Hey there everyone! I'd love to post a Disneyland pre-trip, but I'm still wading through info! If anyone has a rough guesstimate on the answers to some of these questions, I'd be most appreciative!
Arrival day - We've actually bumped our arrival up a day. We'll be leaving Tuesday night after Benn finishes work and flying nonstop BWI --> LAX. Assuming an on-time arrival, we'll be arriving at 9:10pm. Does anyone know what we should expect to find traffic-wise from LAX to Anaheim around that time of day on a Tuesday night?
Airport transportation - We're planning to take Super Shuttle from LAX to Disneyland. It's $34. Any better/ more economical ideas? I feel like that's a pretty good price, but I'm always open to suggestions for "trimming the fat" on costs that don't increase my Disney fun. 
Any idea how long it might take to make that trip? Have you used Super Shuttle in the past? Have you found them to be reliable?
Arrival night hotel - I booked the Eden Roc Inn & Suites for the first night because we don't want to waste money when we're probably not going to get there until like 11:00 and we'll leave the hotel by 8am. Any opinions? Reviews were split on Trip Advisor, but it was only $70/night including taxes and resort fees and we're literally going to sleep, shower, check out.
Moving to Grand Californian - The route from Eden Rock to Grand Californian looks very walkable--cross the street and walk .4 miles where there. It's on the corner of Katella Ave. and Disneyland Dr./S. West Street and good sidewalks and crosswalks seem to be available. Anyone know of a reason why that won't work?
Magic Mornings - We'll be buying 3-day park hoppers (I'm pretty sure that's what I want to do) and we're staying at Grand Californian on points. What does that mean for us on Magic Mornings? Can we use one every day? Do we have to choose one day to do Magic Morning? I don't quite understand exactly how that works.
Transport to cruise ship - Has anyone tried using Uber for transportation needs? What are your thoughts on it? I can save over $40 off the cost of Super Shuttle or taxi if we use Uber...but I'm not sure how I feel about that service.
Thanks for your input!
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Trip Reports:
December 2013: 10th Anniversary, 1st DVC Stay | April 2014: Birthday on the Boardwalk | May 2014: Star Wars Weekend, Navigating WDW with a wheelchair | August 2014: Villains Unleashed | September/October 2014: MNSSHP, F&W, Tower of Terror 10-miler | March/April 2015: Disneyland and California Coastal Cruise | November 2015: Wine & Dine Half, Food & Wine, 1st Disney Cruise | February 2016: Presidential Classic Gymnastics Meet | March 2016: "Work" Trip, Tours, F&G Festival | April 2016: Conference at Disneyland | Fall 2016: Festive Fall Fun | January 2017: Festival of the Arts | May 2017: AbD Backstage Magic | July 2017: AbD San Francisco | Sorry I had to give up doing trip reports. Too many time commitments right now.
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