Danauk
<font color=green>I would be sitting on the patio
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The cast: Me, Karen a total Disney nut.
DH, Pete who puts up with me but enjoys our trips!!
The reason for the trip: To celebrate our 10th anniversary. We haven't been on holiday for a few years as we were saving up for this trip as we wanted to splurge a little and treat ourselves!!
We got up at 4:45am and had breakfast (well Pete did, I was too nervous, I can't relax right before a trip!!) and left the house at 5:30am with my parents who were driving us to Heathrow. We got there by 8am and dropped the bags off as we had done on line check in and printed off our boarding passes the night before. We had a bite to eat and then said good bye to my parents and headed through security and up to the club lounge. Our flight was on time (I know, amazing!!) and by 11am we were boarding the aircraft. We were flying PE so as soon as we settled in we were given a glass of wine which was nice. The flight was good, not too bumpy. About 8 hours in I heard a voice saying, "Are you from the Dis boards?", it was SnowWhite17 and her family who were also heading to Disneyland.
By 2pm California time (10pm our time) we could finally see California below us.
We landed at 2:15pm (20 minutes early), got onto the stand by 2:30pm, got through security and bagage claim quickly and by 2:50pm were were on our way to Disneyland!! We had booked a town car to take us there and by 4pm we were walking through the door of the Grand Californian Hotel.
We were greated with a Welcome Home as we were staying on DVC points which was nice.
The hotel is beautiful, kind of like Wilderness Lodge at WDW. The lobby was stunning, big beams and a roaring fireplace.
It had a lovely pool area (the pool loungers had really comfy, thick cushions on them) and from here you could see some of the rides in the California Adventure park. The construction in the photo is of the new DVC add on they are building.
We were soon checked in and as it was our anniversary and 1st visit we were given a red balloon display, anniversary pins and a 1st visit pin as well.
We were soon on our way to our room. When we walked in the baskets and treats I had ordered were waiting for us.
We quickly unpacked and decided to have a relax on the balcony with a glass of wine and some chocolate strawberries. Our balcony had a lovely view. We could see the Tower of Terror
and Grizzly River run
Plus we could see the monorail going past.
After a relax we headed into the California Adventure park using the entrance direct from our hotel. We had a look around and took a few pictures,
Then we headed onto some rides.
1st we rode Toy Story Midway Mania which I loved. Then we did Monsters Inc which I thought was cute.
Soon it was 8pm so we checked in for our Electrical Parade viewing. We were given a box of goodies; truffles, mini cakes, crackers and cheese, grapes and a glass of wine. Soon the parade started:
The parade was cute and the music very catchy!!
By now it was 9pm (5am English time)and we were tired as we had been up for over 24 hours!! So we headed off to bed, taking a few night pictures along the way.
I love the reflection of the sun wheel in the lake in this picture!
DH, Pete who puts up with me but enjoys our trips!!
The reason for the trip: To celebrate our 10th anniversary. We haven't been on holiday for a few years as we were saving up for this trip as we wanted to splurge a little and treat ourselves!!
We got up at 4:45am and had breakfast (well Pete did, I was too nervous, I can't relax right before a trip!!) and left the house at 5:30am with my parents who were driving us to Heathrow. We got there by 8am and dropped the bags off as we had done on line check in and printed off our boarding passes the night before. We had a bite to eat and then said good bye to my parents and headed through security and up to the club lounge. Our flight was on time (I know, amazing!!) and by 11am we were boarding the aircraft. We were flying PE so as soon as we settled in we were given a glass of wine which was nice. The flight was good, not too bumpy. About 8 hours in I heard a voice saying, "Are you from the Dis boards?", it was SnowWhite17 and her family who were also heading to Disneyland.
By 2pm California time (10pm our time) we could finally see California below us.
We landed at 2:15pm (20 minutes early), got onto the stand by 2:30pm, got through security and bagage claim quickly and by 2:50pm were were on our way to Disneyland!! We had booked a town car to take us there and by 4pm we were walking through the door of the Grand Californian Hotel.
We were greated with a Welcome Home as we were staying on DVC points which was nice.
The hotel is beautiful, kind of like Wilderness Lodge at WDW. The lobby was stunning, big beams and a roaring fireplace.
It had a lovely pool area (the pool loungers had really comfy, thick cushions on them) and from here you could see some of the rides in the California Adventure park. The construction in the photo is of the new DVC add on they are building.
We were soon checked in and as it was our anniversary and 1st visit we were given a red balloon display, anniversary pins and a 1st visit pin as well.
We were soon on our way to our room. When we walked in the baskets and treats I had ordered were waiting for us.
We quickly unpacked and decided to have a relax on the balcony with a glass of wine and some chocolate strawberries. Our balcony had a lovely view. We could see the Tower of Terror
and Grizzly River run
Plus we could see the monorail going past.
After a relax we headed into the California Adventure park using the entrance direct from our hotel. We had a look around and took a few pictures,
Then we headed onto some rides.
1st we rode Toy Story Midway Mania which I loved. Then we did Monsters Inc which I thought was cute.
Soon it was 8pm so we checked in for our Electrical Parade viewing. We were given a box of goodies; truffles, mini cakes, crackers and cheese, grapes and a glass of wine. Soon the parade started:
The parade was cute and the music very catchy!!
By now it was 9pm (5am English time)and we were tired as we had been up for over 24 hours!! So we headed off to bed, taking a few night pictures along the way.
I love the reflection of the sun wheel in the lake in this picture!
.You sure had a lovely view from your room.Those choc covered strawberries looked delicious-did they taste as good as they looked?.Great pocs,especially the night shots 
and great pics as well !
