Glad the flight went well - thats a long flight for a little kid!! Sounds like Henry was a trouper. I love In and Out Burger, have been to LA several times as my Uncle lives North of LA so fly in there when we visit him and have hit an In and Out on every visit - yumminess!
It was a long flight for big kids.
In & Out will be a regular place when we visit California! YUM.
The In and Out in San Fran was very full. That in and of itself was not the problem. However, I suspect that the number of people there also brought in a number..a very large number of panhandlers and such. The area wasn't very clean and honestly, I felt like we had to wash our hands just standing in the restaurant. I won't be going back.
I hope that doesn't sound judgy or mean... but it was kinda alarming and we had our dd who was maybe 4 or 5 at the time with us. I think we were asked for money from no less than 5 people, but as many as 10. (it was a few years ago that we were there so I don't remember exactly)
Oh ick! I've been in those sort of places (Ghetto Gas somewhere between Orlando and Kennedy Space Center!
) and they just wig me out. I don't blame ya a bit. I'm used to panhandlers living in NYC, but even still...!
I love the update, btw! I have never seen pics of inside the DL resort rooms. Funny though...all those outdated paradise pier images... that is how I remember DCA. I have not been since they did the refurb.
I do wonder if/when they will update the rooms! They are still beautiful, and the outdated decor didn't phase me a bit. I'll have pictures of the
Disneyland Hotel and the Grand Californian Villas too!
I just love when Henry jumps on the bed at the start of each resort stay!
The Paradise Pier rooms look very nice, but I am looking forward to seeing the Disneyland Hotel ones -- that's where I want to stay. You did have a couple of nights, there, didn't you?
He LOVES that moment when we say "GO!" It's so fun to watch him.
We didn't actually stay in the Disneyland Hotel, but I took a
Travel Agent class while I was there, so I got to see a room. BEAUTIFUL!!!! Just you wait...!
Yay! Settled into the room! The room looks great. 
Sorry you had trouble sleeping... that often happens to me in hotels.
And yes, I SO get the PP!
I've found about 1 out of 3 trips I don't sleep well that first night. I suppose, in the back of my mind it was all just excitement of the unknown of Disneyland!
Love the room video..its nice to see it by way of video instead of just pictures
Alexa was cracking up laughing at you and Henry playing on the bed. She thought that was so much fun! I cant wait to read more
I love taking those videos, and they have helped a LOT of people out on
YouTube, I get comments on them all the time!
It was a blast jumping around on the bed with Henry, and Joe being a goof with the stuffed animals...
It was a fun way to start the trip!
Luvin the video of Henry jumping on the bed! So cool!
Thanks! It shows our true goofiness!
Yay! You've arrived via airplane and Carzilla.
The hotel/resort looks super nice even if it's not Disney owned. At least they added the Disney artwork and Mickey Mouse/Disney touches in the decor.
The hotel actually IS Disney owned now, but when it was built, it wasn't. It had 2 previous owners until Disney took over. You can just sorta tell a bit that it wasn't built as a Disney hotel, but yes, it's still VERY nice, we loved it!
I love all the photos of PP! I've done 3 trips to DLR since I moved to CA 8 yrs ago, and never stayed at a Disney owned property. We always stay in a good neighbor hotel just across the street...cheaper, although I miss those magical touches that Disney does so well.
My DS is also 4, and I very much understand being nervous about long plane rides. My family is all in MN, with one DSis in D.C., so every visit to family involves 4+ hours on an airplane, plus all the airport craziness. I was especially worried about the trip to see my sister in DC last June, but DS handled it better than I did!
The "secret" menu at In-n-Out is becoming less of a secret all the time. Just google "in n out secret menu" and you'll get a bunch of websites (including the offical in-n-out website) that list some or all of the options. You can do things like ask them to grill the onions for you, or do a mustard-grilled burger, or get chilis added to a burger (or fries!), have a burger cut in half, extra layers of meat and/or cheese, etc. There's specific names for some of the more popular variations, but honestly they'll do pretty much anything you ask with the ingredients they have. Our favorites are the Animal Style fries and burger, and since DS doesn't like the onions, lettuce and tomato (yet...we're working on him...), we order a burger without all those things and cut in half for him. You can also order a root beer float and a few other quirky drink variations, or get a burger wrapped in a lettuce leaf (no bun) or a grilled cheese (no burger). It's pretty fun, and 90% of the cashiers we've had are very friendly about it. We've had a couple who treat our requests like a major hassle, but I think most people like the "secret" part of the menu.
Can't wait to read more of your report! I don't know when we'll make it back for another trip since our finances have just gotten a little tighter here, but I love to live vicariously through the trip reports here!
What off-site hotels have you stayed in? We will do off-site (at least a night or two) next trip for the experience. I hear really good things about the Fairfield, and they even have Disney themed rooms.
The Disney properties are all beautiful though!
My family is in MN too!
From here though it's only about 2.5 hours. Sounds like your little guy is a pro flier just like Henry! Even still, with how many flights we have done, I still pack a bag-o-distractions, just in case.
That is very cool about the "secret" menu! Henry would have definitely enjoyed a few of those things. And he too won't do the onions, lettuce or tomato - so I had asked for his plain...perhaps we ordered off the secret menu and I didn't even know.
There appears to be a soft refurb in the room since we were there in 2010.
The beach ball pillows, circular duvet, surfboard lamp and shower curtain, as well as the drapes are all new.
Oh really! I didn't realize that! They do look very fresh, so that makes sense. It's a beautiful room!
The room decor is pretty neat. But $65 for the beach ball pillows??!!! Yikes!!
Love the video of you and Henry jumping and playing around. Creighton started jumping on the couch with you guys.
I know, isn't that funny? I guess they got tired of replacing them!
That's so cute about Creighton!
I thought I must had seen it somewhere on the DL boards, but I really hadn't read that many TRs! So glad you cleared that up!!!
!!! I will definitly have to take a look at that next time we go to California though. Just last night Joe mentioned "flying out for a burger" 
Can't wait to read more!
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