Disneyland Map - Finding Your Way Around Disneyland
Even if you are unfamiliar with the layout of Disneyland, you can easily find your way around, by understanding the theory behind the layout.
It’s not always obvious to people when looking at a Disneyland map, but Disneyland was layed out using a hub and spoke concept.
In the center of the park is “the hub”. This is where the “Partners” statue of Walt and Mickey is located. From this point, you can enter any of the 5 main “lands” of the park. Main Street is to the South. Fantasyland is to the North. Tomorrowland is to the East. Adventureland and Frontierland are to the West. Each land is also connected to adjacent lands so you can go from land to land without going back to the hub.
Once you are aware of this basic layout, it becomes much easier to figure out how to get from place to place. You may be tempted to start in one of the lands adjacent to Main Street and work your way around the park (like a clock) to make sure you don’t miss anything.
While this isn’t a bad idea, it is the most common guest pattern. If you arrive in the morning, your best bet is to go straight to the back of the park and work your way forward from there.
California Adventure also has a hub and spoke layout. Although the hub is not as centrally located as it is in Disneyland. California Adventure is much more oblong (even though their map is not drawn that way) with Hollywood Pictures Backlot being at one end and Paradise Pier being at the other end.
The hub design of Disneyland is one of the best things that Walt personally designed into his park.
