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Shawn in California
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- Feb 2, 2010
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Hi all!
We've finally got back and settled a little bit from our vacation to DL and instead of doing a day by day, I thought I'd just share some of my observations.
We're WDW vets, and this was our first time going to DL. We're also vacation club members, so we stayed in a 1 bedroom at the Villas. They were very nice.
You know, so many people comment on the castle, and I was just listening to see if my family cared. They didn't. It was "Look, it's smaller" and on we went. We enjoyed the rides that are unique to DL and made sure we rode those. My kids kept saying "the same, but a little different".
You know, after a few days, I realized I missed the busses at WDW. It's funny, because we've gotten used to getting a snack to eat on the way back to our hotel. But at DL, because you walk everywhere, that built in down time by having to ride the busses is gone. I actually missed that. I thought it was busier because you had to walk everywhere. It was nice that everything was so close, but that downtime to just hang out is gone unless you make it.
We used the meal vouchers, and I honestly think a bigger issue is made out of them on these boards. I didn't find them hard to use. In fact, the last of our 8 days, I had like 10 $5 snack vouchers left. We used them to pay the bill at Storytellers. Everyone we encountered was like "these are cash. Use 'em"
One nice thing being vacation club members was if you show your membership card, you save 10% at most food places. I got to use the 10% off, then pay for it with the vouchers. Most places, I'd add no more than $5 cash to pay for the orders. I thought they were pretty easy to use, and the rules were less restrictive than the good old "snack" vouchers from WDW back in the day.
We booked our transfer from LAX on the Disneyland Resort Express. They were so inconvenient, we apparently had just missed it, and it wasn't due back for almost an hour. So we grabbed a Shuttle One van who took us for $15 a person. I think next time instead of booking with their rigid schedule, I'd just use Super Shuttle or Shuttle One. Much more convenient.
We ventured off property to do Legoland and Knotts Berry Farms through Greyline tours. We booked these through Disney. They were very easy to use and we had a good time. We also ended up catching an Angels game and taking a cab to the stadium. The stadium was awesome and it wasn't hard to do either.
All in all, we had a great trip. Thanks in advance to all of your help beforehand! Y'all made me feel so knowledgable!
Shawn in AK
We've finally got back and settled a little bit from our vacation to DL and instead of doing a day by day, I thought I'd just share some of my observations.
We're WDW vets, and this was our first time going to DL. We're also vacation club members, so we stayed in a 1 bedroom at the Villas. They were very nice.
You know, so many people comment on the castle, and I was just listening to see if my family cared. They didn't. It was "Look, it's smaller" and on we went. We enjoyed the rides that are unique to DL and made sure we rode those. My kids kept saying "the same, but a little different".
You know, after a few days, I realized I missed the busses at WDW. It's funny, because we've gotten used to getting a snack to eat on the way back to our hotel. But at DL, because you walk everywhere, that built in down time by having to ride the busses is gone. I actually missed that. I thought it was busier because you had to walk everywhere. It was nice that everything was so close, but that downtime to just hang out is gone unless you make it.
We used the meal vouchers, and I honestly think a bigger issue is made out of them on these boards. I didn't find them hard to use. In fact, the last of our 8 days, I had like 10 $5 snack vouchers left. We used them to pay the bill at Storytellers. Everyone we encountered was like "these are cash. Use 'em"
One nice thing being vacation club members was if you show your membership card, you save 10% at most food places. I got to use the 10% off, then pay for it with the vouchers. Most places, I'd add no more than $5 cash to pay for the orders. I thought they were pretty easy to use, and the rules were less restrictive than the good old "snack" vouchers from WDW back in the day.
We booked our transfer from LAX on the Disneyland Resort Express. They were so inconvenient, we apparently had just missed it, and it wasn't due back for almost an hour. So we grabbed a Shuttle One van who took us for $15 a person. I think next time instead of booking with their rigid schedule, I'd just use Super Shuttle or Shuttle One. Much more convenient.
We ventured off property to do Legoland and Knotts Berry Farms through Greyline tours. We booked these through Disney. They were very easy to use and we had a good time. We also ended up catching an Angels game and taking a cab to the stadium. The stadium was awesome and it wasn't hard to do either.
All in all, we had a great trip. Thanks in advance to all of your help beforehand! Y'all made me feel so knowledgable!
Shawn in AK
Thanks for the mini report. 
I love, love, love WDW..but hate, hate, hate the bus system..in fact last time I went we rented a car just to avoid having to wait on busses...my next trip to WDW..I will be renting a car as well..so much easier to just drive to the park you want to be at!!
I think we'll be in this boat of NOT missing buses!! We stay on in monorail properties to avoid them as it is! 
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