2025 Awards: Best of Disneyland

2026 is the year where Disneyland will continue its 70th anniversary celebration and Disney California Adventure will have several of its upcoming new attractions get started with construction. For now it’s time to take one more glance back at 2025. In this article we’ll take a look at TouringPlans 2025 survey submissions to find out your favorite rides, restaurants, and hotels in Disneyland Resort. We’ll also wade deep in the muck and grime to see which offerings you all rated the lowest.

Highest Rated Disneyland Resort Attractions of 2025

From modern marvels like Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance to all time classics such as Indiana Jones Adventure and Haunted Mansion, Disneyland Resort’s attractions are world-renowned. Our data is based on a 1 to 5-star scale – 1 meaning poor to 5 meaning excellent. We then average the ratings based on age range to determine the top three attractions for each bracket.

Top Rated Attractions for Preschoolers

1. Dumbo the Flying Elephant (Disneyland – 5.0 stars)
2. Mad Tea Party (Disneyland – 5.0 stars)
3. King Arthur Carrousel (Disneyland – 5 stars)

Top Rated Attractions for Grade Schoolers

1. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Disneyland – 5.0 stars)
2. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance (Disneyland – 5.0 stars)
3. Radiator Springs Racers (DCA – 5.0 stars)

Top Rated Attractions for Teens

1. Space Mountain (Disneyland – 5.0 stars)
2. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Disneyland – 5.0 stars)
3. Incredicoaster (Disneyland – 5.0 stars)

Top Rated Attractions for Young Adults

1. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance (Disneyland – 5.0 stars)
2. Space Mountain (Disneyland – 5.0 stars)
3. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Disneyland – 5.0 stars)

Top Rated Attractions for Over 30-Year-Olds

1. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance (Disneyland – 5.0 stars)
2. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Disneyland – 5.0 stars)
3. Radiator Springs Racers (DCA – 5.0 stars)

Top Rated Attractions for Seniors

1. Haunted Mansion (Disneyland – 5.0 stars)
2. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance (Disneyland – 5.0 stars)
3. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Disneyland – 5.0 stars)

Dumbo is a perennial favorite favorite with small children, so it’s no surprise it wins with the preschool group. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad beat out Rise of the Resistance with grade schoolers by a single vote. Teens love Disneyland’s coasters, while young adults and the over 30 crowd can’t get enough of Rise of the Resistance. Seniors show impeccable taste by voting the all time classic Haunted Mansion as their favorite ride of 2025.

Highest Rated Restaurants of 2025

Disneyland Resort restaurants offer many seasonal food items throughout the year. In a theme park complex that sees a lot of repeat business, visitors enjoy having something new to try every month or so.

Our data is binary – positive reactions receive a “thumbs up” and negative receive a “thumbs down”. We then determine the thumbs up out of the total votes to determine the approval percentage. We are only including restaurants that have a full food menu (snack carts, beer stands, and pool bars are omitted).

Full-Service Restaurants

Disneyland:

1. Carnation Cafe – 93% thumbs up
2. Cafe Orleans – 91% thumbs up
3. Blue Bayou Restaurant – 88% thumbs up

Disney California Adventure:

1. Wine Country Trattoria at the Golden Vine Winery – 90% thumbs up
2. Carthay Circle Lounge – 90% thumbs up
3. Carthay Circle Restaurant – 85% thumbs up

Counter Service Restaurants

Disneyland:

1. Tropical Hideaway – 98% thumbs up
2. Jolly Holiday Bakery – 97% thumbs up
3. Cafe Daisy – 97%

Disney California Adventure:

1. Cocina Cucamonga Mexican Grill – 97% thumbs up
2. Aunt Cass Cafe – 96% thumbs up
3. Fiddler, Fifer & Practical Cafe – 96% thumbs up

Downtown Disney:

1. Jazz Kitchen Coastal Grill & Patio – 96% thumbs up
2. Earl of Sandwich – 92% thumbs up
3. Din Tai Fung – 90% thumbs up

The top-rated restaurants in the Quick Service category have one thing in common: they’re quick. It’s not surprising Disneyland Resort visitors are favoring the cheaper menu items these establishments offer.

Highest Rated Hotels of 2025

1. The Villas at Disneyland Hotel (84% Thumbs Up)
2. The Villas at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa (84% Thumbs Up)
3. Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa (83% Thumbs Up)
4. Disneyland hotel (81% Thumbs Up)
5. Pixar Place Hotel (79% Thumbs Up)

Needs Improvement List

The following locations rated low in their respective categories for various factors, from poor design to crowds.

Lowest Rated Counter Service Restaurant: The Golden Horseshoe (Disneyland – 72% Thumbs Up) – It says something about Disneyland Resort food that the lowest rated counter service eatery is still rated at 72% thumbs up. The Golden Horseshoe offers a limited menu of fried food and ice cream sundaes.

Lowest Rated Full-Service Restaurant: Great Maple Modern American Eatery (Pixar Place Hotel – 78% Thumbs Up) – Great Maple’s menu is decent but we think their high prices may drive down their rating in the end.

Lowest Rated Attraction: Jumpin’ Jellyfish  – Jumpin’ Jellyfish is a favorite of the grade school crowd, but all other age groups rate it as the lowest attraction in the park.

The Most Missed Disneyland Attraction

Country Bear Jamboree (DL – 100%)

We surveyed every single person on our planet, and everyone unanimously agreed that Country Bear Jamboree is the most missed Disneyland attraction. Hopefully Disney will listen to the people and return this universally beloved classic back to the park.

Do you agree or disagree with your fellow TouringPlans readers? Let us know in the comments.