We are taking our 2 children (ages 5 and 1) to California 10/12-10/18. We plan to stay with a friend Sat the 12th in LA and then head up to Anaheim on Sunday the 13th to check into our hotel and maybe, *hopefully* have our only chance at fireworks. Would really really love for my son to see real Disney Fireworks but I realize this may not be in the cards for us.
We are meeting other friends at Disneyland on Tuesday the 15th, so we thought we would do California Adventure on Monday the 14th. Monday is Columbus Day and based on last years hours I think the park is open longer that day.
Like I said, Tuesday we will be with 2 other families. This has its advantages as it might allow us parents to be able to ride together and trade off watching the kids on the rides they can't do, however it also has its disadvantages as we all may have different priorities for the day. The other families do not have a school-aged child, they only have babies. Tuesday is a non-negotiable day as it is the only day the other 2 families can do... However we are flexible... We could do CA before or after our day at Disney.
This leads me to my conundrum... To add another day or possibly 2. I'm worried that 2 days really isn't enough, especially considering 1 of the days may not be as "jam packed" as we would usually do seeing we will be with a larger group. If we add on Sunday and/or Thursday we would need 1 extra hotel night and of course the remainder in ticket costs. The Orbitz deal is what has me considering this possible change. I think the difference in costs is about $500 to add 2 more days in the park (1 additional night in a hotel).
Of course money is a huge concern, but not getting to ride everything is a major concern too. Can I really even hope to feel satisfied with 2 days? Ughhhhhhh. Thank you for letting me worry "out loud."
We are meeting other friends at Disneyland on Tuesday the 15th, so we thought we would do California Adventure on Monday the 14th. Monday is Columbus Day and based on last years hours I think the park is open longer that day.
Like I said, Tuesday we will be with 2 other families. This has its advantages as it might allow us parents to be able to ride together and trade off watching the kids on the rides they can't do, however it also has its disadvantages as we all may have different priorities for the day. The other families do not have a school-aged child, they only have babies. Tuesday is a non-negotiable day as it is the only day the other 2 families can do... However we are flexible... We could do CA before or after our day at Disney.
This leads me to my conundrum... To add another day or possibly 2. I'm worried that 2 days really isn't enough, especially considering 1 of the days may not be as "jam packed" as we would usually do seeing we will be with a larger group. If we add on Sunday and/or Thursday we would need 1 extra hotel night and of course the remainder in ticket costs. The Orbitz deal is what has me considering this possible change. I think the difference in costs is about $500 to add 2 more days in the park (1 additional night in a hotel).
Of course money is a huge concern, but not getting to ride everything is a major concern too. Can I really even hope to feel satisfied with 2 days? Ughhhhhhh. Thank you for letting me worry "out loud."
