California Adventure is newer and has the coolest rides, so go there first (and early) to get some good riding done while the queues are short. Here is some practical information for those planning a trip to Disneyland. Your heart truly has to be a lump of rock if it doesn’t melt at the sight of three Disney security guards crowbar a little girl, dressed as Cinderella, away from Mickey Mouse who she clings to with a viselike grip, her face a perfect expression of unadulterated childhood joy. Like it or not, Disneyland owns our childhood and everywhere you look you see characters from the cartoons we all know and love. I’ve been to amusement parks with better rides, sure, but no other park creates a better atmosphere of fun and magic than Disneyland. This was my first visit to Disneyland, and I had a wonderful time.
You occasionally see a straight dad with an unfortunate choice of red apparel either surrounding himself with his wife and kids like some kind of shield or ‘accidentally’ scolding himself with hot coffee so he can buy a replacement shirt. Disneyland is always a bit gay, but on the first weekend of October, it becomes super-gay as stampeding hordes of homosexuals descend on the park like a swarm of locusts, all wearing red t-shirts.
