The weather is gorgeous, a little cooler maybe, but not by much. It is a SMALLER park. The castle is not as spectacular, and of course the 50th will already be over. The Grand Californian is a lot like Wilderness Lodge. It's near by, and quite nice, but you will be in Down town Anahiem, you'll be amazed how close the i-5 is. *chuckles* I used to live about 25 miles from it.