Shortcut from Hojo to DLR?

[dmked]

Where do I find the shortcut from Hojo to Disneyland? I know I have seen it on here before, but I can't seem to find it now. DH thinks it is too far to walk, so maybe I can show him a map of the shortcut to see what he thinks.

 

[avalon451]

Bumbershoot posted pictures of the walk on her trip report here: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1766695&page=9

You can also check it on the park hotel map here: http://www.geocities.com/ashpsyche/DisneylandLinkMap.html

So your DD thinks it's too far to walk? As opposed to....? Staying across the street (like at BWPPI) or at Disneyland Hotel? DLH is pretty close to the same distance, especially if you're in the far tower.

Or does he want to drive to the park in the mornings? It's pretty much a given that driving takes waayyyy longer and is more of a pain (as well as expensive). Hydroguy talks about that in his tips here: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1381580

Hope that helps and you can allay his worries!

 

[bumbershoot]

Oh man at first I thought you were talking about HoJo to Disneyland HOTEL. I was going to say "omg just drive!" b/c I ruined my feet walking from HoJo to Paradise Pier (in "cute" shoes, I'll admit) the night before we went into the parks!

But just Disneyland/DCA, it's so doable. The short cut isn't so much SHORT, but it's shortER. Most people just come out of HoJo's parking lot, cross Manchester, and walk down Harbor on the restaurant and hotel side. There are many driveways, many people to dodge, and a couple crosswalks that you have to wait for.

If you come out of HoJo, cross Manchester, then cross Harbor at that point, you will walk on the Disney side of the street. There's a driveway but it's for taxis and an employee lot, and therefore much less traveled than on the other side. You won't be dodging many other people. And then before the big intersection that everyone on the other side of Harbor enters the park through, there's a cut-through; you'll see taxis parked in there. Just turn right, and you'll soon see that you're on the other side of shuttle "aisles" as all the people who just walked down the busy side of Harbor and crossed en masse at the light. You will VERY likely notice that you are ahead of those that you saw earlier.

Then you get to bag check and on to the esplanade!

It's NOT a far walk, not at all. In my trip report that I'm doing right now I even mentioned the times from the pictures I took, and even though we were going slow thanks to my cute shoe incident, it was still not that far at all. AND we were in the furthest out building at HoJo!



Parking at Mickey and Friends lot has always taken us longer to walk than walking from/to HoJo. We've parked there twice (so the experience is not huge, but still) and you're at the mercy of where they tell you to park. you don't get to choose. So if they tell you to park in the spaces furthest away from the escalators, then you're walking the distance of that structure. Get to escalators, go down, walk to tram. Wait for tram, wait for tram to go. Hum dee dum. Then you're dropped off well into DTD, and you walk out of DTD to bag check (the opposite, and IMO busier, bag check that you'd enter from the Harbor side). And finally at the esplanade.

I'm NOT a fan of driving in b/c those walks have always been longer, and I don't even want to TALK about how long you have to wait for the tram at night.

 

[Laurabearz]

http://www.mouseplanet.com/articles.php?art=mm060329as

That lists most of the hotels.. compare their findings to a map to give you an idea.

FYI there are a few hotels on the main drag with much shorter walks than the Disneyland Hotel, which is on site.

Edited to add a better list...

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21382812&postcount=5

 

[dmked]

Thanks Bumbershoot for detailed directions! It doesn't seem that long I think it will be fine! Pushing a double stroller might make it a take a bit longer though

 

[bumbershoot]

Thanks Bumbershoot for detailed directions! It doesn't seem that long I think it will be fine! Pushing a double stroller might make it a take a bit longer though

Oh, it'll be shorter than if the kids were walking, I can guarantee that (read my December trip report for tales of walking with the 3 year old to and from the Anabella, ugh).