City brief Anaheim / Disneyland Two parks, a walkable Harbor Blvd, and a dining plan you still should not buy. Loading the printable brief… VacationMath orientation — not live rates When to go Mid-January through early March, and late April after Easter if school is in. Top money-saving tips One park per day on Lean. Hopper only if you will switch after lunch — the campus is walkable, the ticket is not free.Lightning Lane on the Disneyland park day, not both days, unless leftover is real.Grocery breakfast (Albertsons / Target) plus mobile-order QS. Downtown Disney is a dinner, not a meal plan.Stay in Anaheim. A Santa Monica hotel plus a 90-minute transfer is not a Disneyland trip.Midweek SNA or LAX flights. Friday arrivals into Halloween Time are a tax.Universal Studios is a Los Angeles day with its own ticket math — do not stack it into a 3-night Disneyland stay.The dining plan is still usually a bad buy. Pay as you go.Pixar Place or Grand Californian is leftover. Lean is Harbor Blvd and a grocery bag. Build a hard-budget plan