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Disneyland Park
Score8.4
🇺🇸United StatesTheme parkNorth America (USA)
Anaheim, California, United States
The first Disney park, in California — compact, walkable and packed with rides.
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Best for
Best for FamiliesOpened
1955
Size
85 acres (34 ha)
Rides
52 attractions
Avg. visit
9 hours
Ticket range
$104–$206 USD
Disneyland Park overview
Disneyland Park at a glance
The first Disney park, in California — compact, walkable and packed with rides.
Disneyland Park in Anaheim is the only park Walt Disney personally oversaw, and its compact 85-acre footprint holds more attractions per acre than any Disney property. The ride mix runs from 1950s classics like Peter Pan's Flight to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge and Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway.
Guest satisfaction stays exceptionally high on theming and nostalgia; crowding and cost are the recurring complaints.
Our editor's recommendation
Yes — it earns the trip on its own. It ranks #7 of the 50 parks we score, at 8.4/10 with 52 rides and attractions and a typical visit of about 9 hours. Tickets run $104–$206 a day. The strongest reasons to go are its family-friendly range and short queues. The honest catch: tickets are expensive for what you get. Best time to visit: January to mid-March.
Disneyland Park highlights
Rides & attractions at Disneyland Park
These are the top attractions at Disneyland Park — 9 rides and experiences hand-picked and verified by our editorial team, including 3 signature rides you shouldn't miss. Use the filter bar below to narrow the line-up by rider height, zone, category or thrill level.
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- SIGNATURE
- SIGNATURE
Matterhorn Bobsleds
MODERATE107 cm min- 2m 26s
- 43.5 km/h
- 24.4 m
- 650 m
- 0
- 1959
Single rider lineSkip-the-line eligible
Plan your visit to Disneyland Park
- Operating hours
- Typically 8am-midnight on peak days, 9am-9pm off-peak
- Operating calendar
- Hours vary daily and are published on the official park hours calendar.
- Seasonal closures
- Open year-round
- Queue-skip pass
- Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Single Pass, priced dynamically by date. From about $32 USD.
- How long to stay
- Full day
- Multi-day tickets
- 1-5 day tickets; multi-day pricing per day drops significantly, with an optional Park Hopper for Disney California Adventure.
- Season pass
- Annual or season pass from about $599 USD.
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Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort
Seasonal overlay with Haunted Mansion Holiday, Halloween decor and Oogie Boogie Bash at the neighbouring park.
Holidays at the Disneyland Resort
Christmas season with "it's a small world" Holiday, the Christmas Fantasy Parade and Believe... in Holiday Magic fireworks.
Disneyland Park reviews & ratings
Amusement Park Ranker overall score
8.4
An aggregate of 3 public review platforms, each normalized to a 0–10 scale and weighted by review volume.
Disneyland Park wait times
- Typical day
21
- Crowd & wait score
8.3
Disneyland Park records & achievements
The first Disney theme park
1955Disneyland in Anaheim opened on 17 July 1955 as the first Disney park in the world and the only one Walt Disney personally oversaw.
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