Originally Posted By Big Thunder I'm not as frequent a quest as I used to, and maybe this has been covered before. I have a peeve and I am wondering why DLR does this. In my last 5 or so visits to the park, when leaving Mickey & Friends parking lot, I am forced to go over the bridge to the I-5 freeway on ramp. when the lot was first built they allowed multiple lanes to enter Disneyland Dr. [Formally West St.] to be able to connect with Ball Rd. Then they cut it down to only one lane on the far right to be able to enter Disneyland Dr. Now they block it off entirely and I am forced to cross over Ball Rd via the bridge and onto the ramp leading to I-5. They do not allow U-Turns or a way to turn around for quite a distance. My problem is I DONT WANT to take I-5, I want to be on Ball Rd. So I have to go miles out of my way to make a legal maneuver to go to where I need to be. It's really a pain. Why do they do that?
Originally Posted By Darkbeer It is the Anaheim Police Department that makes the decision, and it has to do with traffic flows, events going on at the House of Blues and the Convention Center stuff. It was done due to accidents and other safety issues, it is normally done on busy days in the evening, usually around 9 PM to prepare for the after-fireworks crowd. But you don't have to go miles out of your way. The easiest option, when you go over the bypass bridge, get in the right lane and get onto 5 south, but stay in the far right lane and get off at the next exit, Harbor Blvd. At the top of the offramp, make a left onto Harbor. Go up to traffic lights, and you are at Ball, make a right to go east towards the 57 and 55 freeways, or left to go west on Ball.
