How To See More Characters In Disneyland
For many kids the most important part of going to Disneyland is seeing their favorite characters. Knowing how to see more characters in Disneyland is key to keeping your kids happy, while still enjoying a great day in the park. There are a few simple tips that will help you spot your favorite characters along the way.
Character Breakfasts. The number one easy way to meet a Disney famous character is to head out early in the morning to a Character breakfasts. You can go to the Storytellers Cafe at Grand California Hotel, the Disneyland Hotel breakfast or the Plaza Inn off Main Street in the park every day until around 11am to meet popular and favorite characters. Check the schedule to verify times and find out what characters will show up.
Stop by Main Street between 10am-12noon. Usually the area in front of the train depot on Main Street is a great place to catch Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Goofy and more during these hours. There will be one stationed in front of the Depot, one by the Disneyland Emporium, one near Mad Hatters and sometimes one other character nearby. There will be a line to see them, but usually the lines move fast during these hours.
Check out the main entrance area late afternoon. Outside Main Street right after you go through the main entrance to the park you’ll often find your favorite Disney princesses in the late afternoon hours. Between 3pm-5pm you are more likely to meet up with Ariel, Cinderella, Snow White or Sleeping Beauty.
Fantasy Faire. This area at the entrance to Fantasyland is a great little theater that often has Anna, Elsa, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and more. Shows throughout the day make it a great place to spot a favorite character.
The bathrooms near the Plaza Inn. There is a cast area behind the bathrooms near the Plaza Inn that is between Main Street and Tomorrowland. You can sit in this area for an hour nearly any time of day and easily see at least one character pass through on their way to the cast area. You won’t get them to stop for pictures during this time, but you may get to grab some candid shots as they walk through.
Go to parades. There is the early evening parade as well as the later night electric parade to attend on Main Street. Both give you a great chance at seeing your favorite characters. You won’t get photo opportunities up close, you can see them, wave at them and grab candid shots as they move through the parade route on their float. Get there early and grab a spot right on the edge of the route so you can be close enough for great views.
These tips for how to see more characters in Disneyland will help you to give your kids the best experience ever while in the famous happiest place on earth. For many children Disneyland is less about the rides and more about the characters. If that is the case, these tips will leave you with happy children and an easy schedule to make that happen.
These are great tips. Whenever we go to Disney World, we watch the parades. Every time. The kids love it.
These are all great tips for children to see their favorite Disney characters. I like the idea of getting to the park early so the kids will be happy early on and the rest of the day can be enjoyable.
We’ve never been to Disney but I know if/when we do go my kids would get a huge kick out of all the characters so I hope when we do eventually go we see lots! These are great tips!
These are awesome tips to see more characters. Seeing characters has always been a focal point in my family. Mickey and Minnie Mouse here.
Going to the parade is the way to go, we got lucky when we went to Disney Worlds few years ago. My kids got to see a lot of them.
We did the parades and the breakfast with characters. They were big hits with my kids.
Thanks for the cool ideas! The parades are definitely the best places to visit. I’ll have to try your other suggestions the next time I go.
We spend so much time a Disneyland and have still not meet every character. Thank you for the share.
We saw plenty of the characters when we were at Disney. My kids were a bit older so it wasn’t a crucial to see the characters. My 4 year old would be super impressed though. Hopefully, we can go back with him one day.
This is a comprehensive list and super helpful for those visiting Disney, thanks for sharing!
I am the biggest Disney fan there is and always enjoy visiting! I love seeing the characters as it really does enhance the memories, especially if one gets to see Mickey!
Very similar to Disney World in Florida. Characters meet n greet are a fun way for kids to see their favorite characters.
We’ll definitely keep these tips in mind for when we plan to visit Disney in a couple years. This sounds like it would be so much fun!
This is great advice! I always try to look at the schedules and try to make it in between rides. Thanks for sharing!
I feel like I see so many I just never want to wait in line! These are good tips though!
These are things I didn’t know and really am glad to have these tips – well I did know about the parades – what fun is that!?
This is such a great post! I am going to share it with all of my friends with little ones because I know they would love this.
Main Street – definitely a must – they usually do their walks there!
I’ll definitely have to try out these tips when I bring my nieces and nephews there! They get so excited to go, and we live in Toronto so we want to try and see as many as possible. Thanks for the great tips. 🙂
We do love to see the characters. Thanks for sharing the cool tips on how to see them more.
I think it is so cool that you can sit down and have breakfast with Disney characters. I bet kids go wild for this!
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