Disneyland Resort

Two Anaheim gates across a short esplanade.

Disneyland Resort is the theme park resort in Anaheim, California. Two gates face each other across a short esplanade: Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure. One park a day is the easy plan. A park hopper is for an evening you still have energy for.

Parks

Disneyland Park

The original castle park, small enough to walk and dense enough to fill two days.

8.0/10 · 3 ratings

a crowd of people walking down a street at night

Disney California Adventure

Cars Land, Avengers Campus, and the other half of a Disneyland day.

8.7/10 · 3 ratings

Location

33.81° N, 117.92° WOpen in OpenStreetMap

Must-see spots

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Best time to visit

September–November, March–May

Trip planner

A Disneyland Resort itinerary

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Field guide

Disneyland Resort is two theme parks you can see from one sidewalk. That proximity is not a reason to do both before lunch.

When to go

September through November and March through May are the comfortable window. Summer afternoons are hot, and the week of Christmas is a different crowd. Weekdays outside school holidays are the dates worth paying for.

How to see it

Start at Disneyland Park if the castle and the railroad are the reason you came. Cross to Disney California Adventure for Cars Land at night, the Incredicoaster, and Avengers Campus. The esplanade is a few minutes. The second gate is still its own day if you want the rides rather than a lap.

Tickets and time

Dated tickets and a hotel within walking distance matter more than a package. A one-park ticket matches a one-park day. Add a hopper only after you know you will still be walking at dusk. The app's paid line-skip product is useful on the headliners and optional everywhere else.

Pack this in your notes

Anaheim is not a city trip with a park attached. Plan the parks first.
Cars Land at night is the reason to stay at Disney California Adventure.
The two gates close on different clocks. Check both before you promise an evening.
Downtown Disney is the walk between the hotel and the gates, not a third park.

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Traveler reviews

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Amelia K.

6/10

A full resort at Disneyland Resort

The esplanade between the two gates. A park hopper only if the second gate is the evening. Plan the parks before you book the flight, and go in September–November. Two Anaheim gates across a short esplanade.

Apr 6, 2025

Freya N.

10/10

Disneyland Resort is more than one gate

Disney California Adventure after dark in Cars Land. The midday break is not optional. September–November, March–May is the window I would book again.

Mar 5, 2025

Marcus L.

8/10

A full resort at Disneyland Resort

Disneyland Park and Sleeping Beauty Castle. Disney California Adventure after dark in Cars Land. Plan the parks before you book the flight, and go in September–November. Two Anaheim gates across a short esplanade.

Feb 4, 2025