Bring Back HYPERSPACE Mountain! Sept 2016 TR - NEW 3/17 COMPLETED! THE END!

[chunkymonkey]

Sorry for the lack of updates! I have literally been in paradise for the past week...Hawaii!

Oahu to be exact. This was a really fun but very active trip. I went with DH and friends, and some of them have never been to Hawaii before, so we played tour guides. I'll probably post some pictures on my PTR over the next few days. If you follow my instagram, you can see some pictures I already posted from our trip. We had an amazing time, we went to a lot of different beaches, did a few hikes, ate A LOT and just loved hanging out with each other.

Working on my next update and responses in my next few posts!

ALOHA!!​

 

[chunkymonkey]

The WOC dessert party looks great! And it looks like the view was really good too.

It was an excellent dessert party! I don't think there was a bad view. You do pay a lot but having seats was really nice.

So much for being all proud of myself for being caught up on your report!

Hi Dee! No worries. I have a lot to catch up on too! *guilty*

Wow! What a spectacular day and evening you had! Hyperspace Mtn, DL Forever and Paint the Night! Together! While Supplies Last.

Your pictures, of course, are AWESOME! I especially like the shot of the fireworks forming a Mickey head.

Thanks! That shot was a lucky shot! no idea they were going to shoot that firework in the sky when I took the pic!

Love the picture of your sister and her doppel"hanger" wearing the same dress. Too funny!

She has quite a few doppelgangers. Her dresses are very popular!

I got a sweatshirt from Disneyland, too. Just grey with an embroidered Mickey Mouse. Before I read your description my thought was that it looked very feminine.

I think we have the same sweatshirt! It's grey with embroidered mickey. It has a swiss dot pattern on the hood too.

I purchased the WDW backpack like those girls were wearing. No Mickey-burger, though.

Cute! I found the burger on ebay...it's from Tokyo Disneyland of course, but think the auction may be over by now. It was also quite expensive. Boo.

UGH!!! 10 am opening? That's practically end of the afternoon for me. I am an every day early riser, usually around 5 am, and of course on West Cost time, it feels earlier. Fortunately, when we were there in the summer staying onsite I think at least one of the parks opened at 7 am each day.

Yeah I know. The late opening was not expected and just made everyone rush around to get stuff done as soon as the park opened.

We have a couple of regrets from our trip to DL. One is that we didn't ride It's A Small World. I didn't realize that it was so much better until after we were home. I love the idea of the outdoor portion of the ride and that they have added Disney movie characters as well.

I totally forgot how different IASW is on the west coast. I'm glad I went on it once. It's much better than WDW's version and I liked seeing the different characters.

Great picture of the Matterhorn!

Thanks!

UGH on Indiana Jones breaking down.

Quite a common occurance as we've found out!

would be excited to see ya'll, too! You two are adorable!

Aww thanks!

I love me a good chill-out ride!

Best kinda rides are ones with no lines!

Seats?! AND table service?! Man, this kicks the crap out of WDW's dessert parties! (Of which I went to my first one on my recent trip and loved, by the way!)

Yup, one word, SEATS. It made all the difference. It made paying the 80 bucks worth it. the WDW ones are close to that price and you don't get seats and my feet are just killing me the entire time.

This is a gorgeous scene! I love it!

Yep, you convinced me. Whenever the day comes that I make it out to Disneyland, I'm totally doing this!

It is well worth it and you'd love it!

I was behind but I just read through two updates (EMH and character breakfast). I really do like the outside queues at DLR but I'm wondering if the weather played into the changes in WDW....more rain, more heat in summer, etc.

I totally think that was probably the case. A lot of the lines have to be covered. It's actually such a relief when we don't have to wait outdoors at WDW! Air Conditioning is my friend!

IASW looked so fun! And I love the Matterhorn!

IASW is so much fun, but the Matterhorn gave me a backache!

That character breakfast was amazing! So many characters! You'd have to do like 4 meals or more to see all of those at WDW!

The restaurant reminded me a bit of Crystal Palace.

Ok, I'll catch up more later.....

It was a really fun brunch. The character interaction was great. I think since we were one of the last few parties in the place we got a lot of attention. And the restaurant totally reminds me of Crystal Palace!

 

[chunkymonkey]

I love that Paradise Pier Photopass Place! Too funny that the photographer seemed bored- I don't remember that spot ever being very crowded.

It's a great spot for pictures! I think we only noticed a photographer there that one day.

I like your pictures from the swings and the rocket ride. I can't do rides that spin in a circle like that anymore.

I'm ok with rides like that as long as it's not centrifugal force-type rides. i.e. mission Space Orange is a no for me!

AWESOME photos and videos from World of Color! They must have changed up the show from when we saw it in 2014. It looks so much better now in the reports I have seen.

They got rid of the one with Frozen in it the day before. So we got one of the classic ones I think. Not sure how many versions of them they were before Frozen came along. It was really cool!

The price is totally worth it to get such incredible seats and yummy, plated, desserts and drinks served to you. We did the WoC dining package, at Carthay Circle, which was great, but I think I would like this more. I like that they gave you some sweet and savory selections. Yay on scoring second plate because you were missing one item and LOL at your instant loss of the mini-brie!

Having seats make it really awesome. I felt like a super VIP. The desserts and drinks were nice too! Of course my sister stole my brie. It's the only cheese she actually likes. LOL.

Love the World of Color update! Love the party, the table, the treats! Looks like a great show! I'll have to schedule this dessert party if we get there in the next few years.

Btw, I rode that Mickey wheel in 2002 and I made the mistake of doing the moving vehicles. Omgoodness, never, ever again!

It's such a great dessert party! I hope WDW takes a cue and offers seats because that will be a huge draw for many.
I rode that side too! I was not a fan. It was just annoying. Plus the wheel moved so slowly I felt like I would never get off it!

Somehow I found your report in SEPTEMBER, apparently didn't "watch" it so here I am 2 months later in catchup mode. #oops

No worries! Goodness knows I have to catch up on everyone's report too! #ducks

Of course as usual i'm totally food consumed and your trip certainly didn't disappoint. That WoC party especially looks amazing (and the show too). Love their broad use of dessert and the savory options they had available.

It was a great dessert party! You definitely felt very special, with the silverware, proper plates and champagne. Made it seem as if we were "slumming" it at every other WDW dessert party. Haha.

Total unrelated side note, where are you sunglasses from. Love them!

Thank you! They are by Karen Walker. I got them at Saks I think. I love them. I have a wide face and finding glasses are hard, but these fit my face and they aren't too "blingy" and over the top.

Same reason I chose to skip it. Looked like quite an ordeal to load.

Yeah totally skipping this next time.

Wow, that sounds great! I really didn't know anything about this dessert party and how different it was. I'll have to keep it in mind if we get back.

It's pricey but it's fun! A bit more than the WDW versions but you get seats so it was worth it!

Yep, that looks great!
Beautiful!

Thanks! Such a great show!

 

[chunkymonkey]

Day 6 Part 1: Radiator Springs Racers! Aka, the best ride EVER.

Today was EMH at DCA which meant the park opened at 9am instead of 10am. So we had plenty of time to get ready although it never seems like enough time when you're trying to scurry out the door to make rope drop. We were wondering which entrance to go to DCA through, the hotel's or the main gate. When we got to the hotel entrance though, the line was super long and the CMs were telling us it will be shorter to go via the main line so we turned around and went that way. Luckily aside from bag check, there wasn't much of a line at the turnstiles.

We headed in in time for rope drop and had to wait a bit before they finally let us run, and we dashed for RSR! It will be our first time riding this and we were super pumped!!

There was a bit of a crowd at RSR but they hadn't let people in yet. But a few mins later they did.

I like the bottle wall!

Thankfully, we were one of the first people to ride it that that day.

Here we go!

OMG this ride is phenomenal.

This ride is worth a trip to California just on it's own.

If you had any doubts about visiting DLR or DCA, just GO, if only for this ride.
The vehicle itself is modeled after test track, but the track and the theme are amped up to a whole other level. It really immerses you in the world of Cars. Even if you're not a huge Cars fan (I have seen it and don't love it as much as other Disney movies), you will still love it. It does not even compare to Test Track. This is one of Disney's finest rides, IMO!

Our first ride picture: CS and I had not figured out where the ride camera was.

Then since the wait was only 20 mins at that point we got on RSR again.
Note that the FP machines don't actually start working until regular park opening hours (10am). We were planning to get one right when it hit 10am.

And here's our 2nd ride picture. I'm a mess!

After RSR we headed over to Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters. It's a cute little ride with little cars that move around in a dance formation. What really impressed me with Carsland is the attention to detail. The theming is great, and there are so many references to Cars.

I wanted to get some breakfast so we stopped at Flo's V-8 Cafe. At this point it was 10am and FP machines were up and running so DH went off to grab FP for RSR. The FP machines for this are not exactly near the ride, they are located before you enter Carsland outside of the Bugs Life area. DH just told me to order anything for him.

Meanwhile at Flo's:

We decided to share the American Breakfast, the Chicken Tamale, and the Brioche French Toast.

American Breakfast: pretty standard breakfast platter that has your basic eggs, bacon, home fries and biscuit. It was good although not that interesting.

Chicken Tamale: This was delicious. It was flavorful and came with a spicy salsa verde and topped with fresh pico de gallo. Yum! I would totally get this again.

Brioche French Toast: Served with a rich caramel sauce and bananas, this reminded us of 'Ohana's dessert minus the ice cream ball. It was really good! Kinda like a banana bread pudding more than a French toast. I would totally get this again!

Overall we were very impressed with the flavors and generous portions of our breakfast. DH liked the tamale as I assumed he would since he loves anything spicy. Their salsa verde has a nice kick! The quick service spot is also very spacious making it a nice place for a meal or just to cool down from the heat.

After breakfast we went back out to Carlsand and did Tomater's Junkyard Jamboree. I have no idea why but it quickly became my sister's favorite go-to ride. This ride kinda tosses you back and forth by throwing you in a figure 8 type loop. It's not too crazy but it definitely takes you for a spin. I think my sister just enjoyed the feeling the ride gave her, she was laughing so much. She always rode it solo except the one time I went in her ride car and we kept being tossed into each other. I just liked seeing her laughing on this ride. It was quite funny.

After that CS and I decided to hang around Carsland until our RSR FP window opened up while DH wanted to run over to do TSMM before the lines got to long. So while he did that, CS and I went to take some pictures. It was the end of Lightning McQueen's turn but in came Towmater right behind him!

I'm sure my sister told him he had her favorite ride.

The cars were cute. They talk too! Just pre-coined phrases though.

I loved the look of these cozy cones! They each sold something different so if you wanted popcorn you had to go to one cone, bread-cone snack, to another cone etc. Luckily most of the time the lines weren't too long at each cone.

I got myself this magical drink at Cone-Coctions: Red's Apple Freeze, which is a dead-ringer for a LeFou's brew.

It was yummy and hit the spot on this warm day!

When DH came back we had enough time to go on one more ride before RSR again, so we chose Luigi since it was so cute. Although I'm sure CS was secretly wishing to go back on Towmater. She'll have plenty of chances to on this trip though!

Now it was time for RSR again! Such an amazing ride, we all just loved it. I'll upload some ride video later as it's really cool if you've never experienced it before. Although I like to be surprised on rides for the first time, so I didn't personally watch ride videos of RSR before going on it. I watched a small clip of the beginning and that was about it.

Woohoo! This time I figured out where the ride photo camera was!

What a fun morning in Carsland! We were next headed to Paradise Pier for lunch with the Princesses at Ariel's Grotto! Stay tuned!
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[Raeven]

Yum that french toast looks so delicious!

 

[ArielSRL]

Sounds like a fun morning!! I really, really need to get back to DLR. I am definitely interested in the ride video. I'm thinking my boys, who love CARS, probably wouldn't ride it yet though, so its probably best we wait a couple of years.

Looking forward to lunch!

 

[rentayenta]

Fun update! I love RSR too. I hope you got the chance to ride it at night.

 

[Saphire5742]

Cars Land looks like a lot of fun. LOVE LOVE LOVE all your photos. Only a little over a year for me.....

Brioche French Toast: Served with bananas, this reminded us of 'Ohana's dessert minus the ice cream ball. It was really good! Kinda like a banana bread bread pudding more than a French toast. I would totally get this again!

This would totally be what I would order too. Looks delish. Will definitely need to remember this

I got myself this magical drink at Cone-Coctions: Red's Apple Freeze, which is a dead-ringer for a LeFou's brew.

Totally getting this too. I LOVE apple juice!

 

[bcwife76]

Carsland and RSR = the BEST!!!!!!!! So jelly you got to ride RSR 3 times before lunch

Luigi's did not impress us.....we all found it very yawn-worthy. Towmater - love it, we usually do that one several times in a row! But when we do it, I have to ride with our eldest dd every time - the first time we rode it when my kids were really little I almost CRUSHED my youngest DD (who was barely 3 at the time) because the darn thing swings you around so much. So from then on I can only ride with my eldest Like seriously, the little one ended up being bruised on her leg because of it But she doesn't remember so she keeps going back to that ride

Breakfast at Flo's, so yummy! Easily one of the best deals for a meal in the parks.

Can't wait to read about your lunch at Ariel's; this last trip we ended up cancelling Ariel's in favour of Carthay Circle.

 

[franandaj]

I have to agree that RSR is really one of the best rides on Disney properties. It has great effects, thrills and everything you want in a ride. HM is the only other ride that competes for me.

I've never been able to experience breakfast at Flo's as we never get going that early in the morning even if we are staying at the hotel (which is rare). Sounds good though!

You definitely made good use of EMH and FP to get a lot of rides on RSR.

 

[dizneeat]

Could not agree with you more on RSR! What an AWESOME, AWESOME ride - we loved it too!!

We totally missed having breakfast in the park - the hotel we stayed at offered a free breakfast and while it was nothing special it got you going. But I would have been all over that French Toast - it looked wonderful.

 

[franandaj]

RSR is probably my favorite ride as well. You guys did great with a combination of Rope drop and Fast Passes to get a lot of rides in that morning. Breakfast sounds like it's really good there. We never go early enough to have breakfast at the park.

 

[chunkymonkey]

Yum that french toast looks so delicious!

It was really good! I was surprised at how good the food offerings at DLR and DCA were.

Sounds like a fun morning!! I really, really need to get back to DLR. I am definitely interested in the ride video. I'm thinking my boys, who love CARS, probably wouldn't ride it yet though, so its probably best we wait a couple of years.

Looking forward to lunch!

I will look through my video files and see if I have one worth uploading! I have bits and pieces of video from the ride here and there. It's super cool and we all just loved it. If your boys don't ride TT then they probably won't ride this but it beats TT hands down.

Fun update! I love RSR too. I hope you got the chance to ride it at night.

Thanks! Actually I can't remember if we rode it at night. Maybe just prior to sundown...I wish we did though.

Cars Land looks like a lot of fun. LOVE LOVE LOVE all your photos. Only a little over a year for me.....

Thanks!! You're going to have a blast. Lots of cute spots in this land.

This would totally be what I would order too. Looks delish. Will definitely need to remember this

Totally getting this too. I LOVE apple juice!

It's really delicious and the Red Apple's Freeze really hit the spot on a hot day! I was quite impressed with the food offereings at DLR and DCA.

Carsland and RSR = the BEST!!!!!!!! So jelly you got to ride RSR 3 times before lunch

Yes! I was so excited to ride this, it was definitely a big draw for me to to go to California!

Luigi's did not impress us.....we all found it very yawn-worthy. Towmater - love it, we usually do that one several times in a row! But when we do it, I have to ride with our eldest dd every time - the first time we rode it when my kids were really little I almost CRUSHED my youngest DD (who was barely 3 at the time) because the darn thing swings you around so much. So from then on I can only ride with my eldest Like seriously, the little one ended up being bruised on her leg because of it But she doesn't remember so she keeps going back to that ride

Luigi's ride itself is not that exciting but I thought the cars were really cute. The music also changes each round. I was hoping to get the "Hey Mambo, Mambo Italiano" song but we got some other Italian tune. Towmater's is such a funny ride, you definitely crush the person you're riding with though! DH and I kept crushing each other too. Aww your poor DD, but I'm glad she liked it so much to forget about it!

Breakfast at Flo's, so yummy! Easily one of the best deals for a meal in the parks.

Isn't it? It was a yummy breakfast. We really enjoyed it!

Can't wait to read about your lunch at Ariel's; this last trip we ended up cancelling Ariel's in favour of Carthay Circle.

Hmm, tough decision! We enjoyed the atmosphere at Ariel's but the food at Carthay Circle is sooo good!

I have to agree that RSR is really one of the best rides on Disney properties. It has great effects, thrills and everything you want in a ride. HM is the only other ride that competes for me.

It's such a great ride. Granted I've never been to other Disney parks in the world except for Tokyo Disneyland (but not for over 30 years) but until then...it's the best ride in the US!

I've never been able to experience breakfast at Flo's as we never get going that early in the morning even if we are staying at the hotel (which is rare). Sounds good though!

You definitely made good use of EMH and FP to get a lot of rides on RSR.

We thoroughly enjoyed breakfast at Flos. So yummy!
And we were lucky to be able to ride RSR so many times!

Could not agree with you more on RSR! What an AWESOME, AWESOME ride - we loved it too!!

It's soooo good! I really want to go back for that ride!

We totally missed having breakfast in the park - the hotel we stayed at offered a free breakfast and while it was nothing special it got you going. But I would have been all over that French Toast - it looked wonderful.

It was quite good! I would probably have eaten breakfast at my hotel and stopped to get that french toast as a "snack" before lunch! Hehe.

RSR is probably my favorite ride as well. You guys did great with a combination of Rope drop and Fast Passes to get a lot of rides in that morning. Breakfast sounds like it's really good there. We never go early enough to have breakfast at the park.

Thanks! Definitely one of the greatest rides we've been on. Flo's was quite yummy and a great breakfast option in the park. Actually probably one of the few places actually open for breakfast as we didn't see much else at DCA.

 

[chunkymonkey]

Day 6 Part 2: Lunch with the Princesses

We headed over to Paradise Pier about 30 minutes before check in for our ADR at Ariel's Grotto. On the way we walked through the Boudin Bakery tour and we got samples of their yummy sourdough bread. We watched them make the many boules of sourdough bread...it all looked mouthwatering-ly good. If I were a baker I'd just eat all my profits.

We also made a dash to Ghiradelli's to get the free chocolate samples but those were finished before I could take a picture!

Here are some scenes from our walk to Paradise Pier:

We saw a little bit of the Green Soldiers show. It was cute and they developed a bit of a crowd. But we had some princesses to meet, and we can't keep royalty waiting so off we go...

To our destination for lunch:

I had eaten here once. I can't remember much about the food but I do remember they had a bunch of different princesses. The menu's completely different from when we were last here in any case, and I hoped it was good.

We checked in and got a buzzer so we stood outside to wait. I wandered into a few stores before we finally got buzzed, maybe 15 minutes later.

So there is a bit of a line when you enter the restaurant because everyone waits for a picture with Ariel. I don't think it took that long though so it wasn't too bad.

Ariel was very cute and sweet. She loved my dress (it's black with turquoise outlines of Ariel under the sea on it), and of course she loved my sister's whole ensemble which is a cute Little Mermaid look. We definitely dressed the part in preparation for today! Unfortunately DH does not have an under the sea look so maybe I should get him a King Triton t shirt or something or maybe Namor-related.

She asked if we had thingamabobs but we told her we forgot them but we were about to go to the beauty salon to comb our hair with forks!

We were seated outside with a lovely view of the Mickey Wheel.

It was really nice to be sitting outside in such good weather. It was also a little less crazy than inside and was more peaceful to sit by the water.

Our menu:

We were brought some sourdough bread rolls with butter, most likely from Boudin Bakery next door. OMG yum, they were hot and fresh, and I scarfed down two of them immediately...definitely the reason why I should not work in a bakery. We ordered iced teas for CS and I and Diet Coke for DH.

We put in our orders and our server told us our visitors will be with us shortly. It's really cute as when they come out, they do a little dance to introduce the princess to us.

First was Belle...I love Belle! I've decided I might run the 5k with a Belle-inspired look.

We were served soup or salad and I think we all got the soup but I must have forgotten to get a picture of it. I think it was a seafood chowder or something like that.

Here's Snow White...she spoke with a cute little squeaky voice.

Cinderella...

And finally Tiana...she's always so fun to talk to.

In the midst of everything, our entrees came...DH and I both got the Grilled Lobster Tail Salad:

It was very fresh and good but otherwise just a nice salad with a very small lobster tail. It was actually a very large salad that I couldn't finish all the greens.

My sister got the Shrimp with Angel Hair:

It was quite good but also a very large portion. It needed some Parmesan cheese but my sister doesn't really care of the stuff so she didn't get any.

Here's a close-up of that lobster tail:

My sister decided to buy the photo package with her picture (of course!). While we were waiting DH suddenly stands up and said, I'm going to get fastpasses for RSR! So he rushes off. It was ok as there was a bit of a lull in the service and no more princesses to meet. We did get our trio of desserts:

The madeleine was decent and the chocolate thing was very standard. I remember the creme brulee was pretty good though. I got DH's dessert trio to go since he said he wasn't going to come back after getting the FP+. He was going to head back to the resort for a swim and I'd meet him there.

It was a very fun lunch and we met many princesses! The food was actually better than I remembered and the ambiance was nice.

CS said she was going to spend the afternoon doing some penny machine hunting and to meet characters so I went back to the Grand Californian for a rest.

Coming up...it's a superhero kinda day!​

 

[ArielSRL]

Yay! The Princesses! I would love for a princess lunch not at Akershus or CRT at WDW. Eh, what am I talking about? My boys would never go for it. Boo hoo.

So I'll live vicariously through you again! Lunch looks wonderful. Cinderella looks so Conderella-ish! She really stands out. And I love your sister's outfit!

Looking forward to more!

 

[Raeven]

What a gorgeous view and a fun lunch! We're doing CRT in May for the first time, but Ariel's Grotto looks awesome too.

 

[bcwife76]

yay for princesses! What a gorgeous view, lucky you got to sit outside! Looking at the food you had, I think we still made the right choice (for us) to change to Carthay Circle. No princesses but the food was excellent!

 

[cinderkelly]

OMG this ride is phenomenal.

This ride is worth a trip to California just on it's own.

110% agree!! I think RSR is the best ride of all Disney parks. We try to make it our first and last ride of our DLR trips. I hope you got to ride it at night, it's so cool!

What really impressed me with Carsland is the attention to detail.

Again, agree! They did an amazing job with Carsland.

Red's Apple Freeze, which is a dead-ringer for a LeFou's brew.

Ah, I wondered that!

Your ariel's grotto lunch looked fun. We did it when our youngest turned 5. We had a good time but she didn't eat a thing she was so enchanted with the princesses. Looks like you had a beautiful day for sitting outside. I love the feel of Paradise Pier . It's got a great vibe to it

 

[chunkymonkey]

Yay! The Princesses! I would love for a princess lunch not at Akershus or CRT at WDW. Eh, what am I talking about? My boys would never go for it. Boo hoo.

Haha think it's time for a solo princess lunch for mommy!

o I'll live vicariously through you again! Lunch looks wonderful. Cinderella looks so Conderella-ish! She really stands out. And I love your sister's outfit!

Looking forward to more!

It was a really cute lunch. Better ambiance than Akershus, cheaper than CRT, but I would say the food is about the same among the 3 restaurants. The rolls at Ariel's Grotto though, are amazing!

What a gorgeous view and a fun lunch! We're doing CRT in May for the first time, but Ariel's Grotto looks awesome too.

Thanks! It was fun. We enjoyed CRT but it was pricey and there were a lot of kids. You do get to keep the magic wand though which I thought was cool.

yay for princesses! What a gorgeous view, lucky you got to sit outside! Looking at the food you had, I think we still made the right choice (for us) to change to Carthay Circle. No princesses but the food was excellent!

I hear you...the food at Carthay Circle is some of the best park food! I still dream about those firecracker duck wings. Sooo good!

110% agree!! I think RSR is the best ride of all Disney parks. We try to make it our first and last ride of our DLR trips. I hope you got to ride it at night, it's so cool!

It is soooo good! This is what they should have made TT into! Although I still kinda like TT. Unfortunately I don't think we rode RSR at night. It didnt' get dark until closer to 8pm and then the park closed...lol.

Your ariel's grotto lunch looked fun. We did it when our youngest turned 5. We had a good time but she didn't eat a thing she was so enchanted with the princesses. Looks like you had a beautiful day for sitting outside. I love the feel of Paradise Pier . It's got a great vibe to it

It was a beautiful day for lunch outside! We lucked out with the weather on the trip. and Paradise Pier is so much fun. Love how it feels like an old seaside park on the boardwalk but with Disney touches!

 

[scrappydew]

We did the bakery tour for the first this last trip. DD loved the samples so much we had to buy sourdough bread once we were home!

Wait, there are free chocolate samples???? How did I not know this???? Definitely next time!

I enjoyed your pictures at Ariel's Grotto. Although my kids are too old for princesses, the food and location looks awesome!

and I am totally jealous of your trip to Hawaii, especially as central PA is getting all dark and gloomy. I do NOT want snow this winter....I just might have to hibernate.

You had asked me earlier about scrapbooking getaways....I usually go to ones through a Creative Memories consultant. The one I'm going to in March is in Carlisle.