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Best Disneyland tip ROPE DROP

by Shantelle
August 22, 2021
in Crowd Tips, Disney California Adventure, Disneyland, How to start your day?, Planning Tools & Tips
Best Disneyland tip ROPE DROP
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My #1 tip, rope drop at Disneyland! Arrive before posted park hours! Line up for rope drop and GO! Get more done in the first few hours!  Anyone can do rope drop and it happens EVERYDAY to be clear. You need to arrive at the parks 45 minutes before the posted park opening hours. Plan for time to go through security!  More arrival tips here.  Then line up at the gates. They usually let you in about 30 minutes before the posted park opening hour.  For example if the park opens at 8:00 a.m. arrive at the gates no later than 7:30 a.m.

Gates open about 30 min. before posted park hours.

What is rope drop?

Once you are through the gates you can wander around on Main Street.  Take photos or grab some food/drink at the Market House aka Star Bucks.  But don’t spend too much time you want to head down Main St. to the actual ropes and get lined up before the park opens.  These are the ropes that are up around the hub.

There are ropes up leading to the following lands, Adventureland, Frontierland and Fantasyland/Tomorrowland.  I have included a map below to show you where the ropes are located.  These are always subject to change, but should be close to this map.  When the park opens they “drop” the rope and let you in the parks. So basically rope drop is being in the parks the moment it opens and heading to your first ride!

The same goes for Disney California Adventure. Arrive early and get into the park before it opens. Wait at one of the blocked off areas and boom you’re off when they drop the rope at park opening.  I’ve included a map as well for DCA where you will find the ropes in each land.  Again the locations are subject to change, but they should be similar to these marked below.

No matter which morning you arrive they do rope drop every morning.  Below is a look at rope drop in Disney California Adventure right next to the Little Mermaid ride.

Magic Morning and Extra Magic hours details

UPDATE:  ***Currently there are no early morning hours offered, so need to know this information.  When this returns I will update this post.***  On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning when Disneyland hosts Magic Morning (more info on that here) they still put up ropes to keep non-Magic Morning guests in the hub area.  Same goes for Disney California Adventure.  They host Extra Magic hours on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  And on those mornings they put up ropes as well. 

My point in mentioning all of this is to make sure you’re one of the first ones on the rides you need to plan on being at the park for rope drop! Starting your day off early will pay dividends cause the parks get more crowded as the day goes on. Take advantage of your early start, you can get so much accomplished in the first few hours!

Make sure to read the following posts to help guide you through the parks.  Which order to go on rides in Disneyland or Disney California Adventure so you’re not wasting time in long lines.

Pin this post for later so you remember the #1 tip for your trip to Disneyland!

Shantelle

Shantelle

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About Shantelle

Hello and welcome to my page where I share tips, information, strategies, news, events and more mainly about the Disneyland Resort. Growing up my grandparents owned a travel agency. I watched my grandmother plan and lead tours all over the world. Between her and my mother, I learned the importance of planning before you go on a trip to make the most out of your time. While my main focus is Disneyland you’ll find info about other Disney parks and Disney cruises too!
If you’re overwhelmed or need help planning your trip I offer customized touring plans.

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