The Williams Family is headed West this summer to tour Disneyland. We’re
excited, curious, and feeling like “newbies” when it comes to planning a Disney
vacation. So where are we with our
planning for a vacation that is six months away from today?
Flights—the flights are booked. We got a great deal on direct flights from an
airport 90 miles from home. As a part of
the flight booking process, we also paid for luggage and seats. Done!
So we know our dates.
We’ve got 12 days and would like to spend a few/days nights at one
Disneyland Resort, then head off to Legoland to stay and play in their theme
park, water park, and hotel, then return to the Disneyland and give another
resort a try. Always researching. . .
We’ve hit a bit of a snag and I sent an email to our travel
agent to help us find out more.
Transportation to/from the airports to the Disneyland Resort is
available—for a fee. Motorcoaches have
specific operating times, not like Disney’s Magical Express in Orlando.
The buses start running at 6:00 am and our return flight is at 8:15 am
so I’m wondering if getting on that first bus would give us enough time to get
to the airport and make it to our flight.
Otherwise, we will have to make alternative transportation arrangements.
Then, there’s getting to Legoland. Just like Disney to think of everything and
adding transportation to Legoland and/or other Southern
California destinations is something guests can add on to their
vacation package. What I need to know is
the timing of that transportation and is it such that we can take our luggage
with us? The answers to this question
will determine the types of tickets we want/need for both Legoland and Disneyland. And,
we obviously want round-trip transportation, just not on the same day.
For example, if the transportation to Legoland is early in
the day, then there is no sense in having a Disneyland
park ticket for that day. Maybe there is
enough time to have a character breakfast before going to Legoland.
Walt Disney World planning veterans would be making dining
reservations as today marks our 6 month window, but not Disneyland. Dining reservations are available 60 days
ahead. Good thing as we are not ready to
make them yet.
We’re already noticing the differences, just in the planning
stages. We’ll keep you posted!
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