Holy updates Batman!!!!
Who am I to judge when someone gets obsessive with picture taking ...especially on one thing.
I loved all the legoland updates. miniland is soooo clool. I recently read a TR about someone who visited it in England I think...somewhere in Europe, and the miniland was very similar. JUST AMAZING!
Toon town lookes really fun. I sure hope I make it there someday.....someday...yeah not sure when that ever will be. My husband talks about it every year and then it never happens.
I get a little obsessed...you know how it is. How many Topsiders signs do I have too??? Though, I refrained on taking one this past cruise.
I think they have a Legoland in Germany and the UK, if I remember correctly. It really is VERY cool, Mini Land is amazing.
You NEED to go Jen! Perhaps we will both get there this year for school.
What a fun update!! Love seeing the pictures from IASW!! Considering if I remember your trip dates right we were there about 10 days before you were!!
We love to explore ToonTown also but imagine wall to wall people instead of all the open spaces!!
In answer to your question about Mickey's house yes the line can and does get that long!!!! I know from experience! Plus he actually has 3 different sets for sure that he does meets on and we think there's an actual 4th one but we've never been in it with all the times we've gone and gotten pictures with Mickey.
So glad you got to experience DL with out all the crowds for your 1st trip! I can only imagine the people who go for Christmas expecting it to be deserted and having DL reach capacity on them. Can't wait to see what Henry thinks of Gadget's Go Coaster! That's a favorite in our house by both my 5 year old DS and 4 year old DD!!
We were there in early January - does that line up with your dates?
Oh my word - I CANNOT imagine waiting that long - no way, no how!
That queue was foreverrrrrr. We were totally confused on where we were for a while even!
Oh ya, during Christmas the Disney Parks are all crazy. We haven't done Christmas (yet), but have done New Year's! Shoulder-to-shoulder, single-file through Epcot.
As for how Henry did...you'll soon see...!
Holiday IASW is so pretty! I think Toontown is a great place for the younger set.
Isn't it beautiful? We were in awe! (we loved it so much, we rode it again later!)
Toontown was incredible. So immersive, we spent a lot of time back there, way more than I ever expected.
The holiday IASW is really cool. Both of the times I went to
Disneyland was right after Christmas so I haven't even seen the regular version. I knew they added the Disney characters but didn't know they had Nemo and Dory. Ahhh I love it! So cute.
I know I've brought up this story about a billion times on the DIS but whenever I see stuff about DL's small world I think about the time we got stuck on it for a good half hour and had to be evacuated.
The addition of the Disney character is adorable! They also have Ariel, but my picture of her didn't turn out.
Oh you poor thing to get stuck on small world. UGH!!!!! I like the ride, but well....uh...
Toontown looks awesome! I wish there was still something like that at WDW!
Me too - it really is a very, very cool land! So immersive and detailed. It really feels like you are somewhere else.
I love Toontown in DL. That area where you were in Mickey's barn is where we were taken at the end of the tour we did for my DD birthday in 2009. It was the Discover the Magic Tour. The kids moved from land to land solving a riddle or finding a treasure and getting a puzzle piece. At the end, they put the pieces together and have a map. You follow the map and it leads you to the Main Mouse. It was a cute/fun tour for the kids (even the big ones).
Awesome update/photos!!
What a cute tour! It sorta reminds me of WDW's Family Magic Tour.
someday I will see the DL Small World during the holidays! So pretty and I love that they played holiday music, how fun is that!
Toontown is adorable, no other words for it.
It's beautiful! I'm so glad I saw it. Have you seen the pictures of the Cars Land Christmas decorations? They are adorable.
So now I am two updates behind without pictures. Boo! I just haven't been home that much at night this week. I hope to get all caught up this weekend.
So, when do you think would be a good time of the year to visit DL. I definitely want to plan at 2014 fall trip. I was thinking maybe early November to get some Christmas in the mix.
Looking forward to coming back and catching up properly.
I just plan to post some Christmas pictures - probably not an update until next week, so you won't fall too much more behind!
I know how crazy busy life can get. I have to take this time I have now and run with it and get this TR done...it's only been a year!
The best times to visit are when the kids are in school in California!! It gets VERY busy when they are out. It runs about the same as WDW for good times to visit. The week after Thanksgiving, early December, January and right after school starts are the best. I hope to get back when it's a bit warmer next time.
I think that I like the Disneyland version of It's A Small World attraction better than WDW's because it has some of the Disney characters in it.
Toontown is sooooooo cute! I loved looking at each and every one of your pictures. It looked like you were stepping into a giant comic book.
Yes, we liked it better too - not just because of the holiday overlay, but because of the overall feel and the extra characters. They are really cute! It's a great addition.
That's exactly it! Toon Town was so immersive! Very detailed and a lot of fun - we stayed back there for quite a while exploring too.
This update was beyond awesome!! Thanks for all those pictures
I cant believe how much Christmas is inside Small World. When I have heard that it was decorated for Christmas...I was thinking small scale. Thats a TON of Christmas decorations in there! Love it
That Toon Town looks amazing
I love how Goofy's yard is a playground and that you can play and touch everything! I so want to go to DL, but who knows if I will ever see it
Im sure that Alexa will be grown if we ever make it there....I would love to see her enjoying all that fun at the age she is now
Thanks again for all those pictures
Your welcome! A BIG one, but I just wanted to share as much as I could! I took so many pictures that morning.
Oh no small scale there, Santa threw up on the place!
Top to bottom, it's CHRISTMAS! It's done really beautifully though - we loved it.
You need to get there! It really doesn't cost much, if any, more than WDW when it all comes down to it. The hotels across the street are VERY reasonable (Howard Johnson, Fairfield and more). There are lots of off-site places to eat very close by too, so that saves on the budget some.
Toon Town was so great - we had a blast! You can touch/play with everything. We probably could have spent half the day playing. We have a bit more to go there too - the whole other side of the land!
Unless maybe they do more on the West Coast and I just don't see it as much on the East Coast... but SD has Legoland and the SD zoo or the SD zoo wild park, and the beaches... or there's LA and the things there are to do there... I've just been curious about that...
I haven't posted in eons but it's the week before Christmas and work is just not happening for me. Love the report! Henry looks so young!
I've wanted to, but time has slipped away.
