Disneyland Walking Distances

Here’s how far you’ll walk at Disneyland

Your theme park vacation may be the most intensive walking experience of your year. Now’s the time to get a handle on just how far you’ll go and learn how to be ready. Here are some common Disneyland walking distances, along with tips to help you get in shape for your trip, plus a fun Disneyland-themed bingo card to track your training.

Want to find out about walking distances at Disney World and Universal Orlando? Check out this post.

Audio tutorial

Go Informed Podcast episode 77 is a discussion of how to train for your Disney vacation. Find it on your favorite podcast app, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.

Get ready to walk

A day at Disneyland can easily add up to a half-marathon of walking. Get familiar with the distances so you’ll be ready to go.

Keep in mind that the distances you see here are just one-way. Running around inside the parks can add up quickly, so be sure to have a plan to avoid a bunch of backtracking.

One of my favorite resources for planning a trip to Disneyland is the Unofficial Guide. Find it on Amazon here.

Walking distances inside Disneyland

While Disneyland is far from the largest of Disney’s parks, there is still a lot of ground to cover. Here are some common Disneyland walking distances:

• Disneyland main gate walking distance to:
  • Sleeping Beauty castle: 0.25 miles
  • Space Mountain: 0.3 miles
  • Splash Mountain: 0.4 miles
  • Millennium Falcon: 0.5 miles
  • It’s a Small World: 0.4 miles
  • California Adventure main gate: 250 feet
• Loop around Disneyland: 1.5 miles
• Disneyland monorail stop in Tomorrowland to Haunted Mansion: 0.3 miles

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Walking distances inside Disney’s California Adventure

California Adventure is a compact park, with even the farthest attractions only around a half-mile from the gate. However, California Adventure doesn’t have the hub-and-spoke layout you’ll find at Disneyland. This means more meandering pathways and not always direct routes across the grounds.

Here are some common California Adventure walking distances:

• California Adventure main gate walking distance to:
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Mission Breakout: 0.2 miles
  • Web-Slingers: 0.2 miles
  • Radiator Springs Racers: 0.3 miles
  • Incredicoaster: 0.4 miles
  • Soarin’ Around the World: 0.1 miles
  • Grizzly River Run: 0.2 miles
• Loop around California Adventure: 1.2 miles
• Grand Californian Hotel to Radiator Springs Racers, via the hotel’s direct entrance to California Adventure: 0.3 miles

Getting ready to walk is on my list of 8 things to do before your trip. Click here to find out what else to do before you go.

Walking between Disneyland and California Adventure

Because of the proximity of the two parks, most guests opt to park-hop, which means going back-and-forth between Disneyland and California Adventure. This can add significant distance to your total for the day. For instance, you’ll walk a full mile between Midway Mania in California Adventure to Rise of the Resistance in Disneyland.

Heads-up: At Disneyland you need an advance reservation to get into the park. Get my 8 quick Disney park reservation tips here.

Walking distances from Disneyland area hotels to the park gates

In addition, there are many hotels, both Disney and non-Disney, within walking distance of the park gates. Consider this distance when you choose your hotel. Here are a few landmarks to help you judge where to stay.

The Disneyland Esplanade is the plaza between the park gates for Disneyland and California Adventure. It’s about the width of a city block.

• Disneyland Esplanade walking distance to:
  • Disneyland Hotel: 0.5 miles
  • Grand Californian Hotel: 0.1 miles
  • Paradise Pier Hotel: 0.6 miles
  • Best Western Plus Park Place: 0.3 miles
  • Hyatt House: 0.6 miles
  • Anaheim Marriott: 1 mile
  • Best Western Plus Pavilions: 1 mile
  • Residence Inn Anaheim Resort Area: 1.6 miles

Get your feet ready to walk at Disneyland

One of the best ways to set yourself up for success on a Disneyland vacation is to train for your trip. Add walking into your routine weeks, or even months, before your trip. The more miles you do at home, the more miles you can do in the parks.

Start with your shoes

Make sure you have good walking shoes, and put some mileage on them before your vacation. The best shoes for Disneyland are the type that you could run a marathon in.

Two pairs of running shoes are even better than one. If you’ve got a second pair, you can rotate between them each day. And if you run into wet weather, you can change into dry shoes with no hassle.

You should also bring along some blister bandages just in case.

Think it never rains in Disneyland? Here’s the post I wrote after we experienced extreme weather there.

Track your progress

One of my favorite ways to track distance is in terms of the parks. Instead of counting miles on your neighborhood walks, imagine how many times you’ve walked to the castle.

Disneyland neighborhood walk Bingo card

I’ve created a Bingo card you can print to track your training. Use your phone or a fitness watch to see how far you walked today, then mark off those distances on the Bingo card.

There are about 13 miles total, which is easily how far you could walk in just two days at Disneyland. See if you can do this distance within a week at home.

Get your whole family walking

Make sure the rest of your group can go the distance too. If you’ve got kids in strollers, include them on your training walks. They’ll need to be ready for all that extra time in the seat.

Be realistic

It’s also important to recognize any limitations in your group. If you just know all this walking is going to be a difficulty, start working on a mobility plan B. It’s easy to rent a wheelchair or scooter right at the Disneyland main gate. Prepare for it ahead of time so everything goes smoothly.

Get theme park tips while you walk

Listening to a podcast is a great way to pass those training miles. Check out the Go Informed Podcast on your favorite podcast player. You get tips like:

• Super-quick guide to Disney Genie and Lightning Lane
• My Christmastime at Disneyland trip report
• Everything you need to know about Avengers Campus
• How to get your family to the park in time for rope drop
• How Universal Studios Hollywood compares to Universal Orlando

and lots more! Search your podcast app for Go Informed: Build A Better Vacation now.

Recent Go Informed Podcast episodes

Printable park maps and Disneyland walking distance bingo card

Here are the links to get PDF versions of the park maps and bingo card:

• Disneyland park maps with walking distances
• Disneyland-themed neighborhood walk bingo card

Want an Orlando parks bingo card too? Head over to this post for a Disney World/Universal Orlando themed bingo card.

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