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I was going to write a PTR for this but I just didn't have the time with finals and work! DBF and I decided to cram a couple more trips into our budget before we move out for good in the summer. So, we went to Disneyland this weekend! 
Besides a few certain circumstances, it really was fun, and I am doing a trip report with some pretty pictures and a little game at the end! 
So here goes!
Details: We stayed at Rodeway Inn on Ball road
. Checked in on May 15, 2010 around 3pm, and stayed until May 17, 2010. The hotel was gross (putting it lightly) but only $45 a night with our Family Discount paper. We sure as heck won't stay there again but it was a roof over our head for the weekend! 
On Saturday morning, we left our house around 3am, and DBF let me drive the whole way.
We stopped to get gas at Fry's and got to the I-10 by about 3:45. We had breakfast bars and ate those instead of getting anything along the way. We finally got to DLR by 9am! The first ride we rode that day was Pirates, followed by a million other rides that day! 
We left the park around 2:30pm to get groceries at Ralph's before we checked into our hotel. We got ourselves snacks and lunch to eat during our hotel breaks to save some money! I got a Hot Pocket (Lean ham and cheese) and DBF got a Stouffer's Pizza. We also got chips and drinks to eat at the park. We checked into our hotel and got a downstairs room, # 101. We walked in and instantly cringed. It didn't even smell like a hotel room should. We left our stuff packed. After eating we walked back to the park (pretty far walk!) and spent the rest of the time riding rides, and for dinner that night we split a B2BBQ chicken sandwhich from Taste Pilots, fries, and a WHOLE bunch of pickles! So yummy! We left the park around 10:30 to go to bed!
The next day, we woke up at about 6:45am. I smelt like pee! I couldn't believe it and no I did NOT pee the bed. I would have known! So I took a very long shower in the crappiest shower in the world, while DBF went to ask for a different room. They insisted that they washed the sheets and there was no actual stain, but they gave us another room anyway. (OH! To top it off that night, it was very hard for me to get to sleep, as tired as I was, because the people upstairs were literally bouncing around the whole night and making loud noises!) We got to go in an upstairs room this time, that smelled a lot better too! After moving our stuff, we walked to the parks again and got there by about 8:30am. The first ride we rode that day was Space, twice I believe. We had snacks for breakfast and then by about 11 we were starving for lunch, so we left a little early to eat more pizza and Hot Pockets at the hotel. We didn't take our time, we walked back right after we were done eating. A little later on I got a Malibu Mocha in DCA, chugged it, and went on Screamin'. I've done this many times before, but my stomach didn't like it and I had to run to the bathroom to throw it back up!
That didn't stop me from riding TOT twice in a row, DBF couldn't believe me! We had a great time and went back to the hotel two very tired people! 
On Monday we woke up at 6:45 again.
I had to have a big ol' coffee! We cleaned up and packed our stuff up and checked out by about 7:30 or so. Today we drove to the parking garage. With my PAP I have free parking but we normally like walking because the garage can be time consuming and I don't have the patience! Today there was a small line waiting to get in. We thought they would have been open by that time until we realized it didn't open until 9am that day! 
Big woops on my part, we could have slept in! We finally got to go by about 8 or so, and parked. We had a while before the park would open and were pretty hungry for something other than a granola bar so we walked over to McDonalds on Harbor, next to our beloved FFI! 
I got a yummy yogurt parfait and a bacon McGriddle and DBF got a breakfast burrito and Egg McMuffin. I ate the parfait along the way while DBF held the bag. We wanted to eat close to the park so we could hear the music! We realized that we could get in early for rope drop? and went in and sat on one of the benches in the middle and watched all the people while we ate our food. When we were done we walked over to the crowd and waited for it to open! 
When it finally did we ran straight to Space, got our FP's, and rode it twice in a row again. We tried getting as many FP's as possible but when the times got too late we had to stop because we knew we had to leave at 4-5. 
We rode all of the rides we wanted to do before we left and we were VERY sore so we left the park around 3pm and started driving. We got back last night at about 10:30 or so because we made quite a few stops along the way trying to find a Subway! We didn't have any lunch so we were starving and wanted a big sub! We didn't find one so we finally stopped at an In-and-Out. I had a hamburger protein style and DBF had a big old Double Cheeseburger. Yummm! Overall I'd say we had one of the best times ever, because we were in good moods the whole time! 
Pictures coming in a sec!
Besides a few certain circumstances, it really was fun, and I am doing a trip report with some pretty pictures and a little game at the end! So here goes!Details: We stayed at Rodeway Inn on Ball road
. Checked in on May 15, 2010 around 3pm, and stayed until May 17, 2010. The hotel was gross (putting it lightly) but only $45 a night with our Family Discount paper. We sure as heck won't stay there again but it was a roof over our head for the weekend! On Saturday morning, we left our house around 3am, and DBF let me drive the whole way.
We stopped to get gas at Fry's and got to the I-10 by about 3:45. We had breakfast bars and ate those instead of getting anything along the way. We finally got to DLR by 9am! The first ride we rode that day was Pirates, followed by a million other rides that day! We left the park around 2:30pm to get groceries at Ralph's before we checked into our hotel. We got ourselves snacks and lunch to eat during our hotel breaks to save some money! I got a Hot Pocket (Lean ham and cheese) and DBF got a Stouffer's Pizza. We also got chips and drinks to eat at the park. We checked into our hotel and got a downstairs room, # 101. We walked in and instantly cringed. It didn't even smell like a hotel room should. We left our stuff packed. After eating we walked back to the park (pretty far walk!) and spent the rest of the time riding rides, and for dinner that night we split a B2BBQ chicken sandwhich from Taste Pilots, fries, and a WHOLE bunch of pickles! So yummy! We left the park around 10:30 to go to bed! The next day, we woke up at about 6:45am. I smelt like pee! I couldn't believe it and no I did NOT pee the bed. I would have known! So I took a very long shower in the crappiest shower in the world, while DBF went to ask for a different room. They insisted that they washed the sheets and there was no actual stain, but they gave us another room anyway. (OH! To top it off that night, it was very hard for me to get to sleep, as tired as I was, because the people upstairs were literally bouncing around the whole night and making loud noises!) We got to go in an upstairs room this time, that smelled a lot better too! After moving our stuff, we walked to the parks again and got there by about 8:30am. The first ride we rode that day was Space, twice I believe. We had snacks for breakfast and then by about 11 we were starving for lunch, so we left a little early to eat more pizza and Hot Pockets at the hotel. We didn't take our time, we walked back right after we were done eating. A little later on I got a Malibu Mocha in DCA, chugged it, and went on Screamin'. I've done this many times before, but my stomach didn't like it and I had to run to the bathroom to throw it back up!
That didn't stop me from riding TOT twice in a row, DBF couldn't believe me! We had a great time and went back to the hotel two very tired people! On Monday we woke up at 6:45 again.
I had to have a big ol' coffee! We cleaned up and packed our stuff up and checked out by about 7:30 or so. Today we drove to the parking garage. With my PAP I have free parking but we normally like walking because the garage can be time consuming and I don't have the patience! Today there was a small line waiting to get in. We thought they would have been open by that time until we realized it didn't open until 9am that day! Big woops on my part, we could have slept in! We finally got to go by about 8 or so, and parked. We had a while before the park would open and were pretty hungry for something other than a granola bar so we walked over to McDonalds on Harbor, next to our beloved FFI! I got a yummy yogurt parfait and a bacon McGriddle and DBF got a breakfast burrito and Egg McMuffin. I ate the parfait along the way while DBF held the bag. We wanted to eat close to the park so we could hear the music! We realized that we could get in early for rope drop? and went in and sat on one of the benches in the middle and watched all the people while we ate our food. When we were done we walked over to the crowd and waited for it to open! When it finally did we ran straight to Space, got our FP's, and rode it twice in a row again. We tried getting as many FP's as possible but when the times got too late we had to stop because we knew we had to leave at 4-5. We rode all of the rides we wanted to do before we left and we were VERY sore so we left the park around 3pm and started driving. We got back last night at about 10:30 or so because we made quite a few stops along the way trying to find a Subway! We didn't have any lunch so we were starving and wanted a big sub! We didn't find one so we finally stopped at an In-and-Out. I had a hamburger protein style and DBF had a big old Double Cheeseburger. Yummm! Overall I'd say we had one of the best times ever, because we were in good moods the whole time! Pictures coming in a sec!
Kudos to you for putting up with a less than stellar hotel! Yikes to the pee!!!
