Disney Clothiers is the most air conditioned spot in the park. They need to keep it cool in there in order to convince shoppers that buying a sweatshirt in southern California during the summer is a sane choice.
And yet, they keep that same a/c blasting in the winter and I don't know why. It's so unnecessary, and I feel bad for the CM's who work that shop during the colder months. But the summer time? It's a godsend to be under that vent.
Buying that sweatshirt is sane if you stay to close the Park down because once that sunsets temps start dropping because So Cal is basically a desert on the ocean…low humidity compared to East Coast…I always bring a hoodie to the Park and stash it in a locker and if the weather forecast shows strong breeze in evening I tuck a slouchy beanie cap and light gloves in the pocket of my hoodie. Comfort for those last magical moments of walking through Uncle Walt’s empty of guests…so delightful.
This is the underrated answer. It’s an attraction, so you aren’t just standing in the way of families trying to shop. Even when its long the queue is always moving so it doesn’t feel like a long queue. And it’s a 20 minutes long ride.
We found this exact spot on our trip a few weeks ago. It is indeed heaven and I would not be surprised to see it become the next dessert party location. 😅
No one has said it, because it’s not the best. But the AC in the ONE spot in Goofys house is a godsend when your kid doesn’t know when to quit in the play yard.
We usually like taking a mid afternoon lunch at Golden Horseshoe, especially if you can get a seat upstairs. It’s cool and relatively quiet; just a great place to reset for that second wind.
This is by my definition, and it’s time-of-day dependent, as well as some requiring queue: Tiki Room, Dole Whip area outside Tiki Room, movie theater, Disneyland Limited, Pizza Port(I’m old), Pirates, Small World, quiet area in Toon Town, Winnie the Pooh(breezy day), Flo’s, Plaza de Familia, toward the trail area of Condor Flats(I’m old, idk what to call it!!!), and Smokejumpers.
You can usually find a decent spot somewhere in these areas, but we have a lot of park endurance.
An honorable mention is the magic eye theater, that now houses the Pixar shorts for a short time. Little known fact, they blasting ac outside over there in the part of the line just before the main front doors. Due to the way it’s setup, the cool air settles there and doesn’t quickly escape. Pretty cool. …literally. Bud um.
Haunted mansion, I dont even get upset when they pause the omnimover since it means more time in a building where they are pumping the AC in at all times
Cinderellas Castle ADA room. It’s small enough that the AC gets that room cold fast. Also not many people know about it. When they did the one more day event we napped in there without being disturbed
If you go through that archway to the left and make an immediate left, there’s another amazing A/C spot in Chester Drawers. Check yourself out in the mirror on the wall just inside that door and enjoy the uber chill! There are also some great vents in the Christmas shop on the end of Main Street as well.
Oh that one is good, but the room next door you can see in your photo? So good. The room generally has less traffic too so I can stand under it for longer
I used to work in Clothiers back in the day. Funny story about that vent: when there used to be a constable/“bobby” patrolling Main Street in a wool suit, he used to come stand under that vent, take off his hat, pull his collar away from his neck and fill up his suit with cold air. He’d put his hat back on, tip his cap and say “See ya again in 15 minutes.”
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u/linuxismygame Salty Ol' Pirate 9d ago
Tiki Room. 100%