Disneyland Without Kids

Type: Seated Drop Ride (Roller Coaster)
Thrill Rating: 5/5
Location: California Adventure (Front, Left Side)
Fastpass: Yes
Smiles: There’s a camera at the very top when you’re looking outside

Basics: Tower of Terror is themed after the old twilight zone tv show and done up in a 50s style décor. Guests are seated in 3 rows and buckled in with [...]

Type: Metal Looping Coaster (Roller Coaster)
Thrill Rating: 5/5
Location: California Adventure (Back, on the boardwalk)
Fastpass:  Yes
Smiles:  Yes, just near the end in one of the last hard turns
Basics: This is your typical high speed, looping roller coaster and is the fastest ride you’ll find in the park. It starts hard, goes upside down, drops and spins [...]

Type:  Simulator (Roller Coaster)
Thrill Rating: 2.5/5
Location: Disneyland Park (Tomorrow Land)
Fastpass: Yes
Smiles: No
Basics: This is a classic and one of the early park roller coasters so you’ll have to excuse the limited speed and deal with a lot more kids. Guests are taken on a tour of the galaxies with the help of a very bad [...]

Type: Wooden Coaster (Roller Coaster)
Thrill Rating: 4/5
Location: Disneyland Park (Frontier Land)
Fastpass: Yes
Smiles: No
Basics: This is your typical wooden coaster where the outside temperature, seat and time of day will all impact the experience. While not the biggest wooden coaster in the world it does pack a punch and all said is one of the longer [...]

Type:  Pitch Black Metal Coaster (Roller Coaster)
Thrill Rating: 5/5
Location: Disneyland (Tomorrow Land)
Fastpass: Yes
Smiles: Yes, at the very end in the tunnel as you stop
Basics: Space Mountain is a high speed roller coaster in the dark – how cool. You won’t go upside-down or do crazy turns but its fast and in a small space and [...]

Type:  Car Based group Coaster (Roller Coaster)
Thrill Rating: 4/5
Location: Disneyland (Adventure land)
Fastpass: Yes
Smiles: No
Basics: You’ve looked into the eyes and now you’re doomed! Luckily Indiana Jones is here to help you as you race through the underground expense, past the giant snake, by the poison darts and back to the start. This ride is setup [...]