New Shuttle to Connect Train with Disneyland Starting October 1, 2007 [Merged Thread]

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New Shuttle Connects Train with Disneyland

San Francisco Gate
September 9, 2007

Getting to Disneyland on Southern California's expanding rail network will get much easier Oct. 1 with the start of regular shuttle service between the Anaheim train station, the Disneyland Resort and Anaheim Resort hotels.

The shuttles, which will cost $3 for adults and be free for children 10 and under until Jan. 8 ($1 after that), will meet all northbound and southbound Pacific Surfliner trains. The trains run frequently between Los Angeles and San Diego, with a few trains a day rolling to Paso Robles via Ventura and Santa Barbara.

A schedule will be posted at rideart.org, according to the organizers.

[tinkwest]

Neat-o!

[BrerGnat]

That's pretty cool. My 3 year old LOVES trains, and we have a station about a half mile from our house. Maybe one day, we'll take the train to DLR!

[caryrae]

Shuttle goes from train to Disney resort area
Oct 17, 2007


Orange County Register - ANAHEIM – The Anaheim Resort Transit has started hourly service from the Amtrak station to Disneyland and area hotels.

Now, visitors can take the train from places such as Santa Barbara, Los Angeles or San Diego, then zip over to the theme parks or hotels and back on a $3-a-day shuttle or trolley. The shuttle ride takes 15-25 minutes.

The new service is part of a larger plan to connect transit options with trains. Metrolink service will run every 30 minutes in 2009, so the city wants to build up ridership now, said Danny Wu, the city's acting transit manager. Eventually, the city wants to build a transportation hub with links to the Disneyland area, airports and beyond.

The transit system, called ART, started five years ago with red trolleys going only from some area hotels to the Disney theme parks. Now, ART runs 32 vehicles, extending the service to The Block at Orange, Crystal Cathedral and on weekends, the Orange train station. A new stop will go at MainPlace mall in Santa Ana next year. About 2 million visitors ride each year.

"The basic premise of ART is to remove vehicular traffic. The less vehicles we have in the resort, the better off we are," said Diana Kotler, ART executive director.

[MegaDisney]

Thanks for posting this.

I have used AmTrak from LA to the station at Angels stadium and then took a cab to the Resort.

This is great news!