Disneyland photo report! june 5th through the 10th.

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Well, I now have some time to sit down and start working on this thing. A little late, but not too bad.

I unfortunately did not take good enough notes to do a full trip report, but I thought I could at least share my pictures.


****WARNING... I AM A HORRIBLE PHOTOGRAPHER. I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE****

****WARNING... THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A GROUP OF PAST AND PRESENT ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW CAST MEMBERS GO TO THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH****

Let's start with the members of our party.


Amanda
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From Left to Right, Chris S., who is currently dressed as Christie, Chris G., in the back seat, and Amanda's mother on the right. Everyone give a shout out to Chris G., who just joined the DISboards as Chris420!
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Next, we come to Davey Jones. Yes, that is his name.
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Finnaly, we come to me, James.
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If any one has ever made the boring drive from Phoenix to Anaheim, they will know that it is just that. However, as you get close to Cabazon, there are some interesting sites.

Look everyone! It's the windmills. It makes it a pain in the butt to drive down the freeway with those blowing winds, but they sure are cool to look at. These pictures don't do them justice.
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Next we come to Cabazon, and of course had to stop and see the Dinos at the Cabazon Dinosaur Museum. Some of you may recognize these bad boys from Pee Wee's Big Adventure. We also stopped at the diner that Large Marge sent him too. They had yummy biscuits and gravy.
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After some minor vehicle drama we were on our way to Anaheim. We arrived at the Motel 6 Anaheim Maingate. A couple of us had stayed there previously and were satisfied with it in the past. Well, things have changed. I wish I had taken pictures, but I was so disgusted by it. The beds are more flimsy than they ever were before. They took out all of the dresser's and drawers from the rooms and to top it off, the remodel that they recently completed makes the rooms look like a bad IKEA floor model.!
DO NOT EVER STAY AT THE MOTEL 6 MAINGATE. SPEND THE EXTRA MONEY FOR A BETTER HOTEL!

By this point we were really ready to get to the parks and start having a good time.
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Chris was excited as a little kid!
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Me with the "Classic" ears!
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Christie turned back into Chris.
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Throughout the rest of these photos, you may see a gesture repeated quite often. Please know that this gesture is not vulgar or offensive. It is an obscure reference from an obscure movie. I would explain but, Chris G (Chris420) and Davey Jones have sworn me to secrecy.
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That's it for part 1. Part two will be coming soon.
 
Great start!!! popcorn:: Your group looks like you are all having a blast!!! And you are not a bad photographer - IMO!! I was intrigued by your windmill pics, the pic of the exit sign for Yucca Valley and the pics of the dinosaurs...10 years ago I moved from that area - it was a blast from my past! Can't wait to read more!! :surfweb:
 
Nice start and cool pics!

I've made the trip from Phoenix to Anaheim a few times. The last time was in November. Is the big baby still there right outside of Phoenix? Oh and my friend participates in the Rocky Horror in Chandler sometimes, but he's gone for the summer.

Looking forward to the rest of the report.
 

Oh yeah... I know him well. He's told me about you too. Not much, just that you were also a Disney fan.
 
This is just too much fun for me to put off... so here is part 2


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Amanda and her mom split off from us, they decided to ride the horse drawn trolley, while we took some more pictures.
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After picking up a fast pass for indy we headed over to New Orleans Square and hopped on Pirates
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DUCKS!
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Next was a trip on jungle cruise. Definatly one of my favorites. It would have to be the attraction I would want to work if I was employed by DLR.
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After our exciting cruise down the rivers of the jungles of the world, we headed over to Indy to use our fast passes.
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More main street pics
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It was about at this point that we headed back to the Motel 6 to relax for a little before we took on the park for the night.

Part 3 will be coming shortly.
 
Loving your trip report so far and can't wait for more but my real quest is finding out the movie reference. :)

Kay
 
Part 3!!!

Back from our Afternoon break we headed for the teacups!
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I really look creepy in this picture. What was I on???
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You will now see why I said that I was not able to do a full trip report, I did not take anymore pictures for the rest of the day. The next pictures are from the next morning when Davey Jones, Chris G (Chris420) and I went to DL for our MM.

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The view of the matterhorn from Dumbo!
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That would be Brittany. She's our girl on the inside. Seriously... she works in California Adventure. She looks soooo adorable when she wears her Animation Building vest.
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It's not as cute when I do it...
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She doesn't know it yet, but Brittany is gonna be my "thrill" ride buddy when I go with my mother in Sept. Mom doesn't like coasters, or dropping elevators.
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We had lunch at Cafe Orleans. The server was horrible who screwed up our bills and forgot to bring me my Pomme Frites, but the meal was amazing. At least for me and Chris G. The other members of my party were not too thrilled. Several of them are not too open to new foods.
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Some shots from the Pier
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This one did not come out too good, but it was really funny when we took it.
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Animation Building!!!
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We ended our second night back in DL after CA closed. I got to see the new fireworks. Unfortunately I did not take pictures. My camera does not do well in low light. But they were pretty amazing.

I was also on main street with Chris G, Chris S and Davey Jones, when they filmed this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpojZ0COU3Y

I'm sure most of you have already seen the musical wedding proposal. But it is kinda cute.

Part 4 will come soon!
 
By the end of this trip report, I'm sure I will let slip the name of the movie to which this is a reference.

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DN420, I am enjoying all your pictures!!! Looks like you all had a FABULOUS time in DL!!! :cool1:
 
I'm enjoying your photo report. But the mystery of the movie is intriguing! I'm going to watch Kevin Smith films for clues - Am I hot or cold?

Also, Lamberto Bava?
 













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