My wife and I are looking to make a trip to Disneyland. We also want to knock out the Warner Brothers Studio Tour. We understand these locations are not close whatsoever, and we're trying to brainstorm the best possible path. Ideally, I don't want to waste an entire day doing the tour (i.e. spend 1 night in a hotel in Burbank before going to the Disneyland area in the morning). Nor do I want to get settled in at VDL and then have to take an Uber ride to and from Burbank and get stuck in that crazy LA traffic.
My situation basically boils down to two main questions:
After much research and a desire to avoid being stuck in an Uber for 2.5 hours during rush hour (or worse, renting a car and doing it myself), here is what I've game planed.
We would likely only each have a carry-on, but it looks like you cannot bring anything bigger than a purse on the tour with you (nor would we want to haul around our luggage). I can't find any reliable data source that mentions an ability to store your luggage someplace at the start of the tour. There does not appear to be any luggage storage services at the Burbank airport either. I've heard about services like Bounce that are basically larger storage lockers you can rent, but the location near Burbank airport isn't very convenient. However, there does appear to be a Bounce location at a UPS Store closer to WB Studios, which could work?
Admittedly I'm not familiar with the area, and I'd prefer not having to Uber to a location just for luggage storage, but if that's the best choice I have, I will. I've also Googled some "luggage storage companies" in Downtown Burbank, but again, that means taking an Uber from the airport into downtown Burbank just to drop off luggage, then take the Uber to WB Studios. Then we have to Uber back to Downtown Burbank to grab our luggage (but at least we could hop on the Amtrak station here and not have to go back to the airport).
I know there is a Marriott across the street from the Burbank airport that has Bell service, but would they store our luggage if we are not guests?
Also, if anyone thinks my plan taking the Amtrak isn't ideal, let me know. I see the Uber ride out to Anaheim can be anywhere from 45 minutes to 2.5 hours depending on the time of the day, and if we wrapped up the tour by 3PM, we'd probably be getting stuck in traffic. The train seems like the most stress free option (and cheaper). We wouldn't be in a rush to get to Disneyland as we'd simply be checking-in and enjoying some pool time, shopping, and dining, before doing the parks the next day.
My situation basically boils down to two main questions:
- What can we do with our luggage while doing the Warner Brothers Studio Tour?
- What is the best transportation from Burbank to Disneyland?
After much research and a desire to avoid being stuck in an Uber for 2.5 hours during rush hour (or worse, renting a car and doing it myself), here is what I've game planed.
- We are coming from Milwaukee, WI. We can fly into Burbank airport via Southwest and our plane would arrive at 9:15AM.
- From there, it's just a 10-minute Uber to WB Studios. I think a 10:30AM Tour timeslot could be doable (but would you recommend doing 11AM just in case? I'm unsure how fast you can get out of BUR compared to other airports).
- If we spend 2 hours on the guided tour, 30 minutes for lunch, and an hour of self-guided time, that puts us getting done around 2PM-2:30PM.
- From there, we Uber back to the Burbank airport to the Amtrak station.
- We ride the Amtrak from BUR to Anaheim. They have a 4:15PM train that arrives in Anaheim at 5:45PM.
- From the Anaheim station, it's a short Uber ride over to the Villas at Disneyland.
- When we would be returning back to Milwaukee, we would fly out of SNA given its proximity to Disneyland.
We would likely only each have a carry-on, but it looks like you cannot bring anything bigger than a purse on the tour with you (nor would we want to haul around our luggage). I can't find any reliable data source that mentions an ability to store your luggage someplace at the start of the tour. There does not appear to be any luggage storage services at the Burbank airport either. I've heard about services like Bounce that are basically larger storage lockers you can rent, but the location near Burbank airport isn't very convenient. However, there does appear to be a Bounce location at a UPS Store closer to WB Studios, which could work?
Admittedly I'm not familiar with the area, and I'd prefer not having to Uber to a location just for luggage storage, but if that's the best choice I have, I will. I've also Googled some "luggage storage companies" in Downtown Burbank, but again, that means taking an Uber from the airport into downtown Burbank just to drop off luggage, then take the Uber to WB Studios. Then we have to Uber back to Downtown Burbank to grab our luggage (but at least we could hop on the Amtrak station here and not have to go back to the airport).
I know there is a Marriott across the street from the Burbank airport that has Bell service, but would they store our luggage if we are not guests?
Also, if anyone thinks my plan taking the Amtrak isn't ideal, let me know. I see the Uber ride out to Anaheim can be anywhere from 45 minutes to 2.5 hours depending on the time of the day, and if we wrapped up the tour by 3PM, we'd probably be getting stuck in traffic. The train seems like the most stress free option (and cheaper). We wouldn't be in a rush to get to Disneyland as we'd simply be checking-in and enjoying some pool time, shopping, and dining, before doing the parks the next day.
