Disneyland Parking Lot Before California Adventure

The original disneyland parking lot existed from july 17 1955 to january 21 1998 when it was largely closed to make way for disney california adventure downtown disney and disney s grand californian hotel spa.

Disneyland parking lot before california adventure. It was divided into nineteen sections each one named for a disney character. Monday saturday 5 00pm 2 00am. It s now called the timon lot.

Even if you arrive at the park early disneyland resort will not open its parking lot until some time between 9 15 a m. Visitors will pass through a new security bag check area at the toy story lot before boarding buses to the main gate esplanade between disneyland and disney california adventure. This lot is open 8 00am to 2 00am daily.

It seems almost insane to believe there s such a thing as an overlooked disney theme park but disney california adventure the park that was built over disneyland s original parking lot really. Only one corner of the old parking lot is still left. Follow signs to available entrances from south harbor boulevard west katella avenue and south haster street.

Pay your 25 cent parking fee and drive into the park s 100 acre parking lot. Downtown disney parking areas. The main parking lot is located at disneyland drive and magic way.

Valet operating hours are. This lot has valet parking. Parking at any other location designated for the theme parks hotels or downtown disney district is not permitted.

We know because we arrived way too early on our first attempt and wound up circling disneyland drive quite a few times. The second lot is located on disneyland drive next to disney s paradise pier hotel and is only open at night. In the future it will provide space to expand california adventure.