driving from LA to disneyland

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driving from LA to disneyland

Post by julieannboo » Thu Jan 27, 2011 7:20 am

if i wanted to get there for opening is it best to leave West Hollywood about 90 minutes before opening?

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Re: driving from LA to disneyland

Post by hobie16 » Thu Jan 27, 2011 8:48 am

I love optimists!

Assuming you'll be on 101 for the first part of the drive, you'll be fighting your way through one of the worst traffic messes where 101, 5, and 10 come together. Plus, according to Google Traffic, there's construction right in the middle of it. Google also suggests up to 2 hours 20 minutes.

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Re: driving from LA to disneyland

Post by DisneyMom » Thu Jan 27, 2011 9:55 am

What day are you going?Sunday AMs traffic is usually clear :)


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Re: driving from LA to disneyland

Post by julieannboo » Thu Jan 27, 2011 10:35 am

really over two hours - that is bad!

i am from the UK - so just going by what the guidebooks tell me!

is the traffic constantly moving or is it stop, start, stop, start.

dang - planning to go on a monday - that even worse isn't it!



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Re: driving from LA to disneyland

Post by ktulu » Thu Jan 27, 2011 10:38 am

Hire a helicopter.


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Re: driving from LA to disneyland

Post by julieannboo » Thu Jan 27, 2011 10:40 am

lol.

choice between disney or universal. universal only 5 miles away.

i chose disneyland for the day.

okay. if it opens at 9am - what time is best to leave - 7am?



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Re: driving from LA to disneyland

Post by julieannboo » Thu Jan 27, 2011 10:44 am

or is it best to leave after rush hour, say 9:30am?



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Re: driving from LA to disneyland

Post by julieannboo » Thu Jan 27, 2011 11:13 am

or maybe go on a sunday instead? would that be better?



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Re: driving from LA to disneyland

Post by hobie16 » Thu Jan 27, 2011 3:33 pm

Either leave at O Dark Thirty or 11:30 AM. The freeways are pretty clear between 11:30 and 1 PM as everyone is at lunch.


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Re: driving from LA to disneyland

Post by DisneyMom » Thu Jan 27, 2011 5:18 pm

Think entertainment (Fantasmic) might be dark on Mondays.....if you could stay overnight at a hotel,you could get Sunday Entertainment and be there early AM on Monday to hit most of the rides ;) When (month) are you going?


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