TL;DR: Park by 7 AM, photograph your parking spot, and ask any Cast Member for a free '1st Visit' button. You have a plan. 90% of people around you don’t. You’re already ahead. Get to the Pixar Pals / Mickey & Friends parking structure by 7 AM (or earlier — it's Spring Break). Parking is $35 cash/card — Cast Members direct you to a spot (you don't choose). IMMEDIATELY photograph your level/section/character sign and drop a pin in Google Maps. At 11 PM you will NOT remember where you parked. Walk through Downtown Disney to the park gates (~10-15 min). They let you into Main Street about 30 min before official park opening. 🏰 THE MOMENT: When you walk under the train station tunnel and see Main Street stretching toward the castle — stop for 10 seconds. This is the view Walt designed. Every inch of it was intentional. This is your first moment at Disneyland. Don’t rush it. Line up near the Frontierland rope on the left side of the hub — this is your launch point for Rise of the Resistance. 🎉 FIRST VISIT BUTTON: Ask ANY Cast Member for a free '1st Visit' button — they'll write your name on it. CMs will congratulate you all day and sometimes give you extra magic (second rides, special moments). Going solo? You’re doing this the best way. Single rider lines are your superpower. You eat when you want, ride what you want, and never wait for anyone. Solo Disney is elite Disney. 💧 Free ice water at any quick-service counter. 📸 PHOTOPASS: Your Lightning Lane Multi Pass includes UNLIMITED digital PhotoPass downloads all day — this alone is worth ~$20. Anytime you see a Disney photographer (castle, hub, ride exits), stop for a photo. They'll use your phone AND their pro camera. Say 'Can I get a Magic Shot?' and they'll add Tinker Bell or pixie dust digitally. The Partners Statue (Walt holding Mickey's hand) at the end of Main Street is the quintessential first-timer photo 2014 best in early morning light. 23F0 SCHEDULE NOTE: Times in this app are targets, not deadlines. If you2019re 30 minutes behind, you2019re still on plan. The rides aren2019t going anywhere.