FAVORITE SPOTS TO TAKE PICTURES IN THE PARKS!
Disneyland Front Lawn or Mickey Flowers
The very first thing you see when you enter Disneyland's gates is the front lawn or the Mickey flowers. It's been a tradition for Josh and I to take a picture in front of them. There have only been 2 trips we've taken that we haven't taken a picture there. My favorite is when the flowers change due to a season or special celebration, or when the train is in the background of the picture.
Main Street
Obviously. I love the buildings, I love the smells as you walk down the street towards the castle, and I love the music they play as you stroll through. I really love when the lights are on at night.
Cars Land
It's probably the best spot ever. I love the fact that you feel like you are actually in the movie Cars. They did such a fantastic job creating this area. All the buildings and the sights and sounds. It's the perfect spot to take lots and lots of great pictures.
Mickey's Toontown
So while this is not my favorite area of Disneyland by any means, it does have the best places to take silly pictures. There are tons of little things to pose with to get that perfect funny picture. You can pull on different things that make sounds and pretend to be driving a car in a very crazy fashion. It's one of my favorite places to go and take fun pics when other areas in the park are busy.
Sleeping Beauty's Castle
Obviously this is the most iconic spot in Disneyland. It's breathtaking. It's beautiful. And right now, it's pretty shiny. Because of the 60th anniversary (which is still going on as of publish date), the castle is decked out in beautiful diamonds and jewels. It really does look magnificent, though I love the way it normally looks as well.
60th anniversary
50th anniversary
Early '90s
Off The Page/Animation Academy
This building is located in Hollywood Land. I highly recommend checking it out if you never have. Currently, the meet and greet for Anna and Elsa is located in this building, as well as the Animation Academy (where you can learn how to draw characters), Turtle Talk with Crush (we've never done this before, but the way I understand it, you are able to "talk" to Crush and some of his friends and they respond back to you), and the Sorcerer's Workshop and Beast's Library (where you can make an animated drawing and learn what Disney character you are most like). It's a great respite from the heat and offers a view of some wonderful Disney classics on multiple giant screens set up around the main room.
Wherever the characters are
I have to mention this again because there are newer characters to meet that are pretty fun if you're into certain franchises (Star Wars and Marvel, specifically). Also, if you have a Disney Visa card, there are two spots in the parks that offer exclusive meet and greets just for you...and they come with a free 5x7 print! In California Adventure, the meet and greet is usually with Minnie, Daisy or Stitch and in Disneyland, it's currently Kylo Ren (as of publish date)! There are specific times of the day they are offered, so be sure to check out the details before your trip. We took advantage of the Kylo Ren meet and greet the last time we were there and it was a lot of fun! He's a little intimidating, as the character is very true to his character from the movie, but it was really cool to be able to have that experience.
Also, I will mention that there are some fun photo spots that have been set up around the parks for the 60th anniversary. They are each based on an attraction and offer a 3D perspective that makes it like you are a part of the attraction! There are three in each park and we have taken pictures with three of the six.
This one is located in A Bug's Land in California Adventure
This is right next to the Haunted Mansion in Disneyland
This one was around the corner from Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, but due to Star Wars Land construction, I'm assuming they've either moved it or aren't offering this one any longer
Stay tuned for tomorrow's post for more fun info about why I love Disneyland! And if you missed yesterday's, you can find it here.
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