Hi Tikiman,
We loved everything about visiting California, and the Grand Californian was no exception. It was our first trip to where the magic all began, and we were not disappointed at all. Sometimes I read posts comparing WDW to DL....They are both so wonderful in their own way. DL is so intimate, and has such charm, and WDW is really its own town.
We are headed out to California again this summer, this time to San Fransisco, and to hike/raft at Yosemite. It will be the first August in seven years that I am not officially planning a WDW trip! We decided after seeing the Grand Canyon last year, that we really want to see more of the world, so now we plan one Disney trip and one National Park trip each year...
I am plotting a bit though...I am a HS teacher and I am secretly planning to sub a bit this summer to pay for a last minute trip to FLorida! Are you headed to the Poly? I remember on one of my August trips, you were there a few days before me...I think late July.
Thanks again for sharing your knowledge!
Mich Mouse