My original plan:
15-26 July to see San Francisco, then L.A., then ending the trip
Disneyland.
I have booked Castle Inn already, I stayed here in 2014 during my first visit and was happy enough with the accomodations to repeat the stay. We plan to get Maxpass.
Me and my Disney friend both go back to school, we know for sure summer is the time we both have off. Last year I finished the list to see all Disney parks in the world with a Disney Asia trip. Disneyland Anaheim is the last one my friend needs to see.
We might change to late August as someone else suggested in the other thread, the D23 Expo is 23-25 August, which will make the parks even more crowded
but the Expo is something I would like to go to one day, so why not now!
Either way, we are not into Star Wars, so we will probably avoid the land or use a fastpass and just hope the crowds in the rest of the park will be manageable. Rope drop, focus on the rides unique to Disneyland, we are show/parade/character guests, we will find ways to enjoy ourselves.