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[kaoden39]

That it is. I hope to never-never-never-ever do it again. There were moments when it ruined the vacation for me, but oh well. I was at Disneyland. The good news for July is we're driving Wed. afternoon/night after my friend get's off work so we'll be ready to go on a night of sleep for Thursday. Sunday is our questionable day of what to do before we drive home. It will all depend on how late we feel like arriving back in CCC.

We are going to leave early on Sunday morning and drive on through and sleep Sunday night for Monday morning. We normally drive during the nigth and then spend a very tired first day at Disneyland. Not this year.

 

[Belle Ella]

That's pretty much what I've normally done as well. When we leave home around 2 a.m. we usually make it there before Disneyland opens. This will be my first time driving down there the night before. I think we're planning on leaving around 4 p.m. or so. I forget what time my friend will be getting off from work. I hate to think what the drive is going to be like, but that's what is going to happen

 

[kaoden39]

That's pretty much what I've normally done as well. When we leave home around 2 a.m. we usually make it there before Disneyland opens. This will be my first time driving down there the night before. I think we're planning on leaving around 4 p.m. or so. I forget what time my friend will be getting off from work. I hate to think what the drive is going to be like, but that's what is going to happen

I am much worse we leave at around 7:30 after Scotty gets off work. We stop along the way for food and things and then we stop at the rest areas to walk around to stay awake and then stop in Buttonwillow to nap for a little while, and go through LA during rush hour traffic. Not this time.

 

[Belle Ella]

Sounds like our drive when I went to San Diego with my family back in '07. Whoever's decision it was to leave then should not be in charge of said decision ever again. Worst drive ever. I have to say, one thing that makes me nervous about leaving when we are is how much I hate driving at night which it very much will be when we arrive. Yuckies. If I wasn't so afraid of flying I'd seriously consider it this time around. Heck, then we would be able to do our last day in the park.

 

[kaoden39]

Sounds like our drive when I went to San Diego with my family back in '07. Whoever's decision it was to leave then should not be in charge of said decision ever again. Worst drive ever. I have to say, one thing that makes me nervous about leaving when we are is how much I hate driving at night which it very much will be when we arrive. Yuckies. If I wasn't so afraid of flying I'd seriously consider it this time around. Heck, then we would be able to do our last day in the park.

Well, what about the train? That might be a fun trip.

 

[Belle Ella]

Well, what about the train? That might be a fun trip.

Hm. I never though about that.

 

[kaoden39]

Hm. I never though about that.

If there weren't so many of us I would love to take the train. To me the train is a very cool way to travel.

 

[Belle Ella]

If there weren't so many of us I would love to take the train. To me the train is a very cool way to travel.

Grr. The only options that I seem to have through Amtrak is to take the train to Emeryville and then a bus down to SoCal? That seems a bit odd. But with the short period of time we have for this trip it would never work. I remember the last time I took a train. We were headed out to Denver. It was something like 2 days or so, but the views were amazing. The best part about Amtrak for me? There's a station in my town which means it takes less than 5 minutes to get there. Not at all like trying to leave for the airport.

I think I have convinced myself that if we can get cheap enough fares on SouthWest (I've got that DING application) I might be able to do it with enough medication. And hey, that stuff puts me in a dandy mood alright. But cost wise once you add in transportation to/from the hotel it would still probably be cheaper for us to drive and split the cost of gas.

Which reminds me! 2 more car payments & Pepe shall be mine!! Pepe, by the way, is what my mother named my car when I bought it almost 5 years ago. I have no idea how she won naming rights, but it's apparently stuck over the years. All I can say is this means more money for Disneyland!!

 

[kaoden39]

Grr. The only options that I seem to have through Amtrak is to take the train to Emeryville and then a bus down to SoCal? That seems a bit odd. But with the short period of time we have for this trip it would never work. I remember the last time I took a train. We were headed out to Denver. It was something like 2 days or so, but the views were amazing. The best part about Amtrak for me? There's a station in my town which means it takes less than 5 minutes to get there. Not at all like trying to leave for the airport.

I think I have convinced myself that if we can get cheap enough fares on SouthWest (I've got that DING application) I might be able to do it with enough medication. And hey, that stuff puts me in a dandy mood alright. But cost wise once you add in transportation to/from the hotel it would still probably be cheaper for us to drive and split the cost of gas.

Which reminds me! 2 more car payments & Pepe shall be mine!! Pepe, by the way, is what my mother named my car when I bought it almost 5 years ago. I have no idea how she won naming rights, but it's apparently stuck over the years. All I can say is this means more money for Disneyland!!

That is ridiculous that the train goes to Emeryville and then the bus. Forget it, the bus no way.

The plane eh, no, I don't think so. I think when you figure it all out from our part of the state driving is our best option. Sad but true.

Pepe as in Pepe Le Pew the skunk?

 

[Belle Ella]

Well, said like that . She says my car has a lot of pep and then somehow she got Pepe from that. I don't always understand the way her mind works, but I'm sure she says the same of me just about as often (if not more).

I think the only thing that would really sway me towards flying would be if for some reason my friend backed out and nobody else would go with me and I was facing a drive by myself again. I just don't think I'm up for it right about now. But I'm not letting her back out for the world, no siree!

 

[kaoden39]

Well, said like that . She says my car has a lot of pep and then somehow she got Pepe from that. I don't always understand the way her mind works, but I'm sure she says the same of me just about as often (if not more).

I think the only thing that would really sway me towards flying would be if for some reason my friend backed out and nobody else would go with me and I was facing a drive by myself again. I just don't think I'm up for it right about now. But I'm not letting her back out for the world, no siree!

Okay, I got it.

Where would you fly out of?

 

[Belle Ella]

Eugh. So, I just got home from work and I should be going to sleep right about now but I made the mistake of logging in. Oops ...

If I was ever going to fly I have 3 airports to choose from really - SFO, Oakland and San Jose. They are all easy to get to for me (and I love that I can take BART to SFO). Sac would probably have the cheapest airfare from my past experiences, but it's too far out of the way to drive and then fly unless I had tons of time off and could spend some time at my grandmother's before flying out. I'm thinking that the next time I go (which had better be sometime in 2011) I'll make sure I have a lot of time off, no matter which way I plan on traveling.

Heck, why can't I take a permanent vacation and go whenever I fee like it?

Oh yeah, there's that thing they call the real world!!

 

[kaoden39]

Eugh. So, I just got home from work and I should be going to sleep right about now but I made the mistake of logging in. Oops ...

If I was ever going to fly I have 3 airports to choose from really - SFO, Oakland and San Jose. They are all easy to get to for me (and I love that I can take BART to SFO). Sac would probably have the cheapest airfare from my past experiences, but it's too far out of the way to drive and then fly unless I had tons of time off and could spend some time at my grandmother's before flying out. I'm thinking that the next time I go (which had better be sometime in 2011) I'll make sure I have a lot of time off, no matter which way I plan on traveling.

Heck, why can't I take a permanent vacation and go whenever I fee like it?

Oh yeah, there's that thing they call the real world!!

I like that BART to SFO option. TO me that is the way to travel. Then my vehicle is at home and I don't have to stress over it. And yeah Sacramento is kind of out of the way for you. Sacramento for me is the only way to go. But, then I am on this side of the bridge so that makes sense.

 

[Belle Ella]

Belle Ella is at it again
Time to kick into high gear for July 2010

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Who

At the onset of planning we have two attendees who are willing to brave the crowds for this summer-time madness: little miss Jazz (23) none other than the DIS' own Belle Ella and thus far the nicknameless Karolina (23), most-awesomest friend of said Jazz. Notice the red and many little bullseyes? Yes, we work for Target. Or at least one of us still does - the one of us who is obviously still insane enough to stick in retail (meaning me). The photo itself is from the Aids Walk in S.F. in 2008. Which is sad that I don't have too many recent photos of us, but there you have it. We met thanks to Target when she started working there a couple of years after I started and we haven't looked back since. In the strangest of all coincidences it turns out not only do we share our love for all things Disney, Twilight, and other YA fantasy books that we just can't tear ourselves away from no matter how old we get - it turns out we were both born in the same town in Washington exactly one month apart. Mind you, we both live here in the Bay Area, California. What are the odds, right? I guess I should stop myself before I start giving you the rest of our life stories, but I did warn you long ago that I can tend to babble on and on sometimes, right? Believe me, I don't think there is ever such a thing as too much information. Then again ... maybe there is??!!

We have been trying to plan a Disneyland vacation for the two of us for 2 years now, but it has just never happened. We've tended to bounce back and forth and go when the other isn't ...until now!!

What

I'm pretty sure this is a Pre-Trip Report, later to become a trip report, but I may just have to get back to you on that

Where

Why, the Happiest Place on Earth, of course! Where else would we be going? Other than crazy that is.

OH!! You mean where will be staying, right? That's a no-brainer as well: the Howard Johnson on Harbour. My past two experiences have been excellent and we will be keeping our finger crossed that the entertainment rate pops up. Thanks to another DIS'er (wvnative ) I already have this years entertainment card so we are 100% set in that regard. I booked a standard room with 2 queens. I could honestly care less about the view. So long as there is a bed that I can sleep on, that is all that I need. I don't plan on spending a whole lot of time there.

When

The date is set: Wednesday, July 14 to Sunday, July 18.

We'll be leaving the Bay Area Wednesday evening after I am done with school for the afternoon and Nicknameless gets off from work so it will most likely be anytime between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. This will change things from my past two trips where we left very early in the morning and went straight into the park at opening after we checked into the hotel. It usually makes for long days. But we've made the decision to get there late on our first night, I figure we'll be arriving sometime after 11 p.m. and it will all depend on what traffic we hit leaving home, and get some sleep on an actual bed before hitting the park for Thursday morning opening. We'll have 3 full days for sure in the Parks, including the official day of the 55th Anniversary (July 17th), as well as 1 MM which we will be using on Saturday. We'll also have the possibility of getting a few park hours on Sunday Morning before we leave as well, which could also work as a MM day. Thank the stars for having 2 drivers this time around!!

At least one of us will also be participating in this years GAD promotion. I am scheduled to participate in a project with a local preschool on Saturday, February 20th and Nicknameless is still keeping an eye out for something she can participate in. Her work schedule makes it a little harder for her find times that would work for her! We are waiting to see if this summer's tickets will be another 5 days for the price of 3 in which case we would be in the clear for Sunday without using our GAD vouchers for admission so then it's just a debate between pins or FPs. I'm keeping an eye out for how the FP are working this year. I didn't see the point in them for the birthday promotion since they were offering a gift card but for a non-pin collector (outside of Snow White pins) it may be the better option for us because of the summer crowds.

Why

Since when does one need an actual reason to plan for Disneyland, am I right?! We will be using this as an early-double-birthday celebration. Nicknameless' birthday isn't until August 10 and mine follows up 1 month later on September 10.

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If you are still on board from March or September, thank you for flying Air B.E. I hope to keep this one entertaining for you and I think I'm going to try a new format for the actual TR when I get back. And for those of you just joining in for this new flight, WELCOME!!

And just a note, I always love comments. Sometimes I need a little encouragement to keep going. So speak up and let yourself be known!!

 

[kaoden39]

Comment;

Nicknameless needs a nickname!!!

 

[Belle Ella]

Comment;

Nicknameless needs a nickname!!!

Tell me about it! I'm thinking-I'm thinking-I'm thinking ...

And I got nothing so far. Durn.

 

[kaoden39]

Tell me about it! I'm thinking-I'm thinking-I'm thinking ...

And I got nothing so far. Durn.

Hmm, well that is a conundrum.

 

[knewton64]

Subscribing.



Can't wait to hear more.

 

[Belle Ella]

Hmm, well that is a conundrum.

She will have one soon. We've got to get together for a movie day soon and that may give me inspiration. I've never been so good with the nicknames before.

Subscribing.



Can't wait to hear more.

Great to have you on board!

OK, so I'm getting a little frustrated right now. I cannot, for the life of me, find my PhotoPass CD's from September. I want to go through them again and they are nowhere to be found. I'm really not happy about this.

But at least I am watching The Little Mermaid.

 

[kaoden39]

She will have one soon. We've got to get together for a movie day soon and that may give me inspiration. I've never been so good with the nicknames before.



Great to have you on board!

OK, so I'm getting a little frustrated right now. I cannot, for the life of me, find my PhotoPass CD's from September. I want to go through them again and they are nowhere to be found. I'm really not happy about this.

But at least I am watching The Little Mermaid.

Oh no. Good luck on finding those!!