When mentioning Disneyland it is important to mention that it is not technically in LA. Yes, it is considered to be in the metropolitan area of LA but it is in a completely different county. People visiting LA will probably have an easier time getting to Universal Studios than Disneyland.
Not only that, but depending on where in L.A you are staying, it can be a mission to get to Anaheim. I live close to Long Beach and it’s a 25 minute drive with no traffic. L.A is huge, it takes me 40 minutes to get to Universal Studios and over an hour to get to Six Flags (no traffic).
It's just easier to say Disneyland is in a suburb of L.A. and that is the truth. But people from places like New York City are used to seeing suburbs as boring, powerless, not as sophisticated as the city and detached from the city. They would say "My best friend lives OUTSIDE New York City": I would say " I was raised in the Los Angeles AREA". L. A. and its suburbs form a network and share power. The TV stations are in the suburb of Burbank. Our nationally televised parade that is on the same level as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is in the suburb of Pasadena. So for someone who sees things that way, you don't have to strain to make them understand that Disneyland is not in L.A. city.
My son worked in Burbank for a few years. While he was at work, I explored. It was easy to get a bus a few blocks from his apartment to downtown LA and walk all over the downtown. Bonus: the bus went through Chinatown, part of Griffith Park, Los Felices, and other neighborhoods we'd never visited before. When I asked to go to the Huntington Library and Gardens, my son drove us to Pasadena where that amazing place is located, despite its Riverside address. Afterwards we parked at the Pasadena train station for not much money and took the train for a last-chance run into downtown LA. Because that train is elevated, we got to see huge swathes of the industrial side of the city, something neither of us had considered because nobody talks about manufacturing in LA. When he and his wife moved closer to the Bob Hope Airport, they had to drive me to the subway station in North Hollywood. Wow. A clean, safe neighborhood and trains filled with friendly people!
I moved from Montreal Canada to LA for work, and I must agree, every one of all races and ages are SUPER friendly with me! I actually does not cost me much to live on a day to day basis (except for rent lol). Such a nice place with good weather!
In the seventies and eighties I worshiped New York City. I lived in Southern California as a kid a million years ago, went back a couple of years ago for four nights in LA and three nights in San Francisco. I absolutely am in love with LA and wish I could move there. I know I know, it has problems I get it, but it is the place where I feel most at home. I have never been happier than I was walking the streets by myself, visiting Union Station, The Chateau Marmont, Philippe's, dinner at Musso & Frank's, I realize those are vacation things and that living there is different, but I know I would love to live there. There's something in the air in LA, something spiritual that is nowhere else, at least for me. If I were younger and richer I would move there.
Growing up I worshipped Los Angeles and actually was quite the New York hater 😂 and I’m from the East Coast. I’ll be moving soon :)) I totally agree. It’s an energy you don’t feel anywhere else.
As someone who lives in one of the neighborhoods you are filming from, I love how you gloss over the completely out of control homeless situation - skid row a place where “people are kinda out of luck” oh boy
@@woltersworld I get it, and as a resident I do appreciate how positive he is. But to hear “people kind of out of luck”. Come on. Around the corner from where he is filming on Franklin are homeless encampments lining the entire street. California used to be the Golden State. It’s heartbreaking to see what it has become. People are moving out in droves. Fact.
My thought exactly. Plus, it's not just Skid Row any longer. It's everywhere, even in the upper class areas. Many businesses closed with For Lease signs. Graffiti out of control, even the freeway signs are plastered with it. The place looks trashy. It was my favorite city for years, not anymore.
I was in LA for a month in 2006, it was magic I still think about it every day but it's true PT is awful. For two times I missed the bus and I walked for miles to go back home... I even asked for a lift to some policemen and of course they said no... AH! AH! AH! It was stupid but I was young and crazy. However it's freakin' true... most of the people in L.A. are friendly...
We are friendly, we just don't make small talk with strangers. And there are many places to walk, but you can't walk from one to the other, have to drive.
Correction about there being no public transportation from LA to Disneyland. There's actually a bus that takes you from LA union station to Disneyland and Knotts. Also don't take Amtrak to Anaheim, too costly. Take the Metrolink train to the Anaheim Transportation Center and from there take the shuttle to Disneyland.
Great tips. I have some two cents of my own, as someone who has been living here for 20+ years and counting: 1. About the weather. Yeah, we do get overcast days, particularly in May and June. But that's not what I would warn travelers about. LA weather can get HOT... very hot in the summer and early fall months. We will always have a couple days of the year where the thermometer hits over 100 degrees (40C for non-Americans). In some really bad years, the temperatures can hit as high as 110 degrees. I once returned from a trip to Canada. A Canadian family by me told me they wanted to bring their kids to Disneyland. They came in October, and unfortunately, it just happened to be one of those years with a really long summer; even though it was October, it was still like 95 degrees outside. I don't know how well people from colder climates can get used to walking around in 95 to 100 degree weather outside all day. 2. I disagree about public transportation. LA subway is extremely limited, and while it does take you to some tourist sites, unless you plan on only visiting those limited tourist sights near the subway stations, you will need a car to get around.
This, especially if you're heading into the SFV for things like burbank, Calabasas, or topanga overlook, expect temps to be anywhere from 5-15⁰f hotter.
Let's no forget that there are times when there are people who pee or poop on the seats of the LA Subway or Metro Stations. If I tell this to someone who lived in Cambodia, they'll assume it was just a baby that made the mess. In reality it's a full-grown adult that wet the seat. As a LA native, there's a lot of things that happen here that makes this place difficult to live in.
@Yellow Productions Warning people that LA gets to 30, and later following that up with 'LAs public transit system is decent' is delusional. I'm from Brooklyn and the public transportation system here in NYC is extremely lacking when compared to other (comaprable cities) public transit systems around the world - where does that put LA at? After many vacation trips to LA and the Bay Area the only memorable thought that stuck to me is the extreme distaste for the urban-hell/lackluster public transportation system there; taxiing or renting a car is your only real option. On weather, the average LOW temperature in the winter seasons is around 52f or 11c -- a light jacket is fine -- anything meant to withstand 30f or -1c weather is ridiculous, and even more so when visiting in any other season. I also find the entirety of LA county brimming with tourist culture, as opposed to a community that locals live and work in, like here in NYC (and more so here in Brooklyn). This is even more surprising as New York's five boroughs are 10x more denser than LA county!
People in LA DO walk but just because we walk DOES NOT make it a good walking / pedestrian friendly city. Having grown up here in LA with a working class family, we took the bus and walked out of necessity. It’s not a great place to walk for leisure. Also the “walkable” neighborhoods are always in the wealthier places.
I think there’s tons of friendly people in both LA and NYC, I’ve had wonderful experiences with strangers in both. Talk of entire cities being “unfriendly” is so ridiculous and overblown.
@@YellowProductions I’ve always live out in the country. Big cities like LA are fun to visit, but get overwhelming after a few days. Griffith Park / Observatory was like a little slice of heaven to me.
I'm an LA native and I get super anxious when people talk about my city, hoping they do it justice. Good video, and made me proud to live here. On the topic of culture, we have an amazing car culture, we have incredible artistry and social movements. LA is amazing. I think we're friendly people
stop drinking the Kool-Aid. Move out of LA (like everyone else) and u will experience friendly. There is a law for everything u do (in la) once u leave your house. You are not treated as an individual, but a class or race of people who has to pay for the transgression of one wayward person (make sense). Don't forget the homelessness spurred on by (god forbid) illegal immigration that no one is allowed to do anything about. Keep drinking the koolaid.
Quadruple check your parking spot for highly conditional no-parking signs. There's specific days and times where parking isn't allowed and it varies block to block. When I lived in Pasadena I had to move my car all the time to avoid parking tickets in front of my own house. And really look up and down the street to be absolutely sure you didn't miss any signs. Have gotten so many tickets in LA. There's these little 3 wheel parking enforcement cart thingies cruising around and giving out tickets all the time. But if you're just ubering and walking, then no worries really outside of the normal big city pick pockets, etc. I much preferred Bob Hope (Burbank) airport over LAX when I did have to fly in/out. I've also taken Amtrak a ton of times between LA and San Diego, including the Anaheim stop he mentioned. For me that's way less stress than driving. If you have the time.
It is great to see Chris doing a collaboration with you here! I've been following him for several years on his channel, and he does a phenomenal job with his content. I feel that there can be many misconceptions about different destinations especially the very popular ones, and it is great that all these myths can be debunked. I am glad to hear that the people of LA are very friendly and that there are some exciting things to do in downtown LA. I do want to visit LA at some point as I have not been there yet (I don't count my layover at LAX two years ago).
Watching as a local 😁 people think we aren't friendly? I'd say for the most part we're easy going, approachable, and helpful. We just want to have a good time 🤙🏼
Some things: I love "we have bad weather. See how we have some clouds?" Yeah, we can get wind/rain/heat, but we don't have snow or hurricanes. "Nobody walks in LA" doesn't mean "there isn't a single area where people walk." It means that most people are going to need a car to get around. Our city is sprawling, and our public transportation system is weak. I work two miles from my house and it would take me hours to get there if I tried to do it on a bus. I'm fortunate enough to live close to the Red Line (now the B Line), so I can actually take the subway downtown. But I rode it today for the first time since COVID, and holy cow that thing has gone downhill. The cars were filthy. You don't need to go to Skid Row to see people who are homeless. They are everywhere, including people surviving by riding the subway all day. I love that you said "LA isn't expensive" while standing in front of the Griffith Observatory, where parking is $15 an hour.
I'd say weather it is nicer comparing to other states. Also, you can get a ride from Downtown LA to Disneyland. The metro bus will take you straight to Disneyland, a bit of long ride but leaves you right in from of Disneyland. Check it out, I used the service a couple times. 👍
The best way to explore LA is ride the subway, get off at every stop, and walk the area around the station. You’ll quickly realize that every stop has its own culture.
I would never suggest to anyone visiting LA that they go near the subway. Rent a car, and try to connect with someone who lives in the city. Los Angeles is a very hard place to understand unless you've lived there for many years. A guide can help.
I lived in SoCal for several years. Think of it as like a more horizontal NYC, with the population density but much less 'tude. I remember the people of SoCal being quite friendly. I then moved to NorCal; many seemed uptight and bitchy around the Bay Area. I then moved to Texas hoping for friendlier people, and nuh-uh! There are plenty of pissy people and poor customer service in Texas' major cities. LA County, OC, Ventura...it's where it's at, y'all!
That's what I was thinking! And the bus normally would be $1.75 for a tourist, but it's free for everyone now. However, I assume Disneyland is only for folks with a vaccine passport.
@@YellowProductions It's nice to have a break from the sunshine every once in awhile. Shortly after moving to SoCal from the Midwest, I worked with a native Californian who said she liked when it rained. I didn't because I was used to so much rain in the Midwest. Eventually I realize what she meant.
I lived in California for 20 years and moved back to the East Coast. Seeing dried up brown mountains and browness everywhere along with Mars-like skies from forest fires gets tiring. I like the sound and smell of rain and that smoky smell in the air during winter!
Skid row area is interesting. Though it has gotten worse over the years, in the early 2000 I use to walk around it cause there are some beautiful old buildings there
Actually there are ways to get to Disney land by bus in downtown LA you take the 460 which stop at 7th and flower which is right there at the 7th street metro center which is where all the subway trains meetup
I’ve been to LA a few times and I know that the public transportation is horrible they run late a ton and skip stops it very confusing. If you are familiar with nyc transportation LA is the opposite and make sure you watch your stops almost got killed on fig.
This is a bus that take you from Downtown L.A. to Disneyland. Its the bus 460 and it free till the end of 2021, but get ready to sit comfortably because it will take over 2 hours.
I actually was caught up into two myths. I thought the people were going to be mean but they were really cool. The weather was actually cool last month. We asked someone where is the weather we hear about all the time. People give them slack about the healthy food but the Veggies were really good they tasted more natural. Didn't see a ton of overweight people because they were more active walking, biking, surfing, and the food. In Malibu it was mainly local establishment. Branded fast foods you had to really want it bc it was 30mins out.
There is a metro bus that goes all the way to a block away from the main entrance of disneyland off of venice blvd. So there is one way although not great
True! Way back in the 80's I was staying out by Disneyland and had gone into Downtown LA to meet someone at the New Otani Hotel 🏨 in Korea Town. As I recall I had to take an RTA Bus known as the 'Freeway Flyer' to get back out there! I think we took the 5 Freeway and it took awhile! So Yeah No Do like Mark says and concentrate on the area you're in LA and OC are 2 entirely different destinations Both worthy of ample time to explore them!
They still do filming in Hollywood so not a myth. I was here the same time as y'all and we couldn't go to a speakeasy in Hollywood because it was shut down for filming 😒
I'm grateful for videos like this, but the more I watch, the more I'm becoming both under and overwhelmed about my trip. I'm also worried because I don't drive & that ubers will cost a fortune due to traffic when public transport isn't an option
I feel like the Summer Olympics should just stay in LA, instead of going from city to city bankrupting them. Well, it did do well in Atlanta back in 1996.
Good video. I would point out that Paramount Studios IS in Hollywood. The rainy season is late winter and early spring. Yes, you can get by in LA without a car, but I wouldn't try. If you're coming for vacation, rent a car unless you hate to drive..
This was a great video! Your friend from Yellow Productions was super knowledgable! I really liked that he basically said everything I thought of LA, I've visited twice. And yeah, I didnt get sny smog air, it was pretty nice to me. The trains are convenient to take if you are in Hollywood. I didn't find L.A so expensive and I'm from NYC. Just stay away from the places you know will be expensive like Beverly Hills/Rodeo Drive, or Calabasas. DTLA is great for an evening out! L.A Live has alot going on for entertainment: shows, Lakers games at Staples Center, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and the Grammy museum. It def gets cold at night ughhh! I'm wondering if it's ever warm at night some time during the year. And yes ppl in LA can be much friendlier than ppl in NYC lol
I grew up in So Cal for the better part of 30 years and can absolutely say people can be friendly but most people tend to keep to the people they know. There are definitely neighborhood where everyone knows everyone but i think that is decreasing in general. Also traffic is as bad or worse than you think. There are a ton of unsafe places in LA, and rent/housing is sky high. Honestly if you can, leave. The only great things about so cal is the weather and the beach. If thats enough for you to stay great, but if not, leave now!
i really want to move to la i was looking at the west or Sacramento it’s going to be so hard for me first you need a good job and good qualifications which I don’t really have or you have alot of money dope don’t have that too and or marry someone to get a green card but like you say it’s going to expensive even if I were not to go to LA it sill going to be so hard to get into the usa i’m from the uk as well and i would like to take my family with me my mom and step dad and my sister but my mom is on a lot of meds as well COPD medication and asthmatic medication virtually impossible I might have to let go of the dream
To be fair, those studios that you mentioned that DO still produce and have tours are in NORTH Hollywood.....on the other side of the Hollywood Hills....and nearby to the east, a little.....the exception being the Gower Studio complex...on the corner of Gower and Sunset...formerly the Columbia Pictures Studio where The Three Stooges Shorts were produced...among others.
Los Angeles gets way too much hate. I personally wouldn’t want to live there but it’s really not as bad as people say. I was just there in the summer and had a great time
One thing i would say about LA as a brit, is our introduction to LA was the riots and gangland trouble around crenshaw etc. So from that people are of opinion that the whole city is one big ganster land, Especially people of my generation who grew up in the 80s in UK. Think that would have been a myth 11 :)
Having lived in LA for the last 2+ years...I disagree with most of this. There's a lot to love about LA, but I don't think many of these myths are too off-base.
I wonder how the homeless problem is in LA. When I was last there in 2019,there were miles and miles of streets,especially in downtown LA,full of homeless people. And also along Venice Beach.
Ever been to Paramount Studios? It’s in Hollywood. Gower Studios? Raleigh Studios? There are at least 20 motion picture and television studios in Hollywood proper.
List of the 10 worst things about LA 1. The endless amount of sunshine, blue skies, and strong breezes mean we have to spend a lot of money on sunglasses, hairspray and window blinds, 2. Hundreds of miles of freeways mean we can get to anywhere without the convenience of stop lights and toll booths. 3. The housing boom means our parents who bought houses when we were kids are now sitting on a million dollars of real estate and are now cashing in and are spending our inheritances. 4. We are all soooo bored! There's never anything to do here! 5. Being able to go surfing in the morning and skiing in the afternoon is a total drag! 6. Jobs are few and far between and they don't pay well. Especially in the entertainment industry. Afterall, it's not like we have Walmarts! 7. Lack of snow, hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorms, locusts, gets really, really monotonous after awhile. When there is an earthquake, we hardly notice any more. 8. Don't bother even considering plastic surgery. No one here does it. 9. Being the city with the most the most diverse population in the country means we are forced to live, work and socialize with people who are not exactly like us. 10. You will be murdered on your way to the supermarket or standing in line as Disneyland. In fact, I'm being murdered right now. Excuse me while I go bleed to death. From a local.
To get from DTLA to Disneyland, you’re better off taking a train from Union Station to Fullerton - not Anaheim - then transferring to the 43 bus, which runs frequently along Harbor Blvd and drops you off right in front of the walking entrance to Disneyland Resort; the whole journey takes only an hour. If you exit the train at Anaheim, there is, in fact, a bus that takes you to Disneyland, but it drops you off half a mile from the walking entrance.
A trip if you take the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner. Get off at Anaheim and hop on the ART bus "route 15" it will take you to the Disneyland bus depot right by the park entrances. It's free if you show your Amtrak ticket.
@@JessIdlehart as far as I can tell, the 15 only runs every 40 minutes and only in the morning and evening during rush hour, so it could work if the timing makes sense for you, but staying for the fireworks means not being able to take the 15. Am I wrong?
@@RosenblumStudios Oh sure. It's made me chose between fireworks and a quick way back to the train station. I'm using the method you recommended next time I go!
The one myth you mentioned was that people in LA are unfriendly. Not true. I've traveled all over the world and I've found that people are pretty much the same everywhere.
My old man was from Chicago and moved to the 120 degree inland desert of California, 30 miles from water and 3 feet from hell. His theory: “Cold makes people mean”.
Fwiw paramount is still in Hollywood. There are rental lots in Hollywood like ren mar and Raleigh studios, and sunset gower (originally Columbia) . CBS at Beverly Fairfax and formerly Columbia square . And the prospect lot is in Hollywood
Neither tbh, for L.A. the cost of living is super high and not worth it not to mention the price of gas being anywhere from $4 a gallon to $5 a gallon and the homelessness is ridiculous. For las vegas, as far as I know, is that as soon as you leave the strip things are bad, but idk much about vegas tbh.
I was raisedin Los Angeles area (born in Switzerlandz0 today San Francisco must be the most unfriendliest and ruderst city, yes in my experience on living here 10% friendly and really so, but unfortunately this has deteriorated as a city of zombies, very unmannered, uncultered, and very rude! Food is good there, but you don't want the 90% of the people on the menu! Really it has been quite rude and barbarous as well!
The best month for enjoying Southern California beaches is August. There's no overcast, the waves are fun size and the air and water temperatures are perfect! 👌
