ZoZo
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Just returned from two fun days at DL/CA. A couple of thoughts:
I definitely enjoyed staying at Candy Cane Inn. The rooms were nice; the beds were comfortable; it was nice to have a fridge in the room; the staff was very nice; liked having the option of using the shuttle, even though the hotel was very close to DL. The only drawback was that we got a room on the second floor (to minimize possible noise), and carrying heavy suitcases up and down the stairs was a bit of a drag! Other than that, I highly recommend CCI!
Loved reading a tip on the DIS that the FP machine at Thunder Mountain was disconnected with the rest of the FP system at DL. It was a great "insider" tip to know that we could get BTMRR FPs pretty much any time, even if we weren't allowed to get a FP with the other rides. I grabbed a FP for Space Mountain, then walked right over and got a BTMRR FP right away (without waiting the two hours normally needed to get a FP). Yay, DISBoards!
Went to DL on the day of a Halloween party. We thought it wouldn't be a big deal to hop over to CA at 7:00, but apparently, everyone else had the same idea! It was totally packed at CA. Luckily, we had hopped back and forth to both parks all day (starting at 8:00 am), so we were ready to leave when the crowds migrated to CA at 7:00. (I guess I'm just used to DisneyWorld, where the crowds have three other parks to disperse to when Magic Kingdom closes for a Halloween party. At DL, there aren't as many options, so CA gets crowded.)
Enjoyed the food at Carnation Cafe - had the chicken pot pie (good!) and shepherd's pie (also good!). Good corndog at CA, too. A good non-park restaurant is Mimi's; great food!
That's all I can think of for now. It was nice getting my Disney "fix" after two years off!
I definitely enjoyed staying at Candy Cane Inn. The rooms were nice; the beds were comfortable; it was nice to have a fridge in the room; the staff was very nice; liked having the option of using the shuttle, even though the hotel was very close to DL. The only drawback was that we got a room on the second floor (to minimize possible noise), and carrying heavy suitcases up and down the stairs was a bit of a drag! Other than that, I highly recommend CCI!
Loved reading a tip on the DIS that the FP machine at Thunder Mountain was disconnected with the rest of the FP system at DL. It was a great "insider" tip to know that we could get BTMRR FPs pretty much any time, even if we weren't allowed to get a FP with the other rides. I grabbed a FP for Space Mountain, then walked right over and got a BTMRR FP right away (without waiting the two hours normally needed to get a FP). Yay, DISBoards!
Went to DL on the day of a Halloween party. We thought it wouldn't be a big deal to hop over to CA at 7:00, but apparently, everyone else had the same idea! It was totally packed at CA. Luckily, we had hopped back and forth to both parks all day (starting at 8:00 am), so we were ready to leave when the crowds migrated to CA at 7:00. (I guess I'm just used to DisneyWorld, where the crowds have three other parks to disperse to when Magic Kingdom closes for a Halloween party. At DL, there aren't as many options, so CA gets crowded.)
Enjoyed the food at Carnation Cafe - had the chicken pot pie (good!) and shepherd's pie (also good!). Good corndog at CA, too. A good non-park restaurant is Mimi's; great food!
That's all I can think of for now. It was nice getting my Disney "fix" after two years off!
