We went to Disneyland Sunday May 22 through Wednesday May 25 and had a MAGICAL time! 
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for all the tips, they helped out a ton!
Highlights:
Saw fireworks, Fantasmic and World of Color...all 3 were AMAZING! I have to say Fantasmic was my favorite though, so impressive!
Thanks to the secrets thread we went to Coke Corner at 2:30 pm and sure enough, Alice and the Mad Hatter showed up and played musical chairs. DD got picked since we were the first ones there, she had a blast! That Mad Hatter is hilarious.
Did breakfast with Minnie and had a BLAST. We made 10:30 am ressies and I think next time I would move it up to 10 am, as they started clearing the food before we were done. BUT- since we were one of the last tables there, the characters all wondered over to my DD and spent a TON of time with her...she has so much fun!! So it was totally worth it. Plus they made her FIVE Mickey waffles dairy-free, just for her. She was THRILLED.
The best thing- I was sad we were going to miss seeing the new Little Mermaid ride, since while we were there only cast members were getting viewings. Well, as we were walking through DCA a couple of cast members came up to us and asked if we would like to go with them, they had extra tickets!!
It was so magical to get to ride it, and we LOVED it!! Very cool animatronics!! (sp??)
Anyway, thanks again everyone!!
ETA- oops, how could I forget?? We stayed at HOJO's for the first time based on recs here, and we LOVED it. Very comfortable beds, such a short walk to the park (really saves time not waiting for a shuttle to drop you off and pick you up) and we were in a standard room Bld 2 with a pool facing room and it was wonderful, not noisy at all. The fridge in the room was so nice, and we actually had a microwave too (I think because I'm in a wheelchair so it was a handicap-accessible room). The kids pool was lots of fun, and I was impressed they keep the water heated. The maid broke my sister's hair straightener and they notified us right away and paid us for it immediately, which I thought was awesome. The walk to the park was never scary in our experience! Anyway, I highly recommend staying here!
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for all the tips, they helped out a ton!Highlights:
Saw fireworks, Fantasmic and World of Color...all 3 were AMAZING! I have to say Fantasmic was my favorite though, so impressive!
Thanks to the secrets thread we went to Coke Corner at 2:30 pm and sure enough, Alice and the Mad Hatter showed up and played musical chairs. DD got picked since we were the first ones there, she had a blast! That Mad Hatter is hilarious.
Did breakfast with Minnie and had a BLAST. We made 10:30 am ressies and I think next time I would move it up to 10 am, as they started clearing the food before we were done. BUT- since we were one of the last tables there, the characters all wondered over to my DD and spent a TON of time with her...she has so much fun!! So it was totally worth it. Plus they made her FIVE Mickey waffles dairy-free, just for her. She was THRILLED.
The best thing- I was sad we were going to miss seeing the new Little Mermaid ride, since while we were there only cast members were getting viewings. Well, as we were walking through DCA a couple of cast members came up to us and asked if we would like to go with them, they had extra tickets!!
It was so magical to get to ride it, and we LOVED it!! Very cool animatronics!! (sp??) Anyway, thanks again everyone!!
ETA- oops, how could I forget?? We stayed at HOJO's for the first time based on recs here, and we LOVED it. Very comfortable beds, such a short walk to the park (really saves time not waiting for a shuttle to drop you off and pick you up) and we were in a standard room Bld 2 with a pool facing room and it was wonderful, not noisy at all. The fridge in the room was so nice, and we actually had a microwave too (I think because I'm in a wheelchair so it was a handicap-accessible room). The kids pool was lots of fun, and I was impressed they keep the water heated. The maid broke my sister's hair straightener and they notified us right away and paid us for it immediately, which I thought was awesome. The walk to the park was never scary in our experience! Anyway, I highly recommend staying here!
