Originally Posted By mickeynewe Okay, I can't believe I'm saying this--- but we are going to buy the ART passes this trip. We have <always> walked in the past, and it is not a bad walk at all, but we are going to break down and get them. My questions is..... I've looked at the ART website and map and I see all the hotels it stops at, but it doesn't show the directions that the bus runs. Is Hojos the first or last stop? Is it the last on the way to the park? Or is it the first on the way to the park? I'm just wondering if it will be a short trip in the a.m., but a long ride in the p.m. or vice-versa. Thanks everyone! Have a ºoº day!
Originally Posted By Tanyaj111 Going to the park - you go straight from the hotel to the park. Coming back to the hotel - you go accross the 5 freeway to other hotels then back to hojo (the last stop before back to DL). Going to DL great, coming back to hotel, not so great. It's not a long ride though. Hope this helps. Tanya
Originally Posted By Stacers76 Mickeynewe~ When are you guys going?? We're going in July for DL's BD and all the meets and we're contemplating using the ART to go back to HoJo if we time it right and depending on how hot it is...I'll take AC wherever I can get it! I'm interested to see how it works from HoJo! Thanks!
Originally Posted By mickeynewe Stacers we are going in just 1.5 weeks so I'll let you know! If I forget, the xjet gals will happily tell you how forgetful I can be, just give me a nudge by emailing me. Its in my profile!!
Originally Posted By sdlovesmickey I have used the ART at night from the HOJO the last few times we went...sometimes they dropped us off first, sometimes we had to go to two or three other hotels first. I didn't really mind the other stops though; your feet are so tired that riding on a bus for an extra ten minutes is kind of a respite for your legs and feet We walk over in the morning, but it is nice to catch the bus at the end of the day.
Originally Posted By Ursula I've found it is faster to walk than to wait for the ART, going either direction. Sometimes, we've waited up to 25 minutes for one. OF course some crazy lady I was with bought heavy plates for something and they were far too heavy to carry back to the Hojo's.
Originally Posted By 73baloo Just spent 5 days at HoJos and this is the first time the ART system has just plain sucked. Very spotty, not on a 20 minute schedule, was not unusual to wait 45+ minutes at the hotel. Very confusing at the park when they added A or B routes. Had to take cab to DTD so we would not miss dinner reservations. The 1st time my Dad (80 yrs) stayed there and he said never again; he will only stay on property.
Originally Posted By mickeynewe What is the A & B routes 73baloo? If I may ask, how much was cab fare to the park and back? Would we be smarter to just do that? I'm sure I can easily make the walk in the a.m., perhaps we should just take the cab home? It might end up being about the same amount of money anyways. My husband also suggested just driving in and taking the tram to the parking garage. Any additional info would be greatly appreciated!
Originally Posted By LuLu Well, you could also have a wait for the tram at night, and you have to stand while waiting. Then, depending on where you parked, your walk could be as far to your car as just walking to HoJo's! I'm not sure where the cabs pick up, but if it's at the drop-off on Harbor, you've walked halfway to HoJo's by then. IMO it's easier to walk... unless you have heavy packages.
Originally Posted By 73baloo Our first 2 days nothing said about an A or B route and then once my Dad and I were heading back and saw the #7 in the window and were asked which hotel; when we told them they said "oh, that is the "A" route so you wait for the next bus". Not one bus differentiated A or B. The cab fare to DTD entrance was $7.10...not bad. Not sure how much just to the park. We did walk a few times but there is no where to sit and relax like you do though DTD which is what my Dad missed.
Originally Posted By joeysmommy I'm confused. Is the route to Hojo's Route B or Route 7? The hojoanaheim website shows Route B <a href="http://www.hojoanaheim.com/pdf/art_routes.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hojoanaheim.com/pdf...utes.pdf</a> The ART website shows Route 7 on their map <a href="http://www.rideart.org/ART-Map.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.rideart.org/ART-Map.pdf</a> I just don't want to be trying to figure this out with 2 tired kids.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer ART last year changed from Letters to NUMBERS. So the current labeling is "7".
Originally Posted By DLGrandma Just back from HOJO last evening. ART #7 services HOJO. transport from HOJO-- Your next stop will be Disneyland. Pickup at Disney-- You will make 4 stops before HOJO. One of the stops is right accross the street from Cheesecake Factory. We never did go accross the freeway--Maybe that is 7B. Both 7 B and 7 have the same waiting area at DL. Look on the door it is posted the hotels it sevices. ART seemed to run on a 20 mins schedule.
Originally Posted By joeysmommy thanks for the info everyone. We're getting so excited- 6 days to go! I borrowed an umbrella stroller from a friend just in case my older son doesn't want to wait for the ART. My younger son is 4 and well past stroller age, but when it comes to DL he sure wears out easily. I gave our stroller away 1 year ago but I can't carry him from Hojo's to DL.
Originally Posted By joeysmommy ok, thank God we had that umbrella stroller. Every time we tried to take the ART into the park it was packed and we'd have to wait for the next one and then that would be full too. We ended up walking over every time. We took the ART back twice which worked out ok. We had 9 in our group which didn't help. The 2nd night I walked back since I didn't want to wake my cranky 4 yr old in the stroller. I was back at Hojo's for almost 30 minutes before my friend got back with her kids. I would try it our first before buying that 3 day pass.
