Hi there, Jaime!
Welcome to the Disney Parks Moms Panel, and thanks for these great questions. I'd love to give you some tips to truly maximize your visit to the Happiest Place on Earth.
First, you will want to purchase your Disneyland Resort theme park tickets. While there are a variety of locations to purchase tickets, including at the ticket booths when you arrive, the easiest option is to
purchase your tickets online or through the official
Disneyland app. Even if you come to the resort with an electronic ticket like this, you will be given an official paper ticket upon your first entrance into the parks. You can link this paper ticket to your Disneyland app, but you still will want to keep it on you at all times. Some of the complimentary FASTPASS distribution kiosks still require you to input your paper ticket to obtain your FASTPASS return times. If you choose to purchase the Disney MaxPass feature, you won't need to visit these kiosks for attraction or entertainment FASTPASSES and can select yours digitally through the app. This is definitely my preferred way to make FASTPASS selections, because it is SO convenient. With
Disney MaxPass you can also get unlimited downloads of all Disney PhotoPass photos taken on the days you add this feature.
I hope this helps. Please return if you have any other questions, because You've Got a Friend in Me!
-Jennifer