FamilyFuntime'sPlace: Disneyland Rides & Coasters We Love

Disneyland Rides & Coasters We Love

Rides for all ages

Disneyland and its sister park Disney California Adventure has become one of our favorite vacation spots because there is an assortment of rides sure to make everyone smile. Using the park hopper ticket guests can easily go back and forth between parks. There are some really great fast rides for taller folks, but we love that there are so many fantastic rides for the smaller folks that the parents and older kids like too! These are some of our favorite rides, but certainly there are many more.

Disney's California Adventure Park

Here is collection of all ages rides in Disney's California Adventure Park.

Photographing your family in Disneyland is one of the best souvenirs.

It's easy to remember our camera when we have a Disneyland Character meeting us,

but sometimes the rides are so fun we forget to take a picture.

When we remember to snap a shot these pictures become great reflections of our vacations.

Here's a few of our on ride pictures in Disney's California Adventure Park.

Mater's Junkyard Jamboree

Radiator Springs Racers

Radiator Springs Racers Cars Land

Radiator Springs Racers is easily one of the top rides in Disney California Adventure Land.
Guests Must be 40inches to ride because this is thrilling ride.
Disney really made this area of the park look just like Route 66 in the Cars movie.

We suggest a fast pass first thing in the morning,
since this is a newer attraction and very popular.
However, if you do find yourself waiting, there is a lot to look at.
The wait line for this ride takes you through Stanley's Oasis. Guest walk through the original settlement of Radiator Springs, a lovely town that began as the Comfy Cavern Motor Court.

See how Stanley capitalized on a natural cold spring and built a series of ingenious attractions, like a "pull up and fill-up" coolant station—a building made entirely out of empty oil bottles.

Remember this Ride is Worth the Wait!

The Authentic looking Car from the movie seats 6 people over 40inches tall.
This auto race attraction takes you through a scenic Ornamental Valley past a Radiator Falls waterfall to the start line. Then participate in some Tractor Tipping and see a lot of familiar faces from the movie (Lightning McQueen, Doc Hudson, Mater, Sally, Luigi, Guido, Mack and Ramone). Fine-tune your car at either Luigi's Casa Della Tires or Ramone's House of Body Art. You'll want to ride multiple times to see both. In the end you are racing against another group of riders in a race to the Finish Line. There is only one winner & both cars full of guests are screaming at the same time. This is so much fun!

Radiator Springs Racers Cars Land Night Ride

A few more ride pictures. We love the way the Jumpin' Jellyfish look from the ground.

Jumpin' Jellyfish ground shot Flik's Flyers

Goofy's Sky School

This coaster-style attraction is at the edge of Paradise Pier in Disney's California Adventure Park.

Once aboard you travel 3 stories in the air across 1,200 feet of track.

Goofy's flight school is a makeshift flight academy that has some goofy zig-zag moves.

This is a ride for all ages, but caters to young Disney guests over 42inches.

Here's a video of our 6year old taking this ride.

Goofy's Sky School 6year old POV

Dumbo the Flying Elephant Ride

We love to Ride Dumbo the Flying Elephant in Fantasy Land. Based on Disney’s 1941 animated classic Dumbo. This ride is for everyone, it doesn't matter how tall you are. The line is sometimes very short, sometimes very long. If the line is shorter we always do it twice in a row. The band organ located under the circus tent behind Dumbo the Flying Elephant was built by Gavioli in 1915. Faithfully recreating the musical sounds of several different instruments, this authentic fairground organ plays a fun collection of favorite Disney tunes during your flight.

Here's a video of our night flight adventure.

Dumbo riders decide how high they want to fly with the use of a lever in the ride.

There is also a Dumbo Gondola (car) sitting off to the side of the ride for picture taking.

This is great if you have a hard time getting the perfect in flight picture.

Here's a really fun on-ride picture we took.

To get this Epic shot Mom was in the front car raised slightly above the second car.

Astro Orbiter Rocket Ride

Astro Orbitor is similar to Dumbo the Flying Elephant with a lovely sky view of the park, including Sleeping Beauty Castle. Rockets are able to move up and down with a lever for guest to control, like the Dumbo ride. Usually a short line, but each rocket holds only 1 or 2 riders at a time.

This is a video of mommy & son on Astro Orbiter.

Astro Orbiter Rocket Ride with my son

Disney Street Car Ride Main Street Vehicles

Consisting of four types of Turn of the 20th Century vehicles.

Horse-Drawn Street Car, an old-fashioned trolley pulled by a horse

Jitney, an early automobile without a roof

Fire Engine, a replica of the very first fire trucks

Omnibus, a gas-powered, open-air 2-story bus

These rides are One-way trips that pick up at the transportation stops in Town Square and at Central Plaza in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle (excluding parade times).

Disneyland Omnibus Double Decker Bus Ride Top View

This is a fun way to rest your feet as you tour Main Street U.S.A. A second story tour is a lovely way to view the path up Main street to the Sleeping Beauty Castle.

Enjoy an Omnibus ride with the boys up Main Street.

Disneyland Horse Drawn Carriage Ride Main Street U.S.A.

The Clip-Clop of a beautiful horse drawn carriage is one way to feel like a Prince or Princess.

It's also a great way for mom & dad to take a walking break.

Please enjoy our mid day walking break, err.. I mean
Horse Drawn Carriage Ride up Main Street.

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad 2013

Disneyland decided to refurbish Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. We're so excited to see the new one. Rumored to reopen in April, It's sure to be amazing!

This is a video of our families last ride on the train one month before it closed for refurbishment.

This ride was so fun & exciting! Fun for whole family. With a height restriction of 40inches or taller this train takes you on a thrilling adventure. Located in Frontierland, this run away train takes you through an abandoned mine shaft of an 1850's gold rush town.