My Disneyland Bucket List

As many of you may know, I will be spending the summer working in Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida. After my contract ends, I am planning on having a trip to Anaheim California to visit the original Disneyland since that has been a dream of mine for so long. I have never been to Disneyland before, and I will only have a few days there so I have made a list of things that I would like to do whilst there to get the most o out my trip. This will be as well as going on as many rides as possible and meeting as many characters as I can, so don't panic if you don't see a must do Disneyland attraction on my list as will definitley be trying to do as many as possible! Without further ado, here is my Disneyland Bucket List:

Go for Rope Drop

I have never been to a Disney Park for Rope drop before, but with the limited time I have in Anaheim, I would like to try and have as much time in the parks as possible to get the most out of being in Disneyland. It would be amazing to do Rope Drop to Close on one of the days while I am there, but I will also probably be jet lagged so it will depend on how I am feeling.

Ride Jungle Cruise at Night

Jungle Cruise is one of my favourite attractions at Walt Disney World, and I am very excited to see the California version of the ride and to see how that differs from the ride at Magic Kingdom. I have never rode this attraction at night, but I just think it would be really interesting to see what it would be like!

Watch Fireworks

This is probably a staple for anyone visiting any Disney Resort, and it is no exception for my Disneyland Trip! I would love to see the fireworks in California!

Watch Fantasmic

Anyone who knows me knows that Fantasmic at Hollywood studios is my all time favourite Disney Show, and I would love to see the "original" version of this show (I am aware that there have been a few tweaks made to the show so it is not the original one but it is the place where the first version of this show happened). So many people have said that the Disneyland Version of this show is the ultimate version and that the other shows do not live up to it, so I would love to see Fantasmic for myself so I can make my own opinion.

Get a Photo in front of the Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse Statue

One of the most iconic places in Disneyland, I would love to see this statue for myself. I feel like I owe Walt Disney so much the movies his studios have made have impacted my life more than anyone could imagine - so much that it was my childhood dream to be able to work for the company one day. It is such an iconic image and I would love to be able to show that I went to that spot myself.

Find a hidden Mickey without assistance in Disneyland, Disney's California Adventure and Downtown Disney

I have never went hunting for hidden Mickey's myself before, so I would like to find one in each of the parks in California. I fully intend on taking photos of the hidden Mickeys I do manage to find, so I can make a future blog post on the Hidden Mickey's I managed to find whilst in Disney Land!

Ride Jingles (Julie Andrew's Horse) on the King Arthur's Carousel

Julie Andrews is one of my all time favourite actresses, and in 2008 Jingles (a horse on the carousel) was dedicated to her. That is the only reason why this is part of my bucket list. I just think that is is really cool that Julie Andrews has a horse dedicated to her on the carousel, and I really want to get a carouselfie with Jingles, obviously for the Instagram account!

Get a Turkey Leg

Turkey legs are a staple of Disney Parks (at least the two resorts I know of in America, I am not sure about the international parks) and as stated before, I have always wanted to try one on my trips to Orlando but never have. This year, I am making it a priority to try a Disney Turkey Leg in either of th resorts that I will get the chance to visit!

Walk Through Sleeping Beauty Castle

I'm not sure if you can still do this, but as far as I am aware the walk through in Sleeping Beauty Castle is still open and the history of this attraction is something I find fascinating! Although it has since been refurbished, I would love to be able to experience this attraction for myself!

Ride all four mountain attractions

Disneyland park has four mountain attractions - Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, Splash Mountain and Matterhorn. For me, Matterhorn is at the top of my list as that is the only ride that doesn't have a counter part on the east coast (technically Expedition Everest is Walt Disney World's Matterhorn, but I have heard that the two attractions are quite different from eachother) but I think it would be really fun to try the four mountains in one day challenge.

Mainstreet Balloon Photos

The iconic Disneyland Picture, I love seeing these on people's Instagram accounts and I would love to be able to have my own version of this photo to add to my memory book.

Stop off at Avengers Campus (if it is open) 

Marvel is something that I love dearly, and I would love to be able to see all the new attractions based on some of my favourite characters if this side of the park is open when I am there.

Try a Cocktail in Downtown Disney

I would just like to try a Disney Cocktail, so when I am in Downtown Disney I want to take the opportunity while I am there to see what they are like and if they are any different to a normal cocktail.

Instagram Posts

There are so many photo opportunities in Disneyland, and I really want to get photos at some of the most famous spots that people have posted in Disneyland. These include: It's a Small World wall, Sleeping Beauty Castle, Haunted Mansion, outside Club 33 ect.


There is so much more that I hope to do while I am out in Anaheim California, not to mention that I will also be doing the Walt Disney tour on one of the days which I am very excited for! These are just a few of the many things that I want to get up to, be sure to check back to see what I get up to in LA! Thank you for reading today's post and I will see you in next weeks post!