Disneyland Training: Rides of FrontierLand

FrontierLand is a great place to spend a few hours.  There are many restaurants and activities in this area.  They even have a petting zoo type of a place.  They have cows, goats, and turkeys and other farm animals that you can see as part of Frontier Land.  We love the rides in this area.

Here is everything I know about the rides and activities they have in Frontier Land:

Pirates Lair

• This is on an Island in the middle of the Rivers of America.
• This place is like a kids play area within the Disneyland park.
• There are lots of caves and activities
• You take a boat to get to the island.  If you get sea sick or have a hard time with riding on boats as you stand,you may not want to go to this part of the park.
• This is a great place for all ages.  But the caves are kind of small at times so you may not be able to follow your kids in.
• This used to be Tom Sawyers Island and there are still some things over there that are still themed with Tom Sawyer.
• They have a tree house, caves, a fort, a few pirate activities, and many places to climb and run.  You could spend 1/2 the day on the island if you wanted too.

Thunder Mountain Rail Road

• This is a faster ride.  You sit in a train car and zoom through the gold mines of the frontier.
• You must be 40 inches tall to ride this ride.
• They have parent passes for this ride.
• They only have fast passes on busy days.  When they have them they usually get all taken by 7 or 8pm so this is a good one to get fast passes for later in the day.  If it is an extra busy time of your you may want to get them earlier.
• My daughter who is 4 loves this ride.  It is fast, but it is a good one for younger kids as it isn’t a very big roller coaster.
• Those in wheelchairs need to transfer to ride this ride.

Mark Twain Riverboat

• This is a HUGE white boat that circle the Rivers of America.
• Though it sounds simple, it is a really fun ride.  It is modeled after the old river boats.
• You get on the boat and ride around the river.  there are Indians and animals to see as you go.  This is a good rest type ride to add into your day.
• There is wheelchair access and special seating for the handicap on the boat.

Big Thunder Ranch Petting Zoo

• This is tucked behind the thunder mountain railroad.  It is easy to miss if you don’t know to walk around tot he back of the ride.
• There are different animals here every time I go.  This is a really fun calm activity that breaks up the rides of Disney
• There are goats, turkeys, cows, sheep donkeys and pigs there.
• They have a barn and a hand wash station where you can wash your hands after petting the animals.
• During the holiday months they have reindeer here you can see but not pet.  They also have a meet and great with Santa and Mrs. Clause!

This Disneyland training article was written by my friend Melissa. Melissa is a Wife and Mother of 3 (ages 5, 3, and 1). Her family lives 10 minutes from Disneyland and visit the magical park at least 1 a week! She also blogs over at Living A Frugal Life about how to have a frugal life while still having a rich family life. She loves DIY projects, cooking from scratch, saving money and spending time with her little family!

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