We still have to remember the park has literally been open for just a month now and at smaller capacity in the middle of spring. If it stays like this at another 6-9 months with bigger capacity is another thing. I still think come September it's going to fall to the usual ghost town levels again barring weekends. Right now everyone is just excited to be out of the house and finally doing fun things again. Eventually that walk is going to get old as well for some.
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Disneyland officially reopening April 30th
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We still have to remember the park has literally been open for just a month now and at smaller capacity in the middle of spring. If it stays like this at another 6-9 months with bigger capacity is another thing. I still think come September it's going to fall to the usual ghost town levels again barring weekends. Right now everyone is just excited to be out of the house and finally doing fun things again. Eventually that walk is going to get old as well for some.
Californian Elitist
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The first time I walked to Mickey & Friends from the park was the early morning of post Grad Nite. I had been awake for over 24 hours, spent lots of my energy watching the 2010 Lakers championship game with my classmates right before heading to DL, and had spent hours waiting in lines and walking around the park. In high-heeled boots.
Walking back is now a breeze.
Walking back is now a breeze.
Stevek
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I've never really been concerned about the walk from the parking structure to the park given I'm going to be walking all day. That walk back though, yeah, that might be a bit tougher after spending the whole day walking. We always looked forward to that tram ride when the girls were tired and our feet were worn out.The walk (really, more like a hobble) back is even worse. A good kind of pain, I guess.But while I thought it was a fun experience to walk the route as a bit of COVID history, I have no interest doing this in the long-term and can't wait for the trams to be running soon.
waltography
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Oh, for sure! The walk from the parking structure to the park is really pleasant, honestly, and it honestly felt nice on my first trip back since last year because it felt like a natural way to build anticipation for the parks.
Californian Elitist
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Sometimes it’s quicker to walk.
mickEblu
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I barely ever took the tram at the end of the night. Lines were way too long and it was just a pain in the @$$ with strollers. The way to the parks was usually pleasant as I would arrive in the late morning. Still, after they built the new walking path We usually walked.
chadwpalm
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I never have a problem with the tram at the end of the day. I'll walk up to the loading area circled in red and every line will have 10-15 people waiting in it. Then I walk over to the green area and there's nobody there. Most people don't know there are two loading areas.
waltography
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This! People still don't know this area, I think; I saw people trying to get back to Mickey and Friends from Downtown Disney and they think walk the long way around (basically a giant U-turn to the other side) because the remaining tram stop areas are roped off, when in actuality there's a shortcut to get back on the tram route in the green. (Also... people could just hop the roped off sections.
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MarvelCharacterNerd
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Yeah, it's no fun... if you can walk. But for folks having mobility issues, it's a nightmare.The walk (really, more like a hobble) back is even worse. A good kind of pain, I guess.
Stevek
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We stopped taking the tram as well…we always parked in the toy story lot after years of parking in the structure.
Californian Elitist
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I can’t remember the last time I didn’t park in Toy Story. That’s been my preference for years now.
ParkPeeker
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My whole family went to Disneyland last week, my parents haven’t been in 10 years. We had a park hopper starting at California Adventure so we couldn’t ride my fave Indy!
they’ve never seen Carsland or StarWars Galaxy’s edge and we rode all rides on both lands cept luigis. Boarding passes for rotr nearly gave me a heart attack. Both of my parents liked Radiator Springs the best/were more impressed by Carsland (they aren’t fans of Star Wars, but then again they aren’t fans of Cars either ). Also on Millennium Falcon, they were the pilots and did not pilot the ship at all, they were confused the whole time and screaming and crashing, honestly a really good experience, super funny, I recommend it to y’all(letting clueless pilots fly it) lolol.
I really liked Rotr, the animatronics, the huge sets and huge space screens, all really excellent. But I feel like Indy>rotr even though I didn’t even ride Indy this time around hahaha. Trying to figure out what felt off about rotr, cause when I think about it logically, what about Indy is more impressive than rotr? Maybe I over hyped rotr for myself.
also there were ppl getting in line for Rotr without knowing about the boarding pass situation. When they were told they couldn’t ride it I felt so bad!
they’ve never seen Carsland or StarWars Galaxy’s edge and we rode all rides on both lands cept luigis. Boarding passes for rotr nearly gave me a heart attack. Both of my parents liked Radiator Springs the best/were more impressed by Carsland (they aren’t fans of Star Wars, but then again they aren’t fans of Cars either ). Also on Millennium Falcon, they were the pilots and did not pilot the ship at all, they were confused the whole time and screaming and crashing, honestly a really good experience, super funny, I recommend it to y’all(letting clueless pilots fly it) lolol.
I really liked Rotr, the animatronics, the huge sets and huge space screens, all really excellent. But I feel like Indy>rotr even though I didn’t even ride Indy this time around hahaha. Trying to figure out what felt off about rotr, cause when I think about it logically, what about Indy is more impressive than rotr? Maybe I over hyped rotr for myself.
also there were ppl getting in line for Rotr without knowing about the boarding pass situation. When they were told they couldn’t ride it I felt so bad!
Stevek
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Sooo much easier.
BubbaisSleep
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Same. I also usually stay over by the Convention Center hotels so I even prefer walking over to that parking lot as it's so close & their shuttles have AC.
Toy Story parking is the gift that keeps on giving.
Californian Elitist
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Agreed. I really don’t like Mickey & Friends and only park there when I’m forced to.
Stevek
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So has anyone noticed that the bloggers/vloggers are still going to Disneyland multiple times? I've seen a couple pop up in my youtube feed that have probably been 5+ times each...I wonder how long this will last? Maybe as long as multiple people still keep donating cash to during their livestreams? Who needs an AP when you've got loyal watchers to fund your business.
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George Lucas on a Bench
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They sure have a lot of free time on their hands. Anyone else have a job and responsibilities that don't involve going to amusement parks?
Californian Elitist
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Vlogging is their job.
George Lucas on a Bench
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Well, that settles it. I'm announcing it here. I'm retiring from contributing anything positive to society. Screw this Essential Frontline job. I'm now a Professional Blogger. Donate at yourenotbeingscammed.org
Now, please excuse me while I make reservations for the next 4 months to record my Quality Content.
Now, please excuse me while I make reservations for the next 4 months to record my Quality Content.