Taxi or towncar from DLH to cirque show Iris at Kodak theater?

[Rhonna]

Hi,

Just booked a matinee for the cirque show "Iris" at the Kodak theater in Hollywood. First Saturday in May.

We won't have a car at that point and we really don't want to drive LA traffic - especially driving back to DLH on a Sat. evening.

So, should we get a taxi or towncar? How much might it cost? How long should it take to get there? Just grab a taxi both ways or schedule a towncar that will be there for us both legs of the trip?

We were hoping to come back and eat on disney property so hopefully it wouldn't take a long time after the show to get back to DL.

I was thinking of calling the DLH to see what they recommend. Who should I ask to talk to?

Any info. would be appreciated!

Thanks!

Very excited, the tickets were almost sold out and we got great seats!

 

[YellowMickeyPonchos]

Hi, Rhonna.

Burbank and Hollywood local here - since this is my part of town and I have driven over the hill to catch IRIS, I might have some advice.

In all honesty, it's going to take you quite a while to get back to the DLH from Hollywood and Highland on a Saturday night. That is a very popular nightspot area and traffic is nuts. Plus the route from the theater up to the freeway can take as much as 25 minutes to go 1.5 miles at that time of night. Add on the hour to 1.5hour that it will take to get back south - not fun.

Plus, you WILL pay an arm and a leg for taxi or towncar.

My advice - AMTRACK. You can cab or use the ART (Anaheim Rapid Transit) to get to the Anaheim Station, where you take the AMTRAK train to Union Station. There, you change to the Metro to Hollywood and Highland and get off right underneath the theater. Since you are doing a matinee, you will have no fear that you will miss the last train back. This is an extremely convenient and relaxing way to get up to Hollywood, it's cheap, and you get to pass through one of the more famous train stations used in TV and movies. One thing we even recommend is to time your trains such that you can exit Union Station, cross the street to Olvera Street - the historic first Los Angeles settlement and home to some of the city's BEST Mexican restaurants and the best prices.

Here's the planning site for the Metro/AMTRACK.
http://socaltransport.org/tm_pub_start.php

Just plug in your routes and voila!

It's a fabulous show. I did a blog on it for the DIS - if you don't mind some spoilers, check it out!

http://www.disunplugged.com/2011/10/15/iris-a-marriage-classique-of-cirque-d-soleil-and-hollywood/

 

[awdsmama]

Hi, Rhonna.

Burbank and Hollywood local here - since this is my part of town and I have driven over the hill to catch IRIS, I might have some advice.

In all honesty, it's going to take you quite a while to get back to the DLH from Hollywood and Highland on a Saturday night. That is a very popular nightspot area and traffic is nuts. Plus the route from the theater up to the freeway can take as much as 25 minutes to go 1.5 miles at that time of night. Add on the hour to 1.5hour that it will take to get back south - not fun.

Plus, you WILL pay an arm and a leg for taxi or towncar.

My advice - AMTRACK. You can cab or use the ART (Anaheim Rapid Transit) to get to the Anaheim Station, where you take the AMTRAK train to Union Station. There, you change to the Metro to Hollywood and Highland and get off right underneath the theater. Since you are doing a matinee, you will have no fear that you will miss the last train back. This is an extremely convenient and relaxing way to get up to Hollywood, it's cheap, and you get to pass through one of the more famous train stations used in TV and movies. One thing we even recommend is to time your trains such that you can exit Union Station, cross the street to Olvera Street - the historic first Los Angeles settlement and home to some of the city's BEST Mexican restaurants and the best prices.

Here's the planning site for the Metro/AMTRACK.
http://socaltransport.org/tm_pub_start.php

Just plug in your routes and voila!

It's a fabulous show. I did a blog on it for the DIS - if you don't mind some spoilers, check it out!

http://www.disunplugged.com/2011/10/15/iris-a-marriage-classique-of-cirque-d-soleil-and-hollywood/

Wow what a great idea!!

Question: How long does the bus take to get from Union Stn to Hollywood/Highland usually? And does it matter if you get on the red or blue line?

 

[SuzanneSLO]

Wow what a great idea!!

Question: How long does the bus take to get from Union Stn to Hollywood/Highland usually? And does it matter if you get on the red or blue line?

You take the red line and its a rail line, not a bus. -- Suzanne

 

[SpectroMan71]

I was also going to say I'd simply take Metrolink there and Amtrak home (because Metrolink doesn't run late enough on weekends). Buy a 1 way ticket for each and transfer for free to the subway (Red Line) which drops you right at Kodak's front door.

 

[Rhonna]

Hi, Rhonna.

Burbank and Hollywood local here - since this is my part of town and I have driven over the hill to catch IRIS, I might have some advice.

In all honesty, it's going to take you quite a while to get back to the DLH from Hollywood and Highland on a Saturday night. That is a very popular nightspot area and traffic is nuts. Plus the route from the theater up to the freeway can take as much as 25 minutes to go 1.5 miles at that time of night. Add on the hour to 1.5hour that it will take to get back south - not fun.

Plus, you WILL pay an arm and a leg for taxi or towncar.

My advice - AMTRACK. You can cab or use the ART (Anaheim Rapid Transit) to get to the Anaheim Station, where you take the AMTRAK train to Union Station. There, you change to the Metro to Hollywood and Highland and get off right underneath the theater. Since you are doing a matinee, you will have no fear that you will miss the last train back. This is an extremely convenient and relaxing way to get up to Hollywood, it's cheap, and you get to pass through one of the more famous train stations used in TV and movies. One thing we even recommend is to time your trains such that you can exit Union Station, cross the street to Olvera Street - the historic first Los Angeles settlement and home to some of the city's BEST Mexican restaurants and the best prices.

Here's the planning site for the Metro/AMTRACK.
http://socaltransport.org/tm_pub_start.php

Just plug in your routes and voila!

It's a fabulous show. I did a blog on it for the DIS - if you don't mind some spoilers, check it out!

http://www.disunplugged.com/2011/10/15/iris-a-marriage-classique-of-cirque-d-soleil-and-hollywood/

You take the red line and its a rail line, not a bus. -- Suzanne

Hi Nancy,

Thank you for the help! I was wondering if someone would mention public transportation. A few questions:

Is Amtrak in LA considered mass public transport like the subway system in NYC? (I always think of Amtrak for long trips.)

Is it safe to ride on a Saturday evening (not late)? I did live in NYC years ago and took the subway everywhere, but never late at night w/o a large group of friends, nor in bad areas. What is LA train transit like? (I know we want to get back to DL so we won't be stopping for the mexican restaurants.)

Do you buy your tickets/reservations ahead of time online or at the station? Do you pay for the transfer?

And is ART okay to ride also? And where buy tickets to ART?

I read your blog months ago, that's where I first heard of Iris and the reason we are going, so I guess it's fitting you help us get there.

We just got tickets to it yesterday. They were almost sold out for our performance but somehow managed to snag two together, center Parterre, aisle near the front of the section. We're VERY happy!

A friend said it was featured on the Oscars? So maybe that's why it's selling out so quickly.

Looking forward to your answers!

Rhonna

 

[Rhonna]

I was also going to say I'd simply take Metrolink there and Amtrak home (because Metrolink doesn't run late enough on weekends). Buy a 1 way ticket for each and transfer for free to the subway (Red Line) which drops you right at Kodak's front door.

Amtrak, ART...what's Metrolink?

 

[YellowMickeyPonchos]

The Metrolink is the "subway" sector of LA's rail transit. AMTRAK does indeed have commuter tickets here, as they do in NYC/NJ, so the cost is not prohibitive at all! When you do the link I posted, it should also calculate the cost and tell you how to purchase. If you are only taking the Metrolink portion, the tickets are bought right at the station via a touch screen. That's what we usually do instead of driving to Hollywood and Highland and paying to park for El Capitan Theater events. I think it will be just fine to take it in the early evening home. I've never felt unsafe there.

BTW - You can also take it one stop further - right to Universal's doorstep!

 

[Rhonna]

Thanks everyone!

 

[Rhonna]

Okay. We seriously need help. LA transit for dummies 101. If we didn't already have non-refundable tickets to Iris we'd just cancel. (Is it really going to take 2+ hours each way to get from DL to Iris?)

We spent the past hour looking at the sites and got more confused. Like where do you get on ART near DLH? And for the "metro" (don't know if it was Metrolink or Amtrak at that point) there are about 25 station choices under "Anaheim" - not just one like Hollywood and Highland. We clicked "Anaheim Station" and it had us on a blue line and transferring (don't know where we'd transfer) to a red line. We had started with Nancy's link but at that point we weren't sure if we were on Amtrak or Metrolink.

What is the station NAME in Anaheim?

TOTALLY confused and frustrated. We decided not to take two separate ways (someone said Metrolink there and Amtrak back) since we can't figure this out at all.

1. Go to ______ street/s corner and pick up ART to (Anaheim station?). Where/when do we buy these tickets?

2. At Anaheim station, get on ____________ line (train color or name?) heading to Union Station. Where/when do we buy these tickets?

3. At Union Station, get off train and transfer to ___________line (train color or name?) heading to Hollywood and Highland. Is that the name of the stop/station? Where/when do we buy these tickets?

I managed NYC subway since I had help when I first moved there and I only did the subway, not buses or any other transport.

I managed Paris subways, again because we weren't using buses or other trains. I had a MAP of the stations and colored lines and every night I figured out what we needed to do for our touring the next day. Plus, we already had a Metro pass for the entire trip.

LA is bus, Metrolink, Amtrak, I have no map or station guide and don't know when/where to buy all the different tickets.

Sorry, even my sister and I together are lost on this one and we can usually figure things out between us.

Should we sit down with guest services at DLH or is that too late to buy tickets? Or is it taking a risk that the person wouldn't know what they are talking about?

PLEASE HELP! I don't care if you pretend you are explaining it step by step to a toddler, I think that's what I need at this point.

 

[SuzanneSLO]

I can understand your confusion. The term Metro references the entire Los Angeles area Metro transit system, but it typically is used by most people to refer to bus service. While you could take Metro busses, it is not what people on this board would recommend.

The ART bus is provided as part of the Anaheim Resort Transit system. It is designed for visitors to get around Anaheim, particularly to Disneyland or the Convention Center. There is information here: http://www.rideart.org/route-map/#clickmove

You can take ART from the east loading area of Disneyland (on the opposite side of the Esplanade from DLH) to the Anaheim Amtrak station by using Route 15. The fare for using it all you want on the same day is $4 per person. Tickets can be purchased online in advance or from a vending machine at the team loading area.

A more expensive, but more convenient, option would be to take a cab from the front entrance of DLH to the Anaheim Amtrak Station. With tip, it will cost about $20 each way.

The Amtrak route is on the Pacific Surfliner northbound from ANA to LAX (LA Union Station, not the airport, but Amtrak uses the same 3 letter code). Tickets can be purchased at Amtrak.com. The RT price should be $28 per person. You buy a ticket for a specific train, but seats are unreserved. You can also use the ticket on a train at a different time as well, say if you are late leaving the theater and need to catch a later train. Tickets are also fully refundable. The travel time is 45 minutes.

Without leaving LA Union Station, you connect to the Metro Rail Red Line. You can buy the ticket for $1.50 from a self service vending machine in the station. You get off at the Hollywood/Highland station. The trip is between 15-30 minutes.

Let us know if you have other questions. -- Suzanne

 

[Rhonna]

I can understand your confusion. The term Metro references the entire Los Angeles area Metro transit system, but it typically is used by most people to refer to bus service. While you could take Metro busses, it is not what people on this board would recommend.

The ART bus is provided as part of the Anaheim Resort Transit system. It is designed for visitors to get around Anaheim, particularly to Disneyland or the Convention Center. There is information here: http://www.rideart.org/route-map/#clickmove

You can take ART from the east loading area of Disneyland (on the opposite side of the Esplanade from DLH) to the Anaheim Amtrak station by using Route 15. The fare for using it all you want on the same day is $4 per person. Tickets can be purchased online in advance or from a vending machine at the team loading area.

A more expensive, but more convenient, option would be to take a cab from the front entrance of DLH to the Anaheim Amtrak Station. With tip, it will cost about $20 each way.

The Amtrak route is on the Pacific Surfliner northbound from ANA to LAX (LA Union Station, not the airport, but Amtrak uses the same 3 letter code). Tickets can be purchased at Amtrak.com. The RT price should be $28 per person. You buy a ticket for a specific train, but seats are unreserved. You can also use the ticket on a train at a different time as well, say if you are late leaving the theater and need to catch a later train. Tickets are also fully refundable. The travel time is 45 minutes.

Without leaving LA Union Station, you connect to the Metro Rail Red Line. You can buy the ticket for $1.50 from a self service vending machine in the station. You get off at the Hollywood/Highland station. The trip is between 15-30 minutes.

Let us know if you have other questions. -- Suzanne

Thank you for the specifics! We've never taken Amtrak.

For the ART stop at DL - where is the east loading area and what is the esplanade? Do we go from DLH through DTD, through the ticket booths between the parks, then which direction, left or right? Or do we go out of DLH some other route?

How long does ART take from DL to Anaheim station? Does it have a lot of stops along the way? We wouldn't mind taking ART unless a cab is say, 5 minutes and ART is like 30 minutes. Thanks for including the times for the other two means of transport!

Should we buy the Amtrak portion ahead of time or at the station? Would it take extra time to buy at the station? Would it book up and we would miss out altogether?

Also, we will be traveling without internet connection for about 10 days before we see Iris so should we purchase Amtrak that far in advance or can DLH guest relations help us purchase online since we arrive at the hotel on Friday and we go to Iris on Saturday?

Thank you for the help!

 

[MrsMears]

Don't forget that you can get a 10% AAA discount on Amtrak as well as easily earn reward points for free travel! You can PM me if you would like a referral code for Amtrak guest rewards. Only a thousand points gets you free travel and with a referral code you earn at least 500 points on your first trip that you use it.

 

[SuzanneSLO]

Thank you for the specifics! We've never taken Amtrak.

For the ART stop at DL - where is the east loading area and what is the esplanade? Do we go from DLH through DTD, through the ticket booths between the parks, then which direction, left or right? Or do we go out of DLH some other route?

How long does ART take from DL to Anaheim station? Does it have a lot of stops along the way? We wouldn't mind taking ART unless a cab is say, 5 minutes and ART is like 30 minutes. Thanks for including the times for the other two means of transport!

Should we buy the Amtrak portion ahead of time or at the station? Would it take extra time to buy at the station? Would it book up and we would miss out altogether?

Also, we will be traveling without internet connection for about 10 days before we see Iris so should we purchase Amtrak that far in advance or can DLH guest relations help us purchase online since we arrive at the hotel on Friday and we go to Iris on Saturday?

Thank you for the help!

To get to the ART at the Diseny Resort Main Transportation Center (also known as the East Tram Stop, even though no trams stop there anymore) from the DLH, you woudl indeed walk through DTD, through bag check, through the Esplanade plaza which seperates the entrances of DL and DCA, then through the exit from the secure area at the other side. There is usually a cast member who can answer ART questions just after you exit the secured area.

Route 15 has 11 stops. DL is stop 1 and the Anaheim Amtrak station is stop 7. I would guess travel time is about 20 to 30 minutes, but that's just a guess. The bus runs every 20 mnutes. With walking time of 15 minutes from teh hotel to the bus stop, your best case travel time would be 35 minutes. Your worst case would be 1 hour and 5 minutes, if you just missed the bus!

Another ART option is the Route 15A Express bus. It runs every hour on the hour from 9 AM to 1 PM and goes directly to the Amtrak Station. Travel time is 10 minutes according to its schedule. In the afternoon and evening, it departs the Amtrak station at 20 mintutes after the hour and probably takes 15-20 minutes to get back to DL.

With only hourly service on ART 15A Express, however, you want to make sure that this schedule coordinates with the Amtrak train on which you are scheduled. For example, if your take ART 15A Express leaving DL at 10 AM, it should arrive at Amtrak at 10:10, which may not be enough time to catch the 10:11 Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train. The next Amtrak train won't leave until 11:23.

My understanding is that the ART stop for the Amtrak Station is on Katella Ave. The Amtrak Station is literally in the parking lot for Angels baseball stadium. This is where cabs will drop you off or wait for arriving passengers. There is an underground pedestrian walkway between the station and Katella Ave., which is obvious but not if you don't know to look for it.

If I am a little vague on all this, it is because we take Amtrak to get to Anaheim from our home. We always have luggage and take a cab to and from the station. We also choose hotels, such as DLH, that do not require using ART to get to the DL.

I would buy the Amtrak tickets in advance, but print them when you get to the Station. Amtrak sends you an e-mail with a bar code to scan and if you print the e-mail out and scan it, you will receive your tickets from a kiosk at the station. If you lose the print-out, however, the station agent will be able to print your tickets. Tickets will not sell out, however, so if you are more comfortable buying them day of, you can buy them from the kiosk or the ticket agent at the Anaheim Station. I don't believe you can get discounts such as with AAA when buying from the agent.

-- Suzanne

 

[Rhonna]

So I had a well traveled friend try to route this out for us and he came up with this (similar to what some of you said- although I did copy some of the info. from this thread for him so he may have been trying to follow that route.):

Travel from your hotel to the Anaheim Amtrak station (3 miles)
Board train from Anaheim to Los Angeles Union Station ($28 for two tickets) @ 8:07 AM
Arrive at Los Angeles Union Station @ 8:50 AM
Board the Metro Rail Red Line ($3 for two tickets) at Union Station @ 9:28 AM
Arrive at the Kodak Theatre (Hollywood/Highland Station stop) @ 9:49 A

He was having problems factoring in the timing so we catch all the links in the route on time. However, it's WAY too early time wise, we aren't going to go there 5 hours before the show starts! I was thinking of having him re-do it for a better time frame but FIRST I checked metro.net - that was when it got interesting.

On Metro.net I put in the time we wanted to arrive at the Hollywood and Highland Station from the Anaheim Station. It gave two options: one on the red line and one on the blue line. It said 60-90 minutes. No other info. It sounded like a straight shot with no transfers. I didn't know why I had the choice between the red and blue lines.

So, I did the live chat and then it got even more confusing. The person asked our points of departure and arrival, and time frame for arriving. (I said I heard about an express Metro line from Anaheim station to Hollywood and Highland and they said that was "incorrect information".)

They gave me this itinerary:

Metro Express Line 460 (Downtown LA-6th-Los Angeles) heading south
From: Harbor Blvd/Disneyland East Main NW Corner - leave at 12:13pm (noon)
To: Figueroa St./7th St. SE Corner - arrive 2:04pm
Pay: $2.90

(not sure if this is a train or a bus? and why is it heading "south"? we are south going north)

(transfer)

Metro Rail Red Line (North Hollywood Station) heading west
From: 7th St./Metro Center Station - leave 2:15pm
To: Hollywood/Highland Station - arrive 2:31pm
Pay: $1.50

Approximately 2 hours and 18 minutes and 46.55 miles

---

The live chat was SO messed up (Beta version). Every time I tried to scroll up to read what she'd put as the route it would throw me back down to the bottom. She said it was because we were still chatting. Well, it still kept doing it after the chat was over. Then she told me how to print it and it would only print one paragraph (not the part I needed) and so she told me another way and it still wouldn't print. My sister came home and she's pretty good with computers and she couldn't get it to print.

So, I had to write down the itinerary by hand.


DOES THIS ROUTE MAKE SENSE? If so, why all the extra ideas about Amtrak? It is about the same amount of time traveling either route (the one recommended here on the disboards or the metro.net recommended route). And taking the metro only is WAY cheaper. So what's wrong with this picture? Am I missing something? Is it as simple as these two lines the metro person says to take?

help

 

[Rhonna]

So from what I can tell, the 460 is a bus.

I am guessing that means we could still get stuck in traffic on a Saturday mid-day going into downtown LA.

Is that why you recommended using only the trains and Amtrak? It's more complicated and costs more - but on the other hand, if we get stuck on a bus in bad traffic we will be in trouble.

 

[sheetz]

Rhonna, I felt I had to come out of lurkdom just because I felt so much pity on you.

The problem when you entered the information on the MTA trip planner was that you entered the wrong station name. "Anaheim Station" is a light rail station located in Long Beach. What you want is "Anaheim Amtrak."

Here's what I get for a Saturday trip:
Departure:
Ride Amtrak Pacific Surfliner [UNION STATION] heading north
From: ANAHEIM STATION/2150 E KATELLA AV Lv: 12:48PM
To: UNION STATION/800 N ALAMEDA ST Ar: 01:35PM

Ride Metro Rail Red Line [NORTH HOLLYWOOD STATION] heading west
From: UNION STATION Lv: 01:58PM
To: HOLLYWOOD/HIGHLAND STATION Ar: 02:19PM

Total cash fare = $1.50 + Amtrak fare
Trip time is about 1 hour and 31 minutes.

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For the return trip the MTA trip planner doesn't bring anything up but from the Amtrak website it looks like you'd have to catch the Pacific Surfliner departing Union Station at 7:30PM, arriving at Anaheim Amtrak station at 8:11PM. This means that after the show you could grab something to eat in Hollywood and then catch the subway down to Union Station at around 6:45PM.

 

[Rhonna]

Rhonna, I felt I had to come out of lurkdom just because I felt so much pity on you.

Thank you - I actually need the pity - and the laugh!

I understand your point about the station - didn't realize that.

And I think the metrolink person was wrong about the "southbound" bus.

Since you made the step to come out of lurkdom - do you want to plan the entire route for me? (seriously?) Without buses since apparently the traffic will be really bad on a Saturday.

From DLH to Kodak theater. Saturday May 5th. Need to get to the theater before the matinee at 3pm. Having a hard time with the time schedule, when to catch which mode of transport, etc. Leaving enough room for transfers and catching the next leg - hopefully without sitting in a station for over 30 minutes for the next train.

Everything (surprisingly) has been running smoothly for the trip planning EXCEPT for this one (kinda big) thing. It's really stressing me and my sister out.

Thanks for any help!

 

[sheetz]

Rhonna, here is everything you need to know:

Going to Hollywood
Amtrak Pacific Surfliner #573 heading north
From: ANAHEIM STATION/2150 E KATELLA AV Lv: 12:48PM
To: UNION STATION/800 N ALAMEDA ST Ar: 01:35PM
Fare: $14

Ride Metro Rail Red Line [To North Hollywood]
From: UNION STATION Lv: 01:58PM
To: HOLLYWOOD/HIGHLAND STATION Ar: 02:19PM
Fare: $1.50


Returning to Anaheim
Ride Metro Rail Red Line [To Union Station]
From: HOLLYWOOD/HIGHLAND STATION Lv: approx. 6:30PM
To: UNION STATION Ar: approx 7:00PM
Fare: $1.50

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner #1790 heading south
From: UNION STATION/800 N ALAMEDA ST Lv: 07:30PM
To: ANAHEIM STATION/2150 E KATELLA AV Ar: 08:11PM
Fare: $14

I'm not sure how long the show is but you'll have until about 6:30PM to catch the subway back to Union Station from Hollywood. In case you miss the 07:30PM Amtrak back to Anaheim the next one leaves Union Station at 10:10PM so it's best you try to get back to Union Station a little early to make sure you don't miss the 07:30PM or it'll be a long wait!

 

[Rhonna]

Rhonna, here is everything you need to know:

Going to Hollywood
Amtrak Pacific Surfliner #573 heading north
From: ANAHEIM STATION/2150 E KATELLA AV Lv: 12:48PM
To: UNION STATION/800 N ALAMEDA ST Ar: 01:35PM
Fare: $14

Ride Metro Rail Red Line [To North Hollywood]
From: UNION STATION Lv: 01:58PM
To: HOLLYWOOD/HIGHLAND STATION Ar: 02:19PM
Fare: $1.50


Returning to Anaheim
Ride Metro Rail Red Line [To Union Station]
From: HOLLYWOOD/HIGHLAND STATION Lv: approx. 6:30PM
To: UNION STATION Ar: approx 7:00PM
Fare: $1.50

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner #1790 heading south
From: UNION STATION/800 N ALAMEDA ST Lv: 07:30PM
To: ANAHEIM STATION/2150 E KATELLA AV Ar: 08:11PM
Fare: $14

I'm not sure how long the show is but you'll have until about 6:30PM to catch the subway back to Union Station from Hollywood. In case you miss the 07:30PM Amtrak back to Anaheim the next one leaves Union Station at 10:10PM so it's best you try to get back to Union Station a little early to make sure you don't miss the 07:30PM or it'll be a long wait!

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And we really appreciate the final info. also since we had thought of a sit down dinner but we don't want to miss the earlier train and get back so late. So now we picked a fast food place at the H&H center - in the same building as the Kodak theater. The French Crepe Company? Sounds good.

Now I need to go back over the first posts and figure out getting to the Ahaheim Station (without a cab). I think I can manage that much now. lol

If I knew any emoticons besides the smiley face I would send you a hug one.