DizNee Luver
Luver of all things Disney!
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- Feb 2, 2009
Trip really does sound amazing! really inspiring for sure Glad the taxes are looking good!
It's looking good! Excited for this one since we will do all sorts of things!
Trip really does sound amazing! really inspiring for sure Glad the taxes are looking good!
It wasn't intentional in the beginning.....it was just coincidental that the dates fell that way.......but I did realize it after the itinerary was set. Not sure they'll do anything special or not, since it's not a "milestone" year.
Here's what they typically do:
-They do some speeches about opening day
-At one point during the day, the play the opening day speech that Walt did and they even sing happy birthday to Disneyland
-sometimes, the characters even come out
We've been there twice on Disney's birthday. Will be there again this year. I love singing happy birthday and seeing the characters come out. So many you don't normally see. I will admit getting excited/teary eyed to see Daisy Duck in 2012.
That would be fun to be a part of singing Happy Birthday to Disneyland!!! Thanks Kaitlin.......I just figured they wouldn't have anything going on....just more stuff on the 5 and 10's (50th, 55th, 60th)
No problem. I do know they play Walt's opening day speech too. I was really there on the 50th anniversary.
We've been there twice on Disney's birthday. Will be there again this year. I love singing happy birthday and seeing the characters come out. So many you don't normally see. I will admit getting excited/teary eyed to see Daisy Duck in 2012.
We also seen her and got to dance with her in the dance area in DCA by the mad t party?? thing I can't remember the name of it but its an inside building where you can dance with characters.
I can't believe that Sea World doesn't offer gift card purchases online. That surprises me. I guess I'm surprised about Krispy Kreme too. In this day and age everything has a gift card purchase option online -- whether it is an actual plastic card, or an e-gift card that you print out.
As for Johnny Rockets, I can see that they are doing things the same way Earl of Sandwich does them, which is to only sell the gift cards at the restaurants. It's like they want to make people actually go into the restaurant to get the card!
If you are absolutely in need of a JR gift card and can't get it any other way, I can pick one up (or however many) for you before your trip, and then I guess mail it/them back to you. There are at least 2 JR locations (maybe even a third one that I am forgetting) in my neighborhood -- one at the Farmers Market, and one at the Petersen Auto Museum.
Can you use a Knott's Berry Farm gift card for the Mrs. Knott's chicken dinner? Is there a Knott's gift card (I've never gotten one)?
Does the Charles Schulz Museum have a gift card?
The Sea World in Orlando offers gift card/certificates (can't remember which now) that supposedly is good for any Sea World......but it kinda makes me nervous that it's not available for purchase from the San Diego site. I think it was a certificate. So I'd rather not chance it.
Krispy Kreme surprised me.....but I might make my son in Portland take a short trip to pick us up one or maybe I'll go a little out of my way to pick them up when we take the twins to Portland for appts. First I would call them to find out if they even have them..........
I don't HAVE to get a Johnny Rockets one but like I said....just trying to secure what I can ahead of time.
I looked on the Knott's sight and couldn't find Gift Cards for there and I'd call the restaurant first to see if they would be valid there.....if they did have them.
Charles M Schulz Museum doesn't have them or pre-sell tickets.
Speaking of the museum.......I did order the Peanut's 60's & 70's collection of cartoons to familiarize the kids so the museum has more meaning to them. They've seen the holiday specials since we own them.....but this will help them learn who Charlie Brown, Lucy, Peppermint Patty, etc are. I want the twins to recognize Snoopy!!
The collections of Peanuts comics are wonderful -- a couple of them make great coffee table books.
I hope the twins learn to love the Peanuts gang! I love the Peanuts holiday specials and I looooooved Snoopy. I dragged a raggedy, worn out stuffed Snoopy around with me all through childhood -- probably even to Disneyland at some point. Even my grandmother loved Snoopy and his mischievous personality, and his friendship with Woodstock.
I had to wipe away many tears when Charles Schulz passed away years ago. In interviews he seemed like such a gentle soul and a kind man who truly loved the characters he created, loved his work and loved the fans of his work. He was humble and gracious as well.
This is one of my favorite Schulz creations:
I love that!!! I've never seen it before.......
I think the Peanuts gang were a bigger thing in my early childhood than Disney. I remember having an electric Snoopy toothbrush, the whole gang in 6-8" hard plastic (but with moving arms) and of course a Snoopy plush.
I think I'll order the girls a Snoopy plush...just so they have one to start getting used to & play with.
I think that sounds like a great idea, to get them a Snoopy plush. I hope they love it and the museum!
Yes! The toothbrush! I remember that too! Wasn't it sitting on or in Snoopy's doghouse?
I don't know when or where the Schulz drawing of Mickey and Snoopy first appeared in public, but I first saw it in the book The Art of Mickey Mouse back in either the late '80s or early '90s, I think. (That's the one with the Warhol Mickey art on the cover, if I'm not mistaken.) Do you have that book?
I love Snoopy. Are you going to Knott's this time?