Anaheim Rapid Transit - SCAM? (Los Angeles, San Diego: car rental, rentals, amusement park)

[mlwl8521]

So let's say I'm staying at a hotel in LA with the intention of going to Disneyland/DCA. Presumably I buy a ticket and then wait for a bus to take me to the amusement park, and it's cheaper than paying for parking lots (and car rentals)

Is this ART thing going to be some shi*tty experience where:

1. the bus is late
2. the bus never shows
3. the bus shows up, but is the size of a peanut so it's full and I have to wait a 2nd rotation?

I don't know, this just sounds sketchy as hell.

[TimTheEnchanter]

Sorry, but it seems like you've done ZERO research on local transportation in So Cal.

The ART is "Anaheim Resort Transit" and is LOCAL ONLY service in the Anaheim Resort area. It is a very efficient service and highly reliable, but doesn't go anyplace near LA.

You don't say where in "Los Angeles", a 503 square mile city, you are staying so no one can even begin to give help.

You could possibly use Metrolink trains, Amtrak trains, Metro buses or even OCTA buses, depending on where you are.

It maybe cheaper to use public transportation, but a 40 minute drive (or less) can become a 2-3 hour, multi-transfer nightmare, depending on where you are.

But a simple plugging in the addresses of where you are and Disneyland's into Google Map's public transit option would tell you every thing you need to know.

[mlwl8521]

i should have clarified: i'm talking about staying in Anaheim for Disney, not in Los Angeles as an entire county

[munchitup]

Originally Posted by mlwl8521

i should have clarified: i'm talking about staying in Anaheim for Disney, not in Los Angeles as an entire county

That's pretty important, since Anaheim is not LA, and not really close. It'd be like going to the beaches on Long Island and saying you are going to NYC.

[genjy]

This has zero to do with LA.

Orange County stuff goes here, please:

http://www.city-data.com/forum/orange-county/

[TimTheEnchanter]

Originally Posted by mlwl8521

i should have clarified: i'm talking about staying in Anaheim for Disney, not in Los Angeles as an entire county

Then stay at the Best Western Park Place Inn & Mini Suites and walk the 300 yards to the Maingate at Disneyland and don't worry about ART at all.

[LuvSouthOC]

Originally Posted by genjy

This has zero to do with LA.

Orange County stuff goes here, please:

http://www.city-data.com/forum/orange-county/

Oh yeah, let's expect every person visiting the LA area not to confuse Anaheim with LA. Sheesh, cut the OP a break for not knowing that OC is separate from LA. Besides, I routinely see people discussing "theme parks in LA" on this forum and they don't just stick to the ones in Studio City, San Dimas, and Valencia, etc., instead they commit the unspeakable crime of mentioning Buena Park and Anaheim in the LA forum! Oh, the horror! It seems these tourists are expected to think that OC and LA are separated by a giant wall, watch towers, barbed wire and armed guards and the two areas are not at all contiguous (OC is now separated by a giant man-made water-filled trench).

Ok, I am adding some sarcasm, but you get the point.

[infinitekid]

the Orange Curtain exists

[RudyOD]

Originally Posted by mlwl8521

So let's say I'm staying at a hotel in LA with the intention of going to Disneyland/DCA. Presumably I buy a ticket and then wait for a bus to take me to the amusement park, and it's cheaper than paying for parking lots (and car rentals)

Is this ART thing going to be some shi*tty experience where:

1. the bus is late
2. the bus never shows
3. the bus shows up, but is the size of a peanut so it's full and I have to wait a 2nd rotation?

I don't know, this just sounds sketchy as hell.

To answer your question, no it's not going to be like that. Also, there are plenty of other options and many hotels in the Anaheim resort area even have their own mini-bus or van that drops off their guests at Disneyland. The Anaheim Resort area is pretty easy to navigate, so you can walk to Disney if you really don't want to risk buying a ticket to a bus that won't, um, quite meet your 'standards'.

Also, like others have mentioned, Disneyland is within the city of Anaheim, which is in Orange County (in between LA and San Diego). Best of luck. Stay positive.

*Plus if you are coming sometime soon and not in December or the summer, then you would be coming off season, so it shouldn't be too crowded.

[The Illusive Man]

Originally Posted by LuvSouthOC

Oh yeah, let's expect every person visiting the LA area not to confuse Anaheim with LA. Sheesh, cut the OP a break for not knowing that OC is separate from LA. Besides, I routinely see people discussing "theme parks in LA" on this forum and they don't just stick to the ones in Studio City, San Dimas, and Valencia, etc., instead they commit the unspeakable crime of mentioning Buena Park and Anaheim in the LA forum! Oh, the horror! It seems these tourists are expected to think that OC and LA are separated by a giant wall, watch towers, barbed wire and armed guards and the two areas are not at all contiguous (OC is now separated by a giant man-made water-filled trench).

Ok, I am adding some sarcasm, but you get the point.

Seriously. LA and OC are in one in the same. Some imaginary line will never change that. They depend on each other for many things, are part of the same CSA. Share the same market, and depend on each other for tourism. When people visit LA, they group Disneyland and Knott's as part of their LA trip. Anaheim teams can also get away with using the LA name. It's not a big deal and people need to get over it.