Why doesn't Disney offer Magical Express from LAX to Anaheim ?

[AdamEfimoff]

I am just wondering

 

[AdamEfimoff]

I am just wondering

 

[Lesley Wake]

I am just wondering

They do: https://disneyland.disney.go.com/guest-services/transportation/

It’s not free like Disneyworld but it is available.

 

[FCDub]

The majority of visitors don't need it. The difference between destination and local travelers to WDW and DLR is night and day.

 

[Mommy2PrincessAbby]

Plus the flyers in the know would only fly into LAX as a last resort... LGB and SNA are much better and closer.

 

[smartlabelprint]

Plus the flyers in the know would only fly into LAX as a last resort... LGB and SNA are much better and closer.

That’s not necessarily true! I prefer SNA but I’m using LAX on my next 2 trips for the non-stop flights available.

 

[AdamEfimoff]

Plus the flyers in the know would only fly into LAX as a last resort... LGB and SNA are much better and closer.

But if you are going from overseas and want to see LA as well?

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

I'm one of the few that likes LAX.

The Disney Resort Shuttle services LAX and SNA. They never have offered Magical Express. You'll find that Disneyland and Walt Disney World operate as two separate divisions under the Disney umbrella.

 

[Karin1984]

But if you are going from overseas and want to see LA as well?

The percentage of international travellers is probably too low to be interestong to Disney.

And wanting to see LA as well, this gives a logistical problem. As the Resort Shuttle goes to and from the airport, if you would want to see the city before or after your trip, you would have to go back to the airport first.

 

[bumbershoot]

They do: https://disneyland.disney.go.com/guest-services/transportation/

It’s not free like Disneyworld but it is available.

That's not offered or run by Disney. It's run by CoachUSA (used to be by Grayline) and is a totally separate entity from disney.

Plus the flyers in the know would only fly into LAX as a last resort... LGB and SNA are much better and closer.

Nahhh. LAX is really easy for the traveler to navigate both in and out, IMO. SNA is meh, and I've hit nasty traffic trying to get back there. LGB is tiny and I've never found a good price into or out of there. Cool airport, though. We returned a rental there and went inside to use their restroom LOL.

 

[FCDub]

Another fan of LAX here.

 

[skyblue17]

If you're flying from the east coast, you're most likely flying in LAX, since most of the other airports don't have non-stop flights available. I guess some would prefer a layover than flying into LAX but I am not one of those people!

 

[sky13]

For my upcoming trip, I'm flying into and out of LAX. I had looked at flying into and out of SNA (as I had done this on my last trip a few years ago), but it was much more expensive for me to do so.

I'm resigned to the fact that I'll probably be limited to LAX for future trips, given that I'm flying internationally. Pretty much the only airlines that fly between where I am and SNA are United and Delta, whereas many other airlines will fly between where I am and LAX...

As someone who is used to WDW though I am seriously missing the Magical Express for my upcoming trip!

 

[EscalatorKid]

I like LAX.

I'll probably rent a car next time to drive from the airport to Anaheim for convenience and price.

 

[indoshakespeare]

LAX to Disneyland is quite easy. 405 south, exit willow street and just head east (the street becomes Katella Ave). Avoid 105 or 91

 

[mfleeting]

Plus the flyers in the know would only fly into LAX as a last resort... LGB and SNA are much better and closer.

We only fly into LAX because coming from Austin we can get direct flights to LAX. The other airports rarely have direct flights from Austin and the prices are much higher in general.

 

[cmpeter]

We generally fly into LAX because tickets cost fewer points and we almost always fly using Delta points. I’m not a fan of shared shuttles/busses so not having that option doesn’t matter to me.

 

[j9isawesome]

Imagine the logistical nightmare with late shuttles from them always being stuck in unpredictable insane traffic. MCO is the main airport ppl use for Disney World & it’s a quick half an hour ride to the resort. LAX is one of 3 (or 4) airports used and most ppl do prefer/choose SNA over LAX for its proximity to the resort. Do you imagine all 4 airports running magical express or just your preferred airport? How would they cope with round trip drives taking anywhere from 1-4 hours depending on terrible LA traffic and how far LAX is from the actual resort? (Plus 90% of guests visiting Disney World are from overseas or at least out of town, at Disneyland it’s more like 90% of guests are local or local enough that they still drive vs flying to visit the parks)

 

[CandMmommy]

That’s not necessarily true! I prefer SNA but I’m using LAX on my next 2 trips for the non-stop flights available.

Our trip for a family of 5 into lax was direct and $900 cheaper!

 

[longboard55]

My theory is WDW offers all these amazing free busses because they do not want you to rent a car, if you have a car you might go to universal or sea world, they love to capture for the full week. Not the same issue in Disneyland. Most trips are 2-3 days and move on,