siouxi31
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On October 9th I'll be arriving at LAX airport at 8:30 PM and heading down to Disneyland. I'm only in LA area for two nights (business near DL) and really want to soak up some Disney atmosphere. Since I can't visit the parks, I would like to see the Grand Californian and Downtown Disney. Most likely I won't arrive in the area until around 10PM on the night of my arrival and the second day will be full of business meetings which will probably conclude in the evening. None of the websites I've visited have hours of operation for the restaurants and lounges in this hotel. Here are my questions:
1) How late are the restaurants/lounges open in Grand Californian on a Wednesday/Thursday evening?
2) Do the shops at Downtown Disney actually stay open until 10PM during the slower season?
3) Is there any chance to hop on the monorail which goes through Disneyland Park and do a complete round trip? Or do you have to have a ticket to enter DL before boarding the monorail.
4) Will the Disney hotels allow me to park for free since I'm visiting their resort or is there a charge for parking and if so do you know what the charge is?
5) Is it easy to walk from Grand Californian to Downtown Disney?
Appreciate any advice with this since I'm not a Disneyland expert (have only been there twice and the last time was 3 years ago).
Thanks!
1) How late are the restaurants/lounges open in Grand Californian on a Wednesday/Thursday evening?
2) Do the shops at Downtown Disney actually stay open until 10PM during the slower season?
3) Is there any chance to hop on the monorail which goes through Disneyland Park and do a complete round trip? Or do you have to have a ticket to enter DL before boarding the monorail.
4) Will the Disney hotels allow me to park for free since I'm visiting their resort or is there a charge for parking and if so do you know what the charge is?
5) Is it easy to walk from Grand Californian to Downtown Disney?
Appreciate any advice with this since I'm not a Disneyland expert (have only been there twice and the last time was 3 years ago).
Thanks!