A Very Merry Unbirthday: A Trip Report (A VERY OVERDUE UPDATE 3/12)

[PirateFish989]

At this point we went over to Grizzly River Run. My mom refused to go so she plopped down on a bench with all our stuff. We peeled off our sweatshirts and some of us our tie dye shirts. Don’t worry, we had camisoles on. I kept mine on because I was wearing a white camisole under and people usually tend to get WET on this ride.

We got in line and we took my mom’s camera with us because it is waterproof. We took some video:


And on the ride:


Aren’t we cute?

And of course, we were soaked. My tie dyed shirt could be rung out. My shorts were dripping and my hair…well, we won’t go there.

We came upon my mom and we found:

We headed over to the bathroom to see if we could dry off a little. We found that the hand dryer in there could be used to dry clothes. How convenient. Or at least we made it convenient.

My shirt got a little drier and we also dried Lisa’s shorts.

Lisa really wanted some wine so we sat her down and got her some wine.

After drying off, we went back to Toy Story and did that again. This time, at the last second, I beat Jess. It was probably the first time in my life that I have beat her at anything physical.

Next up, we went BACK to Monster’s Inc, took some pictures on our way in.

Now, as we’re heading towards the inside of the building, a small bird, hidden in the bushes, flies away over the queue area where Kailyn in walking. We hear a loud scream and suddenly Kailyn is down on the ground. I guess a bird attacked her once at the zoo. A month ago.

So this was our final ride at DCA. It’s nearing 6:30ish and we’re all soaked still. So we decide to head back to our hotel to change before going back to Disneyland.

Up next: Disneyland part deux.

 

[DLR29]

Awesome update! And yes, TSMM is probably the most fun, addicting ride on the planet. I could play for days.

 

[magicallyDisney001]

Great update! Looks like you guys had fun! And of course, TSMM requires a lot of physical skill So congrats on your victory!

 

[basketballmom]

I agree with you...I LOVE DCA and I miss the Mickey on Screamin'

 

[chickyann]

Looking forward to your next update

 

[merrrydeath]

Look at the creepy guy in the background:

Oh my gosh! Such a creepster...who does that?

 

[casiland]

Good trip report. Can't wait for more.

 

[PirateFish989]

First off, let me apologize for the month long hiatus. Life has been crazy and I've hardly been home in the last month, but I'm here now and let's continue!!!


On our way out of DCA we had our picture taken by a photopass lady (the pictures turned our horrible, btw). We then walked back to our hotel to change. When we got there, we overlooked the fact that our room was gross (did I mention the huge melted carpet spots in the shape of an iron?). I knew that if we sat down on the bed, or even the floor (but, eww…) we’d never get up because we were dead tired. Well, the first thing Jess did when she entered is flop down on the bed. And then I joined her. So much for that plan.

After lounging for about 3 minutes, Lisa opens the adjoining door and tells us to hurry up! Yes ma’am! When she barks out a command, we obey! No arguing with Lisa, Disney Queen Extraodrinaire, or The Plan. So we changed and put pants on. As opposed to shorts. Because that statement could be misconstrued as us not wearing any pants. But we were, just in the short form.

Let me tell you, it was so nice to have dry clothes on. Finally. Having soggy underwear for a large part of the day is NO FUN.

We’re about to leave and the adjoining door is shut and my mom, Jess and I have a little pow-wow. 1) We’re dead tired, 2) Our feet ache, our legs ache, our brains ache, and our stomachs ache from those Monte Cristos from yesterday, and 3) we’ve done all the rides at Disneyland like 4 times already, what the heck are we going to do tomorrow for the whole day?????

At this point, I know you guys are all going, “WHAT? They don’t want to go to Disneyland an extra day? Are they crazy? What kind of Disney fanatic does this Erin girl claim to be?”

I know, I know. I’m ashamed myself and while I look back on it now, I think “what was I thinking???” but at the time I honestly could not see spending another long tiring day at Disneyland.

Another factor was that in order to get into the park the next day, we had to upgrade our 2 day park hoppers to Southern California AP’s and that was going to cost another $90 per person and my mom was paying for it all. (Just so we all know, I was so excited to get an AP!)

So to make a short conversation between the three of us even shorter, we decided…..

Drum roll, please……..



We weren’t going to go into the park the next day, but would sleep in and spend the day in Downtown Disney.

So no AP’s.

Which made me sad. Very very sad.

But, maybe I’d upgrade myself to the Southern California Select AP. That would only be an extra $40.

So anyway, moving on, we met Lisa and the girls in the parking lot and all walked back to Disneyland together. When we got there we decided to parked my mom on the sidewalk in front of the castle to save spots for the rest of us to watch the fireworks while the rest of us used our Space fastpasses from earlier in the day.

I guess we were supposed to bring dinner back for my mom. We didn’t and when we got back to the spot she was viciously guarding she immediately sent me and Jess to go fetch dinner. Since it was approaching time for fireworks, ropes had suddenly appeared in random spots and traffic was one way so getting to the Bengal Barbeque was near impossible. We finally returned with food and sat on the sidewalk and ate with my mom and Lisa. I have no idea where the 12 year olds were. As we sat, an announcement came on saying that due to wind, fireworks may be cancelled for the night. Great. THAT IS WHY WE’RE HERE. So we sit and wait to see if the wind changes. It doesn’t. Of course. Just our luck. So as a lot of people with small children leave the park, we head back over to Tomorrowland to ride Space Mountain again ( we must have had another set of FP’s?).

My mom is still hungry and Kailyn and Megan want to ride the Matterhorn so they go off and do that while my mom sends ME to stand in line at the Tomorrowland Terrace to get her a yogurt parfait. So I’m standing there. And standing. And standing. And the line is not moving. In fact, it seems to be getting longer. And the buffoon in front of me is ordering who knows what. And I’m absolutely exhausted and getting really frustrated and am about to start crying because I’ve been standing in line for a stupid $4.00 parfait for close to 40 minutes now. Tears are welling in my eyes and I feel ridiculous because I’m crying over standing in line for a parfait. Suddenly I see Jess coming over and I feel a wave of relief. She could probably tell that I was almost to my breaking point because she hugs me and asks what is taking so long. Honestly, I have no idea what was taking so long. But I finally get the parfait, after waiting 45 minutes. Good grief.

When I get back to the table we had previously secured, I’m surprised to see that Kailyn and Megan aren’t back from the Matterhorn yet. Apparently the ride had broken down while they were in it and a CM had come and started asking trivia questions and whoever got the answer right, got a FP for any ride for 6 people. Well, can you guess who got the trivia question right? Yep, that would be Kailyn and we were so proud and happy.

It is nearing 10:30 at this point at we have FP’s for Thunder Mountain and our “Mystery FP” for whatever ride we choose. We got to Thunder Mountain and as always, it seems to go much faster at night than in the day. We choose to use our Mystery FP on Indy.

After Indy, we head over to Fantasyland and ride Mr. Toad and Snow White. I had forgotten how SCARY Snow White is. Jess and I actually screamed at one point when the Wicked Witch/Old Woman appeared out of nowhere.

Lisa, Kailyn and Megan choose to go back to the hotel as they were planning on getting up early the next morning. I decided to upgrade my ticket to a Southern California Select AP and I just have to say that it was a great decision. Granted I can’t go any day in July and most of June and August. Or any weekend. But, I’m so glad I got it! I just used it for the first time the other day!

Pictures for the day:

Entering Disneyland after changing

Main St. lights

Loopy!

Up next: The Last Supper

 

[disneynerd420]

It looks like you guys had a great time. It makes me all the more excited for my trip with my mom.

 

[DisneyMomma81]

Where's the last supper?? Great report, looks like a lot of fun.

 

[PirateFish989]

The Last Supper chapter never got written. Basically, my mom, Jess and I slept in, mosey'd on down to Downtown Disney, hung out there for a while, went back to the hotel to retrieve our cars, ended up at McDonald's for lunch/dinner, and then we, very sadly, parted ways. But, here are some very overdue pictures from that day (and I'm only posting these because I'm procrastinating from studying for my final exams )...

This is how we look when we're not going to the parks:

Breakfast at Ralph Brennan's in Downtown Disney:

In the Fossil Store!

Playin' with Legos!

And at McDonald's...The Last Supper

And we part. I seriously felt like I was going to cry, it was the perfect girls' trip.

So there you are, this trip report is finally finished and it only took me a year and a half.

 

[chickyann]

Ahhh you finished!!!
Happy studying