Fluffy Bunnies posted:

If you're only staying the one night, you will see less discounts. Most of their big discounts are on things like multiple day park-hopper-included kinds of discounts. If they want to see Cars Land you're going to be over in Disney California Adventure, which can easily be done in a day whether you're a thrill seeker or you guys prefer more mellow things. But since there's kids, they're probably gonna wanna see the castle and do the classic rides in Disneyland.

You might not get everything done on a Saturday/Sunday in Disneyland. You'd probably have better luck on a Monday or a Tuesday.

http://touringplans.com/disneyland-resort/crowd-calendar A month prior to going you'll be able to see this for free. It was about 95% accurate while we were there last December. November isn't a bad time to go. The holiday decorations might already be out (they should be, but I don't want to guarantee it, y'know?) and Haunted Mansion will be in full Nightmare Before Christmas regalia so if you have any fans in the party, it's definitely worth hitting up.

From earlier in the thread:


Allears' disneyland area is pretty small, but it'll still give you a good idea of things. The best piece of advice I can give you is wait until early September and contact Disneyland reservations directly about a November 1 day vacation. They'll have all the current promotions by that point and they'll work to get you the best deal they can. If they bring up staying off property, we stayed at the Anaheim Marriot Suites. It's only a couple of miles to the main gate, the breakfast buffet is pretty nice and the place was lovely. There's also a Target literally across the street for any necessities. Parking was a bit of a bitch, but it's a solid property and it's a Good Neighbor hotel, which means if you go on a day with extra magic hours, you get those as if you were staying on a disney property. Extra magic hours are for people staying at a disney or affiliate (good neighbor, in this case) hotel. Sometimes they're in the morning, sometimes they're in the evening, but lines are usually pretty short.

The biggest thing is, your id will probably give you some cash off, be it a little or a ton. But due to when you're going, you really won't know how much until the reservations/CS hotline get the updates for 2013-2014 deals for the military. Sometimes they're different, sometimes they're the same, but they won't confirm anything until they have word from over their head. Which is great. But it kinda fucks you a little for planning.

Are you looking for any information in the park specifically?