My family and I were so excited to enjoy a magical day together at Disneyland. We did our research in advance and planned how we would pass our time, balancing rides and other major attractions with other more passive entertainment to ensure we all had fun but were not overwhelmed. Sadly, many of the major attractions that we planned to see were closed during our visit, including Pirates of the Caribbean, Pirates of the Caribbean, Dumbo,
Les Pays des Contes de Fees, Buzz Lightyear, Star Wars Hyperspace, Main St Vehicles and Riverboat. As a result, the remaining rides were overcrowded, leading to frustrating wait times or a decision to forgo them altogether. What is worse, we couldn’t balance the frustration of long waits with calming play opportunities as every one of the children’s playgrounds (pirate galleon, pirate’s beach and Frontierland playground) was also closed!
How can they charge full price when they don’t offer a substantial portion of the advertised attractions, even the ones that don’t require substantial maintenance or staff to operate?? It’s felt very unfair and my family was very disappointed.
The parade was amazing but this was not enough to save the day.