sgerto
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- Aug 24, 2017
Hi everyone!
We’re going from Monday 11/12- Thursday 11/15. Arriving at LAX around 9 and leaving around 5. Four people (me, wife, and two 18yo kids). Staying at Best Western Stovall (across street from intersection of DCA and down street from Downtown Disney). Huge Disney fans.
Here’s my questions:
1. Shuttle van or motor coach? I was going to rent a car but it’ll cost at least $100 more overall. I like the freedom of coming and going at our leisure with the rental but also know we are gonna need $$$ for other things. And it’s only a 15 min walk from hotel to park entrance.
2. Doing the max pass for sure but should we get the hopper? We’ve been to Walt Disney World twice when kids were five and nine. We lose essentially a day of our trip because of flight times/ travel times to (and from) resort and want to maximize our time at the parks. But is that $200 that really necessary?
3. Has there been any word about World of Color? With the return date being late 2018 I hoped it would be in conjunction with the start of holiday season which we will be there for the start of.
4. Based on the time we’re going are either of the parks “one day” parks? Meaning can you hit most of the rides in one day? The question kind of ties in with #2 but it’ll help me decide which park to go to each day. I know one day we are going to spend time at the VOID and shopping in Downtown.
5. About how long does it take to get to Disneyland from LAX and how much time should I give us to get back to LAX for our return flight?
Thank you all for any tips and advice you can give. Our sons entering the Marines after graduating next year and our daughter moves away to college so I want to make this trip as magical as possible.
We’re going from Monday 11/12- Thursday 11/15. Arriving at LAX around 9 and leaving around 5. Four people (me, wife, and two 18yo kids). Staying at Best Western Stovall (across street from intersection of DCA and down street from Downtown Disney). Huge Disney fans.
Here’s my questions:
1. Shuttle van or motor coach? I was going to rent a car but it’ll cost at least $100 more overall. I like the freedom of coming and going at our leisure with the rental but also know we are gonna need $$$ for other things. And it’s only a 15 min walk from hotel to park entrance.
2. Doing the max pass for sure but should we get the hopper? We’ve been to Walt Disney World twice when kids were five and nine. We lose essentially a day of our trip because of flight times/ travel times to (and from) resort and want to maximize our time at the parks. But is that $200 that really necessary?
3. Has there been any word about World of Color? With the return date being late 2018 I hoped it would be in conjunction with the start of holiday season which we will be there for the start of.
4. Based on the time we’re going are either of the parks “one day” parks? Meaning can you hit most of the rides in one day? The question kind of ties in with #2 but it’ll help me decide which park to go to each day. I know one day we are going to spend time at the VOID and shopping in Downtown.
5. About how long does it take to get to Disneyland from LAX and how much time should I give us to get back to LAX for our return flight?
Thank you all for any tips and advice you can give. Our sons entering the Marines after graduating next year and our daughter moves away to college so I want to make this trip as magical as possible.