Bec & Chris' Big Trip! Completed!!
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PirateFish989
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OOOO, the Lasagna Rustica!
Your pictures of the Electrical Light Parade remind me of the background I had on my old phone - it was Cinderella's carriage from the Electrical Light Parade I took a few years ago. When I got my new phone I couldn't transfer it over
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Your pictures of the Electrical Light Parade remind me of the background I had on my old phone - it was Cinderella's carriage from the Electrical Light Parade I took a few years ago. When I got my new phone I couldn't transfer it over
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BecBennett
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Sorry I've taken so long. I'll post an update soon, I promise!
BecBennett
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Monday 3rd of March The day we were supposed to be going to L.A
I set the alarm clock for 7:45am this morning. We had booked a tour to take us around L.A for the day. The tour started at 9:15am.
So we got up and had showers and got dressed, and just before we were going to head to the breakfast room to get some breakky before we headed to the bus stop, I looked through my emails to double check if we needed to take anything in particular with us for the tour like booking confirmations and the like. No, we didnt need to take anything, theyd have our name, there was the tour start time 9:15am, and further down the page was the tour pickup time 8:15am What!?!?!
It was currently 8:20am
Luckily Im not generally panicky So I continued to scan through the email and dialled a contact number that was provided. I left a message on the machine explaining what had happened and hung up feeling completely helpless.
Now I had spent the last 6 months doing nothing but planning this trip all by myself and with the help of the Dis board, no input from Chris or anything. I had spent the whole time sick and partially blind (partially blind is an overstatement, but its how I felt). Sitting there on the hotel bed at 8:30am Im not a morning person I began to think that nothing had gone right on this trip that Id spent so much time planning.
Chris was angry at me for getting the time wrong, usually Id be angry back and say something like Well you could have taken care of it!! Instead I was just about to give up, and I started crying Im not a crier at all, and Chris knows this, so when he saw hed made me cry he was very quick to do a turn around and try and help out. When I cry, it means somethings terribly wrong.
So I sat and calmed myself down, but still felt helpless. Then finally the phone rang! It was the lady from the tour office, I went through the problem again with her and we found that yes, we could change it for another day! This of course cheered me up, especially knowing that it meant I could spend another day in Disneyland!!!
So we went and got breakfast and headed into the parks.
We went into DCA first this morning, because Id realised that wed forgotten to ride soarin! After the great comments about this ride I knew we had to ride it, and ride it soon. So we got directions on how to get straight there and went and rode that first.
Now everything was still slightly fuzzy, but this was still a great ride!!! I enjoyed it so much! So did Chris, and then another surprise! When we got off the ride and headed out, we were dreamed!!!
Yay Dream Fast Passes! We found that it wasnt busy enough to need them, so we kept them as souvenirs. This is another thing that I had to explain to Chris was special not something that happens all the time. Once he realised that not many other people had them he got quite excited.
Next up we went on GRR, it was still early in the morning and a little cold, so we were a bit dubious about going on it, but so was everyone else there was no line at all! So on we hoped.
I enjoyed this ride, but I must admit its not the best rapids ride Id ever been on. Or maybe its just that I enjoy these rides so much that they seem to finish too soon and leave me disappointed
We then had a bit of fun around the Redwood Creek challenge, then I saw the two mooses in a totem formation. They were unfortunately roped off But I had to get a photo of them. So quickly we jumped the rope and snapped a photo and then ran back I felt so naughty!
After this we headed over to Tower of Terror.
I couldnt wait to ride this ride! There was no line for it either so on we toddled. Chris was again very nervous! But we chatted to some 60-somethings from England in the line about how scary the ride looked, but we all figured that you had to do it at least once in your life, and they helped calm him down a little. He must have figured if they can do it he can do it
I thought it was an excellent ride, and would have ridden it several times Except Chris hated it! He was shaky when we got off and his legs felt all wobbly. He told me that he wasnt going to trust me with rides ever again So I took him over to the Animation Building. I figured this would calm him down.
We went and saw Turtle Talk with crush, which was cute. We enjoyed it, but it wasnt quite the laugh a minute I was hoping for. But it did the job, and Chris had settled down.
We played around in there for a while and found that Im most like Belle.
And Chris is most like Lumiere
I loved this fire place!
Next up we lined up for the Sun Wheel. I figured Chris would want to go on the stationary gondola, but no, he was happy to go on one of the swinging ones! I wanted him to snap a photo of the Mickey head on screamin while we were going around, but he wouldnt. He had to hold on! So I proved to him how simple taking a photo was, and I snapped several of him.
He looks quite happy in this photo, but in reality he is gripping the cage for grim death!
The ride wasnt as scary as I was expecting though I think it was hyped up a little, especially because there are sick bags available
Next I think we finally found Its Tough To Be A Bug and went and saw it. That was pretty good! The effects were great too!
It was starting to heat up so we rode GRR again. We got DRENCHED this time!
We decided to ride Soarin again to dry off, which was a mistake. It just made us cold! Then we stopped in at Taste Pilots Grill for lunch. Let me tell you, it wasnt much, but Im still dreaming about this hamburger!!! It was simply the beef patty, cheese, a pickle, ketchup, mustard and the fries on it, but for some reason it was so good and it hit the spot! Sorry, no photos, I was too hungry.
Next we decided to head over to DL. Stopping by the letters first.
And then getting more photos inside.
We then stopped in to see the 50 first years thingy. But we didnt hang around to see the show; we sort of just looked around the stuff on display, like the pic of Walt & Mickey, thats made up of tiny little pics.
Like these ones!
and then headed back out into it.
More later!
I set the alarm clock for 7:45am this morning. We had booked a tour to take us around L.A for the day. The tour started at 9:15am.
So we got up and had showers and got dressed, and just before we were going to head to the breakfast room to get some breakky before we headed to the bus stop, I looked through my emails to double check if we needed to take anything in particular with us for the tour like booking confirmations and the like. No, we didnt need to take anything, theyd have our name, there was the tour start time 9:15am, and further down the page was the tour pickup time 8:15am What!?!?!
It was currently 8:20am
Luckily Im not generally panicky So I continued to scan through the email and dialled a contact number that was provided. I left a message on the machine explaining what had happened and hung up feeling completely helpless.
Now I had spent the last 6 months doing nothing but planning this trip all by myself and with the help of the Dis board, no input from Chris or anything. I had spent the whole time sick and partially blind (partially blind is an overstatement, but its how I felt). Sitting there on the hotel bed at 8:30am Im not a morning person I began to think that nothing had gone right on this trip that Id spent so much time planning.
Chris was angry at me for getting the time wrong, usually Id be angry back and say something like Well you could have taken care of it!! Instead I was just about to give up, and I started crying Im not a crier at all, and Chris knows this, so when he saw hed made me cry he was very quick to do a turn around and try and help out. When I cry, it means somethings terribly wrong.
So I sat and calmed myself down, but still felt helpless. Then finally the phone rang! It was the lady from the tour office, I went through the problem again with her and we found that yes, we could change it for another day! This of course cheered me up, especially knowing that it meant I could spend another day in Disneyland!!!
So we went and got breakfast and headed into the parks.
We went into DCA first this morning, because Id realised that wed forgotten to ride soarin! After the great comments about this ride I knew we had to ride it, and ride it soon. So we got directions on how to get straight there and went and rode that first.
Now everything was still slightly fuzzy, but this was still a great ride!!! I enjoyed it so much! So did Chris, and then another surprise! When we got off the ride and headed out, we were dreamed!!!
Yay Dream Fast Passes! We found that it wasnt busy enough to need them, so we kept them as souvenirs. This is another thing that I had to explain to Chris was special not something that happens all the time. Once he realised that not many other people had them he got quite excited.
Next up we went on GRR, it was still early in the morning and a little cold, so we were a bit dubious about going on it, but so was everyone else there was no line at all! So on we hoped.
I enjoyed this ride, but I must admit its not the best rapids ride Id ever been on. Or maybe its just that I enjoy these rides so much that they seem to finish too soon and leave me disappointed
We then had a bit of fun around the Redwood Creek challenge, then I saw the two mooses in a totem formation. They were unfortunately roped off But I had to get a photo of them. So quickly we jumped the rope and snapped a photo and then ran back I felt so naughty!
After this we headed over to Tower of Terror.
I couldnt wait to ride this ride! There was no line for it either so on we toddled. Chris was again very nervous! But we chatted to some 60-somethings from England in the line about how scary the ride looked, but we all figured that you had to do it at least once in your life, and they helped calm him down a little. He must have figured if they can do it he can do it
I thought it was an excellent ride, and would have ridden it several times Except Chris hated it! He was shaky when we got off and his legs felt all wobbly. He told me that he wasnt going to trust me with rides ever again So I took him over to the Animation Building. I figured this would calm him down.
We went and saw Turtle Talk with crush, which was cute. We enjoyed it, but it wasnt quite the laugh a minute I was hoping for. But it did the job, and Chris had settled down.
We played around in there for a while and found that Im most like Belle.
And Chris is most like Lumiere
I loved this fire place!
Next up we lined up for the Sun Wheel. I figured Chris would want to go on the stationary gondola, but no, he was happy to go on one of the swinging ones! I wanted him to snap a photo of the Mickey head on screamin while we were going around, but he wouldnt. He had to hold on! So I proved to him how simple taking a photo was, and I snapped several of him.
He looks quite happy in this photo, but in reality he is gripping the cage for grim death!
The ride wasnt as scary as I was expecting though I think it was hyped up a little, especially because there are sick bags available
Next I think we finally found Its Tough To Be A Bug and went and saw it. That was pretty good! The effects were great too!
It was starting to heat up so we rode GRR again. We got DRENCHED this time!
We decided to ride Soarin again to dry off, which was a mistake. It just made us cold! Then we stopped in at Taste Pilots Grill for lunch. Let me tell you, it wasnt much, but Im still dreaming about this hamburger!!! It was simply the beef patty, cheese, a pickle, ketchup, mustard and the fries on it, but for some reason it was so good and it hit the spot! Sorry, no photos, I was too hungry.
Next we decided to head over to DL. Stopping by the letters first.
And then getting more photos inside.
We then stopped in to see the 50 first years thingy. But we didnt hang around to see the show; we sort of just looked around the stuff on display, like the pic of Walt & Mickey, thats made up of tiny little pics.
Like these ones!
and then headed back out into it.
More later!
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thanks for sharing
piratehannelore
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Sweet! You've got a great trippie so far...now we just need an update. 
I'm sorry you weren't feelin to hot on your trip. But I swear thats the magic of Disney. You can feel completely drained and ill and yucky, and then you get to DL and your on 
feeling great. Can't wait for more! Cheers!
I'm sorry you weren't feelin to hot on your trip. But I swear thats the magic of Disney. You can feel completely drained and ill and yucky, and then you get to DL and your on feeling great. Can't wait for more! Cheers!
anicholson75
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Great trip report! Can't wait for more!
BecBennett
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Sorry I'm taking so long to update, but I'm getting confused with the days for later on in the trip... Even though I'm only up to Monday on here, I'm currently trying to write Friday... And I can't for the life of me work it out... The problem is, I wrote an itinerary before I left, but due to sickness and stuff the days got all jumbled up, so now I'm not sure whether we went to Disneyland on Friday or not... I don't think we did, but what does that mean we did on Friday?!?! 
I'll post another update soon, once my head gets unscrambled...
Disney owl, Chickyann & anicholson75 - Glad you're enjoying the report! It's good to know that someone's here!
piratehannelore - I know, I could have opened and closed the place every day, but Chris decided that I was too sick and had to rest... Damn him!!
I'll post another update soon, once my head gets unscrambled...
Disney owl, Chickyann & anicholson75 - Glad you're enjoying the report! It's good to know that someone's here!
piratehannelore - I know, I could have opened and closed the place every day, but Chris decided that I was too sick and had to rest... Damn him!!
Disneygrl36
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So far so good.......
Great pictures.
In my head I am reading this with an Australian accent
Great pictures.
In my head I am reading this with an Australian accent
BecBennett
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Chickyann - We're in Tamworth, about 5 hours from Sydney. Where abouts are you??
Disneygrl36 - I know, I often forget that we're not all from the same place, and I have to double check that I'm not using words that can be confusing for people who aren't Australia...
I'm just fixing up the next post now and then I'll post it.
Disneygrl36 - I know, I often forget that we're not all from the same place, and I have to double check that I'm not using words that can be confusing for people who aren't Australia...
I'm just fixing up the next post now and then I'll post it.
BecBennett
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Back out on Mainstreet we spotted this little fellow.
I think its Dale isnt it? I always thought Chip had a red nose, but apparently its just a different type of brown...
Im a bit confused here... I know we rode Splash Mountain several times during our trip. It is quite possible that now is one of them... Quite possible, but Im not 100% sure...
So anyway, at some stage we headed over to Pirates Lair. Really to us, all this area is, is a photo opportunity place. So we took lots of photos...
We even found a hidden Mickey!
And a highlight for Chris for today A Bench!!
I got a bit bored of Pirates Lair after a while. I get a little claustrophobic in small, dark, confined places, where I dont know where they lead. So the tunnels were a little weird... But I enjoyed some of them, like the ones that were interactive Davey Jones Chest, and the gold that you reach for...
So anyway, we headed back off the island. And according to my pictures, over towards Winnie The Pooh we quite possibly rode HM again here somewhere. I didnt mind Winnie the pooh.
Nothing to write home about, but a nice ride all together. Then, something Id been waiting a long time for!!!
POOH CORNER!!
Insert Grand Music Here!
I really wanted one of those strawberries, but even though we had lots of money saved up specifically for spending on over priced items, I just couldnt pay that much for them!!
And of course! What Id waited so long to try!
I tell you what, this holiday really became the holiday for trying as many types of Disneyland food as I could! What with Tigger Tails, Pineapple whips, Monte Christos, churros, the bengal BBQ skewers, loaded baked potato soup, mickey waffles and pancakes! There were so many things everywhere that I wanted to try, I dont think I even got half of them!
More of this day coming up soon... Where did all the time go???
I think its Dale isnt it? I always thought Chip had a red nose, but apparently its just a different type of brown...
Im a bit confused here... I know we rode Splash Mountain several times during our trip. It is quite possible that now is one of them... Quite possible, but Im not 100% sure...
So anyway, at some stage we headed over to Pirates Lair. Really to us, all this area is, is a photo opportunity place. So we took lots of photos...
We even found a hidden Mickey!
And a highlight for Chris for today A Bench!!
I got a bit bored of Pirates Lair after a while. I get a little claustrophobic in small, dark, confined places, where I dont know where they lead. So the tunnels were a little weird... But I enjoyed some of them, like the ones that were interactive Davey Jones Chest, and the gold that you reach for...
So anyway, we headed back off the island. And according to my pictures, over towards Winnie The Pooh we quite possibly rode HM again here somewhere. I didnt mind Winnie the pooh.
Nothing to write home about, but a nice ride all together. Then, something Id been waiting a long time for!!!
POOH CORNER!!
Insert Grand Music Here!
I really wanted one of those strawberries, but even though we had lots of money saved up specifically for spending on over priced items, I just couldnt pay that much for them!!
And of course! What Id waited so long to try!
I tell you what, this holiday really became the holiday for trying as many types of Disneyland food as I could! What with Tigger Tails, Pineapple whips, Monte Christos, churros, the bengal BBQ skewers, loaded baked potato soup, mickey waffles and pancakes! There were so many things everywhere that I wanted to try, I dont think I even got half of them!
More of this day coming up soon... Where did all the time go???
Really enjoying your trip report! I don't think I could have bought one of those over-priced strawberries either! Yesterday, I just dipped two dozen of a box of huge, luscious strawberries in chocolate in about 10 minutes. The 4 lb box cost just $3.88 and the excellent dark dipping chocolate cost just $2.50! On the other hand, I also just booked 5 tickets for the Fantasmic Premium Seating so I guess I do spend on a few over-priced things!
it coming it's very enjoyable reading!
Disneygrl36
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Loved the pics of the Pirates Lair.
Oh a Tigger Tail..........I have to have one of those in December......they are so cute & look so good.
Oh a Tigger Tail..........I have to have one of those in December......they are so cute & look so good.
Brenna&Noah's Mom
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Those tigger tails are on my to do list too!!
Enjoying you TR
Enjoying you TR
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