happyrebster
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We were at DL July 16, 17 and 18. It was amazing. On the 16th, a Sunday in July, we walked on many major rides. It was nuts! No and/or very short lines for Pirates, HH, Big Thunder, ToT, Space Mountain and Soarin. We were so lucky with short lines the whole trip! We could only imagine that the extreme heat was keeping people away.
Stayed at the Grand Californian -- lovely as always. Our second time getting the Downtown Disney view, which is very fairly priced given that you can see the DL fireworks quite clearly from those rooms! We have a toddler who just can't stay awake long enough to see the fireworks -- so great to be able to see them from the room instead. And given that the DD view is less than the park view, I highly recommend it.
Ate at the Vineyard Room, which I also strongly recommend -- lovely service, great food, awesome wine selection. Overall, simply wonderful. The heat was rather hard on our little one, so we could only go to the parks in the early morning and early evening, but we were still able to see everything!
My first time seeing Turtle Talk with Crush, which is very enjoyable. Also my first time seeing Monsters, Inc. (very simply, but very cute. The scene with the doors is great!) and my first time seeing the new Space Mountain (hard to believe, but they actually made it better!!) and the new Pirates (other than the Davy Jones effect, which was quite cool, I wasnt terribly impressed with the changes seems strange to look around this classic ride and see Johnny Depp!) I also really liked the Bedtime Stories on the TV at the hotel a great touch which really relaxed our little one at the end of the day. But we were surprised to learn that DL still doesnt have PhotoPass and doesnt have character wake up calls at the Grand Californian. These both seem like poor choices by Disney management as they are much beloved at the parks in Florida.
Stayed at the Grand Californian -- lovely as always. Our second time getting the Downtown Disney view, which is very fairly priced given that you can see the DL fireworks quite clearly from those rooms! We have a toddler who just can't stay awake long enough to see the fireworks -- so great to be able to see them from the room instead. And given that the DD view is less than the park view, I highly recommend it.
Ate at the Vineyard Room, which I also strongly recommend -- lovely service, great food, awesome wine selection. Overall, simply wonderful. The heat was rather hard on our little one, so we could only go to the parks in the early morning and early evening, but we were still able to see everything!
My first time seeing Turtle Talk with Crush, which is very enjoyable. Also my first time seeing Monsters, Inc. (very simply, but very cute. The scene with the doors is great!) and my first time seeing the new Space Mountain (hard to believe, but they actually made it better!!) and the new Pirates (other than the Davy Jones effect, which was quite cool, I wasnt terribly impressed with the changes seems strange to look around this classic ride and see Johnny Depp!) I also really liked the Bedtime Stories on the TV at the hotel a great touch which really relaxed our little one at the end of the day. But we were surprised to learn that DL still doesnt have PhotoPass and doesnt have character wake up calls at the Grand Californian. These both seem like poor choices by Disney management as they are much beloved at the parks in Florida.
) wake up calls?!
