EmJ
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Mods, if this belongs in the Disneyland Community board, please move it and I extend my apologies. I couldn't tell, and we have a BTMR LL coming up 
So, we made it!! And have had almost two full days in the park. I thought I'd post my initial thoughts and impressions, but I'll try to keep it brief. First--to those who have been saying there isn't a substitute for Disney because nothing else is LIKE Disney, I get it now. I'm a Universal lover at heart (ducks thrown tomatoes), but this place is special. My foot has yet to fall on any patch of land that is not themed to the nines, clean clean clean, and with someone helpful (either cast member or another guest) within an arm's length away. It's pretty neat.
Yesterday, was our first DCA day. Honestly, it was only okay, but I think a lot of that was us getting our bearings. Everything seemed spread out and hard to find, and we did a lot of backtracking. It also took me a bit to get the hang of the app and Genie+, so we weren't super efficient at the beginning. We spent most of our time in Avengers Campus, which doesn't have a lot to do, but made up for it in spades in character interactions. My son was chosen with four other children to play charades with Ant Man and the Wasp. He was over the moon! And we probably saw another 6-8 characters in addition and got Spidey's autograph. Outside of Avengers Campus, we experienced a lot of ride breakdowns, which was a bummer, but Soarin' worked just fine and everyone loved it. I'm not sold on DCA yet, but not ready to write it off either. We go back Thursday, wiser
Today was/is our first DL day and it is AWESOME!! Genie+ has been worth every penny of its $15, and I'd pay more. I can understand why people who are local or come a lot would not want to pay, and the standby lines are otherwise long. But for a once-ever-spare-no-expense trip, it is worth it. We did everything I planned over TWO days before 1:30 today, and we are headed back for more. Nothing has broken down, the boy got lots of autographs, food has been decent, and the theming and detail everywhere! Phenomenal. Hyperspace Mountain has been the surprising hit of the day. We didn't plan to do that one, but got talked into it by some other guests we met at rope drop, and we all ended up liking it a lot. If anyone heard a child scream, "THAT WAS SO EXCITING AND SCARY!!!" as the ride came to a stop, that was my kid He's asked to go again later this week.
Tomorrow is SWGE, which is definitely the most anticipated part of our trip. I'll keep you posted. And thanks again.
So, we made it!! And have had almost two full days in the park. I thought I'd post my initial thoughts and impressions, but I'll try to keep it brief. First--to those who have been saying there isn't a substitute for Disney because nothing else is LIKE Disney, I get it now. I'm a Universal lover at heart (ducks thrown tomatoes), but this place is special. My foot has yet to fall on any patch of land that is not themed to the nines, clean clean clean, and with someone helpful (either cast member or another guest) within an arm's length away. It's pretty neat.
Yesterday, was our first DCA day. Honestly, it was only okay, but I think a lot of that was us getting our bearings. Everything seemed spread out and hard to find, and we did a lot of backtracking. It also took me a bit to get the hang of the app and Genie+, so we weren't super efficient at the beginning. We spent most of our time in Avengers Campus, which doesn't have a lot to do, but made up for it in spades in character interactions. My son was chosen with four other children to play charades with Ant Man and the Wasp. He was over the moon! And we probably saw another 6-8 characters in addition and got Spidey's autograph. Outside of Avengers Campus, we experienced a lot of ride breakdowns, which was a bummer, but Soarin' worked just fine and everyone loved it. I'm not sold on DCA yet, but not ready to write it off either. We go back Thursday, wiser
Today was/is our first DL day and it is AWESOME!! Genie+ has been worth every penny of its $15, and I'd pay more. I can understand why people who are local or come a lot would not want to pay, and the standby lines are otherwise long. But for a once-ever-spare-no-expense trip, it is worth it. We did everything I planned over TWO days before 1:30 today, and we are headed back for more. Nothing has broken down, the boy got lots of autographs, food has been decent, and the theming and detail everywhere! Phenomenal. Hyperspace Mountain has been the surprising hit of the day. We didn't plan to do that one, but got talked into it by some other guests we met at rope drop, and we all ended up liking it a lot. If anyone heard a child scream, "THAT WAS SO EXCITING AND SCARY!!!" as the ride came to a stop, that was my kid
He's asked to go again later this week.Tomorrow is SWGE, which is definitely the most anticipated part of our trip. I'll keep you posted. And thanks again.
