{"id":247229,"date":"2026-04-01T20:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/247229\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T20:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:30:10","slug":"disneyland-starts-new-shuttle-service-at-toy-story-parking-lot-orange-county-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/247229\/","title":{"rendered":"Disneyland starts new shuttle service at Toy Story parking lot \u2013 Orange County Register"},"content":{"rendered":"

Disneyland has hired a new shuttle bus company to transport 7 million visitors a year between the Toy Story parking lot and the Anaheim theme park\u2019s front gates after a city-wide bus service ceased operations.<\/p>\n

Disneyland began the new bus service on Wednesday, April 1 after the Anaheim Transportation Network that provided buses for theme park visitors parking at the Toy Story lot shut down<\/a> on Tuesday, March 31.<\/p>\n

ALSO SEE: Anaheim Transportation Network\u2019s shutdown leaves resort interests bridging a transit gap<\/a><\/p>\n

Most Disneyland visitors will not even notice the change.<\/p>\n

The new plain white buses with a simple Disneyland logo look remarkably similar to the ART buses that featured a blue wrap-around design with Disneyland graphics.<\/p>\n

\"BusBus riders take Anaheim Regional Transportation (ART) buses shuttles from the Toy Story parking lot to the Disneyland Resort on Thursday, January 29, 2026, in Anaheim, CA. The Anaheim Transportation Network\u2019s board voted Wed. Jan. 28 to \u201cwind down\u201d operations, with the last day of shuttling planned for March 31. The bus system moves 8 million riders a year around the resort area. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n

MousePlanet<\/a> reports the new Toy Story shuttle buses are operated by the same contractor that runs the Disneyland employee parking lot shuttles.<\/p>\n

These are the shuttles from the Toy Story parking lot today to @Disneyland<\/a> , the day after the ART system shut down. We\u2019re told they\u2019re operated by the same contractor that runs the cast shuttles. pic.twitter.com\/MMV5bUDnTr<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 MousePlanet (@MousePlanet) April 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Disneyland had always assured theme park visitors that shuttle service between the Toy Story lot and the parks would remain uninterrupted by the ART system shutdown.<\/p>\n

Disneyland is actively exploring next steps for resort-area transportation for theme park guests.<\/p>\n

\"BusBus riders take Anaheim Regional Transportation (ART) buses shuttles from the Toy Story parking lot to the Disneyland Resort on Thursday, January 29, 2026, in Anaheim, CA. The Anaheim Transportation Network\u2019s board voted Wed. Jan. 28 to \u201cwind down\u201d operations, with the last day of shuttling planned for March 31. The bus system moves 8 million riders a year around the resort area. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n

Garden Grove launched a new shuttle bus system to replace ART in late March that serves 10 city hotels \u2014 including the Great Wolf Lodge and Hyatt Regency.<\/p>\n

Anaheim hotels are working to develop an independent shuttle system<\/a> to replace ART, according to city officials.<\/p>\n

Four Anaheim hotels \u2014 Hilton Anaheim, Anaheim Marriott, Clarion Anaheim and Sheraton Park Anaheim \u2014 started a new shuttle service on Wednesday that transports hotel guests to and from the Disneyland resort, according to Mickey Visit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"BusBus riders take Anaheim Regional Transportation (ART) buses shuttles from the Toy Story parking lot to the Disneyland Resort on Thursday, January 29, 2026, in Anaheim, CA. The Anaheim Transportation Network\u2019s board voted Wed. Jan. 28 to \u201cwind down\u201d operations, with the last day of shuttling planned for March 31. The bus system moves 8 million riders a year around the resort area. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n

The Anaheim Transportation Network launched in 1995 as a way to serve the 27 million annual Disneyland visitors staying off-property at nearby hotels and arriving by train.<\/p>\n

Transporting theme park visitors between the Toy Story lot and Disneyland\u2019s front gate represented 83% of ART\u2019s total ridership.<\/p>\n

\"BusBus riders take Anaheim Regional Transportation (ART) buses shuttles from the Toy Story parking lot to the Disneyland Resort on Thursday, January 29, 2026, in Anaheim, CA. The Anaheim Transportation Network\u2019s board voted Wed. Jan. 28 to \u201cwind down\u201d operations, with the last day of shuttling planned for March 31. The bus system moves 8 million riders a year around the resort area. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register\/SCNG)<\/p>\n

Parking on the eastside of the Disneyland resort will change dramatically over the next few years.<\/p>\n

Disneyland plans to build the 6,000-space Eastern Gateway parking structure on the Manchester employee parking lot as part of the $1.9 billion DisneylandForward project<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Disneyland plans to transform the Toy Story parking lot into an entertainment district with theme park experiences, hotels, retail and dining, according to the DisneylandForward plan.<\/p>\n

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