Favorite Rides at Disneyland

Between two trips to Disneyland, we’ve come up with our favorite rides and activities. Some are just mind-blowing fantastic, while others are the perfect roller coaster, and others still a laid back experience.

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

Rise of the Resistance is at the top of our list for favorite Disneyland rides! It opened shortly after we had our first trip in 2019, so even though it’s been open for 2 years, this was our first time on it. We were absolutely blown away with the detail and thought put into this ride. It’s really more than a ride, it’s a full experience that any Star Wars fan will be talking about forever!  This is a family favorite for kids and adults alike. Because of the virtual queues, this was an incredibly difficult ride to get on.  The two times we made it on, it was nearing the end of the night. Get on the virtual queues early.

Savi’s Workshop in Star Wars Land

This year we splurged and Ryan made a custom lightsaber at Savi’s Workshop. It was worth every single penny. At the beginning of the experience, they have you choose a theme for your lightsaber. This theme is the basis for what your item options will look like. Once you enter Savi’s Workshop, a Disney worker walks you through creating your custom lightsaber. At the end, everyone lights up their sabers at the same time. It’s really an experience unlike any other.

Millenium Falcon: Smugglers Run – Disneyland Rides

We love Star Wars Land so much and spent a large majority of our time there over the course of our 3 days at Disneyland. Smugglers Run is a short, interactive ride on the Millenium Falcon. When we visited for the first time, Smuggler’s Run was the only ride available. I can’t wait to see how Star Wars Land grows and what rides and experiences they add!

Web Slingers: A Spider-Man Adventure

This is also a brand new ride to us and was by far, our kiddo’s favorite. He loves everything Spiderman, and getting to help him defeat the robotic spider-lings was an amazing experience for him.

King Arthur’s Carousel

Our guy loves carousel rides. King Arthur’s Carousel is the perfect low key ride for when you need a break from all the loud, jerky rides.

Mater’s Roundup

Mater’s Roundup is a perfect ride for the littles.

Other Favorites:

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad – Disneyland Rides

The perfect in between roller coaster for young families. LOUD, so bring some ear plugs.

Radiator Springs Racers

This one is just all out fun. Relive the movie “Cars” while racing in a 6 seater vehicle.

Buzz Lightyears Astro Blasters

A favorite for the littles who are obsessed with Toy Story characters. Help Buzz Lightyear fight the Zurg.

Goofy’s Sky School

This was a new one for our family this go around and quickly became a favorite of the day!

Incredicoaster

We only got to ride this as adults and had to take turns since our kids isn’t tall enough to ride it. This is my favorite ride in CA.

Haunted Mansion

This is a fun family ride that can be a bit scary. Perfect for The Nightmare Before Christmas fans. Halloween is the best time of year for this ride!

Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout!

This was also a new ride for us to experience and it was amazing! I was really hoping we could get our boy to go on it, but he was too chicken. I don’t think he would have liked it but I hope he will in the next year or two!

Soarin’ Around the World – Disneyland Rides

Soarin’ Around the World was an all time favorite two years ago, and was great this year too. It’s relaxing, fun, and a crowd pleaser.

Toy Story Midway Mania

Our first time riding this was too much fun! This is more of an experience than a ride, getting to play a carnival style game!

Tarzan’s Treehouse

This was a relaxed walk through experience, with no line!