Disneyland California is the magical place in the west cost of the US.
I had wanted to go to Disneyland in LA since I booked the trip to the United States which was back in October 2007. My sister, wasn't so keen to go to Disney, perhaps it was because we had been to the resort in Tokyo and Paris, plus now we were no longer children and Disneyland is supposed to be for kids. But to me, it seemed like a great place to visit.
So after paying for my sister and I (she refused to pay), we went for the day to Disneyland Anaheim.
It was quite expensive, about $112 per person - which included the ticket and the transport there and back. There was only just us two from the hostel in Santa Monica though.
We arrived at around 12 noon, just as the park was opening and as it was a school day, the park was not busy at all. We were able to go on all the amusement rides without lining up for too long.
We went on the famous "Pirates of the Caribbean" ride - even though this is quite old, it was still good. Splash Moutain was probably the best ride of the day and yes we did get splashed. We also went on Thunder Moutain and Space Moutain. The maximum time we waited in line was 30 minutes for Space Moutain and that was at 4pm in the afternoon.
I recommend having your birthday at Disney if you are a Mickey and Minnie fan. They come to your birthday party and spend time with you and your family and friends. Other Disney characters also come over to your table and you can have your photo taken with them. You get to eat Disney birthday cake and other party food and it costs around $10 per person.
We left the park at 6 pm and had our own private bus take us back to Santa Monica Youth Hostel. It took around 60 minutes and we tipped the driver as well. You always have to tip in the US of A. But then when it was $2 to the pound, it didn't matter as much.
