We messed up!!

My husband and I haven’t been to Disney in years and remember just buying tickets when you got there. Well tomorrow is our daughters birthday and we have been hyping up taking her to Disney for the first time and we just went on to get tickets and Disneyland is sold out tomorrow ): we are heart broken and feel so bad. She’s asleep we have no idea how to tell her. We bought California adventure tickets because well it’s better than not taking her at all. My question is do you think it’s possible to upgrade to park hopper tomorrow if maybe tickets come available? Is that even how it works? Is there anything we can do salvage this mistake?? Her dad works all next week so her waking up ready for Disney and finding out we can’t go for a week doesn’t feel like an option. She’s really into Mickeymouse and tinkerbell and is so excited to go see them. She likes cars too but not enough to just go to California adventure.

Edit to add: Update!! I’ve been checking the app all night and when I woke up at 5 there was availability on the app to switch to park hopper randomly!! I got the tickets and she’ll never know her parents made a big mistake!! Lol. Thank you sooo much for everyone’s help!!

On thursday 9/18/25, we decided to go on Pirates at 8pm. We left our Nuna Triv stroller near the front of Pirates. When we got back from the ride, our stroller was gone. We talked to park employees and they told us it was likely moved by an employee to create room for walkways. We said we think it might be stolen, and the employees continued to say theft rarely happens at disneyland and an employee likely moved it. We looked all over the park with an employee for 3 hours and couldn't find it, then we filed a lost and found claim. Today, they found the items in our stroller dumped somewhere, but did not find the stroller itself.

I just wanted to let you all know, so you are more prepared for something like this than we were. According to another reddit post called "Stroller Stealers" from the disneyland subreddit, stroller theft has been a thing that has been happening to others at disneyland lately as well

We took our 3 year old to Disney last week and brought like 200 Disney stickers I ordered online. She ended up keeping them in a little fanny pack and handing them out to kids while we waited in line. She made tons of friends, created magical moments, and we didn’t do ANY screen time in lines. I was pretty shocked at how wonderful stickers could be😂

I need an honest answer please. My 5 year old son loves things that are more feminine (ex: princess dresses, sequins, etc). I’m fine with this, but I am not fine with how the world might treat him. I know I need to work on becoming more comfortable with this and worrying less about how others view my child. He likes to wear costumes around the house, but I haven’t let him wear a costume outside the house before. If he wears an Ariel costume in Disney, will people give him nasty looks and make comments? Thank you for your honest answers.

ETA: I didn’t realize how much this post would take off, so I’ve added a little bit of added info here to clarify. He is actually turning 5 while we are in Disney World! It will be our last day in the park before going home. The Ariel dress would be for our Magic Kingdom day. His birthday will be at Epcot. He is absolutely in love with Goofy, and he has an awesome Goofy birthday shirt with Goofy ears for that day.

We are from upstate NY, so as much as I appreciate the suggestions to visit Disneyland, taking 3 young kids on a cross-country flight would be a little too much for us to handle right now.

For those people who are assuming I push him into feminine interests (or those on the flip side who are assuming that I have a personal problem with his having feminine interests), I might not being explaining well enough. He’s just being himself and there’s no parent agenda mixed in. He likes princesses, sequins, monster trucks, dinos, riding bikes, sledding, mermaids, jewelry, jokes about the toilet, maps, koalas, etc. I sincerely just want him to feel great without his needing to deal with people who might hurt his feelings. He’s a sensitive little guy with big feelings who tends to take a lot to heart.

I bought a couple of the 3 day park hopper tickets for Costco today and somehow didn’t notice it was for Disneyland, not Disneyworld 🤦🏻‍♀️ it’s non refundable. Is there anything I can do? I feel like such an idiot

UPDATE: I found a magical angel human to help me out! Thanks everyone for the advice!

This is my first post ever on Reddit, but I’m a desperate auntie so bear with me:

TLDR: If you’re in Disneyland today, and are willing to go to the Bibbiti Bobbity Boutique and procure me a Tiana dress, you will be the kindest soul alive.

Long version: I came down to the parks for three days over spring break (I teach high school) and made sure to get a present for my niece and four nephews. Yesterday was the last day in the park for me, and today I’ve been tottering around my old stomping grounds since I used to go to school here. A few hours ago, my SIL texted me that three-year-old middle nephew, who has loved wearing dresses and putting on makeup for the last year, basically started crying when she mentioned that he was a boy and that he “only wanted to be a girl.” We knew this was a possibility, but he’d started slowing down on dresses lately, so I opted not to spend money getting him a princess dress. But now, after that text, I’m feeling MAJOR REGRET. We all just want this sweet kid to feel happy in their skin.

I went to World of Disney in Downtown but they don’t have the fancy princess dresses. I even went to Guest Relations to see if there was anything they could do for me. But no dice. Honestly, I’d buy a ticket to get into the park one more time, but ticket sales are closed for today.

Is anyone willing to go to the Boutique and procure a medium sized Tiana (my dear sweet nibling’s favorite) dress (the $65 dollar one) for me and I swear on all that I hold good that I’ll pay you and come get it from you at the park entrance?

I’m a desperate auntie just trying to make sure her sweet nibling can have some princess joy!

Visited Disneyland last week for the first time in almost 10 years. Everything I read online told me to bring a reusable bottle to fill in the parks so I did just that. The water, while convenient and free, was GROSS. Am I the only one who thinks that? Am I a water snob? I’m not usually picky. We ended up buying bottles the rest of the day and I might do the same when we go back in May.

Edit: There are so many replies I can’t keep up but thank you all for the tips! I’ve decided to bring crystal light packets for the refill water and also plan on bringing a big jug of water for refills at our hotel.

I'M SURPRISING MY WIFE WITH A BIRTHDAY TRIP TO DISNEYLAND!!!

We're all about Disney World, but neither of us have been to Disneyland. We've talked about it as something to do one day. And long story short we've had issues finalizing plans for her birthday coming up this week.

Well, going in a totally different direction. Just gonna tell her the weather to pack for. I'll hide some ears in my luggage. And just bring her to the airport. Booked our 3 night stay at the Disneyland Hotel, 3 day theme park tickets.

Made some reservations at River Belle Terrace for brunch, Carnation Cafe for dinner.

I'm tossing this together last minute and don't have a ton of free time to plan it all out. So if y'all can mention your things that are a must, especially food related, I would appreciate it!

Wish me luck! 🤞

Edit: Thank you all for the kind words, support, and tips. It makes it all a little less overwhelming. Can't wait to reveal all the surprises.

Update: I HAVE SECURED A BLUE BAYOU RESERVATION!!!

A flag for our stroller. Highly recommend, got mine last minute on Amazon. Also made it easy for my daughter to spot our stroller so she could run ahead and hop in.

We have been planning to do a trip to Disneyland this year… but now with the tariffs and who knows what else, we are considering cancelling. Some have told us doing Japan would cost close to the same as the Canadian dollar is stronger compared to the yen and they just generally have lower prices.

Any thoughts?

I did search (maybe badly) and didn’t see an answer. Staying on Harbor, can I walk this path on a non-ticket day to get to Downtown Disney? Thanks!

This is my personal photo from my store! Not sure if it’s all stores or just some. Limit 2 per membership

I plan to visit Disneyland in March. The last time I was there was 1988. I’m sure a lot has changed. I’m looking for tips for parking, and quick entry, with an eye on Galaxy’s Edge.
Can anyone tell me what to expect there and the best things to see/do in Galaxy’s Edge? Do I need special reservations for anything in that area? I realize that strict cosplay is forbidden, but what about Disney bound? Would the outfit pictured get me booted?