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Trip on March 18, 2001

Updated on: December 29, 2001

By George Chen

        Okay, so Disneyland is an old park. What gives? It still has a lot of great rides. Since there are too many to list, I am going to try to point out some of the best, while giving you tips along the way. First, I recommend that you go on all the popular rides last, around 11:00PM. This way all the lines are shorter, between 5-20 minutes. Next, I recommend that you start in Adventureland and end in Tomorrowland. This is because some attractions in Adventureland close early, while all attractions in Tomorrowland are open until the park closes. I recommend that you definitely go on the following attractions:

Main Street USA: Candy Palace

Adventureland: Indiana Jones Adventure, Jungle Cruise

New Orleans Square: Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion

Frontierland: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Bear Country: Splash Mountain

Fantasyland: Matterhorn, Peter Pan's Flight, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, Mad Tea Party

Toontown: Roger Rabbit's Cartoon Spin, Gadget's Go Coaster

Tomorrowland: Astro Orbiter, Star Tours, Space Mountain, Autopia, Honey I Shrunk the Audience, Innoventions

        Be sure to use Disney's FASTPASS system. It is very useful and reduces waiting time to about 30 minutes per ride. Also, look at the other attractions that I did not list. They are all good rides, but I just put the above rides on my priority list when I go. Please remember to see their wonderful shows and parades. I recommend the following: Believe, Fantasmic!, 45 Years of Magic. Fun Fact: Do you want to see $44,000 burn up in smoke? Just watch Believe, the fireworks spectacular. That's how much it costs to put on a show.

Holiday Update: The crew that redid the Haunted Mansion did a wonderful job. They transformed the mansion into the Nightmare Before Christmas theme. The fireworks show, Believe in Holiday Magic, was well done, but the music could have been newer. They used a mix of Christmas songs performed w/ a remix of Remember the Magic from the WDW. Minnie's Christmas party was nice and cute, corny though it was, the performers did an excellent job. Finally, it's a small world holiday was wonderfully decked out, and entertaining.

More info: www.disneyland.com

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