Is California Adventure worth the money?

California Adventure Park is 100% worth visiting on your trip to Disneyland, California, due to its unique themed lands, rides, attractions, shows, restaurants, and special events throughout the year. Read on to find out more about reasons to visit California Adventure!



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Certain attractions like Guardians of the Galaxy Mission: Break Out and Soarin' Around the World are not at Disneyland. Really, the only reason not to go to Disneyland is if you want to experience the attractions and experiences that are only available at Disney California Adventure.

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The general consensus in most Disney and travel forums is that Disneyland should be your first choice, and moving on to California Adventure afterward. If you are trying to get everything done in one day, staying in a hotel on-site the night before is a good idea.

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How Many Days do you Need at Disneyland California Adventure? 1 – 2 full days is enough to see and experience everything in California Adventure. Although DCA does not have as many rides as DLR, it does have some of the most popular ones.

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With a good strategy, you can see and do all of California Adventure easily in one day. In fact, with my plans, you can typically have all of the park's attractions completed just in time for a late lunch.

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Peak Spring Break season. Most schools are out of session on the weeks before and of Easter Sunday (April 31). Grad Nite. The event tends to make Disney California Adventure more crowded, so avoid going on these dates if you can.

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We took teenagers with us and we were all happy with about 6 hours in the park. You could do both parks if you prefer. It would be a long day for me, but still doable unless you want to ride on all rides. If it is warm...go on Grizzly River Rapids, way fun water ride.

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Best Age to Go to Disneyland 7-9 Your kids are still excited to experience all of the Disney magic. By 9 your child can probably ride all of the rides at both Disneyland and California Adventure. We typically do Disneyland more and at the age of 10 we do a special 10-year-old trip to Disney World with each of our kids.

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Plan on staying for the entire day and not taking a break so you can maximize your time in the park since you only have one day to spend. If you are driving to Disneyland, read our guide to parking at Disneyland.

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Is Disney California Adventure worth it for adults. Disney California Adventure has newer themes based on Marvel's Avengers and Pixar movies with some cool attractions and rides, making it totally worth it for adults.

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All Firework shows at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure are presented on select nights, weather permitting. Enjoy this comprehensive guide to Disneyland Resort Fireworks and Parades!

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World of Color is an outdoor, 22-minute nighttime spectacular show in Disney California Adventure Park that features memorable Disney and Disney•Pixar film moments projected on an immense water screen, plus fantastic fire, fountain, fog and laser effects—all set to a soaring soundtrack.

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Your goal should be standing outside the gates of the park 45 minutes before the official opening time so that you are near the front of the gate queue so that you can get up close to the front of the rope for the beginning of rope drop.

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Both Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park have plenty of things young kids can enjoy, it just depends on what kind of experience you are looking for. Of course, the easiest answer to the question Which park should we spend the day at? is: Both!

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Are You Too Old For Disneyland? If you would ask us, there is no age limit when it comes to visiting Disneyland. This is what makes this park so great as there are attractions that both adults and kids will find interesting.

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We've found that California Adventure with kids is most fun when you start your time there with a totally realistic expectation about the types of rides you'll get to do. We were just there with a 5 and 8 year old, and although tall enough for almost everything, not everything was a good idea for both of them.

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If it's your first time visiting, we recommend you begin the trip at Disneyland Park for a feel of the original Disney magic across its nine themed lands: Main Street, U.S.A., Adventureland, Frontierland, Critter Country, Fantasyland, New Orleans Square, Tomorrowland, Mickey's Toontown, and Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge®.

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