Anaheim, California is the Disneyland Resort Destination
Anaheim, home to
Disneyland, is located 28 miles south of Los
Angeles in Orange County, California. Just 25 minutes from the Pacific
Ocean, the city enjoys mild year-round climate and very little rain.
The highest average temperature is 79 degrees F in the summer and 65 degrees
in the winter. Mild temperatures, affordable hotel accommodations and
hundreds of activities make this city one of the most popular in all of
California.
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From Anaheim, you can travel to the beaches, airports and major
California attractions and cities such as San Diego, 90 miles south and San
Francisco, 400 miles north. Appearing in photo upper left clockwise: Sign from Disney
California Adventure, Mighty Ducks, California Adventure
and Paradise Pier Hotel, Disneyland's Toon Town, Mickey Mouse, Anaheim
Convention Center.
Anaheim is one of the top destinations in
California. It's convenient, central location and hundreds of quality and
budget hotels make this a very affordable Orange County city to park your
family while visiting the region's theme parks. From your hotel you can
walk, dine, shop and even catch buses that travel to major hotels to pick up
guests for day trips to Universal Studios Hollywood, Las Vegas casinos and
San Diego. In addition, you can catch the Amtrak train to ride to downtown
Los Angeles and travel throughout the United States.
Things to do in Anaheim, California include , Disneyland and
Disney California Adventure theme parks, conventions at Anaheim Convention
Center, music at The Grove, entertainment in Downtown
Disney with ESPN Zone or
House of Blues, Farmer's Market and Craft Fair on Thursdays, ball games at
Angels Stadium, shopping for sneakers in the discount stores near
Disneyland, driving tours of the historic homes and more! Daily bus tours
leave Anaheim for Universal Studios Hollywood and Hollywood Studio and Star
Tours, as well.
Ranked recently as the third highest
grossing venue for concerts is The Pond in Anaheim. It is located in the
building that also houses Anaheim ice hockey Mighty Ducks team. Top musical
acts play regularly, often to sold out crowds at this popular venue. While
you are visiting Anaheim, you can go to the theme parks, take in a concert,
professional ball game, see live entertainment at House of Blues, shop till
you drop Downtown Disney and dine at hundreds of fantastic restaurants and
brew houses. History of Anaheim
Anaheim, California is a city with immaculate
buildings on historic, palm-lined streets that face new, glass structures
rising to the sky. Anaheim is a place where old and new reside side by
side.
Established by German immigrants in 1857
as a wine producing colony for the rapidly growing town of Los Angeles,
the city's German name means "Home on the Ana (River)." Vineyards and wineries
flourished until the 1880's when they were destroyed by plant disease.
Oranges replaced grapes and became the favored fruit in a county named
Orange. Orange crops that thrive in temperate climates could be seen in
groves stretching for miles. While they produced a hearty bounty,
it wasn't enough to compete with top dollar prices offered for land in
the boom of the early 1900's.
Not far from Anaheim, beach cities featured
amusement rides and theme park attractions. The Plunge, The Pavilion, The
Pike, the piers and Red Cars were drawing cards designed to bring people
to the California coast to spend their money. Land developers built them,
hoping to create demand for nearby housing.
While growth did occur, a stock market
crash and several world wars focused the country on other things. Played
out over a number of years, many of the parks were abandoned or torn
down. Some Red Cars were even dumped into the Pacific Ocean.
Finally, the economy recovered from World
War II and families once again had money to spend. With many of the beach
amusements in decay or gone, Walt Disney sought a place to take his kids
for entertainment. He reportedly sold his car to help finance the
fledgling park he dreamed up as a fantasy escape. Disneyland continues
to grow, making it crystal clear that the theme park's success has
influenced nearly every aspect of life in Anaheim since its opening on
a former grove in 1955.
Visiting Anaheim
Around 15 million guests per year visit
the city (with approximately 13 million of them attending Disneyland.)
It outshines every other theme park in California with over double the
attendance of the next contender, Universal Studios. Who could have known
such success was to come? And as the city learned, maintaining a balance
between the quality of life for local residents and providing the environment
to attract tourists is a formula subject to many changes. Wrecking balls
and construction zones have been part of the landscape for several years.
Recent announcements of approval for Disney's third theme park means construction
will likely continue in future years.
If getting there is a concern, a trip to
Disneyland is very easy with Amtrak train station only 10 minutes away.
Airport Bus takes passengers to and from Los Angeles International Airport
on daily scheduled trips and tour buses depart major Anaheim hotels daily
for excursions to Los Angeles attractions such as Universal Studios.
Freeway construction addressed automobile access problems so that the Santa
Ana 5 Freeway now exits directly to the Disneyland Park for visitor convenience.
Anaheim has made it a goal to get you,
the tourist, to stay. And though there is no sandy beach, per se, Disneyland's
California Adventure theme park recreates a beach region complete with Paradise Pier. It's the beach without the sand.
Getting to Anaheim and Disneyland:
John Wayne/OC Airport (Code: SNA) 13.7 miles. www.ocair.com
Los Angeles International (Code: LAX) 34 miles. www.lawa.org
Airport Bus to Disneyland or Knotts Berry Farm & nearby hotels: Offers best
prices and leaves hourly during the day from both airports listed above.
www.airportbus.com or Call 714-938-8900
 Disneyland Fireworks
Disneyland Fireworks Show is not only
beautiful to watch, it also employs one of the leading fireworks
technologies more beneficial to air quality than previous fireworks launch
methods. In an amazing move, this Disney Imagineering effort years in the
making, has been offered for use in other theme parks and shows to help
promote sounder practices in amusement and theme parks entertainment. See
our photos of the spectacular fireworks show and read about the technology.
Our hotel reviews of Anaheim Hotels
include the following:
Ayres
Hotel Anaheim Disneyland/
Best
Western Inn Park Place Mini- Suites / Best
Western Anaheim Inn / Carousel
Inn & Suites / Castle
Inn & Suites /
Comfort
Inn / Disneys
Grand Californian Hotel Resort / Disneys Paradise Pier Hotel
/ Days
Inn -Disneyland South /
Desert
Inn & Suites
/ Desert
Palm Inn & Suites
/ Disneyland
Hotel /
Fairfield
Inn by Marriott / Four
Points Hotel /
Hawthorn
Suites Limited /
Holiday
Inn Express /
Howard
Johnsons Plaza Hotel
/ Park
Inn International /
Park
Vue Inn /
Portofino
Inn & Suites /
Radisson
Hotel /
Ramada
Limited Suites /
Residence
Inn by Marriott /
Travelodge
International Inn /
Tropicana
Inn /
Westcoast
Anaheim Hotel |
