We are planning a trip to see Mickey for christmas.. We have our hotel room and our tickets to the parks, is there anyway to save money on food in the park? Does anyone know of a coupon or something that would keep us eating well for cheaper?
2006-11-26 09:52:26 · 10 answers · asked by ekspade 3 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Los Angeles
There aren't any coupons for inside the park.
Your best bet is to take a backpack or tote bag with snack items in it. I've done that several times, even getting the bag randomly searched at the front gate. Put in the bag granola bars, snack sized chips, cookies, dried fruit, fresh fruit that won't get squished easily, yogurt covered raisins, etc. Make sure to take bottled water.
You can also walk across the street to McDonald's or further up Harbor to Denny's to eat. Take the parking lot tram to the front gate & walk to the light. Across the street are the restaurants.
If that's not an option, try to eat at places where you can share food with everyone. Some places offer family meals, like 4 burgers & 4 fries. Drinks usually have to be bought separately. There's a Mexican food place over by the Thundermountain Railroad ride that has great food. If you buy 2 or 3 different large items, you can usually share them with 4-5 family members.
Have fun at Disneyland for the holidays!
2006-11-26 10:07:26 · answer #1 · answered by Belle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Disney does not offer coupons, unfortunately. You can, however, choose eateries that are less costly. Any quick service restaurant will be cheaper than a sit-down location. My family's rule of thumb is that we plan to have one nice, sit down meal. Then our other meals are quick service like burgers, sandwiches, or soups. Keep in mind that the food inside the parks are not the best. We always get our hand stamped and walk over to Downtown Disney for better food. Rainforest Cafe is fun, ESPN Zone has great food, and the Jazz Kitchen has great meals as well!
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Have a great time!
2006-11-27 14:19:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We always brought our own food.
We took sandwiches and bottled water and snacks and would carry some in the diaper bags and get a refill out of the locker every few hours.
If your hotel is nearby, eat there and just bring snacks with you into the park. The food inside the park is super expensive with no coupons. Also try at your hotel to see if they have coupons for food in the park, but doubtfull.
Sorry, just checked the disneyland weebsite, says they do not allow outside food or drink. But I would just use the lockers in Downtown Disney, if needed (across from Haagen Daz)
"Can I bring food into Disneyland® Park or Disney's California Adventure® Park? Back to Top
With the exception of food items for Guests with specific dietary restrictions, food or beverage items are not permitted into either of the Disneyland® Resort theme parks."
http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/en_US/help/detail?name=DiningFAQDetailPage#qa5
2006-11-27 22:08:31 · answer #3 · answered by revmissus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a lot of fast food restaurants in the surrounding area, I would suggest eating there before you go into the park so that you only have to buy one meal in the park. You could eat in Downtown Disney, but those restaurants might be just as expensive but the portions you get will be bigger and the quality of the food will be much better.
2006-11-26 22:16:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dec 24th is a good time to go, not much people. But X'mas day is very quiet. Eat before you get there and have a snack in between and eat after you leave. You can go and eat Downtown Disney, get a pizza for the whole family. The monorail can drop you over there.
2006-11-27 23:07:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can avoid it eating in the park do so. It is quite expensive and bringing snacks is optimal but mostly you have to carry that crap around all day. My suggestion is go to downtown disney, and you'll see the signs, and go there to eat. Much less expensive and it allows you to see downtown disney as well. Have fun and remember to be a kid again when you go!!! Hope everything is running when you go. p.s. If you go on splash mountain do it during the day cause it is cold if you do it too late.
2006-11-26 18:25:45 · answer #6 · answered by tigergirl_2001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. There is no way. Plan on paying ALOT for mediocre food and several dollars for a bottle of water. Thats Disneyland. Sorry.
2006-11-28 01:14:55 · answer #7 · answered by Toddzilla SoCal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well like others said bring a bag with snack!! They will really come in handy. YOu can also always get things offsite instead of eating onsite.
A site to check out is mousesavers.com they have a ton of tips and tricks to help
2006-11-26 20:18:26 · answer #8 · answered by americangurrl124 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No coupon!!!! they really stick it to ya in the park. I grew up in the area so I got so pissed one time I brought my own sandwiches, fruit and chips. Security asked me about it and I told them I was diabetic.
2006-11-26 23:32:50 · answer #9 · answered by copestir 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just outside the entrance is downtown disney with many restaurants that you may find of interest...http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/en_US/moreMagic/listing?name=DowntownDisneyDiningListingPage
2006-11-27 23:17:08 · answer #10 · answered by Papa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋