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Disneyland Rides and Attractions

By Betsy Malloy, About.com

You'll find Disneyland rides by height restriction, rides good for kids and cool places for a hot afternoon below. To get information about all the Disneyland rides including Disneyland height requirements and FASTPASS information, try our Disneyland Rides Summary Sheet.

No matter which Disneyland rides you choose, you can enjoy more of them by using our strategies to avoid standing in line for Disneyland rides.

If you're planning a vacation, you can also get some money-saving tips here, learn about the best places to stay, best time to go and how to get there.

You may also want to check which rides and attractions will be closed during your visit

Height Restrictions

Best of the Best

If you want to know what other visitors think are the best Disneyland rides, we've got the answer. See our picks below for more ideas depending on your interests.

Biggest Thrills

By the standards of some theme parks, all these are pretty tame, but they're great fun nevertheless. Vote for your favorite thrill experience by clicking on its name:

Indiana Jones Adventure | Matterhorn Bobsleds | Space Mountain | Splash Mountain | Star Tours

See which thrill experience other people like the most

Shortest Lines

Great to fill in while you're waiting for your Fastpass time to come up, or to satisfy a youngster who wants to do something and do it now.

Rides for Kids

These rides are good for children of all ages. Children can ride these with an adult These rides are gentle enough for smaller children, but may be too scary: And they might find these boring: Vote for your favorite kid's experience by clicking on its name:

Alice in Wonderland | Dumbo the Flying Elephant | Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage | it's a small world | Mad Tea Party (Teacups) | Mickey's House | Mr. Toad's Wild Ride | Peter Pan's Flight | Pincchio's Daring Journey | Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin

See which kid's experience other people like the most

Most Popular

We figure if it needs a Fastpass, it must be popular and all these do: Vote for your favorite experience by clicking on its name:

Autopia | Big Thunder Mountain Railroad | Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage | Haunted Mansion | Indiana Jones Adventure | Pirates of the Caribbean | Space Mountain | Splash Mountain | Star Tours

See which experience other people like the most

Cool Places for a Hot Afternoon

Not only are these attractions cool temperature-wise, but they all last at least 15 minutes.

Accessibility

Most Disneyland rides are accessible to the mobility-impaired. However, many require you to transfer into the ride vehicle by yourself or with assistance from your traveling companions. A few have steps that can't be bypassed, including Tarzan's Treehouse, the railroad station at Main Street, U.S.A. and the Columbia Sailing Ship.

If you have a hearing impairment, stop at Guest Relations (in City Hall, on your left as you enter Disneyland) to pick up assistive listening devices and handheld caption controls used in some rides.

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