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12 Things We Hate About Disneyland

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Back in the days of lore, a visionary named Walt Disney created Disneyland. Little did he know what a pain in the ass it would become.

While our parents regale us with stories of E-Tickets, Mule Trains and $5 admissions, we have a more bitter view of what this park has really turned into.

Beginning with Eisner and continuing with the powers that be, this park is no longer The Happiest Place on Earth. It's not even The Second Happiest Place on Earth. It's now The Most Expensive Place on Earth.

Should you decide to beat the pavement with Mickey and Minnie, prepare to lose your wallet.

Your soul. Your SANITY.
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    The Price of Admission

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    1955 - $1

    1965 - $4

    1975 - $6

    1985 - $16.50

    1995 - $33

    2005 - $56

    2009 - $62 (3-9) $72 (10+)

    2013 - $81 (3-9) $87 (10+)

    Somewhere, the board of directors are wiping their asses with Benjamin Franklin and blowing their noses with William McKinley.

    It's sick.

    For a park that has yet to create a NEW ride that doesn't involve shooting pretend lasers or an acid trip of Woozles, there is little satisfaction of selling a kidney or turning a trick just to get into the damn place.
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  1. Frida Wiacek
    12 Things We Hate About Disneyland at 1/21/2013 1:30 AM
    Nice to see people writing with respect to Things We Hate About Disneyland .
  2. becky
    12 Things We Hate About Disneyland at 5/11/2012 4:30 AM
    Ohh arnt you grumpy.. you can expect prams! its a kids park.. why did u even go without kids :/ all of your moaning is about rediculas things.. as for the people who pushed infrount of u why not say something you seem to have something to say for everything.. jeez dont go next time. People who moan about everything get right on my nerves
  3. Santosizer
    12 Things We Hate About Disneyland at 5/03/2012 1:58 PM
    Sorry meant you should add a No. 13, freudian slip.
  4. Santosizer
    12 Things We Hate About Disneyland at 5/03/2012 1:57 PM
    You should add a No. 11 - Grown ass adults complaining about a child's amusement park. Sorry but the stroller one bother's me, I don't have kids, but it's a kids amusement park. How about you get yourself some adult friends and hit up a bar or something?
  5. NicoleML
    12 Things We Hate About Disneyland at 4/02/2012 2:26 PM
    This is the biggest lie I have ever heard. Disneyland is not the only place that this happens. Living in the same town as a Six Flags and going numerous times a year I can tell you it's worse than everything named here. Granted, the more you go to a place the more you notice and more things annoy you but if it does simply DON'T GO. Seeing how bad the economy is you can't complain about the prices because it is considered a luxury to go to Disneyland and everything associated there that you buy and do. They need to make money just like everywhere else does to stay in business. Also it is one of the most popular and well known places in te country, it's a tourist attraction, and in general people are rude and stupid. Hick parents with no respect will not discipline their kids and do whatever they want and have no cares to abide by rules and lack respect for others. I do believe the scooter thing is insane and should be enforced with ID and is also one of my pet peeves.
    The things listed about Disneyland is common in many places that attract crowds and in numerous places I have visited and some are 20 times worse than what I have read here in my opinion. But as I said before some things stated here are out of Disney's control and shouldn't be a reason to hate the park or company, it's the tourists and their stupidity. Also a lot of these points can be found ANYWHERE where tourists flock, not just Disneyland
  6. Audrey
    12 Things We Hate About Disneyland at 4/02/2012 1:17 AM
    None of this is true.
    btw you can't "sneak in" food to Disneyland because they actually let you.
    And try saving your money by getting the smallest pass.
    Also, why not go during non-peak seasons?
    Has any of that ever occurred to you? You're just grumpy because you don't know how Disneyland works.
  7. killzone 707
    12 Things We Hate About Disneyland at 11/20/2010 2:09 PM
    disneyland is bulls**t all the way. way too crowded. people from other countries thinking there better than you by cutting in line. might as well punch someone in the face when they say "oh i was saving this place for my other 12 family f**king members. sorry. and NO HABLO ESPANOL. jk. i am just sick of being mistreated there.
  8. Truth
    The Stroller Derby at 10/19/2010 8:37 PM
    so not true. Man, you sure are sad and hateful.
  9. HeffryZombie
    12 Things We Hate About Disneyland at 9/16/2010 7:36 PM
    I don't know why, but whenever I go to Disneyland I have an emotional breakdown. Nothing traumatic has ever even happened to me there! It's just...I dunno. I can see through the place's happy persona and see all the terrible history Disney has had. Also It's always so crowded and aside from my friends and family, and cute girls I like to glance at, I despise people. They suck. I wouldn't ever burn the place down, but I'd probably just draw what I felt from my visit. I'd rather be in San Fran then Disneyland any day. At least the weather there is better and the people are friendly!
  10. binkybee
    12 Things We Hate About Disneyland at 8/29/2010 7:38 AM
    Me ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  11. Jimmy Johnson
    12 Things We Hate About Disneyland at 4/23/2010 10:22 AM
    The great American hype machine seems to need a little tune-up. Next to Catholicism, Disney fairy tales are the biggest s**t-stories man ever invented.
    1. litgoddess
      12 Things We Hate About Disneyland at 4/24/2010 2:52 AM
      Well, technically, the stories originated from European fairy-tales. Disney just added their own flavor to it. In fact, I think the only truly Disney original, w/o any influence from the outside, is Mulan. And that story happens to be one my fav's.
  12. Anonymous
    The Price of Admission at 3/02/2010 12:04 PM
    The increase between 1955 and 1995 isn't so bad, but the increase from the 90's to now is just ridiculous.
  13. Anonymous
    The Stroller Derby at 3/02/2010 12:03 PM
    This is true of any place frequented by suburban moms, not just Disneyland.
  14. Anonymous
    12 Things We Hate About Disneyland at 3/02/2010 12:02 PM
    Great List. I want to go now just to observe people getting frustrated.
  15. DJ
    12 Things We Hate About Disneyland at 2/15/2010 12:01 PM
    the suits at Disney don't give a damn about guests comfort or enjoyment. if they can shovve 100,000 people together thats fine with them. if you want to talk about a ponzi scheme then just look at the season pass. with 1 million season passes now how can they possibly have room for the out of town guest. they don't give a s**t about the out of towner. what would happen if all million pass holders showed up at once - seems they oversell the park and damn the tourist who spends a fortune to travel once a year to see the par. i've had enough of being gouged and corraled by Disney. i can't even remember the last time this park had a new ride. the people they use to build and create are morons. i give you the moved rocket ship and tarzan treehouse as an example. lets crowd this park with as many people as possible then lets reduce the walkways because they aren't doing their job unless they are making it miserable for us. the new brand of outsourced imagineers ought to try being ENGINEERS instead of imaging they know that they are doing.



    and have you seen the ridiculous dragon for fantasmic - the park SUCKS!!!
  16. litgoddess
    12 Things We Hate About Disneyland at 1/06/2010 1:11 AM
    I am very sorry that you had such a negative experience. I actually work at the park now (ironic, no?) and it's true, there is no reason for you to go to the back of the line. In fact, all you had to do was back up 3 steps and you'd BE back in line - at the front. I'm not sure why they told you to go to the back. You don't need to ask for a supervisor. They were wrong to not assist you.

    But for f*ture reference, please do not call cast members idiots. Believe me, with all due respect, you were probably number 1,003,342,483 in a long line of people with the same problem. Odds are, their boss told them to say that to you.
  17. Dracula
    The Price of Admission at 11/18/2009 10:59 AM
    You can't really complain about this when the price for everything has escalated since 1955...
    1. litgoddess
      The Price of Admission at 1/06/2010 1:06 AM
      I can and I am.
  18. Momof2
    12 Things We Hate About Disneyland at 11/18/2009 9:42 AM
    Okay first of all, not all moms at Disneyland are idiots. I am one of the moms who keeps my kids reined in and has to deal with all the OTHER idiot moms and their bratty kids. I took my kids on a Friday a few years ago. The tram drivers and attendants are the biggest assholes of all. After a long day of emptying my wallet, I stood in line with my 2 in-laws and 2 kids and one stroller for 30 minutes waiting for the tram to cycle through the herd of people all waiting to leave the park. The tram is designed to only hold strollers at either end, or certain wider places in the car but these places suited to hold a stroller are NOT marked. When you line up you cannot tell which part of the tram you need to get onto if you have a stroller. Basically I got into line but when I got to the tram, couldn't fit the stroller onto the part we tried to get on to (the middle of the car). Since everyone literally jumps onto the tram in order to get the h**l out of there, I was left standing at the tram trying to figure out where I'm supposed to sit with my kids and stroller, because we couldn't fit onto the part of the car we ended up at. We needed to be at the end of the car which of course already had people packed into it. So I looked at the attendant and said, "Well I need to wait for the next tram to come along then beause I can't fit the stroller in this section of the tram car. There was no way of knowing until I got up here that I was lined up in the wrong area." The attendant said, "Sorry you have to get back in line." I said, "Excuse me but I just stood in line for 30 minutes with 2 kids and 2 seniors, and now I have to go stand in line AGAIN because YOU idiots who work here don't bother to indicate which part of the tram a stroller can fit into?" They were very rude about it and just told me again to go get back in line again and make sure I stand in a line that will allow me to get onto the end part of the tram car. I was livid and ready to curse them all out. How dare they act like such assholes to paying guests! Now I don't know if this makes sense the way I'm trying to explain it, but the point is, Disneyland packs everyone into a waiting area for these stupid trams, and they don't have a designated spot where stroller-people should stand. It's just a first come, first served dash to the tram, like a herd of cows. Because I had already stood in line for 30 minutes they should have let the tram that I couldn't fit the stroller onto go ahead on its way, and then let me be one of the first ones to board the next one that came. It's just common courtesy and customer service. I wasn't asking for special treatment, I had waited my turn like everyone else had, and I just needed assistance with getting my stroller onto the tram where it would fit. But the drivers made us get back in line. I kid you not, it ended up being 45+ minutes of line waiting just to get onto the tram and finally get to the parking lot. I could've just walked to our car in that amount of time and had less stress and bulls**t from the idiot tram operators. I called the Disneyland customer line the next day and complained, all they said was that I should've asked for a manager at the tram and they would've let us on instead of making us get back in line. I said, "Why does a manager have to be called over something so obvious? Don't the workers know how to act?" They apologized but did nothing else. They just said "sorry, you should've asked for a tram manager." After all the money we spent, all we got was a lame apology. I hate Disneyland. The only reason I go there is because I have KIDS.
  19. kristen1985
    12 Things We Hate About Disneyland at 11/17/2009 12:03 PM
    I agree that you must go to Disney land at least once. Ya there are some things that may piss us off but you need to remember that Disneyland is for the kids and there is rarely a kid who isnt happy there. If you want an adult amusement park theres this place in the middle of the desert called Las Vegas that you can go to. Its pretty fun hahah.
  20. hpmec
    12 Things We Hate About Disneyland at 11/09/2009 11:05 PM
    Can I add a couple more? First, the parking situation. $14.00 to park and they always have it rigged so you end up in Siberia, about a mile from the tram. By the time you hike to the tram, your feet are already starting to ache. Then the tram that picks you up doesn't even stop near the parking structure - even though there's nothing to prevent it. No, they just want you to walk even farther so that by the time you get inside the park you are more likely to be hungry and thirsty and will break out the wallet for some overpriced food and drink. But I digress. Second, really stupid rules. Yesterday was my birthday. I took Disney up on its offer of a free ticket. So I get the free ticket and then tell the ticket seller that I need two more paid adult tickets. I plop down $100 cash and a debit card to cover the $44.00 balance, figuring I'll save the rest of my cash for inside the park. The woman will not take my debit card. Says since I got a birthday freebie, she can't sell me a ticket using a debit or credit card. Nor can anyone else in my party make a credit card ticket purchase at her window. They'd have to get back in line. No explanation. Total bs. I had to really think about this one. Then it dawned on me that sending me back in line would be a huge pain in the ass, and there's a chance I might forfeit my freebie and just buy all the tickets. It was a ploy thought up by some masochist evil Disney rules maker to mess with my mind. I almost told the woman to shove it. But I would have lost my $14.00 parking fee. I forked over another $44.00 cash, but by that time I was pissed and the day was basically shot. At night, of course, the tram once again stopped as far away from the parking structure as possible. They will do anything and everything in their power to make sure a person is as uncomfortable as possible. Just terrible.
  21. Anonymous
    12 Things We Hate About Disneyland at 9/20/2009 2:44 PM
    haha funny list! you need to go, Jane. I recommend going on New Year's Day. Smallest crowds of the year
  22. jane
    12 Things We Hate About Disneyland at 9/12/2009 11:16 PM
    Great list! I've never been and want to go even less now. What is the fascination with it?
    1. litgoddess
      12 Things We Hate About Disneyland at 9/13/2009 7:33 AM
      If you're a Californian, I recommend that you make 1 grace trip. There are fascinating elements to it - that's another list I'll be compiling.

      Ironically, I'm going today....wish me luck!

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