Things to do in Disneyland

70 activities, venues and outings in Disneyland, from theatres and live music to parks and tours.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first. Showing the top 40 of 70.

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"it's a small world"
One of Disneyland's most beloved attractions, this is an indoor boat ride that introduces visitors to singing children from all over the globe. During the holiday season, this attraction is decorated in all its festive glory.
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Alice in Wonderland
A combination indoor/outdoor dark ride that takes you through the film's storyline. This attraction is exclusive to this Disneyland.
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Astro Orbiter
A rocket flight where guests fly around a futuristic-looking tower.
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Autopia
A driving course with miniature cars that wind along a scenic motorway. While many might think this to be a children's ride, there is a height requirement, as crashing may occur.
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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
A roller coaster built to look like a mine train which sends you hurtling through abandoned mine shafts, under a waterfall, past desert scenery, and dodging a rock landslide.
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Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters
An indoor dark ride that is a game similar to laser tag, only riders need to shoot the Z's along the way as your vehicle spins around.
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Casey Jr. Circus Train
A train ride that goes around the exterior of Storybook Land Canal Boats, past miniature scenes of famous Disney stories.
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CenTOONial Park
An extended play area for young children. Features figures of Mickey and Minnie Mouse in a flowering fountain and a "dreaming tree" inspired by Walt Disney's hometown.
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Chip 'n' Dale's GADGETcoaster
A roller coaster based on Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, with oversized elements made to look like they're from a mouse-sized point of view.
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Disney Jr.: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Live!
A musical performance with characters from the Disney Jr. original series Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and its revival series Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+.
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Disneyland Monorail
The first monorail built in America connects Tomorrowland to Downtown Disney, outside the park.
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Disneyland Railroad
One of Disneyland's most iconic and beloved rides, this steam-powered train takes you in a clockwise loop around the edge of the park and stops at four of the themed lands — Main Street, New Orleans Square, Mickey's Toontown, and Tomorrowland. It's great for sightseeing as well as an easy way to get around the park. The trains arrive about every 5 to 10 minutes at each station.
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Donald's Duck Pond
A play area based on Donald Duck's home, featuring a splash pad full of fountains and interactive "portholes" with simple underwater effects.
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Dumbo the Flying Elephant
A popular spin ride—probably the one most frequently shown in Disney commercials—where you ride Dumbo in circles around a dancing water fountain.
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Fantasy Faire
An expansion to Fantasyland where visitors can meet Disney princesses.
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Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage
A submarine ride featuring characters from the Pixar film Finding Nemo. For those who can't climb down into the submarine, a video version of the attraction is available near the entrance.
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Goofy's Sky School
A "Wild Mouse" style roller coaster, which is relatively slow but has sharp turns, with Goofy themes.
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Grizzly River Run
Roar down this white-water raft adventure around and through Grizzly Peak. Note that visitors will likely get very wet on this attraction.
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Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission BREAKOUT
This drop ride sends you plunging several stories up and down, to the tune of several classic rock favorites, as you observe the Guardians of the Galaxy escape captivity from an out-of-control gantry lift.
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Haunted Mansion
A classic spooky dark ride where you explore an estate haunted by giggling ghoulies. Note that while this attraction is more silly than scary, little kids might still find it frightening. During the Halloween and Christmas season, this ride gets a makeover based on Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, featuring Jack Skellington redecorating the mansion. The mansion was extensively renovated in 2024, with a complete overhaul of the queue.
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Incredicoaster
A high speed roller coaster that launches from 0–60 MPH (0–100 km/h) in just 4.5 seconds!
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Jazz Kitchen Coastal Grill & Patio
Experience the best of Bourbon Street jazz outside New Orleans.
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Jumpin' Jellyfish
A mini-drop ride with "parachutes" painted to look like jellyfish.
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Jungle Cruise
A popular boat ride that leads you down a jungle river past wild animals and various jungle dangers, while your friendly skipper cracks jokes.
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Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters
Board one of Luigi's cousins who do a synchronized "dance" behind his tire shop.
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Main Street Cinema
A theater modeled after a classic cinema that shows the first six Mickey Mouse cartoons.
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Main Street Vehicles
A set of vintage vehicles that can take you from one end of Main Street to the other, offering a leisurely ride from the Town Square at the park entrance to the park hub in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle. Hop aboard an old-fashioned Fire Engine, a Horse-Drawn Streetcar, a Jitney (an old-fashioned automobile), or an Omnibus (an open-air double-decker bus). Note that these vehicles only run during the daytime before the first parade of the day, and some (the horse-drawn streetcar in particular) only during good weather.
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Mark Twain Riverboat
A full-sized steam paddle boat that sails around the Rivers of America, with narration by Mark Twain.
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Mater's Junkyard Jamboree
A spin ride, much like the tea cups in Disneyland, with tractors as the spinners.
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Matterhorn Bobsleds
The oldest thrill ride in Disneyland, this bobsled-themed roller coaster takes you through icy caves and under waterfalls in a snow-capped peak meant to resemble the Matterhorn in Switzerland. Note that for this ride there are two different tracks, so ride both!
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Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway
The newest attraction in Mickey's Toontown and housed in the El CapiTOON theater, the attraction is based on the 2013 Mickey Mouse shorts and its 2020 successor series The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse Disney+ original series. Within the attraction's queue is an exhibition on the evolution of Mickey Mouse titled "Mickey Through the Ears", containing objects associated with the evolution of the character.
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Mickey's PhilharMagic
A 3-D film imported from the other Disney Parks including the Magic Kingdom and Tokyo Disneyland, this film features Mickey Mouse conducting an orchestra with Donald Duck attempting to take charge of the orchestra taking him through various scenes from Disney and Pixar films.
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Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!
An indoor dark ride based on the Disney-Pixar film Monsters, Inc.
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Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
A fun and manic indoor ride that whisks you through scenes from the movie The Wind in the Willows (as well as a few memorable ones that aren't from the movie!). This attraction is exclusive to this Disneyland and is one of the few remaining rides that date back to the opening of the park.
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Peter Pan's Flight
A dark ride based on Peter Pan, where you fly over London and Never Land.
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Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island
Situated in the middle of the Rivers of America is this large play area themed around pirates, nature, and Tom Sawyer stories, with numerous hideouts and treasures. A nice place for some relative peace and quiet if you're feeling overstimulated. Access is only via rafts from New Orleans Square (see above).
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Pirates of the Caribbean
One of the most imaginative and iconic Disney rides, this indoor boat ride takes you through caverns, a burning city, and an epic cannon battle in a harbor. Characters from the popular film series have been added, namely Jack Sparrow and Captain Barbossa. Good ride to do in the evening once it gets dark, so the ride's indoor recreation of nighttime scenery will make you feel almost like you're still outside.
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Pixar Pal-a-Round
A 150-foot (50 m) tall Ferris wheel with swinging and stationary gondolas, each featuring a Pixar character on the gondolas and topped by a Mickey head icon on the wheel.
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Radiator Springs Racers
Based on the same technology used on Epcot's Test Track, here you board a racing car and race side-by-side with another racer through desert scenery inspired by the film.
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Redwood Creek Challenge Trail
A large play area based on the Mount Shasta wilderness, with attractions based on the films Brother Bear and Up.

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