As you probably already know, I love Disneyland. I bought my Annual Passport and made my reservations for Fall break back in August. As it turned out, I ended up going by myself on Sunday and Monday. Cassie joined me Tuesday through Thursday.
I must say, going to Disneyland alone was AWESOME. Just a few reasons why:
- Single. Rider. Line. Did you know there is a single rider line for many of the bigger rides? California Screamin', Soarin' Over California, Radiator Springs Racers, Indiana Jones, Matterhorn Bobsleds (there may be more). They tell you when they hand you the pass "your wait could be longer or shorter than the stand-by wait time." But here's what I experienced: I arrived Monday morning shortly after park opening, bought coffee and some pumpkin bread at Starbucks in Downtown Disney, sat down to eat the pumpkin bread then enjoyed a leisurely walk to California Adventure (coffee in hand). The posted stand-by wait time for Radiator Springs Racers was 50 minutes. I got in the single rider line and my coffee was still too hot to drink when they were asking me to board. I'm talking NO WAITING. At Soarin' Over California, the posted wait time was 45 minutes. My wait in the single rider line was 13 minutes. On California Screamin', there was virtually no waiting (just the time it took to ride the elevator up and then down to get to the boarding area).
- Walk at your own pace. No need to worry about walking too slow or too fast. Awesome.
- Never get separated from your group in the crowds!
- Eat wherever you want. No need to confer with your group or compromise. Eat where you want, when you want.
- Easily find a place to watch the parades. They can get crowded, and it can be difficult to find viewing area for a group.
- If you don't feel like talking to anyone, you don't have to. Don't get me wrong, people are great. But sometimes it's nice to quietly take in the surroundings. I did end up in a very long line at the ticket booth to get my Annual Passport printed. While in that line, I chatted with the couple behind me. Their daughter is in the Coast Guard and moved to Sitka in June. What are the odds of meeting people with a connection to Sitka? It's a Small World, after all.
Winnie the Pooh drawing at Animation Academy. Isn't he cute? And then I went to the Disney Junior Live Show. Is it for kids? Yes. Did I sing along with ALL of the songs? Yes, I did. Again, awesome.
And I FINALLY got to have the highest score in the vehicle at Toy Story Mania! Cassie always beats me, so this was also
awesome.
How many in your party? One.
I'll definitely do it again.
