The collapse of the Anaheim Resort Transit (ART) shuttle bus service in March left dozens of Resort-area hotels without a transportation offering for their clients, and has visitors searching for another way to get to and from the theme parks.
As an alternative to driving to the Resort and paying $40 per day for parking, many visitors are turning to ride share services like Lyft and Uber to make the trip faster and easier.
Now Disneyland Resort visitors traveling to and from local Good Neighbor Hotels can take advantage of a new discount when they use the Lyft ride share service, Disneyland’s official ride share partner.
- New Lyft users can save 50% off two rides using the code 50MAGIC.
- Existing Lyft users can use code XL10 for 10% off one XL ride to the parks.
The promotion is valid now through September 8, 2026.
This offer is not a massive discount for existing Lyft customers, but it’s a good incentive for those who have never use the service before to try it out.
Both Lyft and Uber use the Disneyland Drop Off lot off of Harbor Blvd. for drop off and pick up. Fares depend on time of day and service requested. During a recent trip, we used Uber to and from The Viv Hotel in Anaheim, a trip of about a mile, and paid between $8 and $15 per trip. One major downside to ride share services is the lack of accessible vehicles for those who use wheelchairs. During our most recent visit, we were unable to book an accessible vehicle through either Lyft or Uber, despite both platforms stating that they had accessible vehicles available.
Ten Garden Grove area hotels banded together to launch the Grove District Transit service, and four hotels around the Anaheim Convention Center created their own “Anaheim Resort Campus” shuttle. Several other hotels offer their own dedicated shuttles, including the Candy Cane Inn, the Anaheim Majestic Hotel, the Hyatt Regency Orange County and the Howard Johnson and Holiday Inn Express hotels in Fullerton.
Even with these new services, nearly three dozen of the “Good Neighbor Hotels” located more than a half mile away from the Resort still do not have transportation for their visitors, leaving personal cars, rental cars and ride share the only option for getting around town. A small summertime discount on ride share services is a start, but Anaheim still needs a Resort-wide replacement for ART.
