1st timer becomes a 2nd timer! Two trip reports collide! Trip Reports Complete!

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Table of contents!
PTR - Kinda boring... pages 1-5

Trip Report
Travel Day (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38754701&postcount=70)
Day 1- Part ONE (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38757331&postcount=71), TWO (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38819239&postcount=77), THREE (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38891021&postcount=89), FOUR (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38895518&postcount=93), FIVE (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38952032&postcount=95)
Day 2 Mickey's Halloween Party - Part ONE (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=39005636&postcount=102), TWO (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=39020104&postcount=106), THREE (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=39039369&postcount=107)
Day 3 - PART ONE (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=39042501&postcount=109), TWO (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=39042501&postcount=110), THREE (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=39065045&postcount=123)
Day 4 - PART ONE (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=39069516&postcount=126), TWO (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=39069914&postcount=127), THREE (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=39155304&postcount=146)
Day 5 - Part ONE (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=39268124&postcount=157), TWO (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=39327559&postcount=164), THREE (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=40081257&postcount=171), FOUR (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=40091039&postcount=174), FIVE (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=40091058&postcount=175), SIX (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=40101334&postcount=180), FINAL Installment!!! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=40108699&postcount=185)


Trip Report #2!
Travel Day (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=40149653&postcount=192)
Day 1 - Part ONE (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=40421271&postcount=202), Part TWO (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=40421271&postcount=203), Part THREE (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=40430880&postcount=203), Part FOUR (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=40452705&postcount=206), Part FIVE (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=40581674&postcount=213)
Day 2 - Part ONE (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=40677539&postcount=215), Part TWO (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=40677709&postcount=216), Part THREE (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=40705738&postcount=219), Part FOUR (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=40730409&postcount=221), Part FIVE (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=40790021&postcount=222)
Day 3 - Part ONE (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=40791206&postcount=223), Part TWO (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=40805894&postcount=226), Part http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=40806243&postcount=227
Final Day - Part ONE (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=40819127&postcount=231), Part TWO (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=40819521&postcount=233), Part THREE (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=40819636&postcount=235)

PhotoPass Photos - ONE (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=40819847&postcount=236), TWO (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=40820042&postcount=237), THREE (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=40820169&postcount=238)

Hi Everyone!

I am Paula and I am planning my first trip to Disneyland! :surfweb: I have been a WDW a few times but never to DL and I live in the same state! :confused3

About a month ago I was becoming obsessed with trying to go back to WDW. I could not get it out of my mind. I even had my husband agreeing to go as long as he could get into a few of the Culinary demos at the Food & Wine festival. Unfortunatly the ones he wanted to attend were already booked :confused3.

So with that and the fact that I have worked REALLY hard this year to pay off some of our debt I came to my senses and realized a trip to WDW was going to be outside the budget and wouldn't happen this year.

When I was obsessing about going to WDW a few people mentioned why don't I just go to DL since it is closer. My non-disney loving hubby had even mentioned that. So I asked him if he would go with me. Of course his answer was NO :confused:

So then I was discussing my love of Disney with a friend and she mentioned she would LOVE to go to DL! :banana:

So there started my planning.

Having never been to DL I started combing the boards looking for info. I am trying to make this as budget friendly as possible.

Currently we are planning to fly down on October 13 and stay through the 17th. (I originally had wanted the 12-16 but my friend has a prior obligation on the 13th before we leave.) I have not booked any airfare as we are waiting to find out if the friend can actually have the time off of work. We work in the same place but her unit is not as well staffed as mine and they are much more reluctant to let anyone have vacation. :headache:

I would LOVE to stay on Disney property but that is not very budget friendly so I am looking for a CLOSE, CHEAP place to stay.

I currently have reservations at 2 hotels and am considering adding a third until we can make up our minds!

The 1st is the Super 8 on Katella. Cheap! About $200 for 4 nights. Says it includes breakfast but I have been reading that it is pitiful and the rooms do not have a fridge.

The 2nd is Ramada Main Gate: Approx $400 for the 4 nights. Closer to DL, not as Cheap, can't remember if it has breakfast, has internet and fridge.

The 3rd I am considering is Carousel Inn. Would be Approx $300 for 4 night, even closer to DL, includes a breakfast, has a fridge, fee for internet.

I am also looking at the Quality Inn & Suites on Manchester. Would also be around $300, has breakfast, internet, fridge, not quite as close as Carousel.

The breakfast isn't as important as the fridge as I am already planning to bring cereal. I need the fridge for my Almond Milk (to go with either my own or the motel's cereal) as I am lactose intolerant.


So WHO is going. Well there is ME. I'm Paula. I've been to WDW 5 times, 4 times with my Parents and once in 2009 with my hubby for our Anniversary. NEVER been to DL even thought I've lived in CA for 7 years (althought NorCal, about 6 hours away)

Then there is my friend. Her name is Hong. She has been to DL twice. She says for one day each time. Has also been to WDW one time for 5 days (I think)

We are both HUGE disney fans and both of us agree that character interaction is a MUST. When I went with my hubby last year to WDW I thought the character interaction was just for kids but then really missed that I didn't do it so this time we are stopping at any characters we come accross!

That is a really long post! Wow. Sorry!

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So I'm STILL trying to figure out where to stay. I think that is my biggest dilemma! :rolleyes1

We are trying to make this trip as economical as possible but I also do want a bed that is comfortable enough to sleep in each night.

I think my preference for a place to stay is the Quality Inn & Suites. Its about the same price as the Super 8 but I think a little closer. (I have a CC that I can get a discount on the room)

My second choice is the Carousel Inn but I haven't seen very many reviews of it either on the Disboards. I like that it is close to the pedestrian walkway!

For food we are planning to have cereal and granola bars for breakfast and then eat out lunch and dinner. We are likely going to split entrees and appetizers to save money that way.

I've not spent much time looking at restaurants (The opposite of what I did for my planning to WDW.) Is there any must eat items/places?

What places offer the most economical choices?

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Okay so i have another Dilemma besides where to stay.

How long to stay?

We are arriving late on October 13th. The current plan is to leave October 17th but flights are pretty expensive for that day so here are my options.

Leave Saturday the 16th flight cost $114
Leave Sunday the 17th flight cost $234
Leave Monday the 18th flight cost $134
Leave Tuesday the 19th flight cost $114
Leave Wednesday the 20th flight cost $89

Regardless of where we stay the first couple days if I stay beyond the 17th I will probably switch to the Quality Inn & Suites after that for a rate of approx $42/night.

So HOW many days are TOO many for a trip to DL? I know I could spend WEEKS at WDW with no issues but not sure on DL since I have never been there.

The person I am going with would still be leaving the 17th (or if I decide to leave the 16th we would leave together) so I would be solo the rest of the trip.

What would you do? :confused:

(I am crossposting this to the DL forums since I'm not sure if anyone is reading my PTR!)

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I finally made some decisions!

We will be flying down on Wednesday October 13th. Staying at the Quality Inn & Suites on Manchester. My friend will leave on October 17th and I will leave on the 19th.

My friend will have 3 full days of park time and I will have 5!!

I can now cancel my reservations for the Super 8 and Ramada Maingate.

The Quality Inn is costing $55 more than the Super 8 but I think it will be worth it. We will get the refrigerator we need at no additional cost :-)

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Good News! In my OCD planning I was rechecking my rates for the motel and found a better price! I was able to save $20 on the portion with a friend and another $15 on the 2 days I am by myself!

Anywhere I can save money is a plus!

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3 weeks! 3 weeks! 3 weeks!

Just 3 weeks till I head to DL!!!

I wish we were able to leave earlier so I could get my AP processed on the 13th but it looks like we won't get there till after the parks close :-(

Oh Well! I am still super excited!!! I only work 9 more days till I start my vacation time! :cheer2: :cheer2:

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Costumes or no costumes.

I am trying to figure out if we should do costumes for the Halloween Party.

These are some of the options we have thought of.

WE found some Harem type skirts with some jingly coins on them. We thought we could be Harem Girls but not wear anything skimpy. (The skirts alone are $25 so that gets kinda pricey)

Also thought we could be a couple of the fairies. We would just buy some wings with coordinating t-shirts and probably just jeans. (I found some adult size wings for $10)

I'd really like to be a disney character. I am a plus size girl though so it is hard to find costumes.

So not sure what to do...

Another option is no costumes...

[tinksdreamwishes]

I bet your really excited- cant wait to read more! You can try ebay for plus sie costumes- they have a lot!

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I bet your really excited- cant wait to read more! You can try ebay for plus sie costumes- they have a lot!

Thanks for visiting!

I've checked eBay. The problem becomes that most adult plus size costumes are slinky seductive costumes or expensive... Will keep looking but so far I am still very undecided!

[magichusky]

How exciting for your first ever DL adventure!!! :cheer2: You should stop by City Hall in DL and pick up a "1st visit" button.

I've never been to WDW (going for the 1st time this Dec!!!) but most people tell me that 1 week there is standard. You for sure won't need that long to do DL and CA Adv but for me, the phrase "too much of a good thing" simply doesn't apply to Disney! If I do a commando tour from 8am-12am and hoard FPs like there's no tomorrow, I can pretty much do both parks in one day (but I wouldn't recommend it since it takes a few days to recover from such insanity!). :rotfl:

As for your costumes, I'd suggest maybe a headpiece (like a fun something or other from a Disney hat shop) and a coordinating t-shirt. I have one of those stuffed animal Nemo hats that everyone loves and I also have a Sleeping Beauty tiara. The fairy wings sound awesome! If you were planning on going on rides during the party though, the wings might be cumbersome.

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How exciting for your first ever DL adventure!!! :cheer2: You should stop by City Hall in DL and pick up a "1st visit" button.

I've never been to WDW (going for the 1st time this Dec!!!) but most people tell me that 1 week there is standard. You for sure won't need that long to do DL and CA Adv but for me, the phrase "too much of a good thing" simply doesn't apply to Disney! If I do a commando tour from 8am-12am and hoard FPs like there's no tomorrow, I can pretty much do both parks in one day (but I wouldn't recommend it since it takes a few days to recover from such insanity!). :rotfl:

As for your costumes, I'd suggest maybe a headpiece (like a fun something or other from a Disney hat shop) and a coordinating t-shirt. I have one of those stuffed animal Nemo hats that everyone loves and I also have a Sleeping Beauty tiara. The fairy wings sound awesome! If you were planning on going on rides during the party though, the wings might be cumbersome.

Another visitor!! :banana::banana: Thanks for stopping by!

I had already planned to stop for my 1st time button! I made my hubby wear one in WDW and we also wore our anniversary buttons!

I like your idea of a T-shirt and hat/tiara... I do plan on going on rides and the wings things may get tricky.

However I love the thought of actually dressing up for Halloween. I guess we will see what best fits the budget!

I wish I had my tiara from my wedding. I would wear that! Unfortunately it is at my parents in WI and I am going there AFTER DL and my parents are awful at mailing me things!

As for WDW I think I could spend a month their and still not do everything! For me a week is definitely the minimum. Of course when we went we did the Deluxe Dining so pretty much only did half days in the parks as it was just because of how I planned our meals.

I don't like going commando because then I feel you miss the details of Disney but that is just my opinion. I plan to take LOTS of pictures to memorialize this trip in my memories!

[SurfinTX]

Hi there! Just dropping in when I noticed your dates for the trip. I will be there at the same time from the 14th to 18th and will be doing the 15th party as well. I'm debating on bringing a costume as well since I'm trying to limit myself to a carry-on.

Here's hoping for great weather and good times ahead!

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Hi there! Just dropping in when I noticed your dates for the trip. I will be there at the same time from the 14th to 18th and will be doing the 15th party as well. I'm debating on bringing a costume as well since I'm trying to limit myself to a carry-on.

Here's hoping for great weather and good times ahead!

Thanks for visiting! I know I will be checking my bags.. I will be away from home for almost 3 weeks going from DL to WI so need to pack for multiple types of weather. Plus I am planning on packing water and snacks and stuff. Thats the advantage to flying SW. 2 free bags!

However, I am SO hoping that this HOT weather is over! Its hard enough staying cool inside my house let alone all over the parks!

I'm still undecided on the costume front. I think it will cost too much to buy a costume so I may just forget it and have a great time as myself!

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For WDW I had everything planned out from the shows we would see to which rides we would do first to where we were going to eat.

This trip is VERY different. Because it is a strict budget trip (at least for the first 3 days) I do not have any dining plans.

Day 1: Arrival
We likely won't get into Anaheim till after the parks close but if per chance we get their early enough than I will go redeem my AP voucher for my AP (provided I don't reconsider the AP), And yes I do plan on entering the park to get the AP without doing anything else. A hard restraint but I want to hit the next morning full steam!

Will probably just grab something cheap for dinner and hit the sack!

Day 2: Thursday October 14
Breakfast at the Motel
Enter DL for Rope Drop (hopefully)
Hit Fantasyland first (I plan to ride Dumbo!!)
Around 9:45 run to DCA to get fastpasses for WoC (I can't believe the picnics are sold out!)
Head back to DL and pick up where we left off.
WoC is at 8:15pm -- will see that and then decide if we want to go back to DL or head back to the hotel.

Day 3: Friday October 15
Breakfast at the Motel
Enter DL for Rope Drop (If my friend gets a 3-day pass, if she gets a 2-day we will only be doing MHP that night)
Tour DL or hang out on main street for a couple hours hopefully catching characters
Head over to DCA at 10:00am
Ride TSMM and Soarin!
See Aladdin @12:40pm at DCA
Head back to motel for a rest
Head back to DL around 4pm to enter for MHP!

Day 4: Saturday October 16
We will probably sleep a little later since the MHP goes to midnight the day before.
Head to the parks.. Do whatever my friend wants to do since it will be her last day.
Nighttime we will see either Fantasmic or Fireworks (or both if we can figure it out!) I will leave the choice up to my friend

Day 5: Sunday October 17
First solo day!
I will probably still eat breakfast at the motel
Will decide on other meals throughout the day. A definite is a Mickey Pumpkin Apple! And possible a Monte Cristo and Cafe Orleans
My plan is to get my picture taken with any characters I come across.
I will also see whichever Nighttime show I haven't previously seen

Day 6: Monday October 18
Last day :-(
I will do whatever I feel like I have missed previously including character pics, Princess Fantasy Faire, and Pixie Hollow!
Any rides I plan to do again. Probably lots of TSMM! I love that ride!

So it's not a very concrete plan but at least it organizes my thoughts a little!

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So I've decided this thread needs some color!

The pics will not be of DL because I've not been there but a few of me in WDW with my hubby!

Hubby and I our first time together in WDW and MK! As you can tell from his expression he is not totally excited :lmao:

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Acting Goofy! This pic also shows the bag I am contemplating using for the first few days in DL. Since we will be bringing in snacks and water this bag can hold it all and still be comfortable to lug around!
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Hubby Finally SMILING!! :goodvibes
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One of my only pics with a character... I plan on remedying that this time and doing TONS of character interaction!
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[skiingfast]

How long have you lived in Cali? I'm curious since you make it to WDW every few years.

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How long have you lived in Cali? I'm curious since you make it to WDW every few years.

I've technically been in CA for almost 8 years. I was out of state for almost a full year to get my nursing degree though.

I've been to WDW once since moving to CA and that was because my hubby promised when we got married that we would go!

All of my other trips to WDW were when I still lived in WI with my parents.

[kaoden39]

Hi!! I decided to join you pre-trip report. I think that I might have picked a different hotel, one that is a little closer. But, all in all it sounds wonderful.

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Hi!! I decided to join you pre-trip report. I think that I might have picked a different hotel, one that is a little closer. But, all in all it sounds wonderful.

I would have LOVED to pick a closer hotel but the price would have been a lot more. I was able to get the Quality Inn for $240 for the 1st four nights and $88 for the 2 I am solo. All the closer hotels were around $100 a night, The Plaza was the cheapest of the close hotels at $70 so this saves quite a bit of money.

I was talking to funball the other night and she said it's pretty close to the HoJo which people seem to not have any issue walking. The only issue may be at night with tired feet... if needed we can grab ART to the HoJo and then just walk the little bit to our hotel.

I am concerned about the distance but saving a big chunk of money was also VERY important!

[kaoden39]

I would have LOVED to pick a closer hotel but the price would have been a lot more. I was able to get the Quality Inn for $240 for the 1st four nights and $88 for the 2 I am solo. All the closer hotels were around $100 a night, The Plaza was the cheapest of the close hotels at $70 so this saves quite a bit of money.

I was talking to funball the other night and she said it's pretty close to the HoJo which people seem to not have any issue walking. The only issue may be at night with tired feet... if needed we can grab ART to the HoJo and then just walk the little bit to our hotel.

I am concerned about the distance but saving a big chunk of money was also VERY important!

We used ART for the first time this year and I really actually thought it wasn't bad. Most days we drove though because I have free parking with my AP. The price is good, and that makes it worth it. The cost is a big part. There are usually so many people walking that it's not like you will be on the street alone if you decide to walk. I know that we went by it on the Disney bus from the Pumba parking lot.

[uncle duck]

hi smile4stamps
quick note. if you fly you'll have to put your almond milk in check baggage or buy it there. tsa won't let you carry on. quality inn has free continental breakfast. there is a small store across from the disney entrance (its part of a motel) that sells water, milk and usual items much cheaper than the park. there is a food for less store very close by. hope this helps.
bye uncle duck

[uncle duck]

theres suppose to be a walk way from Q inn to the Disney entrance. on the net they call it the budda path. some thing like that. come april i'll know for sure. we were able to get a good price using AAA membership for Q inn and AAA discounts on park tickets

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hi smile4stamps
quick note. if you fly you'll have to put your almond milk in check baggage or buy it there. tsa won't let you carry on. quality inn has free continental breakfast. there is a small store across from the disney entrance (its part of a motel) that sells water, milk and usual items much cheaper than the park. there is a food for less store very close by. hope this helps.
bye uncle duck

I will definitely be packing my almond milk in a checked bag. I have plenty here so no sense trying to buy more when I set there.

do you know if the small store carries bread? Thats the only thing I am trying to figure out how to get. Unless I just use some from the Quality Inn's breakfast to make sandwiches but not sure if they have bread for toast?

[kaoden39]

I will definitely be packing my almond milk in a checked bag. I have plenty here so no sense trying to buy more when I set there.

do you know if the small store carries bread? Thats the only thing I am trying to figure out how to get. Unless I just use some from the Quality Inn's breakfast to make sandwiches but not sure if they have bread for toast?

Yes, they do, at least most do. If you are going to have access to a car there is a Target near where you will be. Also there are grocery stores that will deliver and you can order online before you go. Safeway and Von's as far as I know.

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Yes, they do, at least most do. If you are going to have access to a car there is a Target near where you will be. Also there are grocery stores that will deliver and you can order online before you go. Safeway and Von's as far as I know.

No car.

I won't need anything but a loaf of bread to buy. I've thought of taking one from here but am afraid it would smoosh too much.

[kaoden39]

No car.

I won't need anything but a loaf of bread to buy. I've thought of taking one from here but am afraid it would smoosh too much.

Way too much. I have bought bread at convenience stores before. If there is a little store in your hotel they may very well have bread in it.

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10-days till I arrive in Anaheim!!

[kaoden39]

10-days till I arrive in Anaheim!!

Woohoo!!

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9 days! 9 days! It's single digits!!! :cool1: :banana: :woohoo: :cool1: :banana:

[kaoden39]

Single digit dance!!

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[Goofy_Mom]

With the money your trying to save, I'm suprised your not driving down and then fly to WI from Disneyland. I live in Tracy, it takes about six hours to drive and $60 roundtrip for gas (I drive a 2004 Grand AM) I know the drive is less than pretty. I figured we'ld only save a couple hours by flying after driving to the airport, going through security, and then transportation to the hotel.

Any-who, have a great trip, I'll have to live vicariously through you because your going when I want to go (my birthday). I had to settle for November.;)

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Single digit dance!!

:dancer::dancer::dancer:

I am so very excited!

With the money your trying to save, I'm suprised your not driving down and then fly to WI from Disneyland. I live in Tracy, it takes about six hours to drive and $60 roundtrip for gas (I drive a 2004 Grand AM) I know the drive is less than pretty. I figured we'ld only save a couple hours by flying after driving to the airport, going through security, and then transportation to the hotel.

Any-who, have a great trip, I'll have to live vicariously through you because your going when I want to go (my birthday). I had to settle for November.;)

I definitely considered driving to save money. Any future trips I will probably drive however since I am going to WI after either my friend had to drive back by herself or my car would have to stay at LAX for 10 days. My friend did not want to drive back alone and i imagine parking at LAX would cost me a whole lot more than I would save by driving.

[Goofy_Mom]

I definitely considered driving to save money. Any future trips I will probably drive however since I am going to WI after either my friend had to drive back by herself or my car would have to stay at LAX for 10 days. My friend did not want to drive back alone and i imagine parking at LAX would cost me a whole lot more than I would save by driving.

I forgot about car lodge-ing:confused3,my bad. Oh well, can't wait to see how your trip turns outpopcorn::

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So I think I am going to start packing this week. So far I've thought of all the STUFF I need to bring but not the clothes!

I am NOT a typical girl. I think the last clothes I bought were for my WDW trip in May 09. I have some OLD clothes. I'm thinking a trip to ROSS may be in order but I tend to buy clothes there that are cute but then don't fit right. I HATE buying clothes. In fact my hubby buys more clothes for me than I buy for me!

I guess I will begin packing and see what I need to get to fill in some wardrobe blanks. I am hoping to get some DL shirts but not too many as this is still a budget trip ;)

[kaoden39]

My clothes I take are the last of my concerns too.

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So I have to change some of my plans.

The friend I am going with is trying to save money (even more than me!) and is therefore only going to purchase a 2-day Parkhopper plus the Halloween ticket.

This means we will spend all day in the park on Thursday, then Friday enter at 4:00pm with our Halloween ticket, spend all day in the park on Saturday.

Since Thursday and Saturday both have long park hours even if we take a break in the middle I think we will be able to fit a lot in.

Then whatever we missed that I want to do I can go back and do it on Sunday and Monday when I will still be there solo!

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The Halloween Party Tickets are purchased!!! :cheer2::cheer2::cheer2:

[kaoden39]

The Halloween Party Tickets are purchased!!! :cheer2::cheer2::cheer2:

Woohoo!!

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Important things!

Hotel booked and confirmed: CHECK
Transportation from LAX to Hotel booked: CHECK
Annual Pass purchased: CHECK!!
2-day PH purchased for friend: CHECK (she's going to pay me back)
Halloween Tickets purchased: CHECK!

What other important things am I missing??!?

[kaoden39]

It looks good. What about ART passes? Or any priority seating for meals?

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It looks good. What about ART passes? Or any priority seating for meals?

We are hoping we won't need ART. Hoping our feet hold up!

Not planning on any meal reservations. The first few days when I am there with my friend we will likely have CS meals.

When I am by myself I plan on a Monte Cristo from cafe Orleans. All other meals I am just going to play by ear. Even when I get the Monte Cristo I will play by ear.

[kaoden39]

We are hoping we won't need ART. Hoping our feet hold up!

Not planning on any meal reservations. The first few days when I am there with my friend we will likely have CS meals.

When I am by myself I plan on a Monte Cristo from cafe Orleans. All other meals I am just going to play by ear. Even when I get the Monte Cristo I will play by ear.

Then it looks good. And you know if you end up needing ART you can usually get tickets at your hotel.

[smile4stamps]

Changed my mind on the meals.

I decided to try and book the Minnie & Friends breakfast. My goal was to get empty park pics like I did at WDW.

I was able to get a Reservation at 8:20am on Monday. The park opens at 9am that day for regular admission and at 8am for MM.

I'm hoping not to many are taking advantage of the MM so I can get some pics of an empty park!

[kaoden39]

That's great and that bodes well for the park not being too terribly busy.

[smile4stamps]

It's here! It's HERE! The week is here! I will be at Disneyland this week!!!!

:cool1::banana::cool1::banana:

[kaoden39]

Inside of a week? :cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1::cool1:Woohoo!!

[smile4stamps]

I leave tomorrow~! I leave tomorrow!!! :yay:

So this is my plans for the first day...

We will go to DL for Rope Drop, spend about 90 min there then head over to DCA for rope drop to get WoC FP. We were going to do the picnics but when I went to order them 1.5weeks ago they were sold out :confused3 Will probably also try and do TSMM and grab FP for Soarin. Then head back to DL. (Hopefully we will have been able to get FP for HMH and SMGG before we went to DCA) Head back to DL till around 6pm and then head to DCA. Ride Soarin with FP and then get in line for WoC. If we have any energy after WoC we will go back to DL to close out the park. Phew... that makes me tired just thinking about it!

This is the only day we can do WoC as we have the MHP on Friday and Fantasmic and Fireworks on Saturday.

[becstr]

Sounds like it will be a great trip! :)

[kaoden39]

I am so excited for you!! Have a great trip!!

[Belle Ella]

:woohoo: Have an amazing time!!

[smile4stamps]

Thanks everyone! I have to finish packing tomorrow. I am sure I will forget things but as long as I have my park ticket and my camera I will be fine :-)

[smile4stamps]

On the plane on my way to LAX!!

[Funball]

oooh yayyyyyyyyyy i know your here already cuase i saw the photo on facebook!!!! YAYY paual!!! i am so excited for you!!! :)

[smile4stamps]

I am here and having a ton of fun! Waiting now for WoC.. Don't have a great view but after waiting 90 min to get a fastpass this morning I'll take what we can get!

[kaoden39]

Can hardly wait to hear about it!!

[smile4stamps]

I am SO tired!! My friend left this morning at 6am. So my plan is to hit DL solo this morning. Just need to get the energy!! Park opens at 9am so I need to get my butt moving! Park opens late due to CHOC walk

[kaoden39]

I hope your trip is everything you want it to be.

[skiingfast]

Sounds like it was a lot of fun last night!

[smile4stamps]

Sounds like it was a lot of fun last night!


I had a BLAST last night!!

[Funball]

Yesterday Paula and I hung out at DLR! :) We met up at the giant orange Mickey pumpkin! We went to DCA, did the rides she had not done yet, then took a break at the winery for a bit, then when it was dinner time we headed over to Tortilla jo’s and had a nacho’s! it was soo tasty!! :goodvibes
'
We also had our faces painted at DCA, and then we went to Disneyland rode Ghost galaxy, and then headed back to DCA so that paula could get a glimpse of Electronica because she had not seen it yet, and we also saw the 3D preview of the movie!! We had a great time and I am glad I got to meet yet another Dis member this month! Paula was a load of fun!! And she kicked my butt:scared1: on Toy story mania AND on Astro Blasters!;) RFLOL :lmao:

[Funball]

PAULA:
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ME:
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our kick butt space mountain photo with "billy ray cyrus" in the front!:

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and to prove that she smoked me on astro blasters, i ended up just giving up!:

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[Funball]

..i forgot to mention about “Billy ray Cyrus” that was in line with us at Space mountain. Ok so this dude in front of us had this mullet wig on, well at first I thought it was real.. and then we he showed Paula and me it was a wig it became quite funny! And he wore it for the whole ride! So we gave him the nickname “billy ray cyrus”…we had some great laughs while waiting in line with him!

[smile4stamps]

And she kicked my butt:scared1: on Toy story mania AND on Astro Blasters!;) RFLOL :lmao:

Hey! I only beat you at toy story like you originally wrote! Astros blasters put the scores on the wrong side!!

[Funball]

oh so then i did beat you at AO! RFLOL.. ok ok but paula did smoke me at TSM!!!

[smile4stamps]

Third time trying to post this! I'm at the airport to head to Wisconsin to see my family that I haven't seen in a long time. Looking forward to seeing all my family but not looking forward to flying with this awful cold I have! Trip report will start in a few days!

[kaoden39]

Have a good time with your family. I look forward to hear all about it when you get back!!

[smile4stamps]

I didn't forget to write my trip report I promise! I've just been feeling miserable. The cold I started to get while at DL got worse and every time I think I am feeling better I then start coughing again.

I will be getting started shortly! I hope!!

[JH87]

I'm looking forward to reading about your trip! I was there the same weekend 10/16-10/17 so it will be fun to hear about your experience and compare it with mine :)

[kaoden39]

I didn't forget to write my trip report I promise! I've just been feeling miserable. The cold I started to get while at DL got worse and every time I think I am feeling better I then start coughing again.

I will be getting started shortly! I hope!!

I hope you feel better soon. It sounds like you got slammed and I am sorry to hear it.:flower3:

[smile4stamps]

Okay. I am still not feeling well and in fact even have a migraine on top of the cold but today started off not so good so I am hoping by starting my trip report it will help me feel better at least mentally.

WARNING! I am talkative so when I remember details I will give DETAILS! a-ha.. So in other words it may get LONG! This first post will not have many photos but following days most definitely WILL!

Wednesday October 13th was TRAVEL DAY! I had done most of my packing the previous weekend but still had a few things to get settled. I finished my packing around 3ish and then just had to wait to leave for the airport. I wanted to leave the house around 4pm for a 5:25pm flight. (We live not to far from the airport)

Around 4 we left for the airport. I said goodbye to my hubby around 4:20pm. I grabbed my bags and went inside to print my boarding pass and check my bags. Placed my first bag on the scale. 46lbs! Whew under 50. The lady tags it and puts it on the conveyor. Place bag #2 on the scale. OVERLIMIT!! Oh dear. Time to rearrange. I ask for my other bag back as inside it has a bag I can use as an additional carry-on. No GO! The bag is already back behind the wall and she can't get it back! EEKS! Luckily all I had in my carryon backpack was the laptop so I had a little room in there. I snagged my apples out of the suitcase and some clothes. Reweighed it... Still 56lbs. I then took out one of the cartons of almond milk I was bringing to go with my cereal and my foot cream. (My heels are now very bad!!) This brought the weight to 54lbs. The lady behind the counter was then nice enough to let it go without the extra charge since my other bag was a little below 50lbs! Phew!

Up to security I went where I saw my friend ahead of me. Waved and said I'll meet you at the gate. I got through security with no issue. And proceeded the long walk to my gate. The new SJC terminal is nice but they made a HUGE mistake by not putting in moving walkways! It is a LONG walk through that airport! So i reach the gate and look for my friend. She is not there! :confused: Hmmm, I try calling her. She had to go check her bag because her liquids were to large for carry-on. So I go grab a seat by the gate to wait for boarding. I had checked in 24 hours earlier but my friend first checked in at the airport so I was in A boarding group and she was in B. I said I would save her a seat (obviously!) We both get on the plane without incident. The flight was forgettable. We arrive at LAX on-time. Head to Baggage Claim Wait about 15minutes for the bags to start coming. Grab the bags and then try to find Prime Time Shuttle. Go out the doors walk down a little bit and there it is. We get on the shuttle and SIT for about 15 minutes. then Yippee! We start moving. Okay. Not Yippee! :confused: We do a loop around the airport and pick up some more passengers and are finally on our way about an hour after getting on the shuttle. :scared1: We arrive to the hotel at about 8:45pm. Get checked in and bring our bags upstairs. We decided because we were both awake and excited to be there to walk to see how far it was to the DL gates. We got there in about 8minutes. (I didn't realize its a decent length path to the actual gates of DL)

Yeah! Disneyland... Too bad wouldn't see for about 12 hours!
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We then decided we should grab something to eat. We take a look at the Millie's menu and just decide McD's is cheaper and faster.

We eat a quick dinner and head back to the motel. At this point we both figured the walk wasn't bad. :rolleyes1

I set my alarm for 6am and we go to sleep.

[smile4stamps]

On the morning of the 14th both my friend and I awoke before the alarm went off. We showered and went to check out the breakfast offered by the motel. The continental breakfast consisted of make it yourself waffles, english muffins, bread/toast, cereal, oatmeal, oranges, hard boiled eggs, donuts, danishes, juice and coffee. I had a waffle, an english muffin, a hard boiled egg and some OJ. Also snatched an orange to enjoy later in the day.

After breakfast we started our walk to the park!

Here it is again but in daylight! ME!
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And here is my friend!
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Can you tell which one of us is more excited?

Off it was through security
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I saw the Mickey Benches right away and had to get my picture on one!
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Then to get pictures of the CALIFORNIA letters
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And of the Giant pumpkins above the gates
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I took this picture THROUGH the closed gate.
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It was a Magic Morning day (but not for us!) so we got into line outside the gates. We were at one of the gates next to a MM entry gate and we were only about 15 people back. However as soon as they closed that gate and switched it to regular entrance I jumper over to be the second group in.

Here's a picture of my AP before I traded it in for the real thing!
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Once we were allowed inside it was to City Hall
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To get my First Visit Button!
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A stop to take pictures in front of Giant Mickey Pumpkin
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(I'm laughing because I wanted to get closer to the pumpkin and lost my footing and fell in the flowers? I smushed a few :sad2: )

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A pic of all the people in front of us and my first view of the castle!
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A quick pic of the Halloweentime banners
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And then it was off to ride rides... To Be Continued in the next post...

[kaoden39]

I hope you feel better. I love the trip report so far. That magical feeling of coming through the gate and hearing that bell....ah.

[IndayMichelle]

Whoohoo for your first time!

Did you have to throw away the almond milk and foot cream or did they allow you to carry it on?

[smile4stamps]

I hope you feel better. I love the trip report so far. That magical feeling of coming through the gate and hearing that bell....ah.

I'm still not feeling 100%! I don't think I've ever had a cold hang on this long!

Whoohoo for your first time!

Did you have to throw away the almond milk and foot cream or did they allow you to carry it on?

I threw them out. I didn't even attempt to carry them on. I had 2 other cartons of almond milk so I had more than enough. The foot lotion. I have more of here at home but my heels have paid for my not using it for 2.5 weeks!


I'm finally back in CA! I had a great time visiting my family and spending time with my niece and nephew! They are 2.5 and 4.5! My neice who is 2.5 is very into Princesses! I wish I could take then to DL but I don't have the money and neither do their parents. Oh Well. My parents are planning on taking them to WDW in a few years. I may join up with them there! I just wish it was sooner than when they are planning!

I go back to work tonight so I am hoping to continue the trip report tomorrow morning but no guarantee's! I may be exhausted after not doing the night shift for 3 weeks!

[kaoden39]

Well, I hope your first day back to work goes well.:goodvibes

[smile4stamps]

My first day back at work went well. But I was completely drained when I got back home. Fell asleep in the chair for about 2 hours. Woke up, made lunch, and went back to bed for 8 more hours.

Then yesterday I had a dentist appt after work followed by voting (and I went to the wrong voting place! :scared1:), made lunch, took a nap, made dinner, read through BE's chat thread! Alas out of time for updating my own TR!

So I am hoping to get an update done today but my house is nasty so I have lots of cleaning to do! :laundy:

[smile4stamps]

So after we walk down Main Street I tell my friend lets go do the Haunted Mansion. Since it is set up for the holidays the line is going to get long. We grab FP's to be able to ride it later and then decide we mindswell ride it now too! So we get in the ling for Haunter Mansion which at this point means just walking right up!

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I took some flash photos in the waiting area so I could see! (I have issues with light/dark transitions)

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And then inside the next room. I think there were only 3 of us! I took these before the narration began but didn't have time to get all of the scenes.
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And then of course I had to try and get pics inside the ride but without flash on my old P&S camera it wasn't gonna be good!

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Back outside I snapped a few more pics of the mansion area
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I really enjoyed the Holiday Haunted Mansion. I live the gingerbread scent as you go through the Dining Room.

After the Haunted Mansion it was off to Pirates of the Caribbean!

I was going to post my pic of me under the sign here but my expression is strange! So I will forgo that!

I love this version of POTC! So much better than that of WDW! The 1st drop really surprised me because I was not expecting it! There was a baby riding in front of us on the ride and the parent thought it would bother him but the child really seemed to enjoy the ride!

After POTC we headed to Indy! A truely different ride. However all the bumps and jerks had me feeling a little motion sick so it is not something I would be wanting to do over and over again!

We did grab FP for Indy hoping to return to it later in the day.

Next I figured it was still before 9am so we could catch he Jungle Cruise. We got through that line speedy quick! We were the last 2 on the boat they were currently boarding!

Pics from the line
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The skipper (way up there!)
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I liked our skipper! I love the corny jokes!

My pics of the actual ride are all pretty blurry! the ride went pretty fast so it was hard to aim and shoot before we were off again!

Oh here's one that is mostly clear!
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Then since it was Still before 9:30 I figured we could ride one more ride before heading over to DCA to get WoC fastpasses.

So we headed to Big Thunder Mountain RailRoad!

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The line along with the ride ended up taking longer than I had wanted and it was already around 10:00 am however I really wanted to grap Space Mountain FP tickets before we left so we could ride it later! We ended up leaving DL for DCA at about 10:05am. Over at DCA we get in the gates and
I start walking to wear I think the WoC FP machines are. Then I see this HUGE LONG line and I ask someone if it was the WoC FP line (already dreading the answer!). Indeed that is in fact what the line was. :confused3 The line was SO long. It was almost the Hollywood Blvd! So in line we got and in line we waited. For over an hour! WE finally get to the front and I am SO excited to be getting the FP's! I didn't even look at them! However, several hours later when I did look at them I was confused. They said RED viewing area. RED... Where was red? I hadn't heard anything about a Red area... Well it turns out not to be so good. (More on that later!)

To be continued!

[Goofy_Mom]

It's always exciting to hear a 1st timers trip to DL, expecially when they already believe in the magic. Can't wait to hear more:thumbsup2

[kaoden39]

It sounds like the early part of your day was fun filled for sure. I love Haunted Mansion holiday. It is so fun.

[smile4stamps]

It's always exciting to hear a 1st timers trip to DL, expecially when they already believe in the magic. Can't wait to hear more:thumbsup2

I love Disney! It's awesome to just lose yourself in the ride and to immerse yourself in it.


It sounds like the early part of your day was fun filled for sure. I love Haunted Mansion holiday. It is so fun.

The early part of the day was kinda crazy actually! If it hadn't been for wanting the WoC FP's I probably would have slowed things WAAAYYYY Down. I felt really rushed and didn't get to absorb the true magic like I wanted.


I'm actually at work right now. They called and asked if I could work a Evening Shift. I said yes because I need the $$$! Hopefully it will result in more $$$ for disney but at this point I have a lot of expenses coming up I hadn't counted on!

[smile4stamps]

Well this Trip Report is going nowhere fast! I am sorry! I ended up working 2 evening shifts in a row and I work Night Shift the next 3 days. I may be able to update in the mornings this weekend but it depends on if I get the double shift I am hoping for tonight and how tired I may be in the morning!

Extra shifts are good! More $$ is good. It's been a really long time since they have called for extra shifts so I am happy, just tired!

[Funball]

http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/natur/nature-smiley-013.gif im glad u hade a great 1st trip!!!

[smile4stamps]

Okay.. so I can 100% gaurantee there will be trip report update today. I am barely making it through my shift at work. I did end up with the double shift so I am exhausted. Since being home from visiting my family I worked Night Shift Monday & Tuesday, Evening Shift Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and Night shift Saturday with 2 more night shifts to go!

I may have to take a nap in the car before I head home in the morning!

[kaoden39]

Okay.. so I can 100% gaurantee there will be trip report update today. I am barely making it through my shift at work. I did end up with the double shift so I am exhausted. Since being home from visiting my family I worked Night Shift Monday & Tuesday, Evening Shift Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and Night shift Saturday with 2 more night shifts to go!

I may have to take a nap in the car before I head home in the morning!

Take care of you and don't stress over the trip report.

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Take care of you and don't stress over the trip report.

Thanks! I'm not stressing over it I just really want to get the tr written before I forget everything. My memory bites when it comes to remembering my experiences. (but I can remember PTs from 2.5 years ago!)

[kaoden39]

Thanks! I'm not stressing over it I just really want to get the tr written before I forget everything. My memory bites when it comes to remembering my experiences. (but I can remember PTs from 2.5 years ago!)

That sounds like me. If I don't get it done right away I am off and forgetting it all. I have friends that take notes but I just don't take the time when I am there. When I get home I always wish that I had.

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That sounds like me. If I don't get it done right away I am off and forgetting it all. I have friends that take notes but I just don't take the time when I am there. When I get home I always wish that I had.

Aaak! I need to be sleeping but can't!! Anyways I took notes the first day because I knew I forgot everything from my wdw trip but then I forgot to write down what I did on days 2-5.. Thank goodness for my pics but even then I didn't get all the pics I wanted either!

[kaoden39]

Aaak! I need to be sleeping but can't!! Anyways I took notes the first day because I knew I forgot everything from my wdw trip but then I forgot to write down what I did on days 2-5.. Thank goodness for my pics but even then I didn't get all the pics I wanted either!

Me either, I never get the pictures I want, that is one reason I visit disboards so much.

Get some sleep.

[smile4stamps]

Ok... so when I last left off we had FINALLY gotten our WoC FP's. It had taken well over an hour in the line to get them! I knew before we got in line that I needed to get FP for Soarin'. I went to grab those while my friend held our place. When I got back with the FP she hadn't moved very far so the waiting continued...

After we finally received the FP I knew the next thing was Toy Story. Hubby and I LOVED TS in WDW so I KNEW I wanted to do it in DL!

So off we walked to Paradise Pier. And there we saw the HUGE line! OH MY! In WDW there is the advantage of FP! I was expecting a line but the line was outside the roped que and it was when you reached the que that you saw the 60 minute wait. I didn't care. I was willing to wait for Toy Story!

In the Que we encountered Mr Potato Head.
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Now I was pretty disappointed in the Line at DL. At WDW it is much easier to pass the time taking pictures and looking at everything.

Here are a few pics of the line at WDW
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To me the extra stuff to look at and take pictures of really helps the wait go faster. Instead I spent time trying to figure out how Mr Potato Head works! I think there must be someone that uses mirrors or his eyes are cameras or something to see who is in the crowd because he actually talks to specific people!

We finally made it through the line about 65 minutes later. The WAIT. So worth it!! I love this ride! My friend I think was cursing that we were waiting so long for a ride but she said at the end that she now understands why I wanted to wait and she LOVED it too!

Here are our scores!
Neither one of use scored very well but I won!
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I really wished they had a Fastpass line because I would so collect FP for it all day to ride it over and over!

Well so that was a short update but I have to go find my notes because I can't remember what we did next and my pics are jumbled in order!

[kaoden39]

Oh wow thank you for these pictures. I have never made it on that ride. It is so cute.

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Oh wow thank you for these pictures. I have never made it on that ride. It is so cute.

I really wish the DL line was like the WDW one. Except for the first Mr Potato head picture all the rest are from the line in WDW.

You will have to ride it the next time you make it to DL. Just be prepared for the long wait!

[kaoden39]

I really wish the DL line was like the WDW one. Except for the first Mr Potato head picture all the rest are from the line in WDW.

You will have to ride it the next time you make it to DL. Just be prepared for the long wait!

Well, that is the reason we haven't gone on it yet. I will probably go on it next trip because I am not planning to take the rest of the family.

[smile4stamps]

So my notes are not helping with matching up the pictures because I did not write in my notes when we rode Grizzly River Rapids and those are the pictures that are next.

However, I am pretty sure that after TSMM I grabbed FP for California Screamin' and then we must have headed to Grizzly River Rapids since after that I believe we had lunch and I remember sitting at lunch wet!

Somewhere along the line I had picked up FP Grizzly but I have no idea when or how!

I LOVE Grizzly River Rapids. If it was a hot day on either of my 2 solo days I was going to ride it over and over. However it was cool and rainy those days so that was not going to happen.

So our trip through the rapids got us pretty soaked!!

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After the rapids I guess we went to lunch. Actually maybe we rode it after lunch and it was just my water bottle that leaked in my bag that I was thinking of as wet at lunch!

Anyways at some point we rode the rapids!

Either before or after the rapids we rode Soarin. Which I LOVE as well! I think if the ride was any longer I would have motion sickness issues but we come back to ground just before that icky feeling sets in. We got the second row which was still good.

Next up we headed back to Paradise Pier to use the California Screamin FP's.

Oh! What fun the Coaster is! 5..4..3..2..1 OFF!

Cellphone picture...
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The coaster is so smooth! No motion sickness! Yeah I loved it too!

After California Screamin it was off to Mickey's Fun Wheel. Now I wasn't sure if I would try it because I HATE heights but when I saw it was all enclosed I figured why the heck not! However I made the mistake of selecting the swinging side.

Pics from way up..
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So back to the swinging mickey's fun wheel! I think it should be renamed Mickey's nausea wheel! Both my friend and I were feeling a little quesy but mine wasn't to bad so we continued walking and rode the Silly Symphony Swings. After the swings my friend had to sit down for about 15 minutes. Her stomach did not like Mickey's Fun Wheel at all!

note to self, no swinging fun wheel!

After our stomachs recovered we headed to..
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I decided we needed to ride a few of the little kiddie rides...
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I think I would love an older kid/adult version of this ride! I love true bumper cars!

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Next up Heimlich's Chew Chew Train!

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I would have liked to ride Tower of Terror at this point since you go through Bug's land to get there but my friend had no interest in riding it so instead we headed back out of bugs land and hit "It's tough to be a bug!"
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I love this show. The special effects are awesome. I do have to say I like it at AK where you are in the Tree of Life but will take it in Bug's Land as well!

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Next up we found a place to sit for the Pixar Play parade.

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Unfortunately my camera batteries died halfway through the Parade :mad:

So after the parade we headed back to DL to use our Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy Fastpasses.
I am kinda indifferent on this ride. I know a lot of people love it but with the whole light/dark issues that I have it was hard for me to focus for the first half and then all of a sudden you are BLINDED by the photo cameras.

And here is the result of being blinded!
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I enjoyed the ride but just like the other coasters better.

After SMGG we went off to find a place for dinner. We ended up at the French Market where I had the Roast Beef Dinner and my friend had the Pasta Gratin.

I have a pic of mine.
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The roast beef was bleh... The potatoes were good!

I had some of my friends Pasta and that was yummy!

After dinner it was back to DCA for WoC!... and I will continue with that in the next post!

[kaoden39]

I love the Fun Wheel as long as I am not in the moving car. I love the views from it. They cannot be beat.

[smile4stamps]

Okay.. I am going to finish up Day 1 sans pictures. I will add a few later.

I had last left off with eating dinner at French Quarter. This meal was decent for the price and pretty filling. We had gotten the Jack coffin dessert to share. I took a bite of it and it wasn't really for me. My friend said she would eat it later so I went inside to grab a to-go container and in my bag it went.

From French Quarter we walked fast over to DCA. At this point is when I actually looked at my WoC FP's and saw that they said Red section. I had only read about Yellow and Blue sections so this confused me. We get to the ropes and the CM says the easiest way to get to the RED section is to walk outside the ropes to the Golden Zephyer and enter there so off we went. I saw the red section before we quite reached the Zephyer so we ducked under the ropes to save a few steps. We give the CM our FP and they say just find a spot in here. So we look for an open area and think we have one with a decent view along the back. Come to find out it is a walk-way and not a standing area. We then have to move up farther where it is already crowded and farther to the right. We stand there for awhile and my feet just connot handle it. I am fine with walking (except for later in this trip!) but I always have issues with standing in one place so I had to sit. It was chilly out but the ground was actually warmer so it felt nice. However we were shortly told we had to stand so as to make more room for others still coming in. So up we stood. For a few minutes. I then sat back down! Finally it was time for the show to start.

I did not see a PRe-show. If there was one it was not close enough to the RED area to see or hear.

When the show started we could hear the music and see the pretty lighted fountains however could not see the images that were supposed to be in the fountains. I could occassionally see an image here or there but my friend said she didn't see anything at all.

Overall we were pretty dissapointed with WoC. I may try it again on my next trip but am undecided.

The original plan was then to head back to DL since it was open another hour or so but our bodies and feet protested so instead we headed back to our room.

We promptly changed into our nightclothes and fell right into a deep sleep. (I use a sleep program on my iphone that tracks the sleep I get by body movements, I pretty much did not move in my sleep for 7 hours! Total time slept that night was about 9 hours!)

[skiingfast]

Paula,
I really liked the Pics of TSM. I do like the que at DHS. Although in DCA I liked the rollercoaster going overhead too. You'll have to work on those scores. ;)


Sorry WoC didn't work out. Sounds like you were too far to the side. There really is some advantage to the Blue and Yellow zones. I'll be getting picnics forever for it I think. popcorn::

[Dizzy4DL]

Subscribing and enjoying your report! :goodvibes

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Paula,
I really liked the Pics of TSM. I do like the que at DHS. Although in DCA I liked the rollercoaster going overhead too. You'll have to work on those scores. ;)


Sorry WoC didn't work out. Sounds like you were too far to the side. There really is some advantage to the Blue and Yellow zones. I'll be getting picnics forever for it I think. popcorn::

Ya Know... I didn't even notice the coaster right overhead! I'll have to pay better attention next time!

And yes.. I know I need to work on my scores.... I think I did better the second time I rode it with Sara...

Subscribing and enjoying your report! :goodvibes

Thanks for joining in!


So today/yesterday I get a phone call at 11:03pm just as I am laying my head on my pillow to go to sleep. It is the staffing department of the hospital I work for calling to ask if I am there. :confused:Um no.. I'm at home about to go to sleep. They go on to say that I am supposed to be at work. I said no. I'm supposed to be at work tomorrow night! They say no its tonight and next week you have an extra day. I said no I have a voicemail from the person I am working for that says tomorrow night. She says well we have you down for Mother/Baby tonight. I sigh and say okay. :confused3 I will be there as soon as I can. I then hurry and shower and run out the door. :drive: (I was not smiling like the smily though!) I get to work and check my mailbox but the staffing request saying which day I am supposed to be there is not in the folder so I proceed to the Mother/Baby department where I immidatly say to the Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) that this is not my fault I am late. I was told I was working tomorrow and not today. So she follows up on it AND I was right! :cool1: I am not supposed to be at work tonight but in fact tomorrow. So the ANM said I had a choice, I can either stay for the shift or I can go home. I said Well I'm here now I mindswell stay...

So besides a bunch of blabber what does this mean?!?!? It means I have an extra shift I wasn't counting on and therefore I should be able to go on my next trip I was hopeful about! So December trip here I come! (well technically kinda november/december, but mostly december) I am hoping to drive to DL Nov 29th after work and come back Dec 3rd so I will have Nov 30-Dec 2 as park time! :banana:

I better get going on this trip report so I can write the next one when I get back!! :rolleyes1

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Here are a few of the Pictures from Day 1 - Part 5

Waiting for WoC
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The fountains...
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And thats all I really have pics of for that part!

[Dizzy4DL]

So December trip here I come! (well technically kinda november/december, but mostly december) I am hoping to drive to DL Nov 29th after work and come back Dec 3rd so I will have Nov 30-Dec 2 as park time! :banana:

YAY! :cool1:
I know you'll have a blast and we'll all get to enjoy your report!

[materise]

great report!

[smile4stamps]

Alright I have a little bit of time before I have to go back to sleep to work the next 3 days so I figured I should try to get an update in here!

Day 2 of my first trip to Disneyland meant going to Mickey's Halloween Party! I was so excited about this. I REALLY wanted to go Trick or Treating!!

Since my friend was on an ever tighter budget than I was she was only purchasing a 2-day PH and therefor we were staying out of the parks until we could get in with our party tickets.

We decided to head to Downtown Disney and go shopping for our costumes. We had already decided before we left home what we would be purchasing. My friend also did her souvenir shopping as she wouldn't have much other time to do so before she left.

After we had done out shopping we walked around DTD and then decided we would just grab cereal in our motel room for our lunch. We then attempted to take a nap before heading back to DL.

We got our wristbands and party tickets and started walking around DL.

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We had our pics taken in front of the Huge Mickey Pumpkin in our costumes.
(Unfortunately the photographer cut off my hat and the pumpkin!)
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Main Street was pretty crowded!
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Instead of trying to ride rides with it so crowded we headed back to DTD for something to eat before the party officially began.

We ended up just grabbing sandwiches at La Brea express. I had a tuna sandwich.. not sure what kind my friend had... I actually only ate half of it. I felt like it was really dry and didn't care for it all that much. I had really wanted a Baked Potato and at first they went to get me one then said they weren't ready then when I was at the check-out they said they were ready so went to get me one and after I paid they again said they weren't ready so had to give me my money back! Very frustrating!!

After we ate our dinner we headed back into DL. We headed to the villains Meet-n-Greet area and got in line.

There was another family sitting their waiting. They did not have party bands though and were hoping to get to meet the villains before being asked to leave the park. I'm not sure what happened with them though as when the Villains came out my friend and I ended up being first to see them!

Up first was the Evil Queen! She goes "You like to dress like a rodent" Ha-ha... Was funny!

Unfortunately we didn't get a picture with her :confused3

The Next Villain was Jafar. Since he is not a face character he couldn't talk.
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The final Character was Maleficent! My memory blanks on if she talked though :confused:

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From the Villain Meet we headed to our first trick or treat line. This line looked long but it went really quickly.
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From there we did a lot more trick or treating and then head back around to the hub to grab our spot for the Halloween Screams!

To be continued!

[kaoden39]

Oh my goodness!! Maleficent!! I love Maleficent!! She is my favorite villain!! I am sincerely jealous!!;)

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Oh my goodness!! Maleficent!! I love Maleficent!! She is my favorite villain!! I am sincerely jealous!!;)

It was awesome to be able to "meet her" :maleficen

[kaoden39]

It was awesome to be able to "meet her" :maleficen

I can imagine. She has never been out and about while I have been there. I need to plan a Halloween trip.

[smile4stamps]

So I last left off with us circling around doing some trick or treating and then ending up in the hub.

Just before the hub we encountered this guy...
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He was a moving/talking scarecrow and was pretty funny!

Once we were in the hub we were kinda confused for awhile as cast members kept moving benches around and we couldn't figure out where we would be able to get a spot.

We finally figured we would just lay claim to a spot of pavement to the right of the partners statue in the street. We both sat down and just hung out for awhile. (I have no clue what time we sat down). Shortly before the fireworks were to start we stood up.

I actually used my flip camera to get a video of the fireworks but I haven't uploaded the video anywhere.

These are some pics I got with my iPhone in my left hand while my right held the flip.

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The pictures are not the best but they are okay considering they are from a cell phone!

The fireworks were absolutely spectacular~! I can understand why people were uspet they were not available on non-party nights but I think the make the fee for the party seem not quite so bad! I really thought they were wonderful!!

After the fireworks we headed to see Jack & Sally. However as was typical for me the line had just gotten cut off for Sally but Jack would be coming out shortly!

So here we got to meet Jack after a not to long wait.
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We probly did more trick or treating as well but I cannot remember for sure!

After Jack we went to the Pirates meet n greet area where at the time we got in line Peter Pan and Captain Hook were greeting guests but by the time we got there instead we found!>!>!>!

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Another Jack!

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Captain Jack Sparrow was a ton of fun! He asked why I had let him go. I said I didn't let him go... He said Well you are the mouse in charge right?!? I said "well Yes" he goes well then why did you fire me!?!? Ha Ha it was lots of fun!

The wait for Jack was quite lengthy though. I did like that he spent more than a few seconds with each person though! I am also glad that it had switched to Captain Jack while we were in line because although it would have been nice to meet Peter Pan I will meet Captain Hook a few times in the coming days.

And I'm going to leave this update here. I don't have too much more to cover for the Halloween Party...

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So I last left off with seeing Captain Jack Sparrow but then realized I missed a few things!

After we watched the fireworks we took off to Fantasyland to catch a few rides! WE searched for the line entrance to Matterhorn and after we finally found it we hopped right on! By the time we got off the line was getting much longer! We then ran to It's a small world where we only had a few minutes wait. I have to say this was not a pleasant ride. Unfortunatly we had a few people behind us why TALKED through the entire ride! It was so irritating and I was just so very frustrated! I can't wait to ride Small World Holiday and hopefully without the commentary!

Those are the only 2 rides I remember riding at that point... So then came Jack Skellington and Captain Jack and now to continue where I left off!

After Captain Jack Sparrow we headed to Critter Country. This was my first time in Critter Country and I was sad I didn't take more time to look around! WE hopped onto the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh with no wait! We were then off to meet the characters!

We met Tigger
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Who was trying to tell me I had the wrong character on my pen! My pen has Winnie the Pooh!

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Tigger wouldn't leave my friends hat alone!
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Winnie unfortunately was far less animated than Tigger and didn't even notice that he was on my pen!!
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After we met with Tigger and Winnie we took a quick cruise through the shop there as I am looking for a Winnie the Pooh Fleecy Sweatshirt but wasn't able to find one. :-(

We then proceeded out of Critter Country but before we were out we encountered Brer Bear.. with no wait!!

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At this point it was about 11:40pm so we decided to try and catch a couple more rides. so we walked back to fantasy land and had a very short wait for our sub for Finding Nemo... (our wait was just to wait for one sub to unload so we could get on)

I have to admit Finding Nemo is probably a ride I would forgo in the future. It is very cramped and I do not like that feeling. I am not extremely claustrophobic but when in a closed locked in space I feel much more so!

After we departed the subs we ran to Autopia where we were the last group to take a spin around the track. I was in the car behind my friend and someone else was behind me. The person behind me kept hitting me!! Plus my pedal was really hard to push and I think contributed to the foot pain I had the rest of the trip! (I say contributed because my feet were already hurting after the first day!)

At this time it was 12:02 when we got out of our cars so it was time to head back to the motel.

We stopped for a few more pics in front of the giant pumpkin...
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AS we were leaving I had emptied my Trick-or-Treat bag into my bigger bag because I had heard that they had more candy as you left the park. This was not the case for us though! No more candy... oh well we had enough :laughing:

So this concluded day #2 and the MHP.


A few notes about the party.... I felt it was far more crowded than I thought it would be. If my main goal had been to ride the rides with short waits I imagine that would have been prefect however my goal was to get character pics and candy!!

I wish I had known that I could meet Jack and Sally outside of the MHP because I would not have waited there and I would have looked for more characters that are not always available.

Sometime during the night it became pretty misty so we got a little wet but it wasn't too bad weather wise.

We completely missed the Character Cavalcade because we were in line to meet Captain Jack...

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It's Official! I am going to Disneyland next week!!!

That means I need to speed up this trip report... I will probably do several posts today and start and finish day 3... I hope!!

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WE left the Halloween Party at the very end so by the time we got back to our motel room it was about 12:45am. We pretty much immediately fell asleep. My sleep tracker says I went to sleep at 1:13 am and woke up at 5:20 am! Only 4 hours of sleep!

We got up, showered and went to catch our free waffles. We then hiked our way to the park and got in line probably around 7:30 as it was a MM and we would not be allowed to enter till 8am.

This time when we entered we went to Tomorrowland first. I grabbed fastpasses for Buzz Lightyear and then we rode Astro Blasters.

I told my friend to take my picture but she did it BEFORE we took off
(I think I was trying to figure out the seatbelt!)
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My friend flying...
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After Astro Orbitor the wait for Buzz was only about 5 minutes so we hopped in line.

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These were not our real scores! Not sure what happened there...

And when we got off Buzz the line was still short so we rode it again!
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After we had rode it twice I went to grab FP for Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy and then we watched Captain EO. I thought it was pretty funny! I would only watch it once though...

Next up was a visit to Toon Town.
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1st up was Minnie's House and meeting Minnie!
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Minnie had her Dishwasher going...
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She was also checking her e-mail.. busy lady Minnie is!
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After Minnies we past by Mickey's cause the line was HUGE and headed to check out Chip & Dale's
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It was a little cramped!
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A picture of me taking a picture...
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Then we went on Gadget's Go Coaster.. It had just opened so we were able to ride it with NO wait.

We then checked out some of the cars around Toon Town. (Which resulted in us getting our bums wet since it had been a rainy morning.)

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Laughing cause I just sat in a puddle!

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We then came accross Goofy! And we got LUCKY... they closed off the line right after us!

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Evidence of sitting in a puddle...

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She didn't want to sit in more water!
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After our time in Toon Town we took the train back around to mainstreet so we could head over to DCA....

This will be continued in the next post as I tried to use too many pictures!

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When we got to DCA it was 10am and the park had just opened. We were going to ride TSMM again but the line was just TOO long already so we passed and headed to California Screamin instead.

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And then a spin on the carousel
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From here I got us lost trying to figure out where we would get into the theatre for Aladdin. I thought we would be able to do Monsters Inc and Muppets 3-D but turns out I just added a whole lot more walking! But we did find Pluto!

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We eventually rode Monsters Inc with no wait and just had to wait a few minutes for Muppets 3-D
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After this we headed back around and through Bugs Land to get in line for Aladdin. (I didn't realize how many seats were in the theater and we probably wouldn't have had to wait to long!)

Love the bathroom signs in Bugs Land
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I LOVED ALADDIN! My friend fell asleep! :confused3

Obviously the next thing we were doing was going back to the room to take a nap...

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Great pictures!! Especially Captain Jack!! Yummy!! Although I think Tigger is pretty hot!!

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Great pictures!! Especially Captain Jack!! Yummy!! Although I think Tigger is pretty hot!!

Captain Jack was cute and a lot of fun!!! I loved how interactive he was! One of the groups ahead of us had a light saber and so he was acting confused as to what it was... it was really cute

Tigger was more fun that Winnie was.. Winnie was not very interactive.. I like the Tigger I met when I was there solo as well. That Tigger is the one on my Facebook Profile Pic.

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Captain Jack was cute and a lot of fun!!! I loved how interactive he was! One of the groups ahead of us had a light saber and so he was acting confused as to what it was... it was really cute

Tigger was more fun that Winnie was.. Winnie was not very interactive.. I like the Tigger I met when I was there solo as well. That Tigger is the one on my Facebook Profile Pic.

I think that maybe the Pooh costume isn't as easy to move around in. I know when my kids have done the meet and greet with the Pooh characters that Tigger is always the best. I have great video of Tigger goofing off in my camera lens.

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I think that maybe the Pooh costume isn't as easy to move around in. I know when my kids have done the meet and greet with the Pooh characters that Tigger is always the best. I have great video of Tigger goofing off in my camera lens.

Yeah that could be true... The Winnie in WDW was a little more animated though... the first day we were there our first reservation was at Crystal Palace and since my hubby and I were celebrating our anniversary they had made a heart out of Mickey graffiti on the table.. When Winnie came he made a heart with his hands and was pretty expressive..

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Yeah that could be true... The Winnie in WDW was a little more animated though... the first day we were there our first reservation was at Crystal Palace and since my hubby and I were celebrating our anniversary they had made a heart out of Mickey graffiti on the table.. When Winnie came he made a heart with his hands and was pretty expressive..

Oh that is wonderful!! Maybe I am just biased about Pooh because I am not a major fan.:confused3

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Oh that is wonderful!! Maybe I am just biased about Pooh because I am not a major fan.:confused3

Awww... I just love that Silly Ol Bear!! I've been a fan of Winnie the Pooh since I can remember... I'll be spending some time in Critter Country next week for some more pics! Hopefully I will get to see Eyeore or Piglet as well.. LAst time I only got Tigger and Pooh both times..

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Awww... I just love that Silly Ol Bear!! I've been a fan of Winnie the Pooh since I can remember... I'll be spending some time in Critter Country next week for some more pics! Hopefully I will get to see Eyeore or Piglet as well.. LAst time I only got Tigger and Pooh both times..

Now I love all of the other characters a lot. Pooh is just okay with me, but that said I am sure that my teenage daughters and I will go see his new movie when it comes out.

[skiingfast]

It's Official! I am going to Disneyland next week!!!

That means I need to speed up this trip report... I will probably do several posts today and start and finish day 3... I hope!!

The last couple days I've been wondering if you go how will you finish your report from last month before leaving again. :confused3 Keep it going!:banana:

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The last couple days I've been wondering if you go how will you finish your report from last month before leaving again. :confused3 Keep it going!:banana:

Yeah I've been wondering that myself.. I have a headache right now otherwise I would be finishing up Day 3...

I can't guarantee I will get it finished before I leave on the next trip but I will try...

[kaoden39]

Yeah I've been wondering that myself.. I have a headache right now otherwise I would be finishing up Day 3...

I can't guarantee I will get it finished before I leave on the next trip but I will try...

Hey no stress I say. Why panic over it?

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Hey no stress I say. Why panic over it?

Yeah,... I'm not stressing over it. Obviously since I haven't updated in a few days!

[kaoden39]

Yeah,... I'm not stressing over it. Obviously since I haven't updated in a few days!

Yay!! That is music to my ears!! I am a no stress person, I figure with your job you stress enough.

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The last time I left off I said my friend had fallen asleep during Aladdin so we were heading back to the room for a nap.

We had planned to head back to the parks around 4:30pm becasue we wanted to see the Pixar Play parade again which was at 5:15pm. Well I woke up from my nap around 4pm and my friend was still sleeping. When my alarm went off at 4:30pm I asked my friend if she wanted to sleep or go see the parade. She said she would rather sleep :confused3 I was shocked! :scared1: She only had a few hours left at Disneyland and she wanted to sleep more??? So she slept for awhile longer and I played on my phone. Finally around 6:30pm I said we really should go back so we can do a few more rides and catch the fireworks or fantasmic.

So we finally get back to the park and use our fastpasses for Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy.

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And our fastpasses for Buzz Astro Blasters

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Then we head to Fantasyland because we hadn't spent much time there! We soon discover though that most of Fantasyland is closing due to the Fireworks and the lines are too long to ride any rides.

Instead we take pictures with stationary Dumbo!

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We then decide we should probably go find a spot for Fireworks. But oh my word! The hub is PACKED! We look around looking for a place to watch the fireworks and I finally spot an empty area of pavement and go to ask if we can go there ir if there are holding it for soemone but my friend keeps walking.. Okay.. she wants a different spot. I said whats wrong with that one but I don't think she heard me so instead we headed to the Rivers of America to see if we can find a spot for Fantasmic. When I find a spot there that isn't good enough.. I suggest we just move on and come back to Fantasmic later so we start heading away from the Rivers and just as we are to the edge my friend thinks the view is decent enough... Unfortunatly it is also right next to a smoking area YUCK!

So we watch most of Fantasmic of which I can honestly say I don't remember much and was disapointed that we didn't come back to the later show. From where we were we stayed and watched the Fireworks.. again dissapointed because we didn't watch them from the hub...

The fireworks were great but felt like I was missing a lot.

After the fireworks we circled back around to catch some Fantasyland rides!

First up was Mr Toad's Wild Ride
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However as we got in line it wasn't moving very much. We stood there for a few minutes and then all of a sudden a bunch of people start exciting the line.. We ask what is up and they say the ride is down and they aren't sure for how long. I said to my friend lets just wait a few minutes and she what happens...
Soon we were inside and the line was moving!

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We ended up only waiting a bit more than 5 minutes when the wait originally said 20 minutes!

From Mr toad we ride Pinnochio
(sorry no pics of Pinnochio but I do have a pic of the castle from the window in Pinnochio!)
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We also rode Snow White and Alice in Wonderland before my friend said she was too tired and wanted to head back to the room...

I was bummed once again but since I had 2 more days at the park I agreed. I was still astonished that she didn't want to make the most of her time but the choice was hers so we walked back to the room and I relaxed while she packed...

Day 4 and solo will be next!!

[kaoden39]

The castle looks so pretty after dark. 5 minutes is a great wait for Mr Toad.

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The castle looks so pretty after dark. 5 minutes is a great wait for Mr Toad.

Yeah... it was difficult for me to get a good pic of it because I have a pretty old camera.

I couldn't believe almost everyone got out of line! I planned on leaving too if the line didn't start moving pretty soon but just wanted to wait a few minutes to see what happened.

[smile4stamps]

Day 4 was here! The day began with having breakfast with my friend at the motel before she was catching the shuttle back to the airport. After she left I had to pack up my bags to change rooms because my room had switched from a 2 double room to a room with one queen. I went down to the front desk with my stuff fully expecting them to have to store my bags but lo and behold they had a room all set for me! To make it better it was on the 1st floor so I didn't have to trudge up the stairs again!

After putting my stuff in the room it was off to the parks!

It was a Sunday and that normally means Magic Morning however today was the day of the CHOC walk so therefore the park was not opening till 9am. When I got to the gates there was already pretty long lines. I found a line next to where the CHOC walkers were exciting the park and because it was roped partially off no one was standing in it. I decided when it was 9am I was going to go over the rope to get in the line. There was a guy and his son in front of me that I stood and talked to who was planning the same thing.

It seemed like it took forever to get to 9am and the CHOC walkers just kept coming! Finally the park was empty of the walkers and it was time for the mad dash!

I was off to Fantasyland! I had a plan!

Can you guess what was first??

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Yup it was Peter Pan's Flight! I knew I had to ride that first or not at all! The wait was already about 10 minutes by the time I got there but that was nothing compared to the wait there would be at a later time!

Next up was Dumbo! I don't remember EVER riding Dumbo at WDW and knew this was a definite this time around and hopefully for all trips in the future!

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The following pics are taken while flying Dumbo
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The yellow Dumbo was mine!
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Next up was Casey's Train
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Most of the pictures I took while on the train are actually from the Storybook Canals...

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After the little train ride I headed over to the Rapunzel Meet & Greet. Unfortunately we were informed that she was brushing her hair and there would be a short delay. The delay ended up being about 15 minutes and then another 10 minutes before I was able to meet her.

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Unfortunately Flynn must have been out on his adventures because he was not there to meet ME!

Next up was a trip to Princess Fantasy Fair.

After about a 25 minute wait I finally got to meet some Princesses.

Up first was Tiana.
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And then Ariel (Blurry Pic)
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And Jasmine
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I asked how often the Princesses change as I was walking out and was told approx 25-30 minutes. Well since they had changed right before I went in and my wait was about 25 minutes I figured why not. I'll just get back in line and hopefully meet 3 more Princesses.

It worked out KINDA. The Princesses changed out just before I entered but unfortunately the only new Princess out was Cinderella. When I got to the front I said to the CM.. I just need to see Cinderella. She said go ahead!
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After PFF I headed back into Toon Town to see Mickey!

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Anybody else's closet look like Mickey's?
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So as I was leaving Mickey's I see Goofy is out again so I go to get another Pic with Him
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After Toontown I headed back over to the Villian Meet & Greet to see if I can catch some more Villians.

Unfortunatly I just missed the Red Queen and the Hag :rolleyes:

And instead end up with the Evil Queen AGAIN
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And now I need to pause because it won't let me post more pics in this post!

[smile4stamps]

By now you have probably figured out what my goal for the day was.

Yup Autographs!

So I was pretty excited when I came across Pocahontas! I never thought I would see her!

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Pocahontas was right by the Round-up area and inside that area was Woody!

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After meeting woody I was finally going to ride another ride! I went to Critter country and went in the single rider line for Splash Mountain.

So The party that I am placed with is a party of 5 which means I am the only one in the log not part of their group. I end up in the 5th seat from the back because one of the kids wanted the back row. The whole time I am on the ride the mom is snapping pictures and I am sure I am in a few!

As we are heading to the drop and the picture spot the guy in front of me ducks down and the kid in back of me ducks!

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As we get off the group goes to look and at the picture and they are like Dad and whomever is missing and we picked up a straggler, lol

To make things even more interesting they were going to purchase the photo so I am now featured in their keepsake! :rotfl2:

After I am done with Splash Mountain I head back to the hub but as I am passing through New Orleans Square I see Jack and Sally! Unfortunately the line is closed but the CM says they will be back around 3pm.

I continue my trek through New Orleans Square... It is PACKED! Apparently there is a Scavenger Hunt of some sort going on and the park is packed with people!

At the hub I stop to have some pics taken
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I also stop to get a locker as I am tired of carrying around my bag!

At the start of Main Street I am looking to find more Characters!

Unfortunately(I'm using that word an awful lot!) everyone has just gone inside!

While I am waiting for them to come back out I get another Mickey Pumpkiin picture
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Soon I see Mickey in his costume!
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And Minnie too!
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I also find Goofy doing some entertaining!
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At this point i head back to New Orleans Square to see if I can find Jack and Sally. The CM from before had mentioned that they will be out but that they may be in a different spot. I was hopeful it would be the same spot though as it was SO crowded I may not find them otherwise.

Happily they came back to the same spot and being only 3 groups back it didn't take long to see them!
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[kaoden39]

A scavenger hunt at Disneyland might be fun. I can only imagine.

[smile4stamps]

So as I am sure you can all figure out this trip report will not be completed before I begin my next trip!

I'm leaving in just a few hours for Disneyland! I can't wait to see it in all it's holiday splender!!

I am NOT taking my laptop with me this trip so I will not be doing any major updating while I am gone. I may post small tidbits here and there from my iPhone...

[smile4stamps]

A scavenger hunt at Disneyland might be fun. I can only imagine.

It probably would be fun but not when the park is already packed because it is a weekend during Halloweentime and from the CHOC walkers in the park!

I had read that the CHOC walkers did not influence the crowds that much but I have to disagree and say that I saw people with CHOC shirts on all over the place.

[kaoden39]

So as I am sure you can all figure out this trip report will not be completed before I begin my next trip!

I'm leaving in just a few hours for Disneyland! I can't wait to see it in all it's holiday splender!!

I am NOT taking my laptop with me this trip so I will not be doing any major updating while I am gone. I may post small tidbits here and there from my iPhone...

Have a great trip!!

It probably would be fun but not when the park is already packed because it is a weekend during Halloweentime and from the CHOC walkers in the park!

I had read that the CHOC walkers did not influence the crowds that much but I have to disagree and say that I saw people with CHOC shirts on all over the place.

I wouldn't want to do one in a big crowd. It never fails that those things would go on when the park is full. I bet the CHOC walk makes a difference no mater what anyone says.

[smile4stamps]

I Made It!!

I'm exhausted though and going to try and get a few hours of sleep!! I may just sleep till tomorrow morning... Well see how Fast I fall asleep! I'm betting pretty quickly!

[kaoden39]

I Made It!!

I'm exhausted though and going to try and get a few hours of sleep!! I may just sleep till tomorrow morning... Well see how Fast I fall asleep! I'm betting pretty quickly!

Glad to hear you made it okay. Thanks for posting that you made it. I was worried about you.

[Funball]

yay :yay: you made it!!!! and oh i am going to see you wednesday so that will be fun!!! have a good sleep!!!

[Dizzy4DL]

Have fun on your trip! Can't wait to hear about it.

[Funball]

Paula just texted me and said “ space mountain is so different without the ghosts!”……..:flower:

Yes paula, it is! I think it’s more enjoyable!!

I can’t wait to see you tomorrow!!

I hope your having a great time so far!!!! ºoº


:banana: :flower:

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My day is going pretty good! I was at DL for park open and went straight to Candy Palace to see about candy canes but the tickets were all gone to MM guests...

I then went to get a FP to Space mountain and rode it with no wait. Then did Buzz Astro Blasters with no wait.. From there I headed to DCA to get FP for WoC.. Very little wait for that n then headed to Toy Story.. I wasn't going to ride it as it's not really a solo ride but since I was at the frot of the pack I went ahead! Then it was off to California Screamin!!

I've also spent time with Crush and net Sully! And now I am in line for Aladdin as this is the only day it is playing while I am here.

[kaoden39]

My day is going pretty good! I was at DL for park open and went straight to Candy Palace to see about candy canes but the tickets were all gone to MM guests...

I then went to get a FP to Space mountain and rode it with no wait. Then did Buzz Astro Blasters with no wait.. From there I headed to DCA to get FP for WoC.. Very little wait for that n then headed to Toy Story.. I wasn't going to ride it as it's not really a solo ride but since I was at the frot of the pack I went ahead! Then it was off to California Screamin!!

I've also spent time with Crush and net Sully! And now I am in line for Aladdin as this is the only day it is playing while I am here.

Sounds like a great day!! Keep having fun you earned this trip!!

[skiingfast]

I've also spent time with Crush and met Sully! And now I am in line for Aladdin as this is the only day it is playing while I am here.

Awesome Paula! I've never seen Aladdin, I hope you enjoyed it enough for me too.

[Funball]

Ha..we didn’t do Aladdin?


ANYHOW PAULA…. YAY!! Your having soo much fun and you get to see all the Christmas stuff.. and oh how awesome the castle looks at night.

[Funball]

Sounds like a great day!! Keep having fun you earned this trip!!

I think Michele you have earned a day at Disneyland also….:)

[skiingfast]

Ha..we didn’t do Aladdin?

We, funball and I didn't it was in Rehab while I was there.


Anway Paula it sound like you and Funball are having a decent evening. I hope you asked Santa for something food.

[smile4stamps]

Ok so I am WAYYY TO tired to work on my trip report today. But I wanted to post this pic from my holiday trip. I wish I had a better camera for night pictures because I think it's just beautiful!

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[kaoden39]

Ok so I am WAYYY TO tired to work on my trip report today. But I wanted to post this pic from my holiday trip. I wish I had a better camera for night pictures because I think it's just beautiful!

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Oh Paula that is just lovely!!

[skiingfast]

Ok so I am WAYYY TO tired to work on my trip report today. But I wanted to post this pic from my holiday trip. I wish I had a better camera for night pictures because I think it's just beautiful!

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No worries I saw a few already on Funballs facebook. It looked like a great evening.

[smile4stamps]

Alright... Back to my Trip Report!

When I last left off I had just met Jack & Sally. What I didn't mention is that previous to getting in line for Jack & Sally I had been talking to Sara through text and phone calls and she was going to be coming out to DL and we were going to meet up.

Therefore after my time with Jack & Sally I headed to Town square and the Giant Mickey Pumpkin as that was where we were going to meet up.

You can read Sara's account of our night HERE (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38631457&postcount=60) (if you haven't already)

So I was waiting kitty corner from the Giant Pumpkin because of the crowds I was trying to stay out of the way but still be able to see Sara when she got there. As I was waiting I asked someone who looked like they were part of the Scavanger Hunt if they were indeed doing a Scavanger Hunt like I had thought. Instead of answering me he handed me a business card that said I'm sorry I can't stop to talk, please check us out at mouseadventures.com

So I see Sara approach the Pumpkin and saw her looking around. I crossed to where she was and was like "Sara?" Yup! We decided right away to head to DCA as the crowds in DL were so bad!

Once we get to DCA Sara asks if its okay if we stop at the Wine Bar. I say sure. She gets her Champagne and I order a Zinfandel. Now I like Zins that are really berryliscious and this one was a little more dry for my taste but still okay. Of course they were being generous and filled the glass almost to the top so when I went to smell the wine I spilled it on my shirt! thankfully I had on my multicolored shirt and you couldn't even tell!

After we had enough of our drinks to be able to carry our glasses without spilling (anymore in my case!) we headed to Paradise Pier as I was wanting to ride Toy Story again!

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I beat Sara but she had better accuracy!

After Toy Story we headed to California Screamin for a ride on my FAVORITE coaster!
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Sara then suggested we get our faces painted! I jumped at this chance as I had always wanted to do this!

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what was ironic was I told Sara i liked hers better than mine and she said she liked mine better! I guess we sat in the wrong chairs. :laughing:

After getting our faces down we headed to Mickey's Fun Wheel. the NON-swinging side! It's a much better ride with great views than the swinging side!

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After The Fun Wheel we headed back to the Wine Bar to grab another drink. This time I had a Chardonnay which I liked better and Sara had another Champagne.

We then either took a flight on Soarin' or headed to DTD for Dinner. We did both that night I just don't remember when we rode Soarin!

Either way Sara took me through the Grand Californian to get to DTD and she suggested we eat at Tortilla Jo's which ended up being a GREAT suggestion! We shared the nacho's and i had a mojito to drink. They were both wonderful!

After dinner we headed to DL to catch a trip on Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy. Where in line we encountered someone with a BAD Mullet Wig! He looked just like Billy Ray Cyrus!

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After Ghost Galaxy we headed back to DCA so Sara could show me Electronica where we watched the 3D preview which was pretty awesome!

After that we parted ways and since it was getting late I decided my day had gone long enough so I headed back to my motel to get some rest. The next day would be my last at Disneyland!

[Funball]

yes we like the wine bar. don't we paula! :teeth: no but this was a fun day! and the nachos were sooo good that night!!

im so glad you were able to come out and have some fun!!

[Funball]

PAULA!!!!


is this it for your TR?

[smile4stamps]

PAULA!!!!


is this it for your TR?

Of course not goofy girl! I'm working on editing my photopass photos. I need to edit 160 new photos by Sunday in order to get both trips on one CD! Plus some of my pics are missing and I have someone else's!! Hoping they get those fixed soon!

[skiingfast]

Of course not goofy girl! I'm working on editing my photopass photos. I need to edit 160 new photos by Sunday in order to get both trips on one CD! Plus some of my pics are missing and I have someone else's!! Hoping they get those fixed soon!

Stay of the DIS and get to editing. Don't fall into a trap and pay for an extension.

[Funball]

Stay of the DIS and get to editing. Don't fall into a trap and pay for an extension.


U should talk skiingfast. you havn't even finished your TR :eek: :rolleyes1

[Funball]

paula. im sure everything will work out for you soon! so far it's a great TR!!

[Belle Ella]

Boo! :hug: I'll be here waiting whenever you feel up to working on your TR again!

[skiingfast]

Puala I'm still looking forward to seeing your pictures.

[smile4stamps]

I FINALLY finished editing my PhotoPass photos! Or as much as I am going to! Just ordered the CD!

So I can FINALLY return to my trip report!

[Belle Ella]

I FINALLY finished editing my PhotoPass photos! Or as much as I am going to! Just ordered the CD!

So I can FINALLY return to my trip report!

:cool1::cool1:

[smile4stamps]

So last I left off many moons ago I had finished Day 4 of my trip and I had one day left!

Unfortunately during the night the cold I had felt coming on became very bad and I actually woke up to take a hot shower as my chest and throat felt like they were on fire. :sick: I attempted to sleep again after that but it wasn't all that restful.

In the morning I again took a really hot shower hoping it would help and then after getting ready headed out to DL at about 7:45am.

This was a Monday and normally Mondays are not Magic Morning days however because of the CHOC walk on Sunday this Monday was. Knowing this I had made an 8:20am reservation for the Minnie and Friends character breakfast.

When I arrived at the gates at Disneyland I asked how I got in with my AP during the MM hours. They said go to Gate 1. I arrive at Gate 1 and tell them I have a reservation at Minnie's. They look at the lst and then override my entrance into the park.

I'm in!

Since it was only about 8:05am I stopped to take a few more pics.

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I really like this one...
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I also decided to take some pictures of the store windows while I didn't have a mass of people in front if them!
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And some pumpkins...
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Finally I make it to the Plaza for my breakfast.
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notice the wet surfaces in the background...

It wasn't long before characters started showing up!
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It wasn't long before I started annoying all the people around me asking for them to take pictures!
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Opps... forgot to take a picture of my food!
Sorry its partially eaten!
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Maxed out my # of pictures so to be continued!!!

[Dizzy4DL]

Yay! Good to have you back! :thumbsup2

[kaoden39]

Yay for you. That is daunting a task isn't it?

[TheColtonsMom]

Glad you are back to ...have been waiting very patiently:rolleyes1:rolleyes1:rolleyes1

[skiingfast]

I can only 4th the comments that it's great to see some more of your report.

[Goofy_Mom]

:thumbsup2hurray!! Photopass ordered!! Can't wait to see how they turned out

[smile4stamps]

Yay! Good to have you back! :thumbsup2

Thanks! Sorry I wasn't back for long!
Yay for you. That is daunting a task isn't it?
Oh my yes! The system gets so slow it takes forever to add all the borders!

Glad you are back to ...have been waiting very patiently:rolleyes1:rolleyes1:rolleyes1

Sorry I made you wait again!

I can only 4th the comments that it's great to see some more of your report.

And I finally have some more!

:thumbsup2hurray!! Photopass ordered!! Can't wait to see how they turned out

Me either! They should be here soon!!

[smile4stamps]

Continuing with my Character Breakfast at Minnie's...

Brer Fox was coming around and I finally snagged him for an autograph.
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And of course a picture
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Next up was Suzy mouse from Cinderella. (Thank goodness Fairy Godmother was around to tell me who she was because I had no idea which mouse she was!)
The expression on my face :confused3
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Brer Fox locked himself outside! Of course I was nice enough to let him back in!
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Minnie came around again and I got a better picture (kinda) this time!
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Brer Fox was trying to swipe some food!
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Rafiki had been wondering around for awhile but wasn't stopping by my table. I finally got him to hang tight for awhile and got my autograph!
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Captain Hook was planning something! (Sorry, blurry pic)
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Oh... he was planning to trap Rafiki!
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And then I finally got someone to take my picture with Rafiki!
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And then I decided it was time to grab a Mickey Waffle!
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And some more fattening bacon and potatoes!
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Brer Fox once again got himself stuck outside!
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Finally my tummy was full and my time was up at Minnie's. I could have stayed all day I had such a great time! :banana::banana:

However it was not quite over yet! I caught Geppeto as he was coming out!
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[smile4stamps]

I wanted to let those of you who don't know already why this report is taking so long!

I am a night shift RN and except for the week I went to DL in December I have been working a ton of extra hours since I returned from my vacation in October. Normally I work 3 days a week and I've been working 4+ days plus the holidays have had me busy. I work 5 days yet this week and next and then it is blissfully back to just 3 days a week. (Although I am always looking for more shifts!)

Anyways... that is my reason for being so SLOW on this! Some mornings I am just exhausted so I have trouble staying awake let alone trying to remember what I did 2 months ago! This report will get finished!!

[skiingfast]

Paula, it's totally understandable to me why you are away for a while. I once worked for a Hospital and I understand how the shifts go. I mainly worked with the department directors or the CNO. They were easy to find because they work M-F 9-5. But if I had to interview a RN or CNA it could be really hard to track them down since they would be away for a while. Plus when they were there I didn't want to take up their time if they were busy with patients, so I would follow them around with my note paper and ask them questions on the fly.


BTW your character interactions look really incredible. I can't belive you got to meet Gipeto. :thumbsup2

[smile4stamps]

I don't have time to post a full update today but I did want to tie up my character Breakfast with my thoughts on the whole thing!

I LOVED IT!! :love::lovestruc:love: The food was decent. Nothing really extraordinary but it was definitely edible. I liked the potatoes the best! I'm also always a sucker for Bacon! Even though I like it a little crispier.

The Character interaction was extraordinary! The characters spent plenty of time with everyone and were very charming. There were lots of characters. It was a GREAT start to my last day at Disneyland and definitely worth the price!

As far as going solo. I felt like I missed some great pictures because there was no one to snap them as I was interacting with the characters. I also felt kinda bad asking everyone around me to take pictures but I would definitely do it again!

If you are considering a character meal I would definitely recommend Minnie & Friends! ::MinnieMo

[skiingfast]

The Character interaction was extraordinary! The characters spent plenty of time with everyone and were very charming. There were lots of characters. It was a GREAT start to my last day at Disneyland and definitely worth the price!

As far as going solo. I felt like I missed some great pictures because there was no one to snap them as I was interacting with the characters. I also felt kinda bad asking everyone around me to take pictures but I would definitely do it again!


That is great that you had accomadating seating neighbors. Was the breakfast quiet? Do you think that is why they spend a lot of time with everyone? Or Just excellent interactions?

[smile4stamps]

That is great that you had accomadating seating neighbors. Was the breakfast quiet? Do you think that is why they spend a lot of time with everyone? Or Just excellent interactions?

The Breakfast was quiet but it was not empty. I'm not sure if the other half of the restaurant was busy but all the tables around me had people at them.

I think the reason the interaction was so good was because of the # of characters. If there are only a few characters it feels like it takes a long time for everyone to come around. Because of the # at Minnie's there is always at least one character around.

[smile4stamps]

Wow! I cannot believe it's been almost 2 months since I updated my trip report!!:rolleyes1

I had planned to come back in January after I was done with all my extra shifts and finish up but I decided I was going to try and get healthier this year so instead of visiting DISboards when I got home from work I was working out. This lead to me being exhausted and not wanting to spend the time on the computer.

However... I want to get this trip report done so that I can get started on a PTR for my next trip! Or at least my next hopeful trip!

Are you ready to continue my journey with me (or at least what I remember of it?!?!)

[smile4stamps]

So I had gotten up to telling you about 4 of my 5 days on my first ever trip to DL. On the morning of the 5th day I went to Minnie's and friends character breakfast at the Plaza. This was so much fun and I HIGHLY recommend Minnie's to anyone making a trip to DL!

So after my breakfast with Minnie and her many friends I headed to Pixie Hollow to meet up with some of my fairy friends.

While in line I snapped a few pictures of the scenery
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First up was a visit with Silvermist.
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Then I took a few more pictures as I waited for Tink to be available for me.
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Finally Tink was ready for me! or WAS SHE?!?!

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Tink was actually upset I was wearing purple and NOT green! She insisted next time I wear green so that I prove she is my favorite. Vidia on the other hand was quite happy with me as I was wearing purple. I said purple was my favorite color.
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After the visit to Pixie Hollow I decided to see if there were any Villians available that I had not yet visited with.

I came across Cruella de Vil who wanted to know if I had any dogs. I told her yes I do but they are small dogs and she said well that was no good.
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Next up it was time for a trip on the Storybook Canal. This was my first time to get on the boats.
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Such cute little houses.
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Apparently the water level is down. Maybe the rain we were to get later that day will help it out.
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Such cute little signs!!
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And then there was this couple accross from me. Ha-HA:rotfl:
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The little trees are just so cute!
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And of course I had to get a picture of the castle!
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I wonder if Jasmine is home?
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And then my camera batteries decided to die so no more pics of the rest of my canal trip... :confused3

I spent the next couple of hours simply wondering around and taking pictures. I took some of all the statues in the hub.
(I won't show them all here!)
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And some of the pumpkins in the hub.
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And OF COURSE the partners statue.
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Continued in the next post due to to many pictures!!

[kaoden39]

Oh it's wonderful to see the character pictures. I am glad to see you back!!!:goodvibes

[smile4stamps]

Oh it's wonderful to see the character pictures. I am glad to see you back!!!:goodvibes

I love characters! I especially love it when they interact with you instead of just standing still for the picture. I know I'm an adult but I'm a kid at heart and I love the interaction!

So happy to see I still have a reader! I've been gone for so long I'm sure many will not return to read. Going to continue anyways! :thumbsup2

[smile4stamps]

After I was done with pictures in the hub it was over to the Haunted Mansion for some pics there. (I don't believe I rode it though!)
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And then it was up towards Critter Country I went!
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And then it was down to the Pooh Meeting Spot
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And of course my favorite picture from the trip! If you are my friend on facebook you of course have seen this!
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I tried to have the CM take a picture of us "Jumping" but she didn't get our feet! :confused3
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After visiting with my favorite friends I headed into Pooh Corner to check out the treats. I was planning to get a tigger tail but I really don't think the new variety with all the sugar on the outside is for me. I then thought about getting one of these yummy looking apples....
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I finally settled on one of the regular caramel apples and despite my awful cold I had developed by this time it was wonderful!

I took a seat on a bench (somewhere... I have no idea where! :confused3) to enjoy my apple.

To be continued.... (Like I said this last day was a day for pictures so lots of them!!)

[smile4stamps]

After that I headed to the Round-up area to capture pictures of all the wonderful carved pumpkins...

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I also ran into Woody!!
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And the wonderful carvers at work.
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I asked the carvers if they were tired of carving yet. They laughed. Said nobody asks that. They said everyone usually says they have a great job!

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And then Jessie was about to show up!
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I wish the person taking the picture hadn't zoomed in but oh well beggers can't be choosers!
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After the round-up it was time to wonder around the park some more...

[aussie shaz]

I've just found your TR and am loving it. I'm still reading! Have subscribed. Love when I come to my computer and find a new post! Thanks for writing, and I love the pictures. We're flying to the States in August and going to Disneyland for 6 nights. My kids aren't very familiar with what's there, so I love to read the posts to them and show them all the great pictures.

[skiingfast]

Paula, I'm so glad you are taking me back to Halloween time. It's great you are taking some time to work on you TR.

[6Smiles]

I am really enjoying your Halloween Trip Report. The pictures of the carved pumpkins are great.

[smile4stamps]

I've just found your TR and am loving it. I'm still reading! Have subscribed. Love when I come to my computer and find a new post! Thanks for writing, and I love the pictures. We're flying to the States in August and going to Disneyland for 6 nights. My kids aren't very familiar with what's there, so I love to read the posts to them and show them all the great pictures.

I'm very glad you are enjoying my TR! I am having fun writing it! Unfortunately night shift can be draining so it's taken me some time!
Pictures I definitely have! (My memory is pretty bad without pictures to rely on!)

Paula, I'm so glad you are taking me back to Halloween time. It's great you are taking some time to work on you TR.

I'm glad you like to be taken back to Halloween Matt! It was a wonderful 1st trip for me!

I am really enjoying your Halloween Trip Report. The pictures of the carved pumpkins are great.

Aren't the pumpkins amazing?!?! I have even more pictures of them but the ones I posted were my favorites!

[smile4stamps]

Did I mention that this day was about the pictures? I did ride some rides... eventually!

It was time to head over to the Villains Character spot to see who I could find. I first came across Captain Hook. Whom I had met at Minnie's earlier in the morning but it was still fun!
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And then I met Gideon whom I had never seen before.
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Next up was back to the hub for some pictures of the castle.
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And as I am trying to get the right pictures of the castle Bert shows up!
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The did a fun little skit but you could tell they were trying to hurry because of the rain!
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One little pointer I learned about was that if it is raining they do not do the Jedi Training Academy. While this was not so good for the kids who wanted to do it I learned that the Star Wars Characters come out for a Meet N Greet instead of the academy.

I got to meet Darth Maul! He was scary!
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One of the Jedi Knights (I can't remember her name :confused3)
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And Darth Vader!
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And with that I will pause for the day!

[skiingfast]

That's cool you got to see a SW meet and greet.

I wonder how Bert and Mary Poppins feel dancing on a rainy did. Not so Chip I guess.

[Sherry E]

Paula, I think I'm going to add a link to your TR in our Halloween Time Superthread. In the first post of that thread, I have sections for both Halloween-related blogs and also Halloween-related trip reports. (I did the same thing in the Christmas Superthread.) I don't want to list 100 of them because that's too much, but I am choosing a handful of TR's with either really good photos or info (or both) on the season, and I think yours would be a great addition. You have absolutely adorable character photos and some great shots from the Halloween Round-Up, especially, so I'm sure people will want to see those. Plus, the Halloween TR's are not as abundant as the Christmas TR's, so I definitely need to add a few more!

In any case, I had popped in on this thread a while ago but had not had a chance to come back to it and comment until now.:goodvibes Great job!

[smile4stamps]

That's cool you got to see a SW meet and greet.

I wonder how Bert and Mary Poppins feel dancing on a rainy did. Not so Chip I guess.

Yeah... I don't think Mary Poppins was very happy about it... The Star Wars Meet & Greet was awesome... Something I'm sure I won't get to do again so I took advantage!

Paula, I think I'm going to add a link to your TR in our Halloween Time Superthread. In the first post of that thread, I have sections for both Halloween-related blogs and also Halloween-related trip reports. (I did the same thing in the Christmas Superthread.) I don't want to list 100 of them because that's too much, but I am choosing a handful of TR's with either really good photos or info (or both) on the season, and I think yours would be a great addition. You have absolutely adorable character photos and some great shots from the Halloween Round-Up, especially, so I'm sure people will want to see those. Plus, the Halloween TR's are not as abundant as the Christmas TR's, so I definitely need to add a few more!

In any case, I had popped in on this thread a while ago but had not had a chance to come back to it and comment until now.:goodvibes Great job!

Thanks Sherry! I visited the Halloween & Christmas threads a lot when I was planning my trip but haven't had a chance to go back to them in a long time. I'll be adding my Early December trip to this trip report as well when I get done with the Halloween portion!

[Sherry E]

Thanks Sherry! I visited the Halloween & Christmas threads a lot when I was planning my trip but haven't had a chance to go back to them in a long time. I'll be adding my Early December trip to this trip report as well when I get done with the Halloween portion!

Awesome! When you get the Christmas TR going and have done a few posts on it, let me know and I will add that in over in the TR section of the Christmas thread too. I have a feeling you'll have lots more good photos!

When the Christmas and Halloween threads started, I didn't have any of the stuff in the first posts/first pages like I do now. It was only after the fact that I added in everything, like the sections for TR's and other stuff, which I think is good to have for people who are planning trips and want to read about other people's holiday experiences.

Anyway, I am gong over to the Halloween thread now to add in your TR link!:cool1::cool1:

[smile4stamps]

After the Star Wars Meet & Greet I decided it was time to take another turn in DCA so I headed that direction. Before I could reach the DL exit however I came across this group. I don't think they were the Dapper Dans or the DL band but I'm not sure.

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On the way out of DL I snapped this picture of the wet ground to prove it was raining when I was there.
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The rain was actually not bad. Just enough to keep your feet wet. (I was wearing flip flops)

Then is was off to DCA were I took a ride on Soarin'. What an awesome ride! I used the single rider line and didn't have but a few minute wait.

Then I headed round the bend and came upon Pilot Minnie!
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Then it was back to Paradise Pier. On the way there I stopped to meet Duffy.
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And then to my FAVORITE RIDE!
California Screamin! And screamin I did with what little voice I had left at that time!

I rode it.. not once... not twice... not three times... not even four but FIVE times! :cool1:
I of course rode it single rider line. After my second turn through I asked for a couple of single rider cards. They at first said they could only give me one at a time but I must have looked kinda pitiful so he finally gave me a couple.

I have pics of three of the rides. The other 2 times I just went straight back in line so I didn't take the time for the pictures. :rotfl:
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Finally after the 5th time in 40 minutes I called an end to my California Screamin time.

But not all my screamin for then I was off for a terrifying ride in the Tower of Terror! Nobody else had wanted to do it with me so I did it on my day alone.
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Can you see my death grip on the side bars?!?

Tower of Terror is frightening but also fun at the same time! Definitely something to do again on a future visit. Maybe sometime I will find someone to ride it with me!

After my trip on the ToT it was back to DL I went.

And it was time for some more Pictures of the castle. I like the lighting on these... (although my camera doesn't DO night pictures very well so they are slightly blurry)
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And some random pictures near Rancho de Zocolo
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I then headed back over to the Haunted Mansion where I rode it this time using a FP I must have picked up when I was in that area earlier in the day.

The wait for HMH was actually far longer than any all day. And to make matters worse it should not have been. So I am standing there snapping pictures and wondering why we aren't moving and my throat is aching and I am hungry since I haven't eaten since Minnie's Breakfast and its now like 7pm. Finally a CM comes out of the HMH and says a little speall about looking up at the building and you hear Jacks voice tell you a little story and then finally they start loading the stretching rooms! '

Here are some of the Pics I snapped while waiting.
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After I rode HMH I was hoping to grab something quick to eat however since the wait for HMH was so long everything was pretty much closed up already. I was upset at first but then realized it was probably okay since I couldn't taste anything anyways.

Next I decided to catch one last ride and hopped into the line for the Jungle Cruise. I hadn't rode it at night time before so wanted to give it a shot. I thought the line would move pretty quickly but it turns out they only had 2 boats left so it was pretty slow moving. Finally I got my turn but it was with the worst driver I had ever heard! He kept laughing weird at his own jokes! :sad2:

Then it was over and I had finished my last ride of my first trip to Disneyland. I snapped one last picture of the castle and then headed out of the park.

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I was not quite done with my trip though as the following day I was to fly to WI to spend time with my family and I wanted to get my neice and nephew a few things. I got my nephew some Cars items and my neice some Princess stuff! They both loved what I picked out!

After I was done shopping I headed to La Brea and got myself some Chicken Noodle Soup Mmmm... It was pretty late by now so I was just very thankful they were open and they had some hot soup for my throat!

Now it was time to head back to my room to pack and get ready for my flight to WI!

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Thank you for following along with me on my first adventure to Disneyland! I had a great time!

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I was gonna get started on my 2nd trip report today but silly me didn't upload all my pics so I'll be doing that and working on the trip report later this week.

[skiingfast]

It's nice to know when one TR ended, you have another for us. :)

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It's nice to know when one TR ended, you have another for us. :)

:rotfl2:

Unfortunately it won't always be that way!

[JH87]

Loved your TR! I think I was there around the same time as you were, so it's neat to see it from your perspective!
Looking forward to the next one :)

[smile4stamps]

Loved your TR! I think I was there around the same time as you were, so it's neat to see it from your perspective!
Looking forward to the next one :)

Glad you enjoyed it!

The first 4 days I was there were very busy and crowded. The last day I felt like I was in a different place there were so many fewer people it was strange. I really wish I hadn't developed a cold or I would have probably enjoyed the day even more!



Trip #2 coming up!!

[kaoden39]

:woohoo:

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Are you all ready to join me on my trip #2 adventure!

This trip was planned to be entirely solo except for Sara joining me for a few hours after work one night.

What I discovered about going it the solo route is... it is very easy to weasel yourself into a small spot and end up close to the front of many different places! The next thing... it can get kinda boring being by yourself for almost 5 days.


The thoughts to go on this trip began before I even went on my first trip. When I saw the prices for park tickets vs the price I could get an AP for from my work I realized an AP was the way to go!

This was also going to be a budget trip. I planned to spend only about $450 for the entire trip!
I came pretty close to this!
Gas: $100
Hotel: $210
Food: $105
Misc: $60 (lockers, ART...)


I had made hotel reservations at the same place I had stayed the time before. This time though I had decided I was going to use ART as I didn't want to do that walk at the end of the night.

The motel is the Quality Inn & Suites on Manchester. It is definitely nothing to rave about but I slept decently (after the first nap I tried to take) and the breakfast is enough for me to get my day started.

This trip began Nov 29th and ended December 3rd.

I actually worked night shift on November 29th getting off of work at 7:30am. Everyone thought I was crazy but my plan was to drive from work to Disneyland. I had packed the day before and everything was in the car ready to go!

I am able to sleep just about anywhere so I figured if I got too tired I would just pull over someplace and take a quick nap.

I had never taken this drive before and was kinda nervous about it. I stopped in Gilroy off the 152 at Panera Bread to get my favorite salad to have when I got hungry. (Do you know how hard it is to eat a salad while driving?)

In Lost Hills I stopped for gas and a LARGE Diet Dr Pepper. I then continued my drive. I had thought I would be at Disneyland not too long after passing through the grapevine but it was a lot longer than I thought it was!

I finally saw the Exit I needed! I pulled off the freeway onto Harbor Blvd. Turned left onto Manchester and then into the Quality Inn parking lot. I was never so glad to be somewhere (well except for those morning that I almost fall asleep while driving home!)

I quickly checked into my room which thankfully was ready! I got my suitcase in the room. Turned on the air conditioner (I like to sleep in a cold room!) layed down and attempted to take a nap. I set my alarm as I was wanting to go to DL for the fireworks that night. After a couple of hours I got up and got ready.

I had bought a new bag to use as my park bag.
It is a waist bag but more stylish than a traditional waist bag. I really liked it!
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So after I was all bundled up (It was chilly outside!) I headed out. My first stop was HoJo as I wanted to buy a 5-day ART pass. I soon learned that HoJo can only sell to those staying at the hotel :confused: So instead of taking ART to DL I headed off on foot.

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I had arrived!!

When I got to DL I stopped by the ART kiosk to buy my ticket. Unfortunalty they only sell the 1 or 3 day in the kiosk so I had to settle for the 3 day.

Finally I was inside Disneyland!

My camera does not take very good night pictures but I had to try!
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So BEAUTIFUL!
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The fireworks were wonderful and the hub was not overly crowded either. I believe I used my flip to video it but I will have to find it...

After the fireworks I wanted to catch at least one ride so I headed to Pirates of the Caribbean. It was a completed random choice! I walked directly onto the ride. It would have been perfect except... the people behind me talked the ENTIRE ride! And mostly it wasn't even about the ride! They talked about politics and movies and why be on the ride if you are going to talk the whole way!

So I got off the ride completely dissapointed! It was past 8pm so all the rides were closed and the only one I had experienced that night was ruined! Oh well... I had 3 more full days to enjoy!

I snapped a few more pictures...

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No flash...
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With flash...
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I decided picture time was over and it was time to get some real sleep so I headed back to my motel.

I was really dissapointed when I got there to find my room was warm! I had left my A/C running and it should have been cold. I called the front desk and they sent someone to my room to check it out. They said it was blowing cold air. I said no its not. It's colder outside! In the end they said they could switch out the AC unit or I could switch rooms. I said switching rooms was fine so I moved 2 doors down and by the time I got settled that room was cool just like I wanted!

Off to la-la land I went!!!

[kaoden39]

I think you take nice night time pictures. Yay!!

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I think you take nice night time pictures. Yay!!

Thanks... I'm hoping if/when I go in June maybe I'll have a new camera. Ours is probably 6-7 years old...

[kaoden39]

Thanks... I'm hoping if/when I go in June maybe I'll have a new camera. Ours is probably 6-7 years old...

Oh it sounds like that might be a nice birthday present to yourself.

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Oh it sounds like that might be a nice birthday present to yourself.

Ha-Ha... I think the trip is the Birthday present! I'm hoping I don't have to make it a budget trip!!

[kaoden39]

Ha-Ha... I think the trip is the Birthday present! I'm hoping I don't have to make it a budget trip!!

My trip was great because I didn't budget a thing. I did what I wanted when I wanted.

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Aack!!! Just when I was getting somewhere on my TR my laptop died! (cooling fan went out so it will only work for 5 min). :mad:

I'll be back in about a week! (I hope!)

[kaoden39]

Oh no Paula. Good luck.

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So my laptop is back and I am hanging out on the Dis b ut I haven't taken the time to work on my own trip report.

Today I wasted a ton of gas to take a drive to pay a citation I had forgotten about and didn't allow enough time for the mail to get it there in time! :confused::eek:

So now I must got to sleep! Hopefully an update will be coming tomorrow! I want to finish this TR! I want to plan my next trip!!:woohoo:

[skiingfast]

So my laptop is back and I am hanging out on the Dis b ut I haven't taken the time to work on my own trip report.

Today I wasted a ton of gas to take a drive to pay a citation I had forgotten about and didn't allow enough time for the mail to get it there in time! :confused::eek:

So now I must got to sleep! Hopefully an update will be coming tomorrow! I want to finish this TR! I want to plan my next trip!!:woohoo:

Sleep well I look forward to the next update!

[smile4stamps]

And Finally it's time to get this trip report on the road! No more broken laptops okay! (I'm hoping my laptop is listening to what I am typing on it!)

So the date is Tuesday November 30th. It's about 7:30am. I've enjoyed a waffle, hard boiled egg and some OJ from my motel's continental breakfast and I'm ready to head out! I head down and across the street just a bit to wait for the ART bus. I think I mentioned this in another post but if not I... I had decided early on I was going to use ART as my feet had hurt so badly my first trip I did not want to repeat that! So I went to wait.. and wait... and wait... apparently I had just missed a but so I sat there waiting for about 20 minutes. Finally the bus arrived and I hoped aboard.

It was a really short drive to the drop-off area and I was off through security.

As I waited in line I snapped a few pictures...

The CALIFORNIA letters which are no more :-(
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Pretty Snowflakes
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And of course the Main Street Train station
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The day was a Magic Morning so I did the same thing I did the previous times and waited for the gates to transition from MM entry to regular entry. This got me at the very front of the regular entry guests.

Once allowed inside I bypassed the characters in Town Square :upsidedow Shocking I know! Instead I headed to the Candy Palace. Why you ask?!? Because they were making Candy Canes and I was hoping against all hope to get a ticket. Was I lucky? No! Lol. Oh well. It was worth a shot. At this point it was not quite 9am so I found my way to the rope to wait for rope drop. I knew I wanted to head to Space Mountain to ride it without Ghosts. So i lined up on the right side. Now one thing I discovered being solo was it was very easy to find an opening for just one person so I found myself right behind the rope.

A few pics from behind the rope.

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And then it was time! Wo-Hoo! My day at Disneyland has begun! I'm off to Space Mountain where I think I grabbed a FP but also decided to ride it right away!

My response. WOW! That is really different from riding it as Ghost Galaxy. Better? Worse? I'm not really sure! The part where it feels like you are spinning into a black hole kinda upset my stomach! Would I ride it again! Of course! This trip.... we'll have to wait and see!
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After SM who did I find but BUZZ!
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(In that Pic you can see my hip bag a little! I loved that I could slide it around back and it was out of the way of most of my pics!)

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Then I was off to ride Buzz!
Hmmm.. my score is missing! Oh well.. it wasn't very good!
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Next it was time to head to DCA to get my FP for WoC!

But first I stopped to get some pics of the candy canes being made.
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The candy canes are huge!

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That is flame to keep the HUGE roll of Candy Cane pliable.

Now it was time to head to DCA.

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Once in DCA I headed to get a locker. I spent a few minutes trying to get my Credit card to work. Called for assistance... Never did get it to take my credit card (I tried 3 different cards!) so I ended up with a free locker.

Then I headed to Grizzly River Rapids to get my WoC FP. I kept looking for the end of the line as I walked toward GRR as the last time I did this the line was all the way back to Sunshine Plaza... But low and behold the line was very short. It took about 5 minutes to get my FP.

Next it was around the bend to wait for the Rope Drop to head to Paradise Pier.

What I didn't realize was that they had a walkway there so people could get through to Ariel's Grotto. So I had walked up to the front and they asked if I had reservations... Um no... let me just stay up here at the front though at this little opening in the crowd.... Promptly at 10am they dropped the rope and we werre off to Toy Story! Now I originally had no intention of riding TSMM by myself but I couldn't resist when I knew my wait was going to be very short! It is really much more fun when you are riding with others so you can compare scores but it was still fun nonetheless!

And Up to that point I think it was the best score of the 3 times I'd played at DCA!
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Some pictures of the upstairs in TSMM
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After that it was of course time for a ride on California Screamin!
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I love that coaster! And the best advantage to being solo is the single rider line!

I did only ride it once.... this time....
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From there I headed to the Hollywood Backlot to check out the animation building.

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The floor...
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Stationary...
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In movement...
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(Much cooler in person lol)

After checking out the Toy Story Zoetrope I headed in to see Turtle Talk with crush. So awesome! I recorded it but need to get the video uploaded!

After that I headed out of the AA building and headed to Catch a ride on Monster's Inc.
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After that who did I see? Well Sulley of course!
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From here I went to catch a FP for Tower of Terror as I was going to go on it again... It's kind of exhilarating!

After getting my FP I went to get inline for Aladdin... I really like the show and despite having to wait and it is a decent length I feel it is worth it.

I have a bunch of pics of the show but because I was not using flash most did not turn out...

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After a very enjoyable time in Alladin I headed for my terrifying ride in the Hollywood Hotel.
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This time I knew where the photo would be taken...
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And then it was finally time to get some food!

To be continued... Anyone guess where I was heading for food?!?

[kaoden39]

Paula, I am thrilled to see you have your computer back and I am thrilled to see the update. It is great!! I love Monsters Inc so I am always thrilled to see the pictures.

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Paula, I am thrilled to see you have your computer back and I am thrilled to see the update. It is great!! I love Monsters Inc so I am always thrilled to see the pictures.

Michelle--- I think Monster's Inc is a hidden treasure (I think I posted something similar on your TR) It was actually difficult to get the pics cause the ride moves kinda fast but I posted the better of the ones I took.

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This update may be kinda short... feeling really tired...

I left you with my heading to lunch. I knew exactly what I was going to eat that day. I'd been wanting to give it a try ever since my first visit to the Dinseyland side of the disboards... But in order to have the item I craved so badly I had to get to the restaurant..

I left DCA and crossed to DL. I figured I would take the train to New Orleans Square and save a few steps on my feet. As I waited for the train I started talking to two people also waiting for the train. They were from So Cal and come to DL frequently. We chitchatted a bit and I explained I was on a solo trip. Finally the train arrived in NOS and I disembarked to head to Cafe Orleans. As I was putting my name in to get a table. I turned aaround and the people I had been talking with on the train were behind me (they were going to take the train to tomorrowland so I was shocked to see them.) They said they didn't feel anyone should be at DL by themselves and did I want to hang out with them. I said sure but I HAD to eat... I was STARVING! So I got the girls cell phone # so I could text her when I was done.

So they went to hang out and I waited for my table. I was seated pretty quickly and promptly ordered what I had been craving! The Monte Cristo! I really wanted the Pomme Frites but I was on a budget and didn't think I could finish it all anyways.

So a short wait later I had the Monte Cristo in front of me.
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And a short time later I had this in front of me...
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Can we say delicious!!

I can't believe I ate the whole thing! I was FULL but it was so worth every bite!!

So I had finished my meal and had texted Meghan to let her know I was done so we met up outside the restaurant.

Since they had planned to go to Tomorrowland to ride Space Mountain we headed back to the train... but they weren't running it at that moment so we decided to walk over that way... but we stopped by Indiana Jones to go on an Adventure.

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There was pretty much no wait so after we enjoyed our ride we headed over to Tomorrowland... only to find out that Space Mountain was temporarily closed.... So it was a different coaster then... The Matterhorn! (But apparently I didn't get a picture!) The wait for the Matterhorn was about 10 minutes.

After sledding down the mountain we walked through Fantasyland but didn't ride anything else there. We kinda meandered around and ended up at Big Thunder Mountain Railroad... Were we of course took a ride on the wildest ride in the wilderness!

After that fun time we found our way to Splash Mountain were there was absolutely no wait and we had a log to just the three of us. The trip through was fun and they were telling me that they always do different faces or poses for the photo at the drop and they practice what they are going to do as they go along. I think for the first ride we all just made a silly face. As our log came to the exit point the CM's asked if we wanted to go again. Well of course! We weren't soaked yet! So on the second trip the girl was squeeling everytime the log rocked a little. So the guy and I decided we would really make it rock... The next thing you know we here a voice coming out of a log on the side saying "Please don't rock the logs for your safety" so we stopped. But I guess it's true... they have camera's everywhere! We finally settled on pretending we were sleeping when it came time for the big drop... Do you know how hard it is to keep your eyes shut knowing you are dropping?

Since we only went on it the 2 times I was able to snap the picture of us "sleeping"
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By now I was starting to get a little chilled so I wanted to head to DCA to get my fleece out of the locker... The people I was with while they had AP's they mainly stuck to DL and in fact the guy had NEVER been to DCA. So I said we had to go! Apparently neither one are much for Thrill Rides but the girl had said she was willing to try ToT! So I got to ride it again... The guy rode as well...
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but apparently he didn't want his picture taken...

After that we headed to Paradise Pier where I was hoping we would all ride California Screamin' together... Since it is such a smooth coaster I thought we could talk the guy into riding but he was haivng none of it. He goes I am not going on a coaster with a loop... but the girl wanted to ride so we did! And she loved it! She tried to get him to go on with us a second time but it wasn't going to happen.

And unfortunately there were people blocking the photo display so I didn't get a picture of that either...

By this time they were ready to call it a night and I had to go claim my spot for the WoC.

Was this WoC experience going to be better than my first one... stay tuned till next time to find out!

[Briarrose1306]

I'm hooked! Can't wait for more!

[kaoden39]

How wonderful that you made friends while at the park. It looks like you had fun!!

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I'm hooked! Can't wait for more!

Happy to have you here!!

How wonderful that you made friends while at the park. It looks like you had fun!!

It was a lot of fun! I like my solo days but I like to share the fun with others as well!


There will not be an update today... I am just too exhausted... I just worked 2 nights shifts i wasn't scheduled for (Yeah for extra work) but now have the 4 I am scheduled for equaling 6 shifts in a row!

[JH87]

haha I love your Splash pose! Me and my friend always have to do a ridiculous pose on all the rides that take your photo! Love the TR :)

[kaoden39]

Oh Paula get some rest. You deserve it.

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Oh where or where is my trip report!?!?!?

I've thought about you every day but the week has been so busy!

First I worked 6 days in a row... Which was supposed to be followed by 5 days off... however I picked up an extra shift after 2 days off. Those first 2 days off and one other day were spent painting baseboards and crown moldings.. (anyone want to help? I have a few more rooms to go!)

I was supposed to paint this morning but I am just so tired that I decided to take the day off... I shouldn't but oh well...

I am also really tired.. I normally have no problems sleeping but this week has been awful. I toss and turn most of the night with not much real sleep.

I'm going to attempt to write a small portion today but we will see how far I get...

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When I last left off I was saying goodbye to my friends or the day. I headed to the front of the park to grab my stuff out of my locker and to grab a hot drink. I decided to give the Hot Apple Cider a try. The line was short when I entered so I thought it would be a quick thing to grab and I would be on my way to Paradise Bay. Unfortunately they seem to have missed my drink so people that had ordered quite a few behind me were receiving their drinks and I was still standing there waiting. I finally asked and received my drink. I then took off to Paradise Bay area and found there were quite a few people already waiting. I walked down and around to the front and again because I was by myself I was able to weasle into an empty spot.

Some pics of the area while I was waiting.
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I did flip video the performance so at the end of the trip report I will post my videos that I have (as well as photopass photos)

I ended up with a pretty good view and I was SO happy with making the decision to see it again. It was definitely worth the wait and I enjoyed it! However I would recommend to anyone who gets a RED FP to either get their early so you can get close to the Yellow section or to pass on it as the projections are not very visible so unless you just want to see colorful fountains and music its not worth the wait.

Since WoC technically ended a while after the park closed I was concerned about being able to catch the ART bus as I was told the last pick-up was 30 min after park closing. Luckily I made it onto a bus and rode my way back to the HoJo and walked the 2 minutes to the Quality Inn. I pretty much fell into bed and asleep I went....

[skiingfast]

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Atypical view but incredible picture. One of the best WoC pictures I've seen.


It's a blessing when you can drop your head on your pillow and fall right to sleep. It's like reliving a childhood memory.

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Well I started writing this update a few days ago and then got asked to do something for my mother-in-law. Then my computer rebooted itself (hate when it does that!) so I lost what I had written!

So... The day was now Wednesday December 1st. The day began much the same as the day before. I woke up. Showered of course. Had a small breakfast at my hotel and then headed across the street to wait for the ART bus. I know the walk is not that far from where I was staying and I can walk it pretty easily but I did not want the sore feet I had experienced the first trip. I was again the ONLy one to get on the bus at the HoJo stop. I am not sure if no one caught the bus from HoJo except me or what!

Once I arrived at Disneyland I had a first time experience! The security gates were not open yet. This is the first time I had gone to Disneyland on a non-MM day (except for the day I went that the CHOC walk was in progress and that day security was open early for them I guess.) I waited rather impatiently for about 5 minuted before they started letting people through.

The first stop I made was at a locker outside of DCA. I wanted my bag stashed early today and since I thought I would be finishing the day at DCA but wasn't positive I did not want it in the lockers inside the park.

After putting my stuff in the locker it was time to head over to the DL gates. And another wait. However they did not make us wait all that long and they let everyone in to wait on main street. Before reaching the end of Main Street to wait for the Rope Drop I encountered some new and some old friends!

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(Boo! I forgot to take my sunglasses off!)

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I also took some pictures of some details on the HUGE Christmas tree.
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The light was on (not that you can see it!)
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Random pictures as I headed down Main Street
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All the guests waiting...
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So I am betting you ALL can guess which ride was first this morning! Yup you guessed it! Peter Pan!

No pictures here but it was a fun trip!

Up next! Dumbo!
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I have my feather!
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I had a random person waiting outside the ride to take my pic!
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And then while I was riding Dumbo I thought I was taking all kinds of great pictures! But my camera was OFF even though the lens was out so no pics to be had :confused3

Cruising along it was time for a trip up and down a mountain in a bobsled....

And then I was ready for an Unbirthday party upon Alice in Wonderland.
(Don't you like the HUGE line!)
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The cast member was kind enough to get my picture.
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After Alice it was time for a boat ride... I have so many pictures of my ride though that it will have to be continued...

[smile4stamps]

I figured I mindswell keep going with this trip report! No sense dragging it out any longer... HA-Ha! I am so kidding! I wanted to be done a long time ago... darn life for getting in the way!

So up next if you hadn't guesses was a Cruise along in It's a Small World (Holiday!)

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Which list were YOU on?
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Phew! Finished the ride in ONE post! I have a lot more pictured of the ride but because of the lighting most didn't turn out :headache:

[skiingfast]

So happy to see that you got back on the wagon!

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So happy to see that you got back on the wagon!

I never fell off the wagon. Since I had done the last update I have worked 7 night shifts and the 2 days I had off were spent painting my house. I had started an update and lost it on my computer... I don't have enough time in my day to do everything unfortunatly.

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I was cruising through Fantasyland pretty quickly this morning so after my cruise on It's a Small world.. Which by the way I really enjoyed. It was a nice trip without people around me talking the entire cruise and spoiling the ride. I think there were actually only about 6 of us on the boat so that probably helped things out some there.

From it's a small world I headed to take a ride on Pinocchio's Daring Journey. Which had absolutely NO line...
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From Pinocchio's I headed to the Reindeer Round-up to check out some of Santa's buddies.
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After checking out the Reindeer I found another type of deer... A Pluto-deer
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Pluto was busy coloring with kids which was so cute!
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Eventually the CM told Pluto he should do some photos as people were waiting so I got into line...
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After the round-up I made my way to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and went for another ride on the Wildest train in the Wilderness.
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After the Wild Ride I went on another Adventure... this time with some Pirates...
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This time I succeeded in enjoying the ride without all kinds of chit-chat around me. It was so nice!

About this time I was getting hungry and I had already made up my mind I was going to have some fried chicken from the Plaza so I headed over there. I didn't know that they didn't open till noon however so I had a little more time to kill before I could have some crispy greasy goodness. So I decided to head to Buzz lightyear and take a spin...

It was a LONG wait!
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I think it actually ended up being less than the 5 minutes posted! The line was so short I actually rode it twice before it was noon and time to grab some food!

To be continued....

[skiingfast]

Yum, I'm hoping you post some pictures of lunch!

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AACK! In my attempt to keep this trip report moving I posted on a break I had on a day long meeting on Tuesday. In the process I forgot to mention my trip through a mansion. It would be the Nightmare Before Christmas Haunted Mansion of course. I rode the Haunted Mansion ride after Big Thunder Mountain and before Pirates.

These pics were all taken with my phone so as to try and get pics without flash...
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This time I had a doombuggy where I could actually hear the audio track. I love the themeing of the HMH. I think they do a really good job in turning the ride into the Nightmare before Christmas. I can't wait to ride the original version soon though!

So now we return to lunch at the Plaza.

I LOVE :love: fried chicken! I think I mentioned in my first trip report that I had planned to eat here on that trip and ended up never doing so. I KNEW I was going to eat there this time! I didn't have many must eats but this was definitely one of them. I went to the counter and had them plate up my Chicken dinner.

It included a half of a fried chicken. (They call it 3 pieces but the wing is just still attached to the breast). Green Beans, Mashed potatoes and gravy and a biscuit. I just had water with my meal to save a little $

(I started to peal the skin off before I took the picture.)
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My hubby always laughs at me when I eat fried chicken. To me the best part is the skin so I take that off so I can eat it last. I always want the best part of my meal last!

So... how did this chicken measure up to my expectations? It was pretty darn good. I would definitely eat it again! Did I eat it all like I had devoured my Monte Cristo? No.. I ate the breast (and wing) and the leg. Most of my green beans (I see a lot of people complain about the beans but I liked them) and most of my mashed potatoes. I did get a container to put my thigh into to eat at a later time but I ended up never eating it since it had sat in my locker all day I didn't think it would be exactly safe and didn't want to chance getting sick on my trip.

From the Plaza I headed to my locker to put my jacket away as I was finally getting warm enough to be without it for a little while. I then headed into California Adventure to spend some time there. I grabbed a Fastpass for Soarin' (I'll explain why later) and had some charachter photos taken... I didn't have them taken on my camera though so will post the photos at the end of the trip report! I believe I then went to ride Grizzly River Rapids. I placed my belongings in a FREE locker and got in line. I TRIED to ride single rider but because the line was only about 10 minutes they wouldn't let me! It didn't stop me from riding it TWICE though! I didn't even get very wet! I think I was in the lucky spots!

After GRR I have absolutely NO idea what I did! I usually take pictures of everything as I go to refresh my memory but I appear to have missed taking pics the entire afternoon because I have no idea what I did until I headed back to Disneyland where I found some more Characters.

First up was Minnie (As a side note, this Minnie was SHORT, I went to crouch down to be equal with her but she made me stand up straight.)
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After Minnie the Queen of Hearts was just coming out. I went to get behind her to form a line and ended up following her all over the square before she finally went back and settled into the place she started in!
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From here I wanted to head to Splash Mountain while the temps were a little higher (and since I was a little damp from GRR) and I would hopefully have some time to dry out before the sun went down. I was going to take the Single Rider line in when I saw that some of my favorite pals were out visiting so I had to get in line.

The line was a little longer than it actually looked as our friends had to go get some honey and do a few bounces before they could meet more of their friends.

Finally it was my turn!

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Unfortunately it was just Tigger and Pooh. I still need to meet Piglet & Eyeore!

Now it was time for Splash Mountain. I had succeeded so far in NOT getting soaked while I rode through on a log. Would my luck hold?

Um... NO! I got SOAKED on this trip! my jeans were completly soaked from thigh to feet! And the sun was rapidly setting! Brrr!

Was it going to stop me from having a good time. Definitely Not! Since I was in Critter Country I had to experience the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh!

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After my adventure I decided to head back to my locker to get my jacket as with the sun setting and wet jeans it was pretty darn chilly!

On my way back out I stopped to get my picture taken in front of Disneyland.

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The adventure to continue...

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So I had excited DL to get my Jacket as it was getting chilly. When I re-entered the park I headed back through Fantasy Land and had a quick ride through Snow White's Scary Adventures with no wait and then headed towards Princess Fantasy Fair to see if I could catch some new Princesses without too long of a line.

I arrived back at PFF to find the line only covering slightly more than one row. This tends to equal a wait of about 30 minutes from my experience!

I was almost near the front when the Princesses had to take a break and change places. The Cast Member at the front said this group would only be there about 10 minutes and then the next/last group would be back out. In a went to see....

Belle! I believe this was the first time to meet Belle.
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Ariel! 've met Ariel numerous times now...
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and Tiana who I have also seen a few times...
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When I was done with the Princesses I saw that there was pretty much no line left. PFF closes at 6pm and the Holiday Parade was scheduled to be at 6pm so most people were lines up for the parade. This worked to my advantage! I went to take some pictures of It's a Small World in all it's nighttime splendor.

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The crowds were pretty good sized for the Parade but it was still before 6pm and since the Parade was starting on Main Street and heading this way we still had some time to wait so I headed back up to PFF to see if the last set of Princesses were out yet. The CM told me that they were not there yet. But there was NO line so I just stood off to the side and waited!

And it paid off as I only had that few minute wait and I got to see...

Cinderella (sorry blurry photo!)
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Jasmine (again blurry... wth!)
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and Aurora!
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Aurora was the only one I had not met yet but with NO wait I was definitely not going to complain.

After meeting the last set of 3 princesses I was talking to the CM as I had not been able to meet Snow White yet after 3 attempts at seeing her at PFF. The very helpful CM told me that she is USUALLY there first thing in the morning. He said the first group of original 3 Princesses (Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella) is out for about 40 minutes promptly when they open at 9pm and then after that it is completely random as to who will be there.

After gathering the above VERY useful info I headed back down to see if I could find a spot close to the parade without a huge mass of people in front of me. You may remember I have mentioned how I liked being solo as I could weasel my way into some prime spots. In this case I found a spot right in front of It's a Small World where a group was sitting on blankets and they had a few strollers behind them. I walked up to them and asked if they minded if I stand behind them in a small gap by the strollers. They said sure and I had a PRIME spot! I find this kind of funny but it wasn't the first time it happened. At first when I approached them they thought I was a CM asking them to move their strollers... apparently my jacket reminded people of the ones the CM's were wearing!

I don't have any pictures of the parade as I was flip recording it and I will post that when this TR concludes!

I really enjoyed the parade though! It was cute and except for some lights shining in my eyes every once in awhile it was an excellent viewing spot for a parade coming towards It's a Small World. I think if it was going the other direction the spot would not have been quite as nice but probably still good.

After the parade had completed it was probably almost 7pm so I headed back through FL towards the hub to see if I could see some of the Castle Lighting... It really is beautiful all done up for the holidays... Unfortunately I didn't grab any pictures this time and instead headed for another nighttime ride on the Jungle Cruise!

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Because they only had 2 boats going the line took a little longer than it looked like it would. I enjoyed this ship captain more than my last nighttime one and after I had finished my cruise I decided I would call it a night and headed towards the front of the park to exit.

Instead of exciting though I found a few more friends!

Mickey!
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And Goofy!
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I also tried to get some pictures of the CALI letters but too many people made it hard!

I managed to get C
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and A
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It was then time to gather my belongings and head to the ART shuttle to get my ride back to the motel.

Once again I was the only one on the bus for the HOJO stop but another family forgot to get off at their stop so the driver just happened to ask if we were all for HoJo and they said no... The meant to get off at Peacock Suites. The driver asked if I minded if he went back around to drop them off. I said nope. I didn't mind. So he had to call dispatch and let them know. So back to Peacock we went and then onward to HoJo. I explained to the driver that I was actually staying at the Quality Inn but HoJo was the closest stop. So guess what! There wasn't anyone behind him when we got in front of the QI so he dropped me off right in front!

So All I had to do was cross the street and I was in a my room! Even more saved steps!

And that was it for my Wednesday at DL!

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Well I am just going to keep going on this Trip Report!

Thursday morning began with my packing up all my belongings. The QI was not available for my last night so I would be moving over to the HoJo. I grabbed something small for a quick bite to eat and a glass of OJ and I was off. I packed up my car and drove across the street. I went to check in but of course my room wasn't ready. I found a regular spot to park my car and went to wait for the the ART bus once again.

Arriving at DL I went to put my stuff in a locker again and into line at the gates. I again used the trick of waiting for the MM gates to close and quickly got into a line. FIRST!

Once inside it was to the rope at the end of main street. I had one spot in mind once they let us past main street. TO PFF of course to see if I could find Snow White in! When I reached PFF the line was actually longer than the night before so this had me scared! The CM from the night before had said if I was able to get into the first row and a half I should be okay for getting the first group of Princesses as they stay out for 40 minutes. I kept looking at the time and seeing the line move every so slowly.. Finally I was near the front and it was SO close to 30 minutes. I was on pins & needles hoping they would be there!

Finally it was my turn!

To find!

Cinderella!
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Sleeping Beauty!
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and Snow White!
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I had accomplished the mornings goal and met Snow White!

From here I had to get to the Disneyland Hotel for my breakfast with Goofy and his friends. I headed to Tomorrowland to catch the Monorail to DtD so my walk would be shorter. However I was disheartened to discover it was not yet running!

So I walked... and took some pictures as I went...
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...and finally reached the Disneyland Hotel.
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Once there I was on the lookout. I was to meet a fellow Dis'r there. I had posted on the main DL board if there was anyone who wanted to join me for a Character Meal as it is really hard to get pictures when you are solo.

Someone had responded and I was so happy to not have to sit at a Character meal by myself!

I had just entered the lobby of the hotel and was looking around when in walked a couple. Luckily she had gotten a Birthday button and I could see it was the couple I was looking for!

We then checked in and got to meet with Pluto for some pictures.
But I apparently do not have them on my camera and Noreen has them!

We just had to wait a few minutes and we were seated.

Goofy came by to see us.
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And Chip!
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Dale
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Goofy took a seat to visit with us...
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And then WHO would come by.... Well the person I had just spent all morning waiting for of course!
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I told Snow White I had just seen her and already had her autograph. She told me that every time I see her she can just add more hearts to her autograph....

Next up was a Hug from Baloo...
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And a visit from someone I hadn't even thought about meeting... Mulan!
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Here is Norene and I with Chip.
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The Christmas Tree in the lobby of Goofy's kitchen.
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Overall I enjoyed Goofy's Kitchen but not as much as I did Minnie's Breakfast the first time. The restaurant was actually pretty slow so I think the food was not being refreshed very often and therefor not very warm. Flavor wise I liked a number of things and will give GK a try another time.

I thank Norene and Marty for joining me for breakfast! It was fun getting to meet someone and spend a little time with someone other than myself!

After GK we headed out into the hallway where we got some more pictures.

I took a seat in Santa's Chair
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I LOVED the wall of memorabilia!!
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From here we headed back to Disneyland....

[TheColtonsMom]

Still here and still following along...just very quietly LOL

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Still here and still following along...just very quietly LOL

Yeah!! Thanks for reading!! I thought I had lost everyone with my long breaks!

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After our breakfast at Goofy's Kitchen we were heading back to Disneyland. I didn't really have any plans for the day and was having fun visiting with Norene and Marty so we were gonna go back to Disneyland and just hang out.

We walked around for a bit and then we saw Ariel by the Castle. She really didn't have a line so even though I had met her already I got in line for another picture.
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Since I was there I got a few more pictures of the Castle in the daytime in its Christmas Finery.
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Norene was going to get a Christmas Stocking for her granddaughter so we went to the Christmas Store on Main Street and looked around. While we were there I decided to go find out if Alice or Mary Poppins, Aladdin, Peter Pan, Wendy or some other characters would be out today.

While I was doing that I turned and looked and saw Marty and Norene still at the Christmas store. However once I found out where some characters were and went back I couldn't find them anymore.

I had Norene's phone number from our PM's so called and left her a message thanking her for joining me for breakfast and to wish her a Happy Birthday!

Now I was off to try and find Alice in Wonderland and hopefully the Mad Hatter. I had been told that Alice was going to be in Fantasyland but they couldn't say where. So i headed to Fantasyland and was walking all around.. I couldn't find her though. In fact it was kinda strange in Fantasyland at this time! There was no sound and the rides were not operating! Apparently the area had run out of "Pixie Dust" and they were waiting for Tinkerbell to refill it!

So I wondered all around. Asking lots of CM's if they had seen Alice today. They all told me that she usually hangs out in front of the Teacups... However I was not seeing her!

In the meantime I had received a phone call from Norene... I didn't hear my phone ring though so a voicemail had been left. When I listened to it the message said that Alice was hanging out at Coke Corner! Ugh! I had wondered all around FL and she wasn't there!

I headed to Coke Corner then to see if she was still there.. Unfortunately she was gone... I then headed back to Town Square to see what characters were there.... While there I found Norene and Marty! She had brought the stocking there to get her granddaughters name stitched on it.

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And some more character pictures!
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I finally found me a Donald Duck!!
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From here we headed back to Coke Corner to sit and people watch (and to see if we could find any characters coming out!)

And who did we see walk by but Mary Poppins... So I went to find where she had gone to!

I located her in the courtyard to the left of the castle. I think she was on her way somewhere but there was no line so I asked the mom of the only other group there if she would take my picture..
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I told Mary Poppins that I had been told she wasn't going to be out today. She said "well that's just silly as I walked past her several time today"

After Meeting Mary Poppins I headed back to Coke Corner where Norene and Marty were still hanging out and I got a picture of Marty's Tattoo...
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While we were sitting there who would show up again?

Alice!!
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I told Alice I had searched for her earlier and couldn't find her. She said that the Queen had told her that there was a problem in Fantasyland and that she wasn't to go there earlier...

From here I parted ways with Norene and Marty as they were going to head out to head back home soon and I was going to see if I could find Aladdin in his Oasis...

And I did!
Along with the same Jasmine I had met several times!
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From here I headed to DCA to spend some time over there today! I headed to Paradise Pier to see if I could get some pictures with Duffy but he was already in for the day. And the line for Santa was closed...

Finally I found Jessie and a Green Army Man...
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And then just took a bunch of pictures...
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After snapping the pictures and just hanging out I went to find a spot for the Pixar Play Parade. I found a GREAT spot right in front of the Wine Country Trattoria and the Golden Vine Wine Bar...

Again I recorded it so will post that soon!

Here's a cool pic of the Matterhorn from my current location though...
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After the parade I hung out near the Wine Bar and Blue cellar Imagineering as I was going to be meeting Sara there when she got off of work and could get to the park. I played on the Trivia games for awhile.. looked at the What's Coming.. Got excited about Cars Land and Little Mermaid! And went and charged my cell phone by the pay phone in the wine bar... Exciting!

Finally Sara arrived and we headed to Paradise Pier to catch some of my favorite Rides together...

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First up was one of MY FAVORITE Rides. California Screamin!
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And then Toy Story Midway Mania...
Where I won against Sara but still not doing so good!
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Next up was Mickey's Fun Wheel... The non-swinging side!
Lots of pictures from in the Wheel...
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After the ride on Mickey's Fun Wheel it was 8pm and the park was closing :sad2:

We tried to take a spin on Mickey's Symphony Swings but they had just closed the line as we got to the stairs...

So we took a stroll through the Grand Californian on our way to Downtown Disney for some dinner.

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Sara posing...
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From here we went to have dinner at the House of Blues... The only thing I remember having is sweet potato fries! They were YUMMY!

From here Sara and I parted ways and as I walked through the esplanade I snapped pictures of the letters!
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And there concludes Day 3! Not completely solo... not many rides but a fun day overall!

[CandyMouse]

I've been enjoying your TR. You've got a lot of Great Pictures! :thumbsup2 Now I just need to learn how to post pictures and try to do a TR.? :confused3 Anyway I still enjoy reading yours and others. Thanks.

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I've been enjoying your TR. You've got a lot of Great Pictures! :thumbsup2 Now I just need to learn how to post pictures and try to do a TR.? :confused3 Anyway I still enjoy reading yours and others. Thanks.

Thank you for joining in! :thumbsup2 I love to take pictures... Some day I'll have a SLR camera and be able to get better shots... For now I have to settle for a P&S. Really hoping I have a new one though for my next trip as this one has some issues.

[reyasmommy]

You have some really amazing pictures. It's making me super excited for my trip ((thanks for sharing))

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Allright! I have finally arrived on my last day at Disneyland. (And sadly it was my last time there as I haven't gotten to return since :guilty:)

I left my room early enough to get to the security gate again before it was open. I was not getting a locker this morning as I was planning to only be there for 3 hours.

Waiting to get through Security.
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Once in the park I headed to Frontierland and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. I was hoping to catch the first train but apparently I didn't walk fast enough as that was returning to the station as I was waiting...

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I did catch the second train! And when we returned to the station there was not a lot of people waiting so I asked if I could ride again and therefor also rode the 3rd train!

From BTMRR I headed to the Haunted Mansion for one last ride through the Nightmare Before Christmas.

On the way there though I took some pictures of a VERY empty Rivers of America area.

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A few moments later I arrived at the HMH
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The only delay in getting to the ride was my own with taking the pictures as there was NO wait!

Some more Cell Phone pics of the ride...
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After HMH I was headed to the other side of the park so here is a bunch more pictures as I went...
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Finally I arrived at my destination...

And as I have TONS more pictures it will be continued!

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You have some really amazing pictures. It's making me super excited for my trip ((thanks for sharing))

Thank You! You are going in October 2011? Have a great time! I will also be going in the first half of October before my AP expires! :banana::cool1:

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I finally arrived at one of my goal destinations for the morning!

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I had not yet had a visit with some Fairy's so it was time! Well... when it opened at 9am and I had waited my turn it would be time...

In the meantime I took more.... you guessed it.... Pictures!
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The following pictures are Photopass pics...
Tinkerbell and I had some fun with the poses...
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From here I headed to Fantasyland as I had forgotten Mr. Toad would be open today and I of course needed to take a Wild Ride (It had been closed all week)
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Next up was a Spin on King Arthur's Carousel.
A Bystander was kind enough to take my picture
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I also had a bystander take my picture with the Sword in the Stone
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My plan was next to try and get some Meet & Greet time with Rapunzel and Flynn but it wouldn't be opening till 11am today :confused: I was supposed to be leaving by then so that wasn't going to happen...

To be continued.... (Too many pics per post!)

[reyasmommy]

Thank You! You are going in October 2011? Have a great time! I will also be going in the first half of October before my AP expires! :banana::cool1:

Yep. We'll be leaving October 4th arriving back home on the 15th. When are you going to be there? The dates we'll be at Disney is the 9th-15th.

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Here are some pictures of the back of the castle.. the front was roped off and you couldn't walk through :rolleyes:
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And from the side...
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Finally it was time to say goodbye to Disneyland and head to DCA for one last spin on my favorite ride...

On the way there though I came across the Disneyland Band performing in the entrance area.

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They were joined by the Queen of Hearts and Alice
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Alice was directing!
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And then it was over to DCA..
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I had to ride California Screamin as my last adventure!

My plan was to try and beat my previous trips record... I had ridden it 5 times in 40 minutes last time...

Unfortunately when I got to CS it was not yet running this morning :rolleyes1 So not being able to start right on time I did not have the time to accomplish my goal. I did ride it twice but at the end of the second time the single rider line was too long for me to be able to continue so I had to head out.

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I went back to the HoJo.. Checked out. Got in my car and prepared for the long rode ahead...
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I had TONS of Photopass pics taken throughout my 2 trips. I am not going to post them all... I'm sure you don't want to look at that many more pics of just me! I'll post some of the more unique ones!

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Soaked after riding GRR!
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Halloween Party Pics
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I was getting a lecture on not having a Tigger Pen
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The start of my Solo days...
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He's TALL!
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He was scary!
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Flying away
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Yep. We'll be leaving October 4th arriving back home on the 15th. When are you going to be there? The dates we'll be at Disney is the 9th-15th.

I am not sure yet of the Dates for October.. it depends on my work schedule and the Halloween Party Dates... my AP expires Oct 14 though so before that!

Where in Colorado do you live? My husband wants out of California and is looking at Colorado.

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I am not sure yet of the Dates for October.. it depends on my work schedule and the Halloween Party Dates... my AP expires Oct 14 though so before that!

Where in Colorado do you live? My husband wants out of California and is looking at Colorado.

I'm hoping to do the halloween party this year. is it only on the weekends? Might have to do it our last day there? I just started my PTR last week. I'm having a LOT of fun planning it.

I live in Lakewood... It's located right smack dab in the middle of Downtown Denver and the Mountains. I drve 15 mins one way I'm in downtown, drive 15 minutes the other way and I'm in the beautiful rocky moutains. :goodvibes Where in cali do you live?

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I'm hoping to do the halloween party this year. is it only on the weekends? Might have to do it our last day there? I just started my PTR last week. I'm having a LOT of fun planning it.

I live in Lakewood... It's located right smack dab in the middle of Downtown Denver and the Mountains. I drve 15 mins one way I'm in downtown, drive 15 minutes the other way and I'm in the beautiful rocky moutains. :goodvibes Where in cali do you live?

Last year the parties were on Tuesdays and Fridays.

We live in San Jose California but the cost of living is to much to stay here so we are looking to move somewhere else. We need to move where my Mother in Law can get Health Insurance coverage under her current plan though so it limits where we can go.

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Is anyone interested in seeing my videos? I need to figure out how to post them but if there isn't anyone interested I won't waste my time!

I have videos of:
Halloween Screams
WoC from Red Section (partial)
WoC from Yellow Section
Holiday Fireworks
Holiday Parade
Pixar Play Parade.

Let me know if your interested and I will figure out how to get them posted otherwise I am going to pass for now.

Forgoing the videos this trip report is complete!