Anaheim Resort Transportation

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Anaheim Resort Transportation (ART), established in 1998 as the Anaheim Transportation Network (ATN)[2] and formerly known as Anaheim Resort Transit,[5][11] is a mass transportation provider in the Anaheim Resort area[5] and its environs[4] in Orange County, California, United States. ART uses a fleet of vehicles, including tourist trolleys,[5] to provide access to hotels, malls, and tourist-related enterprises, which are the main destinations connected by the system.[12] The service will end on March 31, 2026, after the agency announced rising costs and stagnating revenues.[13] In 2025, the system had a ridership of 8,505,500, or about 107,900 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2025.

ParentCity of Anaheim[1]
Founded1998[2]
Headquarters1354 South Anaheim Blvd
Anaheim, California 92805[3]
Service areaGreater Anaheim Resort, Orange County, California, United States[4][5]
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ParentCity of Anaheim[1]
Founded1998[2]
Headquarters1354 South Anaheim Blvd
Anaheim, California 92805[3]
Service areaGreater Anaheim Resort, Orange County, California, United States[4][5]
Routes14
HubsDisneyland Resort Main Transportation Center[6]
Fleet45
Daily ridership107,900 (weekdays, Q4 2025)[7]
Annual ridership8,505,500 (2025)[8]
Fuel typeCNG, battery electric
OperatorTransdev[9]
Chief executiveDiana Kotler[10]
Websitewww.rideart.org
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Governance

ART is owned by the Anaheim Transportation Network, a quasi-government agency[5] organized as a nonprofit corporation.[14] Its board of directors is composed of representatives from Disneyland, hotels, local government, tourist attractions, and other businesses in the Anaheim Resort and Platinum Triangle.[15] Diana Kotler was previously the executive director of the organization.[10][15][16]

Cessation of operations

On January 28, 2026, the agency announced the end of service date as March 31, 2026. [17] The agency cited the inability of revenues from hotel fees to keep up with rising labor costs. The Anaheim city government previously sought to acquire the operations, but this was halted.

The Anaheim Tourism Improvement District committee is considering purchasing two properties at 1354 S. Anaheim Blvd. and 1213-1227 S. Claudina St. The district, along with the Orange County Transportation Authority, are also interested in purchasing the ART bus fleet of 74 vehicles.[18]

Disneyland has stated that they will continue to have shuttle service from its Toy Story parking lot. [19]

Routes

Fixed routes

ART operates 12 fixed route lines, however routes may be combined during periods of low demand. Most routes serve to connect hotels in the Anaheim and Garden Grove area with the Disneyland Resort.

Since 2010 Disney has contracted with ART to run route 20 between the Toy Story parking lot and the Disneyland Resort. This route operates fare-free.[5][20]

All routes run non-stop, except for Route 11 and a portion of Route 9. This is primarily due to these routes involves going directly behind It's a Small World and Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway, in which the large firework shells are launched off of. While Route 9 can be altered easily, Route 11 closes during the fireworks show and 15 minutes before. Unaltered Route 9 and Route 11 can run nonstop in the evenings if there are no fireworks that night, or the fireworks show has been cancelled or altered (meaning, the large shells are not used that night).

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ART also operates On-Demand services with stops in Buena Park, Orange, and Anaheim.

Fleet and facilities

Active fleet

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Make/Model Fleet numbersThumbnail YearTypeEnginesTransmission
ENC E-Z Rider II BRT 1219–1221 2013 CNG Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B300R
BYD K7M 3001–3012 2020 Battery-electric
BYD K9M 4001–4020
2021
BYD K11M 6001–6020
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ATN supports operations, maintenance, and administration at the Base Facility, 1354 South Anaheim Blvd. There is an adjacent Parking Facility to support overflow bus parking at 1280 South Anaheim Blvd. 10 revenue vehicles can be parked at the Base Facility, which includes 3 maintenance bays and 2 lifts. The Parking Facility can accommodate 80 revenue vehicles.[21]:10

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