brenda1966
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Just got back. We were in the parks these days:
Saturday afternoon, July 19 in CA
Sunday morning, July 20 in DL
Sunday lunch and evening in CA
Monday July 21 DL all day
Tuesday July 22, DL 9am 2pm
The parks are HOT and CROWDED! I had forgotten just how congested Adventure Land gets. You can barely walk through there -- just mobs and mobs of people.
Sunday morning, early entry into Disneyland is my favorite time in the parks. That morning it was cool and cloudy and deserted! Im not sure where all the people were. Did the clouds scare them away? We were in DL from 7 am until 11 am and the place was empty. It was pure heaven. We left DL to go to our Princess lunch in CA and the sun did finally come out and heat the parks up.
Monday morning at 8am, sunny and hot, and DL was packed from the get go. We managed to get on Nemo right away that morning and ride. By 10 am, everything had super long lines. We utilized our fast passes and managed to ride everything we wanted to. Splash lines were up to 75 minutes. Our fast passes werent good for it until 5+ hours after we got them.
DD got to ride Indiana Jones for the first time and liked enough to want to ride twice. If I remember correctly we rode Sunday morning without fast pass and then again on Monday with fast pass. I didnt notice this ride down any of the times we walked by. I cant say the same for Space Mtn. Twice it was down (Monday and Tuesday). On Tuesday we lucked out as we were standing outside it, trying to figure out what to do, when they starting walking the crowd back in to ride. We were able to get in the standby line and ride right away, saving our fast passes for a second ride.
Toy Story mania is really fun! We loved it and rode it twice, once Saturday afternoon and once Sunday afternoon. We waited about 30-35 minutes each time. The line was long, but it moved. So, I would say a strategy of waiting at CA for opening from 9-9:30 am and then waiting for rope drop at 10am would be a waste of an hour (unless you get to ride multiple times with little wait). I would just endure the 30 minute wait midday and not waste precious morning time waiting for CA to open. Mr. Potato head was working on Saturday, but not on Sunday.
Ive decided my favorite snack in the parks is the cherry cooler slushy thing. We always get them in the Bugs Life area. They are not as easy to score at DL. I checked both locations on Tuesday and neither one was open at 11 am. I just dont understand that. Its very HOT and those stands are closed until when? Noon? They could have easily been pulling business at 10 or 11 am. I didnt get to try the Mickey pretzel with cream cheese. I was so disappointed. The stand near Space Mtn was broken.
Everything went very smoothly with picking up the Getaway Today park hoppers and Princess meal vouchers. I can certainly recommend ordering from them, especially when the meal vouchers save you a lot during peak menu pricing. The lanyards and pins we received were a huge bonus and caused DD to do her first pin trading. She really enjoyed that process and traded 2 of her pins, but wouldnt wear the lanyard (I cant say I blame her as they are heavy when loaded with pins).
Overall it was a fantastic trip. Fast pass came through for us and that cool, quiet Sunday morning in the park was perfect. Oh, and I got to ride Screaming for the first time. I loved it! It is super smooth and fast. I cant wait until DD is tall enough for it.
I will glady answer any questions I can.
P.S. Can't believe I almost forgot to mention the Hojo's pool! We only used the pirate play area once, but really enjoyed it. I liked the small red slide a lot! Great splash landing. The water was cool and refreshing, but not too cold. The hot tub was super hot and nice on tired legs. They have been closing it at the same time as the pirate ship and I told the front desk I didn't approve of this.
Some *%&^ parents let their kids on the ship at night when it was closed, so we all get to suffer for their rule breaking. I do hope they figure out a way to keep the hot tub open at night.
Saturday afternoon, July 19 in CA
Sunday morning, July 20 in DL
Sunday lunch and evening in CA
Monday July 21 DL all day
Tuesday July 22, DL 9am 2pm
The parks are HOT and CROWDED! I had forgotten just how congested Adventure Land gets. You can barely walk through there -- just mobs and mobs of people.
Sunday morning, early entry into Disneyland is my favorite time in the parks. That morning it was cool and cloudy and deserted! Im not sure where all the people were. Did the clouds scare them away? We were in DL from 7 am until 11 am and the place was empty. It was pure heaven. We left DL to go to our Princess lunch in CA and the sun did finally come out and heat the parks up.
Monday morning at 8am, sunny and hot, and DL was packed from the get go. We managed to get on Nemo right away that morning and ride. By 10 am, everything had super long lines. We utilized our fast passes and managed to ride everything we wanted to. Splash lines were up to 75 minutes. Our fast passes werent good for it until 5+ hours after we got them.
DD got to ride Indiana Jones for the first time and liked enough to want to ride twice. If I remember correctly we rode Sunday morning without fast pass and then again on Monday with fast pass. I didnt notice this ride down any of the times we walked by. I cant say the same for Space Mtn. Twice it was down (Monday and Tuesday). On Tuesday we lucked out as we were standing outside it, trying to figure out what to do, when they starting walking the crowd back in to ride. We were able to get in the standby line and ride right away, saving our fast passes for a second ride.
Toy Story mania is really fun! We loved it and rode it twice, once Saturday afternoon and once Sunday afternoon. We waited about 30-35 minutes each time. The line was long, but it moved. So, I would say a strategy of waiting at CA for opening from 9-9:30 am and then waiting for rope drop at 10am would be a waste of an hour (unless you get to ride multiple times with little wait). I would just endure the 30 minute wait midday and not waste precious morning time waiting for CA to open. Mr. Potato head was working on Saturday, but not on Sunday.
Ive decided my favorite snack in the parks is the cherry cooler slushy thing. We always get them in the Bugs Life area. They are not as easy to score at DL. I checked both locations on Tuesday and neither one was open at 11 am. I just dont understand that. Its very HOT and those stands are closed until when? Noon? They could have easily been pulling business at 10 or 11 am. I didnt get to try the Mickey pretzel with cream cheese. I was so disappointed. The stand near Space Mtn was broken.
Everything went very smoothly with picking up the Getaway Today park hoppers and Princess meal vouchers. I can certainly recommend ordering from them, especially when the meal vouchers save you a lot during peak menu pricing. The lanyards and pins we received were a huge bonus and caused DD to do her first pin trading. She really enjoyed that process and traded 2 of her pins, but wouldnt wear the lanyard (I cant say I blame her as they are heavy when loaded with pins).
Overall it was a fantastic trip. Fast pass came through for us and that cool, quiet Sunday morning in the park was perfect. Oh, and I got to ride Screaming for the first time. I loved it! It is super smooth and fast. I cant wait until DD is tall enough for it.
I will glady answer any questions I can.
P.S. Can't believe I almost forgot to mention the Hojo's pool! We only used the pirate play area once, but really enjoyed it. I liked the small red slide a lot! Great splash landing. The water was cool and refreshing, but not too cold. The hot tub was super hot and nice on tired legs. They have been closing it at the same time as the pirate ship and I told the front desk I didn't approve of this.
Some *%&^ parents let their kids on the ship at night when it was closed, so we all get to suffer for their rule breaking. I do hope they figure out a way to keep the hot tub open at night.
hahaha sorry for all the questions! im glad to hear you had a great trip! i enjoyed reading about it!
I'm not sure if it was the cloudy skies or what, but the park stayed so empty. It was so odd. I just knew Monday would be mobbed to make up for it, and it was.
