Pictures from the Disneyland Resort
When I first moved to California in 1983, there was just Disneyland, a lot of parking, and the Disneyland Hotel across the street. Over 21 years later, there are now two theme parks (Disneyland and California Adventure), even more parking (including a gargantuan six-story parking structure), three hotels, and a brand new shopping area called Downtown Disney that includes your usual mall traps (Wetzel's Pretzels, Build a Bear), some out of the ordinary stores (a Lego store), and examples of Disney cross promotion (a World of Disney store, an ESPN Zone).
If you live in Southern California, and you have an annual pass, it's conceivable that you'd go to Disneyland and not actually go to Disneyland. While my wife and I were in Orange County last Saturday morning, we drove to the resort (using our free parking privileges), went to the guest relations area to ask a question about pass renewal, spent some time shopping in the World of Disney store, and left. If we had more time, we might have gotten a FastPass for Soaring Over California, but we had other errands to run.
The pictures below were mostly taken in or near the World of Disney store, but a few were taken at the Mickey and Friends parking structure.
The Mickey and Friends parking structure sits off of Disneyland Dr. and is accessible by taking Ball Rd. westbound to Disneyland Dr. and making a left. Guests who are Annual Passholders are required to park in this location, and may not park in the Timon or Simba lots.
Actually, you can park in the other lots...you just have to pay for it. If you have the highest level annual pass, parking at Mickey and Friends is free.
Guests traveling with RVs, trailer-tractors or other oversized vehicles must also park in a special area next to the Mickey and Friends structure as no other lot provides spaces large enough....The Mickey and Friends structure is north of the Disneyland Hotel and Downtown Disney lot. The six story parking structure holds over ten thousand cars and is the largest structure in the United States. There are numerous trams running to the structure, and it takes less time to get to the Main Entrances from here than from the Simba lot. A large, landscaped tram stop is located next to the structure at the bottom of the escalators. The structure is accessible by escalator and elevator, and is also the only parking location with restrooms. Once aboard, the tram will take you to the Mickey and Friends tram load/unloading area. The Mickey and Friends tram stop and loading/unloading area is located in front of the entrance to the Grand Californian Hotel....Guests who would prefer to walk into the park may do so by crossing over into the Downtown Disney lot, where they can access the Downtown Disney walkway over Disneyland Drive, through Downtown Disney to the main entrances of the theme parks.
Comments