by Angela V 
Going to Disneyland alone, without the kids? Yes, friends, I had a chance to experience the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim as an adult, with no kids, a few years ago and it was magical, especially during the holiday season.
I love taking the boys to the parks and experiencing all of the Disney magic with them as well, but doing Disneyland without kids for the first time ever was an amazing experience as well. I got to do and see things I have not done before at the parks, enjoy some thrilling rides for the first time EVER and get some me-time while reliving some of my own childhood memories.
If you are given the chance to go on an adult’s only trip to Disneyland I say you should DO IT! I was even thinking that Disneyland is the perfect destination for a couple’s trip to reconnect or even a girls trip with your best friends.
There are so many ways to enjoy “The Happiest Place on Earth”!
5 Reasons To Take an Adult’s Only Trip To Disneyland
1. Experiencing Different Rides
I have been to the Disneyland Resort many times with the boys and since they are very young and they are not fans of big drops of scary fast-paced rides we have some favourite rides that we stick to every time. We spend a lot of time at Fantasyland, Mickey’s Toontown, Critter Country and just avoid the thrilling, adrenaline-pumping rides.
It is lovely to enjoy all of the laid back rides with the boys but I always wanted to do all of the scarier rides for fun as well. This last trip I was able to go on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Matterhorn Bobsleds, Haunted Mansion, Indiana Jones Adventure, The Tower of Terror and all the thrilling more exciting rides as many times as I wanted. To avoid long lines I also used the single rider lines and ended up riding some of my personal favourites multiple times on the same day.
2. Food/Drinks
Disneyland offers an amazing variety of restaurants with many cuisines and some pretty interesting adult drinks. If you are able you can make reservations at an upscale restaurant and enjoy a relaxing adult meal without having to worry about little ones being too loud or making a mess. When we visit with the boys we usually eat at fast serve restaurants as they are not very patient with long wait times. They are also very picky eaters and they don’t often enjoy eating gourmet meals with fancy ingredients. If you are with a group of adults you can have a drink, enjoy a yummy meal and grown-up conversation.
REUBEN POTATO SMASH (ANAHEIM, Calif.) The Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure Park offers guests an array of holiday-inspired food from diverse cultures, as part of Holidays at the Disneyland Resort. From Nov. 10, 2016 through Jan. 8, 2017, guests may stroll through the Festive Foods Marketplace and purchase items such as warm holiday spiced wine, green chile pozole, holiday Swedish meatballs with lingonberry sauce and Adobo pork bao. (Disneyland Resort)
3. Enjoying Nighttime Entertaining and Downtown Disney
Downtown Disney is the place to be at night time. You’ll have access to drinks, shops and good food. There are cocktail bars, upscale restaurants to visit and lots of places to shop at.
We are often back at the hotel room early in the evening when we travel with the boys so we always miss the nighttime entertaining at the parks, including the fireworks, night parades and other night shows. This time I loved being able to stay at the parks until later in the evening to catch all of the shows and spectacular night entertainment, including “World of Colour, Season of Light”. It was so much fun to watch!
WORLD OF COLOR – SEASON OF LIGHT — “World of Color – Season of Light” brings the warmth and heartfelt spirit of the holidays to this stunning, nighttime water spectacular, with its 1,200 powerful fountains shooting water as high as 200 feet to help tell the story. The show’s musical soundtrack features some well-known musical artists performing popular holiday tunes, including “Let it Snow”by Dean Martin and “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” by Michael Buble and Idina Menzel. With classic holiday music, humor and memorable moments from Disney animated films, this becomes an ideal way for guests to conclude their holiday visit. (Scot Brinegar/Disneyland)
4. Me-Time
I love spending time with my boys and deciding to go away to spend a few days away from them was difficult. In the end, I am glad I decided to go. I missed them lots but I also had a chance to recharge my batteries and get some much-needed me-time. I was able to do the rides I wanted, I ate at some amazing restaurants, bonded with the other adults in the trip and at the end of the day I was able to relax and unwind in a quiet hotel room. Little breaks are needed and so important when you are a parent, there is no need to feel guilty!
5. Photography
When was the last time you were able to take your DSLR out to capture some of the magical spots at the parks? I don’t remember the last time I brought my DSLR on a family vacation. I often take my phone only because carrying a heavy diaper bag, pushing a stroller, holding little hands and carrying a heavy DSLR don’t go well together.
While I was travelling on my own I was able to get my camera out to capture some nice photos of my experience. I was walking at my own pace and taking breaks to really enjoy everything Disneyland has to offer. Also, if I wanted to take a character photo I was o.k to stand in line and wait for a while.
Travelling with kids is a rewarding and beautiful experience and I love family travel, however, I also enjoy travelling on my own and adult-only trips can be just as fun as family adventures.
Have you been to Disneyland on an adult’s only trip before?
Videos
Below are some personal clips from my visit to the Disneyland Resort during the Holiday Season! I wish I was there right now!
Helpful links:
All Disneyland Rides & Attractions
All Disney’s California Adventure Park Rides & Attractions
Disclosure: I have been provided with complimentary flights and accommodations, however, this is not a paid post and all views and opinions are 100% my own.
66 Comments on “5 Reasons To Take an Adult’s Only Trip To Disneyland”
I would love to go to Disneyland with my hubby.
Me time is so important! I would love to go to Disney with girldfriends!
I can definitely see the advantages of a adults only trip. I remember when we went I had a 1 yr old in a buggy so mainly sat around waiting for everyone else to finish on one ride or the other. 🙂
I imagine that I would enjoy Disney much more with adults, and no kids… I did it once in 2007 and loved spending time with my partner. 🙂
Looks and sounds like you had a wonderful time, it was good that you got to go and relax and take in all the excitement, we all need me time once in awhile!!
I definitely think it would be fun to go without kids at least once. All the strollers and snacks packed and them having to go potty. Yes I remember those days!
I never knew there would be so much for adults/especially in the evenings. this makes Disney Land more appealing,.
What a great post! I hadn’t really thought of Disneyland as an adults only place to visit but I think you changed my mind. Downtown Disney looks and sounds awesome.
Would love to experience Disney adult style!
I’m totally sold! I’d love to go as an adult. Love that there’s magic for all ages.
I would go to Disneyland as an adult just for us in a heartbeat!
I LOVE Disney and would be thrilled to go as an adult with someone like minded! I used to think that by this age my daughter would be that adult but at 15 she isn’t a companion yet because she’s at the ‘cell phone’ age. LOL.
This is a must for me! I have dreamed of Disney since I was a kid and I will get there one day 🙂 Looks like so much fun!
I would LOVE to do this one day. I used to love going on rides but stopped once I got older. I would love to see how I hold up on the more extreme rides these days.
I bet it’s a lot of fun to get to do what you want when there’s only adults visiting Disney
Looks like good place to relax and unwind
Thsi makes perfect sense to me! I’d love to go to Disney sans enfants!!! lol
Looks like a blast! I think it’s something everyone should do at least once.
I learned that I’m gonna need to go to Disney world without my kids 😂😂 (in my dreams)
I’m sure it would be a great experience going to Disneyland with only adults, I’d love to do that. 🙂
My BFF and I did Disney as adults in 2007; we LOVED IT! It was ridiculously fun and we had our own schedule, we experienced different restaurants and foods and rides.
This is definitely on my bucket list. I would love to go at least once adults only and at least once as a family. So many different parts to explore!!
I went on an adult only trip to Disneyworld and it was amazing!
That would be a blast!! I am a kid at heart. seriously my husband and I would love to go even if its just the two of us. my parents actually went when my mom was pregnant with me…. no kids and they had so much fun
I would love visit Dinseyland it looks like a lot of fun I enjoyed the clips
Awwww I love your picture with Chip or Dale, so cute! and I am not going to lie I would love an adult only trip there, oh the stuff you can do without children!
Would love to visit, enjoyed watching your videos.
My friends and I did an adults only road trip to Disneyland many years ago and it was spectacular, I would so do it ago very soon.
Me time is so important, I never thought of Disney but it could be a lot of fun.
we loved Disney as a family but we should try it alone lol – I wonder what a cruise would be like with just my husband!
I know Hubby and I would have an absolutely fabulous time at Disneyland, just the two of us. But the guilt would kill us, leaving the rest behind. But then again…..
Never thought of taking a trip like that just the adults but it is an amazing idea.
I never thought of an adult’s only Trip to Disneyland, but it sounds like a good idea.
We haven’t yet taken our kids to Disney, my husband has not been. I went to Epcot as a kid but honestly didn’t find it that magical, but my stepdad was not into the really fun stuff and my Mom was pregnant at the time. This would be a dream trip. I can see the rationale behind wanting an adult only trip too but I would need to experience this with my kids first!
Friends of mine done this and had a blast. I would love to go there some day!
My husband and I went to Disneyland for our honeymoon ! I think it’s time to go again !
It sounds like you had a wonderful trip. I would love to vacation in Disneyland. It would be so much fun.
Love to go to disney
Love to go to disney with my family
I hope I can go without my kids one day and ride the rides we want and be able to stay for fireworks and watch parades lol.
This sounds like a great idea to me. I’d love to go!
It’s all most time for an adult only trip, need to plan one for when the quarantine is over.
Would love to take a Disney trip with my friends it would be amazing not to chase kids around and take it at my own pace.
This is my dream! I would love to go with my wife!
I would love an adult’s Disney trip. We took a double stroller to Sea World and while the parent swap was great (each parent takes turns going on the ride without having to line up a second time), the experience with and without kids are totally different.
I love Disney. My husband and I went before we had kids and had an amazing time. Disney knows how to do things right!
My husband and I went to Disney last fall,without kids! It was amazing!
When my kids are older and gone I will still do disney adults only but until then its all family travel. I do dream of the day i can relax on vacation though 😂 I can see how people enjoy it though, id even soda a solo trip.
I once went to Disneyland for a stagette and it was a lot of fun!
This is at the top of my list for my 40th this year
would love to go
wan to go so bad
I often thought about doing this. Looks like fun.
Would love to go to Disneyland with my wife only but our kids would never forgive us if we did.
best trip we had was without kids, so much fun to experience and notice all the details as an adult (without whining kids in line)
I would love an adults only trip to Disneyland! So romantic too 😉
I went on an adult only trip to Disney World and universal Studios and enjoyed every minute of it.
This would be a fun trip for us.
Me time is so important and this looks like a fun time!
My husband and I went to Disney alone in 2019, so worth it!
Did this for an anniversary.
this is on my bucket list
I did take a trip to Disney World years ago withour my girls, totally different experience but they have never let me forget it. They have been there .
Fun way to celebrate an anniversary.
I have taken an Adult only trip to Disney World and had a great time.
Did this for an anniversary in Disneyworld.