DCA Construction Walking Route Closure?

[marciemi]

I'm just trying to figure out what exactly is closed in the park right now in terms of just getting from one place to the next. When you walk in the park, I thought I read you need to turn right (past Soarin') and head that way. But if you're over by Monsters Inc on the left side of the park, is there a way back to the entrance? If I'm looking at a map, what routes/areas are closed? Thanks!

 

[cmwade77]

From that area, you have to go back around Soarin'. At night they have an exit open that allows you to go out to Downtown Disney, otherwise you have to walk back around to the gate.

This adds about 10 minutes onto your walk time from that area to park hop to Disneyland.

 

[I'm mikey]

Here's a current map for DCA.

http://disneyland.disney.go.com/media/dlr_nextgen/SiteCatalog/PDF/DisneyCaliforniaAdventureParkMap_20110815.pdf

maybe this will help. the page takes a minute to load.

The DCA entrance is center bottom of the map

 

[amyamya]

Here's a current map for DCA.

http://disneyland.disney.go.com/media/dlr_nextgen/SiteCatalog/PDF/DisneyCaliforniaAdventureParkMap_20110815.pdf

maybe this will help. the page takes a minute to load.

The DCA entrance is center bottom of the map

Great resource. Thank you!!

 

[marciemi]

Thanks much! That is a great map and shows it well! So you can cut through behind Buena Vista Street near Award Weiners though? So if the park opens at 10 and they allow you in at 9:30, where do people line up to head to Toy Story Midway Mania? Is there time to ride Soarin' and still get in line?

Thanks again!

 

[skiingfast]

Thanks much! That is a great map and shows it well! So you can cut through behind Buena Vista Street near Award Weiners though? So if the park opens at 10 and they allow you in at 9:30, where do people line up to head to Toy Story Midway Mania? Is there time to ride Soarin' and still get in line?

Thanks again!

Currently you enter the normal gates and make a hard right behind Soarin and "come in" to the park next to it, near the old airplane. On the map you can walk on the Yellow pathways from there, making a left to go to Hollywood Back Lot where Award Wieners is. You can go genly right, to the right of Grizzly River Run. Then down San Fransico street toward the Pier, this where the Rope Drop is set up. On the map is a red tower in a circular area, the Rope Drop is there where the blue turns to a brown bridge that heads to Ariels Grotto #31.

I want to add to address you other question. You can ride Soarin, but this can use up half or all of that early 1/2 hour depending if you get in Soarin on its first flight or have to wait 10 more miinutes for its second flight. I've done this both ways so usually I just grab a FP to ride it later. Yes the FP disritbution is open during this early entry, unlike during MM in DL.

As far as using the rope drop to get to TSMM. It's a trade off. You can wait at the rope drop for 25 minutes, and then a few at TSMM to load. Or you can ignore the rope drop do other things and at 10 follow the rope drop crowd to TSMM and wait about 30 minutes there.

 

[mommycal]

what is all this rop cut/drop talk? what does it mean? sorry for the silly ? but trying to learn as much as possible about WDW!

 

[ArchOwl]

what is all this rop cut/drop talk? what does it mean? sorry for the silly ? but trying to learn as much as possible about WDW!

Rope drop is the lingo for being in line for the parks at opening. In Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, they actually use a rope to hold back the crowds (depending on the day). But be aware you are reading the DisneyLAND side of things right now, if you need Walt Disney WORLD, you will need to switch forums. The two are very different!

 

[mommycal]

Rope drop is the lingo for being in line for the parks at opening. In Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, they actually use a rope to hold back the crowds (depending on the day). But be aware you are reading the DisneyLAND side of things right now, if you need Walt Disney WORLD, you will need to switch forums. The two are very different!

doh! ok so this is ONY a CA lingo term? Yes, I need WDW info. thanks for not throwing tomatoes at me

 

[ArchOwl]

doh! ok so this is ONY a CA lingo term? Yes, I need WDW info. thanks for not throwing tomatoes at me

I am not 100% familiar with WDW and if they still use rope drop at their parks. I am pretty sure people on the WDW side of things still use the term "rope drop" to mean being at the parks when they open. But I don't think the WDW parks actually use a rope anymore, but I could be totally wrong about that. If you do see the term, just know it means being at the parks for opening and there may or may not be a rope involved.