Meeko's Road Trip to DCR Day ONE

[meeko cat]

Cast
Me Tracy (40ish) Chief Planner and "I am a Disneyholic"
Hubby Juz (40ish) Disneyholic ,cant get any madder on Disney
DS Kristian 15 "Why are we going away when I will miss my GF "
DD Kayleigh 13 LOVES coasters and holidays
DS Kyle 9 LOVES coasters and Stitch

Annual pass and Shareholder an using Half Board Plus for the first

time:thumbsup2


Car all packed and ready to set off :drive: we we had a very long drive ahead of us. We dragged DS15 away from his DGF and we were on our way at 930pm.
Traffic wasnt too bad and thank goodness for M6 Toll road. We arrived after one toilet stop at Eurotunnel @ 220am just in time to be offered without any surcharge the 255am crossing rather than waiting til our alloted time of 430am !! We were instantly boarded without showing passports and very limited customs check and on our way to Calais spot on time.

The journey through to the parks was thankfully uneventful just long and dark roads. As we approached the Parks the sun was just rising which gave a lovely hue to the sky. The familiar skyline with the added bonus of the Tower of Terror beckoned. We pulled into the main car park at 815am and felt we were home!

Off into the parks we go

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We enter with a quick bag check and head into Disneyland Park,the first view of the castle always putting a lump in your throat.

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Main Street was lovely and quiet and we head over to Discoveryland as is tradition.

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A quick blast on Buzz then off to Space Mountain....just the once for me and DS15 but the others dash for another turn.

By now we are peckish so head into Salon Mickey for Pain au Chocolat and Cookies , coffee and juice.

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We then renter the park and take the train around the park for a rest.

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We then crossed Fantasyland to ride POTC with no wait and strolled through Adventureland. We then headed to Frontierland to watch Mickeys Winter Wonderland.

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By now we were ready for lunch so had a short wait for the Cookout BBQ to open

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We had Texan platter of ribs and chicken with potato wedges,kids had burger and fries,chicken and fries and Ds9 had kids hamburger menu with icecream. Dream pass discount it came to 38 Euros. DELICIOUS!!

We wandered back through Frontierland amazed at the wait for BTM at 60 minutes and a huge FP queue too! so we jumped around to Phantom Manor with no wait.

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By now we were flagging a bit after a long journey so we ambled back through the shops and made our way out of the park.

Everywhere looked lovely in the bright sunshine

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[meeko cat]

(CONTD)

We headed back to the car park and drove the short journey to Davy Crockett Ranch....surprised what a short distance away it was arriving at 230pm.
Check in was fairly smooth with a short wait


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We were allocated Cabin 1355 on Cherokee Trail located a short way away from the Trading Post area.

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The cabin reminded us of our stay in Fort Wilderness at WDW and we were happy to have a well earned break.

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We showered and changed then went the short journey back to Newport Bay for our dinner reservation for 630pm at Cape Cod.

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The hotel reminded us of the Beach Club at WDW with a lovely ambiance. We were seated in the conservatory area of Cape Cod with a lovely lake view.
The food choice was fantastic and nice and hot too.

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There was a good choice of meats,pasta,veg,potatoes,salads,nuggets and potato shapes for younger kids and a lovely dessert selection.

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We already felt we had good value from our half board plus vouchers.

After our meal we took a short walk around the lake which looked fantastic all lit up

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Very tired we went back to our cabin and were asleep by 10pm ready for another disney day.

[pyebibby]

Great report
I loved your photos, especially the ones of the DCR cabin, we will be there in just over 6 weeks.
Looking forward to the rest of your report.

[the_princess]

great report and nice pics:)

[Cyrano]

Have been looking forward to this report :goodvibes

What a jorney to get there, but you were true troopers going straight into the park.
Impressed that you lasted until 10pm.

We've stayed in the Coyotte Trail and Timber Trail, so nice to see another trail :)

[Ware Bears]

A great first day, don't know that I could have lasted that long after such a long journey! :)

Your photos are fabulous. :goodvibes

[marcus.ka]

Thank you for your pictures. Photos of the DCR are very rare here on the board. :)

[thelittlemermaid83]

Great first day :)

[lizbro]

Great pics!! Love the DCR ones which are getting us all in the mood for going back,thanks
liz

[tennisfan]

Great 1st day with lovely pictures. I'm impressed you all lasted till 10pm after a long journey:goodvibes

[britchic4]

Glad you had such a good time - wonder if we ever bumped into each other?!

[Bolanette87]

The second photo of the Disney Castle is absolutely GORGEOUS!! Gonna read about the rest of your trip now!

Bob xoxox