I am at Disneyland right now, staying at the disneyland hotel. Let me start by saying I grew up in SoCal and going to Disneyland. This is the first time I have been back in about 12 years. Disneyland is far behind Disneyworld in a lot of aspects and it has made our trip not very funny. Transportation here is terrible. Cast members have been not very helpful and even to the point of being rude, not all but most we encountered. I am also confused as to why they are still using paper tickets here and not putting them on your key to world card. Apparently changing credit cards mid-trip really messes them up, to the point of not being able to charge anything to the room. They do not seem interested in keeping lines moving or crowd control. The overall efficiency with which Disneyworld is run is 10x times better then Disneyland. Not to say Disneyworld is perfect, but it is night and day. Just my 2 cents.
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Cosmic Commando
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Sorry you're having trouble. What kind of transportation issues are you having? The resort is so small, and I've never heard of transportation problems. 
lazyboy97o
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Walking all that distance from the Disneyland Hotel to the parks is hard! Where are the Magical buses?Sorry you're having trouble. What kind of transportation issues are you having? The resort is so small, and I've never heard of transportation problems.
Californian Elitist
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I'm sorry you're having a bad time. Hopefully things will get better, soon, although I can't fathom any transportation issues, either, since you're staying at the DL Hotel.
Animaniac93-98
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First post goes against popular opinion and has major flaws in logic? Y'all should know better.
Californian Elitist
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Yeah, I was going to bring that up but I decided not to lol.
RandomPrincess
Keep Moving Forward
I thought transportation was maybe talking about Magical Express?
englanddg
One Little Spark...
They have magical express at DLC.
RandomPrincess
Keep Moving Forward
Sorry, what is the bus called that takes you from the airport to the resort?
englanddg
One Little Spark...
Magical Express. And they have it at Disneyland California. Both from LAX and John Wayne. And, it's a themed tour bus, just like WDW.
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
Not quite. There is the Disneyland Resort Express and it is charged seperately instead of bundled.
englanddg
One Little Spark...
True. But they still have it.
StarWarsGirl
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- In the Parks
- No
Possibly the monorail system? When we went, we found it useless.
To me, both DL and WDW have their high and low points. Both are fun, and when I get the chance to go to either one, I enjoy myself. My graduation trip is to DL is a little over a week, and I'm very excited.
To me, both DL and WDW have their high and low points. Both are fun, and when I get the chance to go to either one, I enjoy myself. My graduation trip is to DL is a little over a week, and I'm very excited.
RandomPrincess
Keep Moving Forward
You are right, DL's monorail is more of a ride then transportation.
Californian Elitist
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The Monorail is both an attraction and a means of transportation. It takes you to Downtown Disney. Like the Railroad. Transportation and an attraction. It's just when the DL Monorail is compared to the WDW one, it doesn't really compare, in terms of transportation.
Cosmic Commando
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It's just anecdotal, is all. The only thing I don't really understand is the transportation thing.
-tickets not on KTTW... they probably stuck with the old system longer than they should have, but at some point just decided to wait for MM+. If MM+ wasn't coming, I bet they would've updated by now
-nice/rude CM's... some people say they're nicer as a group at WDW, some people say they're nicer as a group at DLR. Some people say they're more genuinely happy to see you at DLR. Some people say it's just a job at DLR: Disneyland one day, In 'n' Out the next. Some people say the CM's at WDW are "fake" and wishing you a magical day 30,000 times. I myself find them to be the same on both coasts: most are pleasant enough to deal with, some are exceptional and there are a couple bad apples. When you get a rude CM, it sticks with you, though. For some reason, I was thinking today about a couple of rude CM's I had one time in Germany at Epcot (they were chatting behind the counter while I was at the front of a long line forming to check out). I was lamenting that I remember that one bad experience over a weeklong trip more than all of the pleasant experiences put together. Such is life.
-changing credit cards... anytime you ask a person/place to do something out of the ordinary, be prepared to be disappointed. They are used to doing things one way, and if you are the anomaly, the chances of something going wrong go up exponentially.
-crowd control... have normally heard that it's better at DLR, but maybe it feels more crowded since the park is smaller.
StarWarsGirl
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- No
Yeah, but to WDW goers, it's useless. I felt like I could walk to Downtown Disney just as easily. That, and the capacity of the trains was lower than WDW's. DL's trains carry a mere 120 passengers whereas the WDW carry 360 passengers (when you are stuffed in like sardines and standing). Just far less efficient. I can see why the trains are shorter because there's no way WDW's monorails can handle some of those curves, but still. It's more for sightseeing, which is rather nice. The only other time I've waited 30 minutes for a monorail is at the end of the day in Epcot. I also fail to see why they couldn't design it to make stops at Grand Californian and California Adventure. I'm sure there's a reason, but I'm just not sure what it is, especially when it passes right through Grand Californian and California Adventure.
flynnibus
Premium Member
Ehh - they have a shuttle service AVAILABLE.. meaning if you are willing to pay Disney's rates, yes, you can get a bus from the airport. It's misleading (no matter what the name) to make an equal comparison to the Magical Express service at WDW which has FREE transport and integrated baggage transfer.