First time poster -- I would be curious about an updated answer to this. I was originally planning to spend July 3-4, 2017 in Disneyland (after spending the weekend at Legoland and Seaworld) and then drive up to Wuksachi Lodge in Sequoia on Wednesday, July 5. But it ended up being more economical to do the Southern California Citypass, so now I unexpectedly have a ticket for a third day in Disneyland.
Probably the best way to use the third day is to spend the morning at Disneyland and then drive to Sequoia, with the aim of visiting Sequoia on Thursday before heading up to Yosemite for the rest of the week. But I am worried about the traffic through L.A. If I end up spending Wednesday morning at Disneyland, how late should I leave? Would it be okay to leave as late as 1:00 or 2:00 (i.e., after lunch)? Or should I just spend 3 hours in the parks and leave before lunch? (say, by 11:00?)