Finally decided on staying at the Disneyland Hotel. First time to Disneyland so what is the easiest and best way to get to the parks??
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Quickest and easiest way to the parks from the Disneyland Hotel?
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Sparky359621
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Californian Elitist
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You can walk or take the Monorail.
PacNWTigger
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That map makes it look a lot further away than it really is. Everything is within walking distance at DLR...that's one of the many wonderful things that I love about the parks.
TP2000
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Thank you for giving me my first laugh of the day. Well done!
For @sammysmom1 , this is one of those things where you'll just have to go through a bit of Culture Shock. Disneyland is not WDW, it's all very compact and walkable yet packed with just as many attractions and major entertainment spectaculars (parades, fireworks, water shows) as all four WDW theme parks combined. (Actually, beginning May 22nd there will be more entertainment spectaculars daily in Anaheim than there are currently in WDW) You can stroll from the Disneyland Hotel to the front entrance of Disneyland in 10 minutes, a bit longer if you stop for a Starbucks or a Haagen-Dazs on the way in Downtown Disney.
Here's another good image to give you a point of reference for the size and ease of travel within the Disneyland Resort. Taken at the same scale is the Epcot complex with park and Yacht & Beach Club Hotels, compared to the Disneyland Resort with both parks and three hotels.
In the evening, you can take the monorail back from Tomorrowland to Downtown Disney if your feet are tired. But especially on that first morning, you absolutely HAVE TO walk so that you can walk in on Main Street USA as Walt Disney designed and built and cared for it himself.
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George Lucas on a Bench
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It's a short walk and you have the Monorail at your disposal.
Thank you all so much! Getting excited for our trip
Keep in mind, if you are not staying at the Grand Californian, you will not be able to enter DCA through the hotel entrance until late-morning or early afternoon. Only hotel guests are permitted through that entrance in the mornings (I'm not sure if they allow guests of other Disney hotels access during the mornings; if so that may be a faster option to avoid the long security line).
It's probably a ten minute walk at most through Downtown Disney, depending on crowds. The monorail is an option from Downton Disney, but the line can get very long, annd may not ultimately save you any time. Also keep in mind that everyone must go though the security line at Disneyland, whether you have a bag or not (which also is a cause for the long morning line at the monorail).
It's probably a ten minute walk at most through Downtown Disney, depending on crowds. The monorail is an option from Downton Disney, but the line can get very long, annd may not ultimately save you any time. Also keep in mind that everyone must go though the security line at Disneyland, whether you have a bag or not (which also is a cause for the long morning line at the monorail).
Axoman
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As far as I know, they only check for your room key when there is an extra magic hour at DCA.
Mukta
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It takes me about 8 minutes to walk from the DLH to the security line for the parks.