Great update and pics! We also enjoyed the soft opening.
I thought the Plaza Inn fried chicken was amazing! Double mashed, cannot go wrong.
Looking forward to this coming Thursday as well. So fun to be normal again!!!!
Enjoying all the pictures.
So nice to hear you had a great day.
My dh thinks they should always keep the trash cans open He loved that part of WDW when we were there in September.
Whats on the list for today?
What can I say? I love Hei Hei!
song over and over and over again
I would totally love this right now...I've never really made a beer/cheddar soup, although I do make a lager/cheddar fondue
I have no idea what that beverage in the background is, but both the option from that booth were non-alcoholic drinks.
Strawberry-Rose Lemonade (Non-Alcoholic) – $6.00
Fig & Lavender Cold Brew (Non-Alcoholic) – $6.50
Tortilla-crusted Fried Guacamole
Jacuzzi tub, since mine at home are continuingly malfunctioning.
She got BG27
Her daughter, Chloe, put her head down, shaking it, saying, “That’s not my Mom.”
However, once they opened the Tropical Hideaway with the swirls, I immediately went for the raspberry and never turned back!
Mmmm want! Funny enough, when I was a kid, there was a dole whip machine at a stand behind where we used to sit at hockey games...my sister says that had strawberry sometimes- it rotated between pineapple, raspberry, and stawberry apparently.
I learned that if we ever start traveling again, that I will text him the day we leave just to confirm that he should start feeding that night in case he entered it wrong in his phone.
Naked Jim, and he didn’t realize that we left Friday afternoon, so he didn’t feed the cats Friday night or Saturday morning.
we went to our local Tiki bar
I wonder if the border will open this summer. Doubtful.
That might have caused some issues with some people I’m sure
Send some up here!
Happy to help.
Yeah...... I probably wouldn’t have noticed.
Very well-coordinated for the magical return.
Ugh. How long of a walk was that?
Huh. Wouldn't have guessed that.
Any excuse is a good one in a Disney gift shop.
I'm sure it always comes down to enforcement. Generally speaking, I think if people are following mask protocol there's no harm in sitting down for a bit.
I see the pixie dust is back, too!
Wonder why they did that? The blast effects were awesome!
That sounds like a fun ride. I should try it sometime.
Mmmm...Plaza chicken....
I saw hints you had started a trip report...your reports are some of my favorites Alison and I am so glad I found it!
Not too far behind....so nice to be able to walk into Disneyland again. Your updates will help refresh my memory--its been way too long
WooHoo! So much fun. They made some changes to the blast scene. It's not quite as cool as it was when the ride first reopened, but they used the technology that they use in the Castle projections to make the rocks explode.
I noticed that Indy only had a 15 minute wait, so I rode it.
Your day sounds delicious before you even leave! Now I am reconsidering our RD plan for Memorial Day, wondering if we shouldn't annoy ourselves with the inevitable line trying to get out of the Grand into DTD. Love the idea of trying to set up our food plan/mobile orders before entering the parks.Soft Opening April 28
So before we get started on the new material, those of you who know me, know that I rarely visit Disney without a general plan. Once I knew what days we were going, I made lists of all the food I've missed, and I poured over all the new menus to make sure they had my favorites. Bengal BBQ fell off the list when I learned they don't have the Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Skewer right now. I also made lists of my favorite rides, and plan to tick them off over the coming weeks.
Now I have planned out all our favorite food places and which days we would enjoy them all they way through the end of May. We'll see how well we follow through and that's how June's plan will evolve.
So with that in mind, today's menu would include Plaza Inn fried chicken, and a raspberry swirl Dole Whip. I began checking the Mobile Food App while I was still in bed and no one had gone nuts and started ordering, all the slots were still open starting at 11AM.
The park opened at 9AM and we wanted to avoid the crazy opening crowds that we heard about for the first soft opening day. So we left the house at 9:20. Here I am ready to do this!
Love these details that Disney does! I've always hated that flap when I throw things away, feels like I have to wash my hands after throwing an item away.
What??? Who wouldn't want to spend $8K on Disney art?DCA was busier than Disneyland!
We admired some of the artwork, but we didn't have $8K to blow on the original painting the HM ballroom. That was the only thing we really liked in there.
Glad to hear the slots were still available throughout your morning. After ToD I'm wondering if we'll have to pick all of our meals early or be out of luck.We went into the Emporium next. They didn't have a lot that interested us although I did spy these really cute aprons and hand towels. I need to replace a lot of mine at home.
I checked the food app and now the first slot was 11:10-11:40AM. Still OK. I wasn't really hungry yet cause we drove through Mickey D's on the way.
How did you get Double Mashed on a mobile order? We couldn't figure out how to customize at ToD!Great update and pics! We also enjoyed the soft opening. I thought the Plaza Inn fried chicken was amazing! Double mashed, cannot go wrong. Looking forward to this coming Thursday as well. So fun to be normal again!!!!
Bengal BBQ fell off the list when I learned they don't have the Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Skewer right now.
today's menu would include Plaza Inn fried chicken, and a raspberry swirl Dole Whip.
So cute! Matching
Right off the bat Fran noticed that all the trash cans are propped open so you don't have to touch the flap that pushes in when you discard your trash.
Fran asked if I wanted to check out the dress shop, so we headed over to New Orleans Square
The Dress Sop was closed.
CM near the exit. I got the "return pass" for HM, and it was for 11:43, I was like, "It's 11:43 now?" Pretty cool no waiting!
Wowzas! that area can be sooo frustrating and bottlenecked!
We're making up for it now with our 3rd wave.You never know. I think your outbreaks were less than ours. Then again all the vaccine hesitant states are near your border.
Meh. How many arms and legs do you need?With the price of shipping for your medal, can you imagine what it would cost?
Followed you over here from your other TR, glad to see a new one going. Looks like you had a great first day.
Literally the 3rd time I've quoted this update, so I'm doing my replies Right Now!
the colours really match the castle!!
I'm always impressed by the puppetiers on these sorts of floats, always try to smile at them
The genie jigging in the back ground cracked me up!
a wee bit less magical...
not like hearing it doesn't make it already stay in your head...
Intriguing deal being made...
I would totally love this right now...I've never really made a beer/cheddar soup, although I do make a lager/cheddar fondue
Yumm! Salmon (I know you aren't a fan) looks right up my alley
I'm thinking it's the cold brew (I think that's a coffee term?)
What were the big white things on top? Cheese?
Not sure about this..I like quac, but big chunks fried...hmmm
That's a lot of joy in that front seat!
I'm sure M does that a few times with her Dad and I at the parks
"go to" now too, Dorian is a float fan like Fran
Mmmm want! Funny enough, when I was a kid, there was a dole whip machine at a stand behind where we used to sit at hockey games...my sister says that had strawberry sometimes- it rotated between pineapple, raspberry, and stawberry apparently.
I remember those!
Sounds like a plan
I bet they were pretty happy to see you!
Like how they roll, yup
I'm so glad you introduced me to the idea of Tiki Bars- had no idea...the one we went to in Vegas- so much fun, but WOW were the drinks strong!!
I noticed that in a video I watched of opening day! I must have missed WHY they did this change, do you know? It really is not nearly as cool...
15 minutes for Indy!!!!! Incredible!!!
Notice the table on the right, they didn’t used to have those there. Now you can take your Ronto Wrap to the table to enjoy it.
Especially since you can’t sit on the random rocks.
I never noticed this waterfall in the queue of the ride, probably because the queue did not extend past this waterfall until now.
If you don't want any spoilers, I suggest you scroll down to the third post.
What I didn't realize is that there was a path to skip the indoor queue, and the Rey briefing sequence wasn't running, we just walked straight through that portion and out to the ship where you leave the planet.
And as I was writing this up the morning after our park visit, a story aired on my local news explaining that CA guidance says that Indoor rides can be no longer than 15 minutes. RotR is 18 minutes long so they had to remove the Rey briefing sequence part of the ride in compliance.
And then we figured out the problem.
As we tried to escape, we inadvertently found our way to the bridge.
When Kylo Ren realized that the prisoners were escaping, he came after us. When we entered a lift, he climbed on top and tried to cut it with his light saber.
I love the way the walls are burning from blaster fire at various points throughout the attraction!
Ooops we landed a little bit off course.
As I got off the ride, I could tell that I was "done". My legs felt a little wobbly, and that fatigue that only comes from a Disney theme park was starting to set in.
Fran asked if we could look in “that expensive shop that always has so many people in it that I can’t see anything.”
These guys were trying to pick a fight with anyone who would bite.
We also got a Cheshire Cat Tail and Caramel apple.Sorry forgot to take pictures before we ate them!
Nice to see Walt's light on.