New Security Checkpoints Added at Disneyland

Beginning last week, there are new security checkpoints at Disneyland. Downtown Disney is now a "secure" area, and all guests go through a bag check and metal detector when entering the area from the Downtown Disney parking lot, the Disneyland Hotel, or the Grand Californian Hotel. Guests parking in the Mickey and Friends parking structure go through security screening (bag check and metal detector) at the parking structure before boarding the tram to Disneyland's main entrance. This means that guests can come and go freely between the parks and Downtown Disney without additional security screening. Security checkpoints are still in place on the east side of the esplanade (for guests entering from the Harbor Blvd side, e.g. nearby hotels and the Toy Story parking lot), and at the entrance to Disney California Adventure from the Grand Californian Hotel.