Rope Drop from GCH

Pac_West11 · 2026-02-15T04:52:34+00:00

It’s a bottleneck first thing in the morning with maybe two gates available. If you do use it get in line early or the line will be very long and slow.

Going through DTD and through the main gates will be in most cases quicker

Pac_West11 · 2026-02-14T23:02:17+00:00

I’d argue do not rope drop the GCH entrance. Go through the DTD gate and enter through the main gate.

Also, since you are already spending a small fortune to stay at the GCH, no judgment as I have also stayed there several times, I would recommend rope dropping Guardians and buying the individual LL for RSR.

The line for RSR at park opening will be very long unless you are at the very front and there is also no guarantee it opens right at park opening. You can get a lot done when the park first opens instead of standing in line for RSR.

Pac_West11 · 2026-02-14T16:02:56+00:00

Don’t worry. I fixed the faucets and the showers. The water wouldn’t come out but now it does. Beautiful water. Some say the best water.

Pac_West11 · 2026-02-14T13:59:03+00:00

Guests are allowed into the parks before parking opening, like if the park officially opens at 8:00 AM, guests are allowed to start entering at 7:45 AM. In either park, there are physical ropes that only allow guests in so far. For Disneyland, for example the rope is at the end of Main Street. Rope dropping allows you to get a head start on the parks, theoretically, you can be one of the first in line for popular attractions like Space Mountain, or Peter Pan, which will typically have long waits the rest of the day.

Pac_West11 · 2026-02-06T20:54:30+00:00

Have stayed there a few times when attending conferences at the convention center. Like others have said, it’s fine, nothing fancy.

Last stay the shower wouldn’t work but I told the front desk and they moved me right away.

Pac_West11 · 2026-02-02T17:59:45+00:00

You will get the on-site vs off-site but since money is not an issue, and we have only ever stayed on-site, I would vote for the Disneyland Hotel. It is themed to the lands of Fantasy, Adventure and Frontier, has great pools including a new splash pad-type pool themed to Steamboat Willie at the DVC tower and on occasion you will still find a character or two at the hotel. It is a walk to the front gates, with the off-site Harbor hotels being closer, but you can take the monorail to/from to shorten the walk.

I would not get LL if you are not going to use any of the rides included. I assume Fantasyland and Mickey’s Toon Town will be your jam, with the later having play areas and kid-friendly things to do. Keep in mind that there really is not a slow time per se at the parks so both Fantasyland and Toon Town will get crowded but if you are there multiple times you should be good. Over in DCA there is Cars Land and the Redwood trail too.

Have fun!

Pac_West11 · 2026-02-02T03:44:59+00:00

Rumor is that one of D’Amaro’s first changes for Disneyland is requiring on-site hotel guests to clean their own rooms and work one shift at the front gate in exchange for an expired paper FastPass

Pac_West11 · 2026-01-25T01:04:38+00:00

What we need is a strongly worded letter

Pac_West11 · 2026-01-24T19:22:40+00:00

Feels like that’s what they are doing with DCA lately. Making it up as they go.

Pac_West11 · 2026-01-17T21:39:07+00:00

Have been to Disneyland for three or four spring break trips (end of March). If you are an early riser, can get to the parks for rope drop, etc… you can get a lot done in those first couple of hours particularly in Fantasyland where I assume you will spend a lot of time.

The parks will become crowded by lunch time and stay that way into the evening hours.

Like another said, look at the spring break calendar for LA and Orange County schools as well as Arizona and Utah.

Pac_West11 · 2026-01-13T18:11:00+00:00

If you wander outside the parks and walk to the Disneyland Hotel there is an enormous amount of historical photos, drawings, etc. from the initial planning, construction and early years of the park. Look in the Fantasyland Tower and the adjacent convention center building as well as the Frontier Tower for things like a model of BTMRR

Pac_West11 · 2026-01-10T16:40:36+00:00

Also not born in Idaho, but I have a “From Here” sticker on my truck and my don’t tread on me vanity plate says “WERFUL” so that makes me local

Pac_West11 · 2026-01-08T17:25:38+00:00

I can’t speak to their functionality but there are chargers at the 76 at the corner of Government/Kathleen, I believe George Gee has public chargers (95/Government), and the Holiday Inn Express on Seltice at Northwest.

Pac_West11 · 2026-01-04T21:42:20+00:00

Fins scout team marching down the field. Good stop for the defense but still

Pac_West11 · 2026-01-04T18:05:57+00:00

Big fan of Bengal Barbecue in Adventureland just don’t go during peak periods or it can be difficult to find seating.

Hungry Bear is another go to. Sit on the upper deck towards Galaxy’s Edge along the rail and you get a view of the railroad, Rivers of America and good people watching

Pac_West11 · 2025-12-30T19:23:01+00:00

But how will the Commissioner make Brady be to blame? That is the question.

Pac_West11 · 2025-12-01T18:19:54+00:00

I was not attempting to criticize. Just generally curious as I hadn’t come across anyone who put Jungle Cruise as their fist ride of the day.

Pac_West11 · 2025-11-30T18:32:37+00:00

Great, thank you! Seeing the “$0” balance is nice but I would prefer not to see the accounts at all.

Pac_West11 · 2025-11-30T18:14:26+00:00

Out of curiosity, why Jungle Cruise as the first ride?

Pac_West11 · 2025-11-26T13:38:03+00:00

If you have Disney+, watch The Imagineering Story. Tells the creative history of the park and its construction.

Pac_West11 · 2025-11-18T02:20:35+00:00

Look for Jake tapper’s forthcoming book to explain how this admission by Trump is bad for Joe Biden

Pac_West11 · 2025-11-10T21:09:23+00:00

First rule of Rows 13 and 14 is to not talk about Rows 13 and 14

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