generally in school, minus holidays and spring breaks.  The weather is also not as seasonably warm as it generally is in Southern California in the late spring and summertime.  To attract tourists, Disney offers several nights free at your hotel or free admission into the park when you buy a certain number of days.  By simply choosing to go on at a different time of year can literally save you over $1000 or more!  Often times travel agents and Disneyland will throw in perks like free meals to entice you into traveling on the off season.  If you want to get the best package deal possible for your upcoming Disneyland vacation, go on the colder months, throw on a jacket and have a marvelous time!

When you think of a vacation, do you think of blissful relaxation on a warm, sandy beach with a cabana boy bringing you an endless supply of margaritas?  Well, that may be your idea of a vacation, but your kids have other ideas!  No vacation suits a child more than an exciting stay in the most magical place on Earth…Disneyland!  From toddler-hood to teenager, every “kid” gets a kick out of this park and its neighboring park, California Adventure.  From the moment you pass through the gates, you are magically transported into a different land.  Inside the park you will find an immaculately kept park full of character and wonderment with rides, shows and shops that could make even the grumpiest of dwarves smile a little.  There is something for everyone here at Disneyland.  Little ones will get carried away in Fantasyland where elephants fly and pirate ships sail over Neverland.  Adventureland takes you on a safari through a cruise filled with elephants, tigers and head hunters, where you can swing from vines like Tarzan of the Apes.  Frontierland takes you to the Wild West where you ride on a runaway train on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and take part in a saloon shoot.  If you’re not into rides, it is sometimes just as enjoyable to grab an ice cream cone, sit under a cool shade tree and people watch.  A trip to Disneyland is just something that you have to do at least once in your lifetime.  Relaxing it is not, but it will definitely be memorable!

Do you want to go to Disneyland but just don’t think you have it in your budget?  Well, think again!  It is quite possible to visit the Magic Kingdom on a budget and still have an amazing time without depriving yourself of anything!  It all has to do with getting the best Disneyland vacation package that you can.  Disneyland runs specials all throughout the year, each time advertising some special discount.  These discounts vary depending on the time of year, but generally you can be certain that you can find one or two nights free with a certain number of paid nights, or a free day in either Disneyland or California Adventure if you buy a certain number of park hopper passes.  If you don’t go through a Disney based company, you can still find great vacation packages.  A travel agent will be able to find you a great package and may even be able to work in a couple freebies along the way like a free meal or a complimentary Disneyland souvenir tee shirt.  Booking with the Walt Disney Travel Company will most likely give you the best deals.  You may end up paying slightly more, but the perks that you receive by booking with this company, ike free meals, snacks and souvenirs will benefit you in the long run.

For the first time since Disneyland opened well over 50 years ago, the infamous Pixie, Tinkerbell is able to grace the park.  Before, this precious pixie was only allowed to “fly” at night to light the top of Sleeping Beauty’s castle and start the fireworks show.  Now, as she has become more popular, the folks at Disneyland opened what is now lovingly referred to as “Pixie Hollow”.  Located in Fantasyland nestled next to Alice in Wonderland’s ride, here you will find Tinkerbell and all of her friends, Silvermist, Iridessa, Fawn and Rosetta.  You can find them at the end of a long pathway that winds around the banks of a magical pond.  The clever minds that envelop Disney made everything look ultra big to make the little unsuspecting minds of a child feel as though they have shrunk down to pixie size!  Once you reach the end of your magical journey you will meet all of your favorite pixies who are always eager and ready to have their pictures taken, so snap away!  Fairies are known to be great carriers of secrets, so whisper to them your most deepest wish or desire and you know they will never tell a soul!  Delight every little girl, young and old with a trip to Pixie Hollow.

Disneyland is known for their incredible rides, charming shops and magical characters.  They are also known for great food and snacks are no different!  If you have a craving for a little snack to tide you over until the next meal, you have a huge number of places and choices to choose from.  Head over to Toontown to grab a quick hot dog at Pluto’s Dog House or a sandwich to go from Clarabelle’s.  Adventureland holds some tasty tropical treats like a tasty chicken teriyaki kabob or a refreshing pineapple spear or pineapple sorbet from the Tiki Juice Bar sponsored by Dole.  As soon as you pass though Mainstreet USA, you will find the red Corn Dog Wagon with the most delicious tasting corndogs you can imagine, hot and crispy on the outside.  Refreshing non-alcoholic mint-juleps and fritters or beignet’s are available at the Mint Julep Bar in New Orleans Square.  For a quick bite on the go, you can taste some hot crispy French fries from Conestoga Fries across the street from Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.  Tomorrowland holds Red Rockett’s Pizza Parlor where you can “fly” in for a quick slice of pizza before you go on your way to fight like Buzz Lightwear or a Storm Trooper.  For those who are searching for a healthier alternative, there are produce stands located in several different spots in the park.  Here you will find a large variety of fruits and vegetables from grapes, apples and strawberries to carrots and celery with ranch dip.  Also available at these stands are the world famous HUGE dill pickles just waiting to be crunched!

A trip to Disneyland just wouldn’t’ be complete with a pair of Mickey Mouse ears, right?  It would be unjustifiable…tyranny, almost!  Well, maybe not that severe, but you just have to get a pair to remind you of your wonderful vacation.  Disneyland has many hat shops located all throughout the park.  The most popular hat shop and notably named “The Mad Hatter” houses an enormous amount of hats.  Hatmosphere in Tomorrowland is another hat shop with a wide assortment of hats.  In these stores you will find Mickey Mouse or Minnie Mouse ears (that can be embroidered with your name, free of charge).  You will also find a huge abundance of princess crowns and hats adorning the face and moniker of your favorite princess.  Goofy and Donald Duck hats are a popular find as well as a large assortment of visors, sailor hats, beanies and jester hats all at the ready to be propped on your head.  If you do not wish to look like you could work inside the park with a character on top of your head, there are also more subdued styles of hats for those who have a more distinguished, less obnoxious taste.  Baseball caps and skull caps with small and subtle indicators that they are from Disneyland are also available in a number of muted colors…not a hint of pastel in sight!

Joy, elation, surprise and awestruck are the ways that most parents expect to feel when they take their 3 year old to Disneyland for the first time.  Instead, however, what they may find is exhaustion, temper tantrums and meltdowns!  Traveling anywhere with a toddler can be tough when normal schedules and routines are interrupted and naptimes can be non-existent.  If you play your cards right, though, you can plan a wonderful trip as long as you remember to keep their best interests at hand.  Be sure to always make it back to your hotel room during the day so they can nap and be refreshed for the remainder of the day.  Rent a stroller so their legs will not be tired walking the park all day and be sure to include their favorite blanket or animal to remind them of home.  Don’t waste too much time worrying about the details like getting the perfect shot with Mickey Mouse.  You may find that your toddler is terrified of the characters…don’t sweat it.  Let them out to run around or play in the pool, away from all of the stimulation of the park where they can let loose and be themselves.  Keep the well stocked with snacks to satisfy them during the day and make it an early evening back to your hotel room to prepare for a good nights sleep.

Do you want to know one of the greatest things about Disneyland is?  If you guessed the rides, the characters, the shopping or the overall magic that encompasses Disney, you’d be close, but wrong!  One of the best things about visiting the park is the food, and more specifically, the sweets!  Everywhere you look inside the park you can find any number of delicious sweet delicacies enticing you to fork over your money.  All throughout the park you will find rolling vendors who set up shop in various parts who sell ice cream novelties (the most popular being the unbelievable frozen bananas) as well as sweet, sugary churros that are crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside.  You will also be able to load up on popcorn and cotton candy at any one of these vendors.  On Mainstreet you will find the Blue Ribbon Bakery chock full of delicious pastries and mouth watering candies…perfect for early mornings in the park with a cup of coffee.  If you have the patience to wait in line, you shouldn’t miss the Mainstreet Cone Shop service huge waffle cones dipped in chocolate served with a number of different ice cream flavors and topped with whipped cream, nuts and a cherry on top!  Be sure to pack your sweet tooth for this vacation!

Disneyland is not just reserved for the young or young at heart.  Both Disneyland and California Adventure cater to everyone in between too.  Yes, the goal of Disneyland is to bring out your inner child where “everyone can be a kid” is the motto that is heard all over the parks.  Traveling with teenagers and pre-teens can be disastrous with mood swings, bad tempers and sheer embarrassment over traveling with “nerdy” parents.  Luckily, Disneyland has so many attractions and rides geared towards pleasing those in their tween years that a trip to Disneyland can be enjoyable for all.  Some of the favorite rides in the parks are Splash Mountain, Indiana Jones, Pirates of the Caribbean, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and the newly remodeled and “ultra-cool” Space Mountain roller coaster.  If you make your way over to California Adventure you will find a ton of rides where you won’t see a kid under the age of 8 years old in sight!  Have a splashin’ good time on the Grizzly River Run, shriek in all your glory on The Tower of Terror and get a jolt of fear, shock and adrenaline all at once of the loop-da-loop California Screamin’ ride.  So, teenagers, put that grouchy face into a smile and enjoy yourself…you’re only young once and with the help of Disney magic, you don’t ever have to grow up if you don’t want to!