What Mode Of Transportation Would You Like To See Connect Disneyland and DCA?

[dfan07]

I wouldn't mind seeing a super-long Speedramp connecting the 2nd story of Starcade with Sound Stage 17. The two appear to be in line with each other.

[Ride Warrior]

Cohesively speaking the monorail would be best as that is all ready supposed to be a sort of transportation method.

However, I do like envisioning something like the skyway buckets floating across the sky....

If a transport system between the two parks becomes a reality, I would think that the monorail wouldbe the method that carries the most people. On the other hand, a skyway would be lots of fun!

I think it would be fabulous to have the People Mover track extended and make a loop through DCA as well as Disneyland. Thematically, it fits in more with Tomorrowland - but I ouldn't mind at all if with crossed the esplanade and made a loop around DCA - Hollywood, Carsland, even Paradise Pier. That would be glorious overwhen of the entire resort and I would LOVE IT!

Exceptional idea, MonteJ! A PeopleMover with a loading/unloading loop in each park would be one very cool option.

Disney needs to start having DCA create it's own identity. The park needs to start holding its own, making people want to go to that park. Connecting the two would not help that at all.

TDS, the best second gate in the entire world (sorry outdated, attractionless Epcot), holds its own. The OLC markets TDS as "Tokyo DisneySea" not "Tokyo Disney Resort" They don't even allow you to park hop so that you spend a full day at each park before parkhopping on your 3rd or 4th day. The WDC was like "ehh its just an extension of Disneyland." It is NOT. It's a new park, that needs its own identity.

We do not need to connect the two parks, no thanks.

Thoughts that are very worthy of consideration, ICe101. I'm not considering a transport between parks an attempt to incease attendance. Rather, I see it as a fun and convenient option for crossing parks. Walking across the esplanade is fun, too.

Monorail would make the most sense since it already goes through both parks. Why not just make a station in DCA? Maybe its the fact that you have to have a different ticket for each park that is causing this to be an issue.

Currently, one can board the monorail at it's Downtown Disney location (beside Rainforest Cafe) and travel into Disneyland (departing at the tomorrowland station) completely skipping the park entry gates... provided that you have a DL pass or proof of single day admission to get in. If an added station were place inside DCA, one would require admitance proof, same as Disneyland.

Walking... so I guess more open gates.

Walking is certainly beneficial in terms of healthy exercise. Disneyland could certainly use more gates. Poor DCA... it would be a dream for it to become so popular that additional gates would be needed.

Skyway across the esplanade!

Absolutely, merlinjones. Skyway would be a blast for families and individuals alike.

[stevo505]

Why can't we just walk across the esplanade?

[Ride Warrior]

I wouldn't mind seeing a super-long Speedramp connecting the 2nd story of Starcade with Sound Stage 17. The two appear to be in line with each other.

The Starcade and Sound Stage 17 would be excellent places to load and unload at the two parks. In terms of transport mode between the two, I'm thinking either a moving walkway (such as that at Universal Hollywood)or else an electric railway ((like DisneySea).

[Ride Warrior]

Why can't we just walk across the esplanade?

Because you would reduce the risk of somebody stepping on your feet.

[Ice101]

Thoughts that are very worthy of consideration, ICe101. I'm not considering a transport between parks an attempt to incease attendance. Rather, I see it as a fun and convenient option for crossing parks. Walking across the esplanade is fun, too.

As if walking the entire 100 or so feet between the parks is not convient enough....

[hurricanecolby !]

we need the walking.. the whole park is sitting down and being transported through rides..

[Ride Warrior]

As if walking the entire 100 or so feet between the parks is not convient enough....

I'm a spoiled brat. While crossing the esplanade once, I came within inches of almost having my toes ran over by a renegade parent pushing a stoller.

[Ride Warrior]

we need the walking.. the whole park is sitting down and being transported through rides..

All that sitting gives one a sore tushy. Need to cut back on "Sore-in' " Over California!

[Tomorrowland_1967]

unlike WDW where each park is separated by miles ..... it seems silly to have something connect DL to DCA when the distance to each park is a 60 second walk.

[mickeyandme67]

I'm actually rather partial to the current mode; walking.

[HiddenMickeyBook]

I wouldn't mind the Monorail stopping inside DCA before heading to Downtown Disney. Of course, they would have to make it the same admission as for Disneyland....which I wouldn't mind either!

[Quacky4Donald]

I chose PeopleMover.

[Let's Enunciate]

A Mary Poppins umbrella inspired version of the skyway.

[Quacky4Donald]

the peoplemover goes slow and it would take forever to do the whole resort

Monorail can go pretty slow at times, too. Just the loading and waiting alone can take up to 15-20 minutes. With a PeopleMover you'd constantly be moving. So, unless the attraction breaks down it would be faster.