Originally Posted by
BrerGnat
My bad on the Disneyland Express thing. I suppose I assumed, since I spent a lot of time around DLR and the surrounding areas and I never saw the DL Express bus near any of the Good Neighbor Hotels (I saw it all the time around the DLR hotels). But, if you can take that, and it's cheaper than a shuttle or taxi, do so. They don't do the luggage collection like DME, though, so beware of that. If it's not cheaper, I'd probably recommend a more direct way (smaller shuttle or taxi).
You will be arriving after President's Day, which will be good for you, crowd wise. Since you'll be there over a weekend, you will get to see the fireworks (they only do them Fri-Sun nights in the off season, due to city noise ordinances), possibly Fantasmic (if it's not "dark"), and World of Color. You will also get to experience ElecTRONica, if you wish, which is also only a weekend thing.
As for the tickets, just wait. Feb is a slow time. There will likely be some sort of park hopper special online for that time period as well. As for Costco, the only park hoppers they sell in the warehouses are for Southern California residents, usually. You have to provide proof of residence in specific zip codes in CA to qualify to purchase and use these. If there is going to be a Costco deal for the gen. public, you'll be able to find it on their website, under "entertainment" and then "Tickets", then "theme parks". Right now, there's nothing for Disneyland available.