Parking in Local Neighborhoods

[Malcon10t]

Park in DTD and on your way out (if you can leave within 4 hours of the time that you park), get a $6 snack from AMC to get your parking ticket validated for 2 more hours of free parking. Then you'll have 4 hours of "free" parking and a snack.

2 weeks ago someone tried that and they were told they needed to buy a ticket to a movie. You can also no longer get validation at the Jazz Kitchen Express or the Tortilla Jo's take out.

Of course, but not all areas around Disney are permit only.

No, but many are. My son is renting a VRBO in November off Walnut, and the lease company told them there would be a permit for them when they checked in. If the person does opt to park there, I'd suggest checking the signs closely. Tow charges will make Mickey and Friends look cheap.

 

[Darkbeer1]

I sometimes drive to the Anaheim Public Library at Harbor and park on the street near there, and then catch the Bravo Route 543 to Disneyland. $4 (since only a single bus 2 trips at $2 each), if you need to transfer, the $5 day pass is the better deal.

 

[ashley0139]

2 weeks ago someone tried that and they were told they needed to buy a ticket to a movie. You can also no longer get validation at the Jazz Kitchen Express or the Tortilla Jo's take out.


No, but many are. My son is renting a VRBO in November off Walnut, and the lease company told them there would be a permit for them when they checked in. If the person does opt to park there, I'd suggest checking the signs closely. Tow charges will make Mickey and Friends look cheap.

Yep, like I said, I believe there are, I just haven't parked in them.

Also gotta be careful about street cleaning. Those tickets will also make Mickey and Friends look cheap. I've had one or two myself.

Also, I don't think it's worth the hassle to do this AT ALL. I'm just saying, if it's not permit only, you're allowed to park there.

 

[starry_solo]

2 weeks ago someone tried that and they were told they needed to buy a ticket to a movie. You can also no longer get validation at the Jazz Kitchen Express or the Tortilla Jo's take out.

Wow. I never thought that the express would validate.

 

[theluckyrabbit]

Have a friend who tried this. Never again. Car got towed, which is not what you want to discover after midnight when you are exhausted from a whole day in the parks. Not to mention that your wife and kids are also exhausted. They had to figure out what happened, call a cab, find the tow lot, etc. They didn't get back home until dawn. And, yes, it was very, very expensive.

 

[Malcon10t]

We used to go back to the Fairfield about 2pm, and on the way back we could watch the tow trucks pulling out of McDonalds with cars that had parked there. The most we ever saw at one time was 5. Felt for the people who would be coming back wondering where there car was, was it towed or stolen.... But then, they shouldn't have parked there.

 

[bcla]

I have parked all over Anaheim, Garden Grove, and Orange (for work, not Disney) and have never seen a permit area down there. I'm sure they exist, but I'm not sure where. Street cleaning is what you really need to watch out for.

http://anaheim.net/DocumentCenter/View/258

I don't think Disneyland is the biggest issue. There's no street parking anywhere near the park. Even discussions about residential parking permits seem to center around apartment dwellers parking in nearby single-family neighborhoods. They could still issue permits to apartment dwellers, but they would place limits that would try to force them to use as much apartment parking first. Also, guests can be given temporary permits. I'm wondering if maybe illegal resale of guest permits is an issue?

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/permits-74389-residents-parking.html

I'm not sure how Anaheim does this. I'm more familiar with residential parking where non-permit cars can park up to a designated time limit and where enforcement may not be on Saturday, Sunday, and/or holidays. That does change enforcement though, but gives visitors a short window to park without staying there all day. They have a lot of these in San Francisco, where almost all neighborhoods are a residential/commercial mix. Berkeley does it in the neighborhoods around UC Berkeley as well as some mixed commercial/residential neighborhoods like the Gourmet Ghetto. One local city has one side of the streets near a public transit station 4 hours without a permit, but the other side unrestricted.

 

[Malcon10t]

This is in the Laster/Walnut area. I grabbed this off Google Earth.

 

[gottalovepluto]

We used to go back to the Fairfield about 2pm, and on the way back we could watch the tow trucks pulling out of McDonalds with cars that had parked there. The most we ever saw at one time was 5. Felt for the people who would be coming back wondering where there car was, was it towed or stolen.... But then, they shouldn't have parked there.

5?! The McDonald's employees must get to know the tow truck drivers in the area! And gosh, what mixed feelings I have about that too. Part of me really wants to laugh as they so deserved towing as the rest of us with cars are paying for our parking but the other part of me pictures these families returning to the panic of no car and feels really bad for them. I feel like I need a yin yang Mickey emoji here to properly express this feeling

 

[Darkbeer1]

Just like the city does with its parking enforcement.

McDonald's used to use chalk on a tire, but nowadays, there is a Smartphone app that will read license plates, and record the car time. The next time they do the scan of the lot, the app knows who has parked longer than allowed, and calls the tow trucks. McDonald's get a small part of the towing fee, but their goal is to have parking for customers, the tow trucks though, they make some serious money on their scheduled "routes".

Just don't do it, pay for parking, or find a true free parking for all, such as a city run lot, as I mentioned I use the Public Library area near City Hall. The Fullerton Train Station is another good choice, and the Bravo Route 543 bus has a stop there. ARTIC is also available, but then the Route 50 bus stops at Harbor and Katella, and then you need to walk a few blocks.

Do not park in a Shopping Center, even though they don't tow that often (usually), they do have the right as they are private property.

Also look at Carpool commuter lots, the LA Metro Route 460 stops at the Fullerton Park and Ride Lot off the 91 freeway near the 5 freeway.