Disneyland Tips

When traveling to California and doing a stay at Disneyland there are many things that you can do to save money. One great thing about Disneyland is the proximity to stuff outside the parks. Let’s look at a few general Disneyland tips you can use to save money.

 My Biggest Disneyland Tips

1. With the no outside food or drink restriction, you have a few dining Disneyland Tips.
1. There are many restaurants within walking distance of the parks, including Tony Roma’s and a ton within driving distance. While this is ok for lunch, it’s great for dinner.
2. There are lockers located to the left of the Disneyland main entrance, you can store a small cooler in these. You can then do lunch at the picnic area located near there.
3. Eat breakfast in your room. This is great especially if you have a refrigerator.
4. Counter service restaurants are generally cheaper than table service. There are many restaurants with great meals, yet small prices (love Bengal Barbeque).
5. Look at the sizes of the plates other customers have, generally the portion’s can be split.
6. Order a double burger and pay for an extra bun, then you have two burgers.
7. If you have a Disney Visa, Annual Passport, or Disney Vacation Club membership, you can get some table service restaurant savings.
2. Park Merchandise Disneyland Tips
1. If you have a Disney Visa, Annual Passport, or Disney Vacation Club membership, you may be able to save on your purchase.
3. Park Tickets
1. Disney – Hopper Tickets
4. Hotels
1. The best savings will be at partner hotels just outside of Disneyland. The best I have stayed at was the Howard Johnson.
2. For Disney owned hotels, the best bet is Disney packages – Disney offers deals depending on the season. Right now they are offering 20-35% off a winter stay from 1/2/12-2/29/12

These are but a few Disneyland tips to help you save money.