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From: alweho@aol.com (Al Lutz)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney.parks, alt.disney.disneyland
Subject: [FAQ/DL] D-I-G: The Disneyland Information Guide 5/7
Date: 2 Apr 1997 07:59:07 GMT
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Reply-To: AlWeHo@aol.com
Summary: This posting provides up-to-date tips and information about the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California

Archive-name: disney-faq/disneyland/part5
Last-modified: April 1, 1997
Posting-frequency: Monthly
Keywords: Disneyland, amusement-park, Disney, FAQ, California

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This document is copyright (c) 1997 by Al Lutz, alweho@aol.com  Please 
refer to the copyright paragraph at the beginning of this document for 
detailed information. 


DON'T BOTHER:

Listed as "events," the weekday SWORD IN THE STONE and daily FLAG RETREAT 
Ceremonies don't amount to much. 

SWORD involves a Merlin character selecting a few kids from the crowd to 
yank on said item in front of the Carousel in Fantasyland, upon which one 
is able to and is then "crowned" king and given a medallion. Strictly 
camcorder fodder for Daddy. 

The FLAG RETREAT involves two security people taking down the American flag 
in the Main St. Plaza and folding it while taped music plays, and then 
marching off. If you're in the area and curious about either, fine, but 
don't go out of your way. 



GETTING THE MOST OUT OF WHAT YOU SPEND ON...


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     18) FOOD
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FOOD at DL varies by the season, but you always have a choice of just about 
anything your heart desires - or could clog its arteries with! Although 
this guide can't possibly cover all the bases in this short a space, here's 
a quick overview to help you out in choosing a place to eat.

MKC members and Deluxe Annual Passholders also get certain discounts, see 
below for further info. on this and other money-saving tips. (BTW, thanks 
to Lani Teshima-Miller teshima@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu for suggesting the 
addition of this section.)

TIP: Plan your unreserved eating times for 30 to 45 minutes before the meal 
"crunch" to avoid waiting in line. Peak times are: Noon to 1:30 PM and 6 to 
8 PM. Try to start lunch no later than 11:15 AM, and try to begin dinner no 
later than 5:15 PM.


CHARACTER BREAKFAST:

Served at the Plaza Inn starting whenever the park is open at 9 AM (or 
earlier) to 10:45 AM. There are no reservations, and this is buffeteria 
service. First come, first served. The Plaza Inn is located facing the hub 
between Main St. & Tomorrowland. Children are given a balloon (unless they 
order a la carte), but please note that Mickey and Minnie do not appear 
here. 

HOTEL CHARACTER MEALS: 

Also you can check out the DL Pacific Hotel's HUNCHBACK breakfast, the DL 
Hotel's GOOFY'S KITCHEN Pooh character lunch & Classic character dinner 
(Goofy, Minnie, Donald) weekends, at a higher price. Prices vary, so I 
won't quote them here. 

New is the PRACTICALLY PEFECT TEA at the DL Pacific a Mary Poppins themed 
Saturday and Sunday event. The brochure says the following: $17.50 Adults, 
$9.50 Children (4 to 12), $3 (3 and under). Sip your favorite tea from 
elegant English bone china and sample scrumptious tea-time delicacies in 
our beautifully decorated Victorian parlour and garden room. Your gracious 
hostess, Mary Poppins, will be there to visit each table and delight you 
with her charm. Tea is served every weekend in our new Tea Room. Mary 
offers a special menu for her younger guests. Groups are welcome, however, 
seating is limited -- so do make your reservations "spit spot." (Tax and 
gratuity are not included in admission price. Parking validation available 
with admission.) 

Reservations at either hotel may be made by calling (714) 956-6755 before 
or during your trip, or from the courtesy phone in City Hall on Main St.


WAITER SERVICE: 

THE BLUE BAYOU (expensive, but highly recommended and unbeatable for 
atmosphere) is located inside PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN. A new Chef, and a 
terrific new Cajun menu have just been added. Prices are higher than 
anywhere else in the park, but it only runs about 15% more than eating at a 
nicer place in town. It's usually quiet, you can relax, and if you're lucky 
you'll hear some live jazz performed from the balcony above you as the 
boats cruise by on their way into Pirates. Make reservations first thing as 
you enter the park if you don't want to wait in line during a peak time. 

CARNATION CAFE (next to the Clock Shop on Main St.) has reopened with a 
more limited menu that offers breakfast along with lunch sandwiches among 
other things. Due to some major start up problems DO NOT ORDER ANY DESSERTS
since you will be waiting hours to get them. Let's hope they get this fixed.
Service in the past was always very nice.


BUFFETERIA SERVICE: 

Available at both the PLAZA INN and the PLAZA PAVILION on the hub, FRENCH 
MARKET and CAFE ORLEANS (in New Orleans Square), and the RIVER BELLE 
TERRACE (Frontierland). Salads, roasted chicken or meatloaf type dinners 
are available at these locations, with Spaghetti for the little ones. One 
step up from the burger stands listed below, the quality is actually not 
bad for a major theme park. (The FRENCH MARKET now features a new more New 
Orleans-style type of menu with improved food.) NOTE: Check the information 
above in the event listings for Character Breakfasts at some of these 
locations. 

CASA MEXICANA in Frontierland offers, you guessed it, Mexican. But it's 
nothing special and rather bland - use the hot sauce offered on the tables 
for more of a kick. 

VILLAGE HAUS (Fantasyland) offers microwave-looking Pizza and Pasta along 
with Burgers too.


BURGER STANDS (or "Counter Service" restaurants, as DL likes to call them): 

TOMORROWLAND TERRACE, STAGE DOOR CAFE (Frontierland), sometimes the HUNGRY 
BEAR RESTAURANT (Critter Country) and the CARNATION PLAZA GARDENS (between 
Frontierland and Fantasyland entrances) all feature the same lump of 
overcooked burger menu. Some offer Chicken sandwiches or strips, and 
sometimes a salad. Deep-fried is the rule here, if the kids must have this 
stuff then proceed at your own risk. Combo meals (where drinks and fries 
are included in one price) are your best values. (A healthier salad bar is 
offered at the Tomorrowland Terrace during limited hours on busy periods.) 


SPECIALTY PLACES: 

CLARABELLE'S FROZEN YOGURT (ToonTown) usually only offers Chocolate 
and Vanilla. 

HOT DOGS (or Turkey Dogs for the health conscious) are available from 
carts, and some of the Burger Stands all over the park or at COKE CORNER 
(Main St.) and PLUTO'S DOG HOUSE (ToonTown) 

The ROYAL ST. VERANDA (under the balcony of the DISNEY GALLERY - to the 
right of the Pirates entrance), and HARBOUR GALLEY (seasonal, across from 
the Haunted Mansion) offer a very good (and on cold nights - warming) CLAM 
CHOWDER BREAD BOWL. (HARBOUR GALLEY also offers lots of deep-fried 
seafood.) 

Frozen Yogurt too wimpy for you? Real ice cream cones are available from 
special windows at the CARNATION PLAZA GARDENS (location above). 

POPCORN is incredibly over-priced at $2 a box, $5 for a infinitesimally 
larger souvenir bucket. If outlying stands are closed, you can always count 
on the one cart in the hub always being open right up until closing. 
Dole Pineapple's TIKI JUICE BAR (in front of the Tiki Room in 
Adventureland) besides offering fresh Pineapple Juice also offers sweet, 
airy and mucho sticky Pineapple Whip. (Yes, some people swear by this 
stuff.)

There is a food cart, that opens later in the day, near the Hunchback area 
- BBQ TURKEY LEGS, CORN ON THE COB and FRESHLY CUT APPLES IN A BOWL OF WARM 
CARMEL (my personal sin) are offered here.

You don't have to eat junk, keep an eye out for HEALTHY FOODS -- carts full 
of way overpriced apples, bananas (at a minimum dollar each) and bottled 
water which are available throughout the park. 


DIETARY RESTRICTIONS: Kosher meals are available at the PLAZA INN and the 
BLUE BAYOU. Most buffeteria locations will adjust offered meals slightly 
per request.


GUILTY PLEASURES:

The CORN DOG Wagon (located at the end of Main St. across from the Baby 
Center) now opens more often, not just on busy days anymore. A large soda 
and a hand-dipped corn dog are expensive, but just absolutely wonderful. 

CHURROS at DL are legendary. (In case you don't know what this is: Think a 
18 in. long skinny warm sugar-dipped doughnut. They are popular in Mexico.) 
Wagons are placed all over the park, with extra ones opened up in the 
evening. (But why don't they offer little cups of Chocolate Frosting to dip 
them in like at WDW?) 

The CANDY PALACE / KITCHEN on Main St. always has something fresh made 
everyday. I just love the freshly dipped CANDY APPLES during the fall 
season, and the CHOCOLATE PECAN TURTLES just can't be beat. The specially 
made items vary by the season. 

Woe to the person who doesn't drool at the thought of an apple custard 
filled FRITTER (a way too-overcooked on the outside and totally raw on the 
inside sugar-covered deep-fried dough-ball) offered either at the ROYAL ST.
VERANDA (location above), or at the hidden and usually un-crowded MINT 
JULEP BAR behind the FRENCH QUARTER restaurant (facing the Frontierland / 
New Orleans Square train station). 

BEEF JERKY STICKS are now available at many drink stands - try the Cajun / 
Spicy flavor. 


AL'S FAVORITE: 

BENGAL BBQ (Adventureland, across from Indy) offers Spicy Beef, Sweet and 
Sour Chicken, Vegetarian, or Bacon-wrapped Asparagus skewers slathered in 
cooking sauces for about 3 bucks each. (TIP: Get a fork - they're hidden at 
the left end of the counter - so you don't make a mess out of yourself 
eating with your hands here. Also, if you are really hungry, order the 
chicken skewers, since they have more on them than the beef ones.) LEOPARD 
TAILS are flat pieces of bread, perfect for sopping up the leftover sauces. 
Walk thru the RIVER BELLE TERRACE next door, over to the Frontierland side 
to find additional seating if all the tables in front of Bengal are full 
up. 


DL HOTEL FOOD: 

Like the DL management likes to say, "It's only a monorail ride away..." As 
a general rule the Hotel food is a notch or two above the park in quality 
(and in price!). You can get beer & wine, and some locations offer liquor 
with your meals, which some of you may deem VERY important.

GRANVILLIE'S is a good quality steak house with nice decor, and you can 
wear resort clothing too. Very expensive. In the same league across the 
hotel marina are the CALIFORNIA WINE CELLAR (Wine tasting) and for seafood, 
(located right above it) the SHIPYARD INN. 

STROMBOLI'S is a coffee shop type of place (featuring Italian food) located 
next to the steak house that is a notch above the MONORAIL CAFE in price 
and quality. Both have a wide menu to choose from, consider the food on a 
par with Coco's or Marie Callendars. Not cheap, but not priced as high as 
the steak, fish or wine places. Hostess service is a little flaky here 
sometimes.

There are meals at GOOFY'S KITCHEN with Disney costumed characters - fixed 
price buffet style. Food quality is poor - but that's not why you do this, 
you go for the personal attention of the characters and photo opps with 
them. Check the signs outside, or call in advance as to the character 
theme. Sometimes there is an artist outside available to draw caricatures 
of you and yours for a fee. Breakfast and Dinner daily - Lunch is weekends 
and holidays only. 

The NEON CACTUS next door is a bar, with munchies served and snappy Top 40 
style live bands most nights. Daddies appreciate seeing their favorite 
sporting events here on the multiple screens while the kiddies roam the 
park with Mommy. 

THE COFFEE HOUSE has opened near Stromboli's with a small selection of 
baked goods and gourmet coffees. The WHARF ICE CREAM GALLEY offers what it 
says, and there is always a coffee / croissant / sandwich wagon located on 
the lobby side of the Hotel Marina. 

Generally reservations are only required during very busy times at the park 
- but a good idea is to call the morning of your visit and make them before 
or as the park opens. Use the phone numbers listed at the top of this guide 
to call. Expect a 45 to 60 minute wait during peak times such as Sat. night 
at dinner time.

Now that the DISNEYLAND PACIFIC hotel has joined the DL resort there are 
two restaurants located there that actually have very good food - and are 
very uncrowded for the most part - they are worth visiting even if the 
lines at the DL Hotel eateries are not out of hand. Nearby, they are down 
the walk from the DL Hotel in the main lobby of the DL Pacific.

SUMMERTREE has a regular coffee shop type of menu, and now also hosts a 
character breakfast during peak seasons. But the service is VERY slow. 
YAMABUKI is a traditional Japanese restaurant, which is geared to the 
extensive Japanese tourist group bookings Disney places there. I've heard 
many compliments about this place. 

TIP: If you plan to stop by just to eat (or just shop) at any of the two 
hotel's restaurants (or buy anything at the shops there) and not spend time 
at the park a three hour parking validation is available at any restaurant, 
lounge, or merchandise shop.


HUNGRY FOR THAT SPECIAL SOMETHING AND CAN'T MAKE IT TO THE PARK? Look in 
section BRING DL HOME for the recipes for the Blue Bayou Monte Cristo 
Sandwich, the Bengal BBQ Spicy Beef Skewers, and where you can buy (frozen) 
the famous DL Churros.


BIRTHDAY PARTIES: For some strange reason, DL has been rather reluctant to 
continue any kind of regular Birthday party situation at either the hotels 
or at the park. After canceling the parties they used to have in the Space 
Place last year they now are offering a limited amount of decoration and 
cakes at locations throughout the resort, which are detailed below:

Goofy's Kitchen Birthday Packages at the Disneyland Hotel:

NOTE: A party here requires purchase of the buffet: 

Prices: 
  Breakfast & Lunch: Adults - $13.50, Children (4 - 12) - $8.25, 
    Children 3 & under - $3. 
  Dinner: Adults - $17.50, Children (4 - 12) - $8.50, 
    Children 3 & under - $3. 

and then you ADD $4.00 per person to the prices listed above for the 
following decorations: 

Themes available: Winnie the Pooh and Tigger / Ballerina Minnie / Lion King 
/ Cinderella / Mickey & Friends 

This includes: Tablecloth, plates, cups, blowers, hats, candy confetti on 
the table, Mickey Mouse balloons, one souvenir photo with a character and a 
cupcake for the birthday person if no birthday cake is ordered. (See below 
for ordering optional cake.) 

Cake is optional and may be ordered at an additional cost. Figurines to 
decorate cake cost between $3 and $6, in addition to cake price.

6" cake; serves 6-8 people - $12 
10" cake; serves 10-14 - $18 
1/4 sheet cake; serves 20 - $30 
1/2 sheet cake; serves 40 - $45 
Full sheet cake; serves 80 - $85 
10" cheesecake; serves 10-14 - $25 

Birthday parties should be booked at least 24 hours in advance; birthday 
parties with cake orders at least 72 hours in advance.

Blue Bayou and Plaza Inn Restaurants: 

Celebration cakes may be pre-ordered for birthdays or other special 
occasions at the Blue Bayou or the Plaza Inn restaurants in the park. Cakes 
must be ordered in advance and are usually NOT made available on Easter, 
the 4th of July or Christmas Day. Characters are NOT available to join 
groups at the Plaza Inn or Blue Bayou when a celebration cake is served. 
Phone orders only will be accepted for a minimums 3 day (5 recommended) 
advanced notice, this IS required. A credit card deposit is also required. 

Plaza Inn - Main Street, U.S.A.

Maximum party size: 20 

Reservations available on the hour or half hour between 2 and 4 pm. 
No more than 4 parties may be booked on any one day. Meal purchase NOT 
required. Waitress will serve and cut cake. 

To order: (714) 781-4521 

Blue Bayou - New Orleans Square

No maximum party size; maximum table size: 8. 

Same-day reservations are available at the door, on a limited basis. Meal 
purchase IS required; if no cake only. 

To order: (714) 781-4547 

Prices for Celebration Cakes at both locations: 
9" round Cake; serves 12 people - $30.12 
1/4 sheet Cake; serves 20 people - $40.41 
Prices for cakes include tax and gratuity. 

NOTE: All of the above subject to change and availability.


MONEY SAVING MEAL TIPS: Many D-I-G readers have suggested ways to save 
money eating at DL, Tory Klementsen tory@eskimo.com writes "You might want 
to suggest to people at most eating locations that a dinner of 2 appetizers 
can be very filling and inexpensive. My husband and I did this and went 
away quite satisfied. We each ordered 1 appetizer and I think the bill came 
to around $11. There are [also] other ways to enjoy Disney food without 
spending an arm and a leg, if people don't mind sharing meals. The meals at 
the CASA MEXICANA restaurant [in Frontierland] are huge, so we would order 
1 meal and a side of chips and come away stuffed. Better yet, bring your 
own chips. Despite the warnings, no one ever once asked us about the food 
we brought into the park, although many CM's saw us eating it." 

About the BLUE BAYOU Loring Fiske-Phillips loring@pobox.com wrote: "One 
trick is to eat a late lunch. I think they stop serving lunch around 3:30 
or 4 (not sure about this)? This allows for an early dinner at the lower 
lunch prices. Also, if one does go for dinner, the portions are large 
enough to share an entree and just get an extra salad or soup. Once you eat 
several helpings of bread, you aren't really all that hungry anyway. And 
you don't want to carry a doggy bag around DL the rest of the day!" 
Mike Rafeld, rafeld@hpptc44.rose.hp.com, commented: "Although the meals 
inside DL are pricey for sit down, they are also quite generous. I don't 
recall a time when we walked away from a meal hungry...or without leaving 
something on our plates. I would suggest highlighting FESTIVAL OF FOODS BBQ 
a bit more because this is one of the better food deals in the park. And, 
tucked back behind Fantasyland, the ambiance was quite nice."

Remember, MKC CARDS currently get a 15% discount at the BLUE BAYOU. Also 
10% off on all waiter / buffeteria-type eating places, including the DL 
hotel. Ask for an information card explaining these and other added 
discounts at time of ticket purchase at the entrance ticket booths. 

Also a CHILDREN'S VALUE MEAL has been standardized at almost all restaurant 
locations. Since no one verifies who you are purchasing the meal for, you 
can take advantage of this price to eat a smaller meal portion, or just get 
an inexpensive snack. Ask at your chosen dining location for info. 

Hold on to your coffee cups at DL, all refills are free.


WISH TO LEAVE DL TO EAT CHEAPER?: Carlo Panno at 102100.515@compuserve.com 
contributed this wise advice, which he originally posted on RAD.  "To those 
of you who were thinking of making the hazardous jaywalk across Harbor 
Blvd. from the Cast Entrance to the McDonald's at 1500 Harbor - FORGET IT. 
The old warnings about that McDonald's still apply (it's busy, it's filled 
with other DL refugees, and the jaywalk across Harbor is dangerous) but now 
the DL management has added a new barrier ("The Great Wall Of Bambi 
Section"), a 6-foot chain link fence that is impassable -- unless you have 
a DL employee ID card to get through the gate, which is secured from both 
sides. [The city of Anaheim is building a six foot high fence now to block 
people running across Harbor Blvd. traffic because of the many accidents. -
Al] 

So now you have to add a one-mile pain-in-the-butt extra walk to get to 
that Big Mac you've been craving all day. Or do you? Of course there are 
alternatives. You gotta eat, and that expensive DL admission left a big 
hole in your wallet where the money was, so here goes: LEAVE THE PARK, GO 
TO YOUR CAR, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR DL PARKING RECEIPT (IT'S GOOD ALL 
DAY), AND... 

(1) Turn right on West St., right again on Ball Road, cross Harbor, go 
about 2 blocks up, and at Anaheim Blvd., take your pick of BURGER KING or 
EL POLLO LOCO on your right, or MCDONALD'S, KFC, or SUBWAY on your left. A 
7-ELEVEN is on this corner too. To return to DL, go South on Anaheim Blvd., 
turn right on Freedman Way, and follow Freedman Way straight into the DL 
parking lot. 

(2) Turn left on West St., left again on Katella, pass Harbor, go to FLAKEY 
JAKE'S on the corner of Anaheim Blvd. (pick up a coupon in the Friday 
Orange County Register first, otherwise it's too pricey) or take the right 
fork just past Flakey Jake's and take your pick of DEL TACO or CARL'S JR. 
To return to DL from Flakey Jake's, make a right out of the parking lot, 
turn left on Freedman Way, and follow Freedman Way straight into the DL 
parking lot. To return to DL from Del Taco or Carl's Jr., make a left out 
of the parking lot (toward the freeway), turn left on the street that 
parallels the freeway (Manchester), go under the Katella overpass, and 
follow it as it changes into Freedman Way and take Freedman Way straight 
into the DL parking lot. 

(3) Turn left on West St., right on Katella: there's a DENNY'S about a 
block up on your left (right next door to a motel, which makes it bad as a 
breakfast place), and an excellent JACK-IN-THE-BOX about a mile down the 
road also on the left at 10642 Katella. (Don't miss it, because the street 
numbers change in the next block and you'll get confused.) The Jack's is a 
franchise and they always have specials and give free drink refills, which 
is rare. There is a PIZZA HUT a couple of doors down, too. To return to DL, 
go back on Katella, make a left on Harbor and another left into DL. 

(4) Turn right on West St., right again on Ball Road, left on Harbor, about 
three miles up on the right there's an IN-N-OUT BURGER. A true So. Cal. 
landmark, In-n-Out has been making no-frills burgers, shakes, and made-on-
the-premises French fries since 1948. A family-owned company, they have 
been slowly and carefully expanding since the beginning. All food is 
prepared to order, so there's a wait, but it's worth it. To return to DL, 
go south on Harbor and turn right into the DL parking lot 

(5) If you're tempted by Goofy's Kitchen at the DL Hotel, there's a local 
place that can match it for about half the price. It's called "Country 
Harvest." Turn left on West St., right on Katella. It's about a mile up 
Katella on your left, on the southeast corner of Katella and Euclid, in the 
same shopping area as a Food 4 Less grocery store and a Sav-On Drug store. 
(Both of those are good places to stock up on sundries if you need 'em and 
don't want to pay DL prices, by the way.) Nothing fancy, just steam-table 
cuisine with a couple of nice high-tech touches (chef-types in the serving 
area alert the kitchen of dwindling supplies by using cordless telephone 
headsets). Filled with real locals and completely self-serve (no smiling CM 
to refill your drink, but they do a pretty good job of taking away the old 
plates) if you can forego the pleasures of dining with the characters 
(Pocahontas at Goofy's Kitchen is a knockout, let me tell you) you can save 
a few bucks here. To return to DL, go back on Katella, make a left on 
Harbor and another left into DL." 



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     19) MONEY MATTERS 
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ATMs: 

The best kept DL secret? Where the ATMs are! There are five: 

PARK ENTRANCE: Left of the Main Gate as you face it, just before group 
sales / locker / bathrooms. 

MAIN ST.: "Main St. Bank / Annual Pass Center," between "Mr. Lincoln" and 
the train station.

FRONTIERLAND: In the "fort" entrance look for a sign that says "Paymaster / 
Telephones."

TOMORROWLAND: Premiere Shop, near CircleVision exit, where the phones are.
FANTASYLAND / TOONTOWN: Between "Meekos" and the bathrooms to the left of 
the "Fantasyland Theater" / ToonTown RR Station. 

WELLS FARGO now runs the machines, and they accept the following ATM 
systems: Cirrus, Interlink, American Express, The Exchange, Plus, Discover 
/ Novus Cash Network and Visa / MasterCards. There is also a sixth ATM and 
an American Express Cash Machine at the DL Hotel Travelport, and a seventh 
ATM at the DL Pacific Hotel near the Ballroom entrance.

The DISNEYLAND TODAY flyer indicates that there is an ATM in the 
Tomorrowland STARCADE, this location is just a card reader in the arcade
change booth that let you punch in your amount wanted, swipe your card and
enter your PIN number, upon which then the attendant cashier hands you your
cash.

A check for $20 may also be cashed at the Arcade if necessary. Checks are 
accepted for amount of purchase in any of the shops. They ask for a 
Driver's License or Passport, and a credit card. If you have no credit 
card, they will call in your check for verification, which takes a few 
minutes. 


SHOPPING: Try to shop early in the day as it gets only gets crazier as the 
day goes on. Sometimes this can mean that items you want may run out, and 
due to crowds and time constraints, may not be restocked until the next 
day. As a rule, the shops on Main St. remain open anywhere from 30 to 60 
min. past official closing time.

NOTE: DL sometimes cuts back on shop staff and operating hours for some of 
the smaller outlying locations throughout the park, if you see a favorite 
item anywhere in a small shop that you may come back for later, take a 
moment to ask what time the shop closes so that you don't miss out.

TIP: Don't lug all those goodies you bought all day long all around the 
park, use the complimentary package pick-up instead. At time of purchase 
you'll be given a claim stub, which after allowing a few hours for 
delivery, lets you pick up everything on the way out at a special stand 
just outside the exit gate to your right as you walk through. Be sure to 
take into account that it may take a few hours to get your packages to this 
location. (And sometimes this pick-up location opens late, you may want to 
ask about this if you need to leave DL early.) DL Hotel and DL Pacific 
guests may have purchases delivered directly to their rooms.

All purchases may also be shipped anywhere you wish, with very reasonable 
shipping and handling fees. (Nothing makes a gift more special than 
arriving in a box from DL!) But try and do this in the early morning when 
the shops are less crowded. Most CMs are NOT very well trained in this 
procedure, (usually having to call a supervisor for assistance) and the 
glares you get from others waiting in line behind you when the shops are 
overwhelmed can ruin your day.

Most DL shops now have a special rack or area devoted to discounted 
slower-selling or slightly shopworn merchandise. Look in the back corners 
for signs pointing out these markdowns such as DONALD'S DEALS or GALACTIC
SAVINGS. 

At the DL HOTEL DL often takes over the SEAPORTS OF THE PACIFIC shop and
turns it into a clearance center. BALOO'S BARGAINS, as it's currently 
known, is filled to the brim with Hunchback and Electrical Parade 
overstock at 50% off right now.

TIP: Another location you might want to visit to save big bucks on Disney 
merchandise is the WAL-MART on Euclid Ave. in the ANAHEIM PLAZA SHOPPING 
CENTER, about a mile or so north of DL on I-5, just before the 91 Fwy. 
Right as you walk into the store is a giant Mickey & Co. section, with lots 
of merchandise and apparel at absolute rock-bottom prices. Check out the 
music and video section in the back of the store too, featuring a complete 
selection of Disney videos, many even available in Spanish versions. Lots 
of the Disney toys you see in the park are also available in the toy 
department.

There is also a good-sized TOYS 'R' US about a mile or two south of DL 
right on Harbor Blvd. 

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