Jokiho
I like to drink wine
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Much appreciation to all those that contributed to the success of the trip over the past 6 weeks. Wanted to share some thoughts:
-I go to disneyworld every few years. Essentially I have family in the Florida area so for me, it's easy to pair up a vacation with the obligatory family visit.
1. I had posted awhile back if 2 days were enough. Well, for two people, going on a friday and saturday in late April, I can safely say yes, provided you have MaxPass. That made all the difference. We were able to get on a number of rides twice in fact. We probably could have hit up EVERYTHING if we were fully committed to rides and entertainment, but we also are foodies and we ate our way through the park
2. Food:
-corndog- highly recommend. Best corndog I've ever had.
-strawberry Begnets- light, fluffy, delicious
- Chilled noodle color changing salad- refreshing, but not enough for a meal. More like a snack.
-Mickey pretzel- this is a good choice for a stand-by ride snack
-Churros- highly recommend. No surprise there. Get them when they're fresh.
-Carthay Circle- We were looking forward to this one. But I had read reviews that the fried biscuits were over-hyped. Nope. They were absolutely delicious. Firm on the outside, flavorful and moist on the inside.
-dolewhips- also good. I think the secret about the shorter line on the inside of the tiki attraction is out. It was nearly as as long as the outside one.
-Cove Bar- The lobster nachos were good, but a bit over-hyped. Strong fish taste (and we're normally seafood lovers).
Ride highlights:
-Indiana Jones- My favorite! we rode it twice
-Space Mountain- too short and not as good as Florida, although the track is smoother.
- Radiator Racers- There was a 2 hour wait, but with Maxpass we were on in 15 minutes. Folks, this isn't a 2-hour worthwhile attraction. TBH I am not too familiar with Cars, so if you have a Cars fan, then it's worth it I suppose. But really, the whole land outside is themed to Cars, so I just don't think the ride itself should have replicated the areas that were just outside. We only rode it once.
-Roger Rabbit- the material has so much potential with the ability to go through toontown. But instead the ride goes through mostly...warehouse Scenes. I know Roger has lost favor in the park, and that probably explains this squandered opportunity.
-Some rides we elected to skip- Splash Mountain, jungle cruise, Dumbo. The latter two are at WDW. Splash mountain- my sister hates "dips" so that one was a no-go, but I understand WDW is slightly better so I don't feel too bad about missing it.
Observations:
-I can see why locals love it! It's definitely a locals park and I could tell. Not as many tourists here. It's very small compared to Disneyworld and my feet appreciated that. Still I like the expansiveness and room to explore, especially in Epcot where you could spend a whole day strolling around the World Showcase. On the other hand, it's awe-inspiring to know this was Walt's park and the others are somewhat copies. It's like this is the heart of Disney.
- I still felt the Disney bubble when inside the park. I don't think that one needs to spend the exorbitant prices on lodging at a Disney hotel for this park. At WDW it's much more essential because it's so massive that it just takes awhile to get from one place to the next. Hence, staying on property helps with that.
- Parkhopping- essential for Disneyland. Not so much with Disneyworld. Because Disneyland was so small, by getting up early and using Ridemax, we were through 75% of it by 10:30AM. The ability to ParkHop added variety. Frankly I almost felt like the two parks were basically one park.
All in all I would visit Disneyland again, but for me, it would be difficult. I'm in the midwest and my family is on the eastcoast, so Florida makes more sense from that standpoint. Honestly, I didn't think the Parks were too vastly different and that's probably because they are both equally fun to me and their respective positive differences add to the experience and cancel out the negatives. Yes, Disneyworld is huge and a pain to navigate, but the hugeness provides more areas to explore from a landscaping and environment perspective. Disneyland is quaint and definitely more "homey." Its like a community park. I think 2 days is enough to ride the heavy hitters twice and still have room for most of the other rides.
One last thing...
Wish I could have ridden Pirates! But that's for another trip I guess!
-I go to disneyworld every few years. Essentially I have family in the Florida area so for me, it's easy to pair up a vacation with the obligatory family visit.
1. I had posted awhile back if 2 days were enough. Well, for two people, going on a friday and saturday in late April, I can safely say yes, provided you have MaxPass. That made all the difference. We were able to get on a number of rides twice in fact. We probably could have hit up EVERYTHING if we were fully committed to rides and entertainment, but we also are foodies and we ate our way through the park
2. Food:
-corndog- highly recommend. Best corndog I've ever had.
-strawberry Begnets- light, fluffy, delicious
- Chilled noodle color changing salad- refreshing, but not enough for a meal. More like a snack.
-Mickey pretzel- this is a good choice for a stand-by ride snack
-Churros- highly recommend. No surprise there. Get them when they're fresh.
-Carthay Circle- We were looking forward to this one. But I had read reviews that the fried biscuits were over-hyped. Nope. They were absolutely delicious. Firm on the outside, flavorful and moist on the inside.
-dolewhips- also good. I think the secret about the shorter line on the inside of the tiki attraction is out. It was nearly as as long as the outside one.
-Cove Bar- The lobster nachos were good, but a bit over-hyped. Strong fish taste (and we're normally seafood lovers).
Ride highlights:
-Indiana Jones- My favorite! we rode it twice
-Space Mountain- too short and not as good as Florida, although the track is smoother.
- Radiator Racers- There was a 2 hour wait, but with Maxpass we were on in 15 minutes. Folks, this isn't a 2-hour worthwhile attraction. TBH I am not too familiar with Cars, so if you have a Cars fan, then it's worth it I suppose. But really, the whole land outside is themed to Cars, so I just don't think the ride itself should have replicated the areas that were just outside. We only rode it once.
-Roger Rabbit- the material has so much potential with the ability to go through toontown. But instead the ride goes through mostly...warehouse Scenes. I know Roger has lost favor in the park, and that probably explains this squandered opportunity.
-Some rides we elected to skip- Splash Mountain, jungle cruise, Dumbo. The latter two are at WDW. Splash mountain- my sister hates "dips" so that one was a no-go, but I understand WDW is slightly better so I don't feel too bad about missing it.
Observations:
-I can see why locals love it! It's definitely a locals park and I could tell. Not as many tourists here. It's very small compared to Disneyworld and my feet appreciated that. Still I like the expansiveness and room to explore, especially in Epcot where you could spend a whole day strolling around the World Showcase. On the other hand, it's awe-inspiring to know this was Walt's park and the others are somewhat copies. It's like this is the heart of Disney.
- I still felt the Disney bubble when inside the park. I don't think that one needs to spend the exorbitant prices on lodging at a Disney hotel for this park. At WDW it's much more essential because it's so massive that it just takes awhile to get from one place to the next. Hence, staying on property helps with that.
- Parkhopping- essential for Disneyland. Not so much with Disneyworld. Because Disneyland was so small, by getting up early and using Ridemax, we were through 75% of it by 10:30AM. The ability to ParkHop added variety. Frankly I almost felt like the two parks were basically one park.
All in all I would visit Disneyland again, but for me, it would be difficult. I'm in the midwest and my family is on the eastcoast, so Florida makes more sense from that standpoint. Honestly, I didn't think the Parks were too vastly different and that's probably because they are both equally fun to me and their respective positive differences add to the experience and cancel out the negatives. Yes, Disneyworld is huge and a pain to navigate, but the hugeness provides more areas to explore from a landscaping and environment perspective. Disneyland is quaint and definitely more "homey." Its like a community park. I think 2 days is enough to ride the heavy hitters twice and still have room for most of the other rides.
One last thing...
Wish I could have ridden Pirates! But that's for another trip I guess!
