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The One Where the Elephant Farts
Hello everyone and welcome to my third trip report and my very first Disneyland Trip Report. We just arrived home a couple days ago and we just don’t want to let go of the vacation mentality and get back to real life… at least I can hold on to our wonderful vacation by writing about it!! This will hopefully hold me over until our family vacation in WDW this Thanksgiving!
This was a trip of many firsts, lots of laughing, lots of fun, lots of family and a lot of blisters! This trip could easily have been titled, “The One Where I Think My Feet Are On Fire” or “The One Where Granny Rides The Fun Wheel of Death”, of which I have video and it is hands down the funniest thing I have ever watched!
Our trip was August 8-15 and was broken into three parts.
Aug. 8-10: San Diego
Aug. 11-13: Disneyland
Aug. 14 & 15: Back to San Diego
There were good reasons for the split in the trip and all will be explained.
Before we get started, let me introduce the cast of characters:
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First there is me, Sara, Disney fanatic! I love everything Disney and I especially love planning Disney vacations. This trip was a little different for me because I didn’t feel as prepared as I do on our WDW trips. How would I fare on this trip? Stay tuned. I currently live near Chicago right now and I am very close to getting a degree in Meeting and Event Planning. My goal is to work for the Disney Company in some shape or form in the future, and we are seriously looking at moving to try and make that dream a reality. When and where? That is the question at hand! My DH, Erik, my Disney partner in crime, did not make it on this trip as all of his vacation days are being used for our WDW trip this November! He did not like Disney World before our 2009 trip but one trip with me changed his life forever. He is now a Disney Fanatic like me!
DS 10, Ethan, my Disney World die hard. He LOVES Disney World and was constantly comparing Disneyland to Disney World, sometimes for the better, sometimes not. He has been diagnosed with ADHD and believe me when I say hyperactive is the word you use when you describe him. He also is weary of new things and it takes a while for him to feel comfortable in new situations. Part of the reason I love Disney so much is that I feel that Ethan can relax and be himself when we are there. He is a big fan of the #1 Duck, Donald, although he became very interested in Oswald this trip.
DD 8, Lorelai, is my adventurer. She loves trying new things and isn’t afraid of much! She also loves movies of any kind and Jurassic World is one of her favorites now. She was very excited about Disneyland, since it is a new adventure and unknown. She is stubborn and opinionated, but kind and thoughtful. She loves Minnie and Daisy and can’t get enough Ariel. We told her she was born to be a mermaid and she took us literally. DH caught her in the middle of making a “mermaid potion” that she found on YouTube not too long ago. It involved salt, water, dish washing liquid and I am sure it would have made a big mess in the kitchen had DH not found her “pre-transformation”.
Granny, my mom. She is a WDW and DL vet from the 70’s but she hasn’t been back since then. She loves to tell the story about my grandma riding Space Mountain for the first (and only) time and peeing on herself in fright. The story made the rounds on this trip many times, that is for sure! She is a Tinker Bell fan and is a complete child at heart. At times I think she enjoyed meeting characters and riding rides more than the kids did! She was OBSESSED with Chip and Dale this trip and was extremely happy to spend time at the beach.
Jen, my sister, the reason for our destination choice. Jen lives in San Diego, as she fell in love with it after being stationed there in the Navy and moved back when she got out. Her husband is stationed there now. She had never been to Disneyland (or Disney World) before and was really excited to go. She had no idea what a Fast Pass was, but she became my Disney prodigy and picked up how to tour correctly very quickly. She is a bit of a homebody, so it was fun to get her out and about in her hometown and at Disney.
Extended Family: My Aunt Judy, cousin Anne, her daughter Rylee (10) and cousin Andy. They all joined us for the last half of the trip. Anne and Rylee did the last day at Disneyland with us and then we all spent the last two days in San Diego together. I loved being able to make Anne and Rylee’s Disneyland day magical!!
So for better or worse that is our crew!
Stay tuned for tales of elephant farts, sea sickness, underwater camera exploits and lots of food and fun!!
Hello everyone and welcome to my third trip report and my very first Disneyland Trip Report. We just arrived home a couple days ago and we just don’t want to let go of the vacation mentality and get back to real life… at least I can hold on to our wonderful vacation by writing about it!! This will hopefully hold me over until our family vacation in WDW this Thanksgiving!
This was a trip of many firsts, lots of laughing, lots of fun, lots of family and a lot of blisters! This trip could easily have been titled, “The One Where I Think My Feet Are On Fire” or “The One Where Granny Rides The Fun Wheel of Death”, of which I have video and it is hands down the funniest thing I have ever watched!
Our trip was August 8-15 and was broken into three parts.
Aug. 8-10: San Diego
Aug. 11-13: Disneyland
Aug. 14 & 15: Back to San Diego
There were good reasons for the split in the trip and all will be explained.
Before we get started, let me introduce the cast of characters:
First there is me, Sara, Disney fanatic! I love everything Disney and I especially love planning Disney vacations. This trip was a little different for me because I didn’t feel as prepared as I do on our WDW trips. How would I fare on this trip? Stay tuned. I currently live near Chicago right now and I am very close to getting a degree in Meeting and Event Planning. My goal is to work for the Disney Company in some shape or form in the future, and we are seriously looking at moving to try and make that dream a reality. When and where? That is the question at hand! My DH, Erik, my Disney partner in crime, did not make it on this trip as all of his vacation days are being used for our WDW trip this November! He did not like Disney World before our 2009 trip but one trip with me changed his life forever. He is now a Disney Fanatic like me!
DS 10, Ethan, my Disney World die hard. He LOVES Disney World and was constantly comparing Disneyland to Disney World, sometimes for the better, sometimes not. He has been diagnosed with ADHD and believe me when I say hyperactive is the word you use when you describe him. He also is weary of new things and it takes a while for him to feel comfortable in new situations. Part of the reason I love Disney so much is that I feel that Ethan can relax and be himself when we are there. He is a big fan of the #1 Duck, Donald, although he became very interested in Oswald this trip.
DD 8, Lorelai, is my adventurer. She loves trying new things and isn’t afraid of much! She also loves movies of any kind and Jurassic World is one of her favorites now. She was very excited about Disneyland, since it is a new adventure and unknown. She is stubborn and opinionated, but kind and thoughtful. She loves Minnie and Daisy and can’t get enough Ariel. We told her she was born to be a mermaid and she took us literally. DH caught her in the middle of making a “mermaid potion” that she found on YouTube not too long ago. It involved salt, water, dish washing liquid and I am sure it would have made a big mess in the kitchen had DH not found her “pre-transformation”.
Granny, my mom. She is a WDW and DL vet from the 70’s but she hasn’t been back since then. She loves to tell the story about my grandma riding Space Mountain for the first (and only) time and peeing on herself in fright. The story made the rounds on this trip many times, that is for sure! She is a Tinker Bell fan and is a complete child at heart. At times I think she enjoyed meeting characters and riding rides more than the kids did! She was OBSESSED with Chip and Dale this trip and was extremely happy to spend time at the beach.
Jen, my sister, the reason for our destination choice. Jen lives in San Diego, as she fell in love with it after being stationed there in the Navy and moved back when she got out. Her husband is stationed there now. She had never been to Disneyland (or Disney World) before and was really excited to go. She had no idea what a Fast Pass was, but she became my Disney prodigy and picked up how to tour correctly very quickly. She is a bit of a homebody, so it was fun to get her out and about in her hometown and at Disney.
Extended Family: My Aunt Judy, cousin Anne, her daughter Rylee (10) and cousin Andy. They all joined us for the last half of the trip. Anne and Rylee did the last day at Disneyland with us and then we all spent the last two days in San Diego together. I loved being able to make Anne and Rylee’s Disneyland day magical!!
So for better or worse that is our crew!
Stay tuned for tales of elephant farts, sea sickness, underwater camera exploits and lots of food and fun!!
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I hope our trip can help your planning! I really wish that we had made it to LA this trip, but we really packed it in as it was!
Life just is so busy! We didn’t have any plans until noon, but surprisingly I hadn’t packed anything yet! I love packing early but it is becoming a trend on Disney vacations to put off packing until the last minute. I had however, pulled clothes that I knew I wanted to pack from all of our closets and put it all in a basket and that made it a bit easier that morning.
I am already stressing about the fact that I have class before I leave for our trip in November and I have to go to take a quiz. This is going to put us getting to the airport at 1.5 hours I am afraid... the teacher isn't very giving on moving things around either.
