deejdigsdis
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 28, 2009
While planning my most recent trip, I looked for LAX reviews. Most of them included words like "nightmare" and "never again." Just wanted to share my experience on May 14, 2019.
I have always flown into SNA and love that smaller airport and closer proximity to Disneyland. As I was looking at flight prices this time around, I found that flights were literally half the price if I flew into LAX as opposed to SNA. I wondered if it would be worth it so I searched the DIS a bit. I came away thinking perhaps I shouldn't have been so quick to agree to fly into LAX.
But, I had a great experience. Flew in on Delta, landed at Terminal 2. Came off the plane, used the restroom right near the gate, easily found baggage claim downstairs. Luggage was already there. Picked up my one checked bag, grabbed my car seat from the oversized baggage area right near the luggage carousel. I had booked a Super Shuttle shared ride for 4 the day before. $82 total including tip, one way to Grand Legacy at the Park. I had received a text after landing, welcoming me and inviting me to check in. I didn't check in right away because I didn't know how far away my luggage was or how far away the shuttle pick up area was, so I waited until after I picked up my luggage before clicking the check in link. We stepped right outside baggage claim, and saw a Super Shuttle sign outside the door and to the right. That's actually when I clicked check in -- when I saw the sign. There wasn't nearly as much walking and waiting as I was expecting in this larger airport. A couple minutes after I checked in, they texted back and told me what shuttle number my party of 4 was assigned to. We walked over to the waiting area by the sign, and there were maybe 10 people already waiting. Our assigned shuttle pulled up shortly and we hopped on with a few other people waiting. (Others waiting before we got there must not have checked in ahead of time.)
We stopped at one more terminal to pick up one more passenger and then we were off to Harbor Blvd. All passengers were dropped off on Harbor. We drove down one side of the street, then turned around and drove up the other side, making stops along the way. We were the last of 6 stops, which I was actually hoping for, to give my 2 year old a longer nap before heading into Disneyland. We were on the shuttle for a little over an hour total.
I don't know if Terminal 2 is a better location than the others? Smaller? There just wasn't that much walking to get to where we needed to be, no confusing signage, etc. I couldn't figure out why the word "nightmare" was used multiple times in other reviews. I would for sure fly into LAX and use Super Shuttle again. (I flew out of SNA because flight prices weren't that much higher than LAX, and I didn't have to leave Disneyland as early to get to the airport.)
I have always flown into SNA and love that smaller airport and closer proximity to Disneyland. As I was looking at flight prices this time around, I found that flights were literally half the price if I flew into LAX as opposed to SNA. I wondered if it would be worth it so I searched the DIS a bit. I came away thinking perhaps I shouldn't have been so quick to agree to fly into LAX.
But, I had a great experience. Flew in on Delta, landed at Terminal 2. Came off the plane, used the restroom right near the gate, easily found baggage claim downstairs. Luggage was already there. Picked up my one checked bag, grabbed my car seat from the oversized baggage area right near the luggage carousel. I had booked a Super Shuttle shared ride for 4 the day before. $82 total including tip, one way to Grand Legacy at the Park. I had received a text after landing, welcoming me and inviting me to check in. I didn't check in right away because I didn't know how far away my luggage was or how far away the shuttle pick up area was, so I waited until after I picked up my luggage before clicking the check in link. We stepped right outside baggage claim, and saw a Super Shuttle sign outside the door and to the right. That's actually when I clicked check in -- when I saw the sign. There wasn't nearly as much walking and waiting as I was expecting in this larger airport. A couple minutes after I checked in, they texted back and told me what shuttle number my party of 4 was assigned to. We walked over to the waiting area by the sign, and there were maybe 10 people already waiting. Our assigned shuttle pulled up shortly and we hopped on with a few other people waiting. (Others waiting before we got there must not have checked in ahead of time.)
We stopped at one more terminal to pick up one more passenger and then we were off to Harbor Blvd. All passengers were dropped off on Harbor. We drove down one side of the street, then turned around and drove up the other side, making stops along the way. We were the last of 6 stops, which I was actually hoping for, to give my 2 year old a longer nap before heading into Disneyland. We were on the shuttle for a little over an hour total.
I don't know if Terminal 2 is a better location than the others? Smaller? There just wasn't that much walking to get to where we needed to be, no confusing signage, etc. I couldn't figure out why the word "nightmare" was used multiple times in other reviews. I would for sure fly into LAX and use Super Shuttle again. (I flew out of SNA because flight prices weren't that much higher than LAX, and I didn't have to leave Disneyland as early to get to the airport.)