Originally Posted By mickeynewe lol...since I'm from Northern California that sounds really complicated, but thanks! I'll probably just stick to the normal I-5 and vary off when I need to in order to get to Hollywood.
Originally Posted By redlegtwo I hate to be a downer here, but I too used the advice in this topic and took the 210 to 57 on 9/22 and we sat in bumper to bumper traffic. I didn't feel that I got to Disneyland any faster than taking I-5. It was disappointing. I did like having a different view from the freeway though.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 <<<<We's be dumb NorCal girls!>>> Hey now, I'm from NorCal! Careful there. ;> I've only had problems going straight through on I5 when it's past 1pm in the afternoon. If we get into the LA area before that, it's smooth cruising.
Originally Posted By 4Disnee Hello redlegtwo, Wow that is a real stink. Were the carpool lanes even stopped up? We are lucky enough to have XM-Raido in our truck and it tells us the traffic conditions in LA, San Diego, San Francisco and a few other places so it is very nice to have. Once we hit the bottom of the Grapevine DH turns it on and then we can make our choice from there on what roads to take. Sorry to hear that you had to sit in traffic there also that stinks. Hey Lisann22, What time do you usually hit Magic Mountain? I am always up to try different times and ways? We usually hit MM about 8 ish or so and that is usually where we hit the nasty traffic or maybe there is just always a wreck or so it seems. LOL Thanks
Originally Posted By redlegtwo 4Disnee - Yeah even the carpool lanes were backed up. I thought maybe there had been an accident but never saw any evidence of that. But like I said, the view from the freeway was different so it wasn't a total loss. It made the drive more interesting anyway.
Originally Posted By 4Disnee Hey redlegtwo, Yes it was a very nice view to see something different you are so very right. It was nice looking at some hills and such rather than just build after building. LOL Will you take that route again?
Originally Posted By Amynleroy Hi there! I too am from norcal..(east bay) and I go to DL atleast 4 times a year and we stick to I5 it is the least bit complicated. We try to leave around 3 am so that we can get there before too much traffic. plus the kids sleep on the way down and before they know it we are at disneyland! One tip thatI would give is to save a breakfast stop until you get into bad traffic (if you do) pull over and relax and enjoy breakfast! 13 more days until out trp and I can't wait!!!! Hope your trip is GRRRREAT!
Originally Posted By 4Disnee Hey Amynleroy, Woo Hoo I bet that you are looking forward to your trip. Where do you stop for breakfast? We usually stop in Buttonwillow eat and fuel up or Dually then we can make it to DL and back to Buttonwillow. But where is a good place to eat past that? We are very simple people. LOL I am the type of person that never likes to venture past what I know when we travel but the 210 was so easy I did not stress the whole time and I did not do any back seat driving so my DH LOVED that. LOL
Originally Posted By Niele How about getting back up north? Is there a better way than I5? Would anyone have suggestions for places to stop and eat? We'll probably leave DL around 10:30am and have little ones that will want to eat on the way up north-any suggestions would be very welcome....
Originally Posted By Lisann22 From Livermore I can make it to DL in 5.5 hours with medium traffic, no traffic 5 hours. If we get held up in LA then about 6.5 hours. We did our 25 hour tour last January, we left at 3:45am and we were standing in line to enter DL at 9:30am. The next time we left at 4am and we were IN DL at 9:30am.
Originally Posted By mickeynewe Your timing sounds right Lisann22, because we are a hour farther out than you. The drive is the only thing I dread about going to Disneyland. I hate to drive that far because it always makes me sleepy, yet if I don't drive, I get car sick! Oh, joy! I'm such a fun person to travel with! LOL LOL..I'll never forget driving to Berryessa with 4Disnee, that girl flew around each and every corner and the whole time I thought I was gonna lose it in her van. LOL..oh, the memories we've had.....
Originally Posted By 4Disnee LOL Mickeynewe, I thought that you were driving your own car that trip to the Lake. I always get nervous about driving so that is why I drive the first leg of the trip and then back seat drive the second half. LOL Ok so this last trip was the first time ever that I did not do the back seat driving and DH was so happy about that! LOL I kept quiet the whole time and it was nice for me to. Hee Hee So Mickeynewe when are you ready for another trip to the Lake I am good to go anytime you and the family are up to it.
Originally Posted By mickeynewe Not THAT trip....lol...THAT trip was in your old orange van, you know, BEFORE we had kids and were just young wild things,and I was hanging my head out the window like some puppy dog praying not to throw up! You mad driver you! ROTFL Hey, I could use a trip away with my best friend chillin' out at the Lake. *mutters about Victorian homes and the constant repairs and all the work still left to be done* We really at least need to plan a dinner or something. It really IS my turn, past my turn to be truthful, but my house is a disaster and I just KNOW you want to put up with my lovely neighbors! Lets see what happens when one of kids hit YOUR truck with a plastic pipe or uses it for a dodge ball backboard. *sits back to watch the fireworks* Besides, your hubby cooks better than I do! ROTFL
Originally Posted By BoyStory We also live in Livermore so I echo what Lisann22 says, but for our family it goes like this: With no KIDS it takes 5.5 hours, LOL! With each additional KID ( think potty stop, DVD player crisis, etc) add 15 minutes,. Yeah, we have 5 kids, do the math. Seriously, I still don't know why but leaving at 5:30am on a Sunday has made for the best traffic (in L.A.) scenario for us so far. This time we'll be doing the same, but heading to Hollywood first (shhh, don't tell Mickey!);-P
Originally Posted By Lisann22 BoyStory, two words for cutting down the 15min per kid.... mayo jars. ;>
Originally Posted By mickeynewe ROTFL...you know, they actually do sell "emergency" kits for that use at Kragen's. Just died laughing the first time I saw one. I was asking my hubby, "is that what I think it is for?" It was this weird gel-pack thing.
Originally Posted By redlegtwo 4Disnee - I get bored with the same route all the time so I'll definitely try it again. I just wish I wasn't always in such a hurry to get to DL and then I would try other roads, but as soon as I get on the road I'm on a mission to get there as fast as possible! I've been on I-5 during the afternoon when I was sure I'd be in stop and go traffic for miles, and it would end up being smooth sailing all the way. You just never know.
Originally Posted By 4Disnee Hey redlegtwo, You are so right you never know what the traffic is going to be like down there. We have gone thru at 11:30 at night and the traffic was all backed up stop and go what gives with that. LOL We live in the Bay Area and our traffic here is getting worse and worse almost like LA at times. GRRR LOL
