Originally Posted By Jasmin87 Hi! I will be visiting Disneyland in Nov. & have a question... We would like to stay at Disneyland until the park closes and then go to Downtown Disney. Is it possible to walk to Downtown Disney from the park? Can we leave our car in the Disneyland parking garage after the park closes or should we move it to the Downtown Disney parking lot? Thanks so much!!
Originally Posted By Mickeysbestfan Yes. If you park in Mickey and Friends you are dropped off in DownTown Disney. If you go to the Disneyland.com website you can pull up the map and it shows how DTD is attached to the property.
Originally Posted By alexbook I'm guessing you're used to WDW? DLR is very, very small by comparison. The entire resort is walking distance. You should be aware that, depending on the dates you're there, you might not find much open in DTD after DL closes.
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS DTD is, in essence, attached to both DL and DCA. You're good to go within a few steps!
Originally Posted By dlkozy >>>" you might not find much open in DTD after DL closes...."<<< I always find that disappointing. Even when the economy was doing well, I would have thought that was a good time to snag a some hotel guests with that "gotta have it" item.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Not much to add... as everyone has said, DtD is right next to the parks. Here's a photo: <a href="http://disney.rocket9.net/images/DL_Disneyland_Resort_Aerial.1280.jpg" target="_blank">http://disney.rocket9.net/imag...1280.jpg</a> The green roofs near the bottom center of the picture is the Grand Californian Hotel; DtD is just above it, and the park entrance is just to the right.
Originally Posted By Jasmin87 Wow, so everything is within walking distance?! This will make park hopping a lot easier! Yes, you are right - I am used to WDW where everything is verrrry spread apart! I will definitely check the hours for DTD, too. Thanks so much for all of your help!!!
Originally Posted By friendofdd Don't get too relaxed about it, Jasmine. It can take a full 60 seconds to walk from the gate of one park to the gate of the other, and it may take 2 minutes to walk from either park to DTD.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip The "walk-ability" is the greatest thing (in my opinion) about Disneyland. When I'm at Disneyland I miss having anything like my favorite park; Epcot. But I LOVE being able to leave my car in the Disneyland Hotel parking lot and being able to walk everywhere when I am there. You are truly "surrounded by Disney" when you can spend 4-5 days at Disneyland without ever having to get on a Bus or some other form of transit to get where you want. The longest walk is perhaps about 10 minutes from the DL Hotel through Downtown Disney to the parks. That to me is WONDERFUL!
Originally Posted By Moedad If it's during Thanksgiving week or on a weekend, then yes, DTD is pretty much closed up by the the time the park closes. HOB might still have folks in it for a concert, but you won't be able to join them. If you're there during the week and it's NOT the holiday period, the park closes earlier (and CA Adventure generally closes 2 to 3 hours earlier than DL) and there will still be eateries and shops open in DTD, and the AMC theater will be open too.
Originally Posted By Jasmin87 That sounds good! We will be there during the week at the beginning of Nov., so hopefully DTD will still be open for a little while after the park closes!
Originally Posted By Moedad Make sure you find out how long the parking lot (or the parking structure) you're in stay open after park closing. If you stay in DTD very late (like a late movie) and you're in a theme park lot (rather than the official DTD parking), there may be a timing issue to keep in mind.
Originally Posted By Jasmin87 Oh, okay! If we park in the parking garage for the theme parks then we should probably move the car to the DTD lot just in case we end up staying late?
Originally Posted By Ursula Where are you staying? I ask because sometimes it is best to just walk from your hotel room and totally forget about the car altogether. Or, take a shuttle from your hotel (assuming you are not at a Disney hotel) and then take a cab back.
Originally Posted By Jasmin87 That's awesome that you can just leave your car at the hotel and walk everywhere!! Unfortunately I'll be about 45 minutes away, though, so I'll be stuck driving...
Originally Posted By Darkbeer The Parking Structure NEVER closes. Worse case scenerio, you have to walk back to the car instead of taking a tram, about a 1/2 mile walk from Downtown Disney.
