From South O.C., there is. It's one of my favorite ways to reach the parks.
Yeah that's what I think kinda sucks about it. Sometimes me and my friend would both have the day off work and be bored and just hit each other up and go to Disneyland for the afternoon/evening. A shame you can't really do that anymore.
I hope it's only a temporary thing. It was my favorite benefit of having a pass, being able to show up anytime I want.
Exactly. A Disneyland AP used to come with more and cost less. I remember my deluxe pass, the second most expensive one, being about $600 and it included parking and exclusive AP-only events, both of which are no longer offered.
It is paying more, but the parks have gone through some billion in upgrades I think. I am not defending Disney, but in that area of CA even 1399.00 is relative. I want to say my kid pays 290.00 a month just to park living in that area so 3,480.00 a year just to park his car in LA ! He said he found another for 180.00 a month he is switching too, still that is 2160.00 a year to park. I am sure he wishes either had a Disneyland pass that came with that! I highly doubt WDW will try charging for the parking with down in Fl, but if they do it will just be another thing pushing me to Universal where my AP gets me valet free(well pre covid).
I don’t mind paying more, but not for less. The cost of living in California isn’t related to Disney purposefully removing perks from the DLR AP over time.
It's also a case of simple supply and demand as I'm sure you get. I don't like, but can't blame Disney for increasing prices and reducing the "value" received as long as people are willing to pay for it. It's smart business and people whine and complain all the way to the front gate as they pay yet another visit. They will have people that fall out of the "AP" population like us but there are always enough to make it financially profitable for them.
Absolutely. Disney knows what they’re doing. Lots will continue to pay, myself and yourself just won’t be included in that bunch.
Yes, Orange County is accessible. I was referring to public transportation from Los Angeles.
Right. Not saying Disney will go bankrupt over this decision or that people won't show up. Just makes the pass a bust for day trippers like myself/my wife and my friends.
No argument there they are doing it across the board at all the parks across the world.
The rail is expanding, thankfully. Not sure if their plans include Anaheim though. I do know that they’re speeding up some of the projects in time for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. We shall see!
Can you do 3 mid week or non-blocked out Friday day trips during a year? If so, the cheapest pass still pays out easily (if you are a So Cal resident like me). That's the decision we have to make. I can easily take a day off during the week, just a matter of if we want to go more than once or twice a year. The other concerning part is knowing what the crowds will really be like which would drive our desire to visit more frequently. The optimist in me wants to believe that Disney will reduce crowds noticeably. If that happens, we would actually consider getting the Imagine Key. I believe both of my daughters are doing just that as their school and work schedules give them the flexibility to go during the week.
I honestly don't bother with any days SoCal or SoCal Select (now called Imagine) are allowed, they have always been miserable. Also don't want to take time off work to go to Disneyland anyways since I'd rather save it.
That's really the unknown. So Cal days were pretty packed but will they be again? If Disney caps attendance equally across all days of the week, theoretically every day could feel the same regardless of pass type.
Due to 400 dollars for a year of admission I'd heavily bet on SoCal days being packed still, even with reservations.
Thank you! Yeah, ridesharing it is then. I'm gonna miss the convenience of transportation in OC.
