Downtown Disney

Today, I visited Downtown Disney.  This is an area of shops and restaurants in a village-like setting that sits between the two main Disney parks, but is free to access.

I took the ART shuttle from the Convention Centre (where my hotel is) up to the Disneyland transit hub.  All the Anaheim Resort Transportation buses go from the Disneyland Resort to various places around the Anaheim area.  Then it was a short walk into the main hub for the parks, in through the security, out through the security on the other side into Downtown Disney.

I had lunch at a recommended restaurant in the middle of the village, sitting outside as it was so sunny and warm.  There isn't all that much to see except shops and eateries, but it is quite pretty and very Disney-esque without the characters or the price tag.

 I looked at everything in the Disney store - the major shop in Downtown Disney - particularly for a replacement dice shaker (although they sold them as beer holders back in the day!).  I couldn't find anything so I asked an older cast member (as they are called) about them, and to her credit, she remembered that they used to sell them many years ago, but haven't for many years.  She also thought they sounded ideal for dice games and holding pens and pencils!