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OCTA's Service Animal Training Day

Please join us on Saturday, October 5, 2024 for OCTA's biannual Service Animal Training Day with your service/therapy animal(s).

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OCTA's Service Animal Training Day

Please join us on Saturday, October 5, 2024 for OCTA's biannual Service Animal Training Day with your service/therapy animal(s).

Service Animal Training Day returns to Anaheim-ARTIC Metrolink station on October 5, 2024. Enrich your training program with free rides on OC Bus, including the sights and sounds of Downtown Disney District and Anaheim Garden Walk. Add the experience of riding on a Metrolink train for even more fun! (standard Metrolink fares apply).

Service animal and therapy animal trainers, program alumni, and their friends and families are all invited.

Event Information

Saturday, October 5, 2024
8 am – 1 pm
ARTIC (Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center)
2626 E. Katella Ave.
Anaheim, CA

Free parking is available in Lot A.

Ride the Bus Again and Again

Enjoy free and unlimited practice boarding, riding, and exiting an OC Bus along a special bus route designated for Service Animal Training. The round trip departs every 20 minutes. Trainers are encouraged to ride multiple times.

Registration

Online

Save time by beginning the registration process online.

Registration Form

On-Site

Beginning at 7:30 a.m., scan the QR code at the check-in booth near Dock 1 and complete your registration. This new procedure will reduce wait times.

How to Get a Bus Mobility Training Card

The OC Bus Mobility Training Card is a no-fare photo ID that lets holders ride the OC Bus fixed-route system for free while training a therapy or service animal. Applications are not accepted at the training event and must be submitted in person or mailed to:

OCTA Store
600 S. Main St.
Orange, CA 92868

For More Information

Jabez Benavides (714) 265-4361 | jbenavides@octa.net
Danella Lugo (714) 265-4392 | dlugo@octa.net
Ryan Morales (714)-265-4451 | rmorales@octa.net

Bus Schedule from ARTIC

BUS A: 8:00 am, 9:00 am, 10:00 am, 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm*
BUS B: 8:20 am, 9:20 am, 10:20 am, 11:20 am, 12:20 pm
BUS C: 8:40 am, 9:40 am, 10:40 am, 11:40 am, 12:40 pm

*The last departure from ARTIC at 1:00 p.m. is pick up only. The last pick up from Disneyland’s “East Shuttle Area” bus stop is at 1:20 p.m.

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