View Full Version : Monorail Or Main Entrance
Rteneyck
08-30-2005, 01:31 PM
I am trying to decide which is going to be the best option. Entering via the monorail or the main entrance. I heard they open the monorail up 15 minutes after the main park entrance opens. We are staying at the GCH on Sunday the 25 - 28. I will be using early entry for the other days. Any suggestions?
dlandnut
08-30-2005, 01:34 PM
If you're staying at the GCH, you have your own entrance into CA. If you want to go into Disneyland, it is faster to go to the main entrance rather than the Monorail. :)
Alex S.
08-30-2005, 01:55 PM
I rarely find the monorail to be faster than walking. During testing for the spring MouseAdventure we provided evidence that on a typical Saturday it was possible to walk from Tomorrowland to the DTD monorail station in about the same time as it took for other to take the monorail there.
Most of the time I'd rather be moving than standing so I'm not big on waiting for the monorail. I don't know what the lines are like in the morning though.
Mark Mywords
08-30-2005, 02:12 PM
I heard they open the monorail up 15 minutes after the main park entrance opens.
Actually, I don't know if that's true. On the first soft opening day for Space Mountain, the monorail took us into tomorrowland station early enough where they actually made us wait on the train until the park was open (it was only a few minutes). Maybe it was just on that day?
I prefer to come in through the main gate. I enjoy the stroll up main street first thing in the morning. It makes me happy.
Malcon10t
08-30-2005, 04:44 PM
I am trying to decide which is going to be the best option. Entering via the monorail or the main entrance. I heard they open the monorail up 15 minutes after the main park entrance opens. We are staying at the GCH on Sunday the 25 - 28. I will be using early entry for the other days. Any suggestions?
Generally, the main gate is faster. The monorail holds about 160 people, and it is usually 5 mins between trains. Whereas, the park can get about 400 people a minute thru the gates. Rarely is it faster to enter by monorail first thing in the morning.
Darkbeer
08-30-2005, 04:56 PM
A couple of comments, the Monorail is closer to 8 minutes per train with loading and unloading.
As for the DCA entrance at GCH, most days, Disneyland opens up an hour or two prior to DCA, so this "shortcut" doesn't work if you want to go to DL.
Go for the Main Gate, a LOT more Security checkers, and open turnstyles.
Susan L
08-30-2005, 06:07 PM
Most of the time when we are staying at the resort we use the Monorail to get into DL and the GC entrance for DCA. We go to the main entrance on a couple of days usually to get some good pictures, the same for DCA.