Howdy! New here.

[jemimabean]

Just wanted to pop in and say hi. I'm brand new to the Dland boards, but used to post on the Disboard years ago.

My husband, three friends, and I spent 2.5 days at Disneyland a month ago, and had an amazing time. Up until then, we had always gone to DisneyWorld, but I think that for the foreseeable future we'll be heading to Anaheim. I loved having a hotel right across the street (we stayed at the Tropicana Inn), and not having to do the long bus rides when we were tired at night. Probably in my top three weekends of all time.

We got annual passes, as we'll be back in Southern California at the end of August/beginning of September for work for my husband, and this time we're taking our kids for three days. I cannot WAIT to get back there. I'm not sure what it is about Disney that is so comforting and relaxing, but it's seriously the place when I'm able to de-stress the easiest.

We'll be celebrating my husband's birthday there in September - any suggestions of where we should get reservations for dinner or lunch? Our kids will be 7 and 10 by then, and it doesn't necessarily have to be character dining.

Mostly I just wanted to say hi. I'm going to be lurking on the boards like crazy over the next few months so that I can learn all of your tricks before we go back.

 

[kaoden39]

Hi and welcome!


There are so man great places to eat in the parks. I like eating at the Hungry Bear and it doesn't require any seating reservations.


I am with you on Disney being a great place to de-stress. I get in there and I am in a different world and it all seems so much better to me.

 

[skiingfast]

We'll be celebrating my husband's birthday there in September - any suggestions of where we should get reservations for dinner or lunch? Our kids will be 7 and 10 by then, and it doesn't necessarily have to be character dining.

September is a great time to visit. Where did you eat last trip?

 

[LavenderPeach]

Just wanted to say welcome! Have fun planning your trip and feel free to ask as many questions as you want.

Here's a link to all the different menus at DLR so you can see what restaurants sound good to you: http://allears.net/dlr/din/menu/menus.htm#dl

 

[TheColtonsMom]

Just wanted to pop in and say hi. I'm brand new to the Dland boards, but used to post on the Disboard years ago.

My husband, three friends, and I spent 2.5 days at Disneyland a month ago, and had an amazing time. Up until then, we had always gone to DisneyWorld, but I think that for the foreseeable future we'll be heading to Anaheim. I loved having a hotel right across the street (we stayed at the Tropicana Inn), and not having to do the long bus rides when we were tired at night. Probably in my top three weekends of all time.

We got annual passes, as we'll be back in Southern California at the end of August/beginning of September for work for my husband, and this time we're taking our kids for three days. I cannot WAIT to get back there. I'm not sure what it is about Disney that is so comforting and relaxing, but it's seriously the place when I'm able to de-stress the easiest.

We'll be celebrating my husband's birthday there in September - any suggestions of where we should get reservations for dinner or lunch? Our kids will be 7 and 10 by then, and it doesn't necessarily have to be character dining.

Mostly I just wanted to say hi. I'm going to be lurking on the boards like crazy over the next few months so that I can learn all of your tricks before we go back.

Well welcome back to disboards and especially Welcome to the love of the Land!

All families have different favorites but here are a few suggestions...

I second the Hungry Bear as a favorite counter service It's location makes it one of the best places to get away from the crowd (although that may not be a really big problem in September...who knows) You can eat while you watch the boats go by on the ROA.

For special occasions there is nowhere in the parks like Blue Bayou inside POTC the atmosphere cannot be touched.

If you opt for a character meal our family favorites are Surf's Up With Mickey at the PPH and Minnie & Friends at the Plaza Inn.

If you hit my TR (link in my signature) there are reviews of the BB and the 4 character meals we did on our Christmas Trip...We did not do Hungry Bear last time though and it has a whole new menu since then too, but there are lots of reviews of it around here.