Our 3rd Annual Holiday Trip to DL in November - November 22nd - 25th, 2013 Post #3416

[Funball]

The E is from the TT Trolley.

I'm sorry that is not the correct answer for the last letter of E. I said on my description that this letter is right next to Princess Fantasy Faire which is Mickey's Toontown Railroad Station

Now Sherry E is all done, it is time for Funball. This is all at DCA for which Sara loves to be at during her visits. So I did all the letters at DCA for her.

F - This letter belong to what vehicle stand that sells alcohol
U - Store right next to Muppet Vision 3D
N - This letter belongs to what store right next to GRR
B - I would assume that this is a no brainer just like the next two.
A - The best ride at DCA
LL - There is a band in the sky.

f- is from the karl strauss beir garten?
u-studio store
n-rushin river outfitters
b-bugs land entrance sign
a-soarin over california
ll-?? i have no idea

 

[mvf-m11c]

F is Pacific Wharf Distribution Company

f- is from the karl strauss beir garten?
u-studio store
n-rushin river outfitters
b-bugs land entrance sign
a-soarin over california
ll-?? i have no idea

You are correct the both of you. The F is from the Pacific Wharf Distribution Co. Logo which is the Karl Strauss Endless Summer Light Stand which sells alcohol right by Cocina Cucamonga Mexican Grill.

I am a little surprise from you Sara on the double L which is the ride that you and I went on last month. I can't wait till next weekend when I get to DL and have another fun day at DL.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Day 2 – January 22, 2011 – Part 26​

Once again, its time to get back to this TR which is a 3/4 done. It's just about 5 days until my DB and I will be leaving down to the south and another trip to DL during Presidents day weekend. So right now, I have to get my TR done in time so I can start another one. It would be terrible if I didn't finish this TR.

I left off around BTMRR. Which they had another train on the side of the track where they store and maintain the trains.

BTMRR Train on the side track

After that I head on over towards to BT Ranch and another day at the Festival Arena for Kickin' Country Weekend.

On the 2nd day of Kickin' Country Weekend on Family Fun Weekend. It was not as crowded as expected. It was nice to go during FF weekend when there is no people around. But that is not good for DLR if they don't get a lot of people at the festival arena. It was the same thing like the other day and the lines for the character greetings were just a modest line.

Clara Cluck

Woody has a very long line

Jessie has barely anyone over there

Donald & Daisy was over there

Than one of the events was going on at the stage.

Fort Worth West was performing on stage

Than I stayed for awhile until it was time for Kickin' Country Street Party with the CMs and some Disney characters. Here are some video links that I have took during that time. Mickey & Minnie were on stage together for the show.

Kickin' Country Street Party 1

Kickin' Country Street Party 2

Kickin' Country Street Party 3

Kickin' Country Street Party 4

Than after Kickin' Country Street Party was over, I decided it was time to head on out and get something to eat. But the bad part was that it was during the busy part of the day where there is a lot of people at the restaurants. So I decided to go back to the hotel and rest up.

Donald & Daisy taking pictures with the guests.

There was a Disney camera group interviewing some CM about the Kickin' Country Weekend.

After leaving the Festival Arena, I left the area and head on over to FL and see what it is like during the busy times of the day. When I got to FL, it was like a busy day at DL, not a LV 10 crowd level. The Village Haus restaurant which just reopened last month has all of its tables all filled up. So I decided it was time to leave the park and rest up.

After walking down FL, I saw that there was no line for AiW, I was wondering why it wasn't running, but I should have known that it must be down. There was some people right around the entrance waiting to get in, but the CMs would not let anyone on the ride just yet. It did went back

On the way towards the exit, I decided to head on over to TL and see if Tomorrowland Terrace is not that crowded, but I didn't expect that. We'll just see if it is less crowded or not. On the way, I had to get this sign on the way.

Restroom Sign right by AiW

Matterhorn Mountain still looks good as always

Pixie Hollow Handicapped entrance sign

I will try to get this this part of the day done tonight so I will be right back until I have dinner. Ooh nice BBQ Chicken tonight.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Day 2 – January 22, 2011 – Part 27​

Time to get back to the TR. I left off around Pixie Hollow exit area which is where I left off. When I got close to Tomorrowland, it started to get crowded. Talk about a day when I thought it would be nice and quiet during the off-season, but looks like I was wrong.

The Matterhorn Bobsled Wait Sign right by Pixie Hollow Exit. It is already over 35 min wait time.

It was really crowded in Tomorrowland Terrace which is not common, but looks like I won't be eating there.

Even around BLAB is crowded.

AO is already at 45 minute wait.

I left TL and now walking out of DL, I also had to get some pictures around MS while I was walking down.

Even the Little Red Wagon has a long wait line

Even the character greeting area right by the Bank & GMwML are already at a long wait time.

I than left DL and was at the main gate looking around and see barely any people around the area.

I had to take another pic of my favorite non-site hotel, BWPPI.

After I got across the street, I had to take a picture of the monorail going down Harbor Blvd.

I walked down the street and head on over to McDonalds to have some lunch. Since the park was crowded and the food was cheaper over there than at DL, I decided to go over there and have a nice burger at McDonalds. Than I also had to take some pics when I was walking down Harbor Blvd.

Tropicanna INN hotel entrance

When I got to McDonalds, the place was already crowded with a lot of people who have must been to DL or close around the area. I had to wait almost 15 minutes until I got my food and went back to the room. I just rest up for awhile and uploaded my photos from that day.

I will write the rest of my trip another day. Have a nice day.

Now I am about to do my name letter sign guessing game.


Hint for the letters
m - This sign letter is right next to the DLRR & La Mascarade d'Orleans
v - This letter was during Family Fun Weekend last week & this week
f - This sign belong to a FP of which ride
- - This dash belongs to the sign of the tallest ride at the DLR
m - Letter of my favorite ride at DL. The first daily operating _______ in the Western Hemisphere
1 - License plate at MTT
1 - This number belongs on what sign during Family Fun Weekend
c - Sign at a quick stand restaurant at MTT

 

[Funball]

ohhhhh the LL is from that ride? ooooo silly sypmphony strings? wow!! i didn't even catch that? hmmmm..ok.. well happy valentine's day anyway bret!

 

[mvf-m11c]

ohhhhh the LL is from that ride? ooooo silly sypmphony strings? wow!! i didn't even catch that? hmmmm..ok.. well happy valentine's day anyway bret!

That was Silly Symphony Swings. Reopened in June 2010 as part of Summer Nighttastic. Happy Valentine's Day to you to Sara.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Day 2 – January 22, 2011 – Part 28​

After a nice day during Valentine's Day with my family and I got my mom a nice dozen of roses for her. They were expensive, but I love my mom so much and had to get her some nice roses. Its always nice to give your mother or a love one some nice flowers, chocolates, etc. on Valentine's Day. Well after a nice day tonight, I think it would be nice to get this TR done.

I just rest off at my hotel BWPPI and it was still to early for me to meet up with funball (Sara). I just decided to go back to the resort and get some signs around the resort that I have missed.

I just left the hotel and went back to the resort. I first thought of just going towards DTD and take a lot of different pictures, but I also haven't done the GCH so I decided to head on over to DCA and walked straight on over to the GCH park entrance to DCA.

When I got to the bus loading zone, I had to take a few pics of the signs around the area.

Direction Sign right by the entrance of the east side.

Taxi Stand Sign

After taking the pics of the signs around the bus loading zone, I head on straight over to DCA. there wasn't too many people that I have imagine when I got to the park. At least there wasn't too many people at the entrance.

On the way towards the GCH entrance, I had to get some different signs on the way which I only got one.

DCA Direction Sign by the Condor Flats

Now I got to the GCH park entrance and is time to get a lot of different signs around the hotel and also the headache during my visit. I will tell you shortly of what has happen to me during the sign quest. I walked into the GCH and had to take as many pics of the signs around the hotel.

GCH Sign

White Water Snack Sign

Napa Rose Sign

Napa Rose Sign

Storytellers Cafe Sign

I left the GCH and was now in DTD. Which was really nice with so little people and talk about a lot of signs around the area. So I had to get started with everything that I find on my walk.

Disney Studio 365 Sign

Disney Studio 365 Sign and Catal Sign

Sephora and Naples Restaurant Sign

The Winter banners on the poles

Marceline's Confectionery Sign

Will be right back to the TR.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Day 2 – January 22, 2011 – Part 29​

Well its time to get back to my TR. I left off around DTD which I was going around the area to find as many different signs that I can find. This should be np especially this is a shopping area ad have plenty of signs around the area. I left off around Marceline's Confectionery. I than took pictures around the signs as many as I can do when I was outside.

Catal restaurant & UVA Bar Sign

Catal restaurant & UVA Bar Sign

Some Thing Silver Store Sign

Disney Vault 28 Sign

Fossil Store Sign

D Street Store Sign home of the Vinylmation

After I took some pics of the signs around the D Street, one of the security guards asked me why I was taking pictures of the signs around the resort. I just told him that I was doing a Sign Quest game during my visit. He said that I was doing a scavenger hunt. I told him that I was doing something like that. He than told me that taking pictures at the resort is mostly with people but not on the buildings, signs, etc. It was not like I was doing anything wrong when I was taking pics of the signs around the resort.

When the security guard said that I can leave, I didn't feel the same when I left him. It just made me a little bit uneasy when they asked me why I was doing that. So I tried to take some pics of the signs around the area, but it was not the same after that. So I just took a couple of different pics during my walk down DTD. Than funball text me and said that she was in the area and will be there at DL shortly. So I just walked around the DTD and wait until she showed up.

Island Characters Store Sign

So I decided to walk up towards DTD and take some pics, but I just can't after all of this whole thing.

Rainforest Cafe Sign

ESPN Zone Sign

Than I decided it was time to head on down and meet funball at the WoD store which I met her on Friday night.

After I got to the WoD store, funball was still not there yet. So I just waited right by the store until she had showed up. I just had to wait for about 10 minutes at the WoD store. But I was on my iPad talking to some of the other DISers while I was waiting. Funball got to the store around 2pm until she had shown up. But I will get to that another day.

Time to hit the hay and rest up for another day.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Day 2 – January 22, 2011 – Part 30​

When Funball (Sara) got to the WoD around 3pm, we than head on over to the esplanade through the baggage check point. Sara wanted to go to DCA first but I told her that she should check out Kickin' Country Weekend at the Festival Arena before we head on over to DCA. I was kind of surprise that Sara hasn't been to DL for a week until that day. I have read on her thread that she has been going to DCA late during the day, but I thought she had stopped at DL to check out Family Fun Weekend.

So we went towards DL first and she saw all the construction walls around the area. I know that it is bad for people who are walking out of the park and for people who could not watch the fireworks clearly from the hub. When we were walking down the streets of MS, I told her that I always like to take pictures of something differently when I walk down. It is something new and people overlook it when they are at the DLR. She agrees with me and took a lot of different pictures on the way. She showed me her Nikon L22 camera which was a nice camera. I don't know why I don't carry any small pocket, but with a DSLR camera I didn't need it.

When we got close to the construction walls on the Frontierland side, we decided to head on over to the Frontierland and walk our way over to the Festival arena.

Before we went to the Festival arena, she wanted to see the baby boats. I decided not to go on in, she insisted for me to go in, but I just didn't want to touch the goats. It's not that I am afraid of them, I just didn't want to go in. While I was here, I thought it would be good to get some signs for my quest.

Please Wash your Hands Sign

Respect the Animals Sign

After she has finished petting the goats, we than went on over to the festival arena and see what is going on during the event. The festival arena was not that crowded as a expected since I was there in the afternoon. But it was nice to walk around with just an average crowd. We took some pics of the event and it was the same thing when I left. Also we got to take a picture with Clara Cluck. I mostly don't do these things, but it was nice to take a picture with a character that I won't see in a long time.

Me taking a pic with Clara Cluck

Mickey leaving the Character Greeting Area

Than it was time to head on over to DCA and do some nice activities. We left the festival arena, but before we head on over to DCA, we had to get some different pics of DL in some different shots.

When we left and head on over to Frontierland, the park started to get more busier and busier. So we head on straight out of the park. BTMRR was already at 30 min wait time and the other side of NOS looks kind of busy.

When we got to MS and before we head on out of the park, Sara wanted to get a pic of the Exit Sign by the Emporium construction wall.

Sara pointing at the Exit Sign by the Emporium Store


Than we left the park and headed on over to DCA. Before we proceed farther in the park, she wanted to stopped at the Guest Relations. I forgot what she had got at GR and Sara you got to explain to everyone why you stopped at the GR. I also forgot to get those signs when I walked in.

GR Sign

After she was finished at the GR, she wanted to go on CS. I said that I am not interested in CS. She was wondering why I didn't like CS. I have np with CS, I just didn't feel like riding on any intense rides that day. Maybe I was just a chicken that day to her. But I told her when I go this weekend and possibly meet up with her. I will be going on CS with her. I told her that we can do SSS. I was kind of surprise that she hasn't gone on SSS when they reopened it in 2010. So we decided to head on over to SSS. She really like to get a glass of wine at Mendocino Bar Wine Tasting. I told her that I was not a drinker and don't like wine. I know that when we come by this area again, she will get something to drink.

Than we head on over to SSS. I haven't rode on the new SSS when it was the Orange Stinger. I haven't ride on it for almost 6 years. It was nice to ride it and the view was great.

I have to go right now, i will get back to this TR. Thanks for reading it.

 

[TheColtonsMom]

Before we went to the Festival arena, she wanted to see the baby boats. I decided not to go on in, she insisted for me to go in, but I just didn't want to touch the goats. It's not that I am afraid of them, I just didn't want to go in. While I was here, I thought it would be good to get some signs for my quest.

When I first started reading this line I was going baby boats where are there baby boats? What is he talking about. By the end of the sentance I got it and it made me laugh. Nice Typo!

 

[mvf-m11c]

When I first started reading this line I was going baby boats where are there baby boats? What is he talking about. By the end of the sentance I got it and it made me laugh. Nice Typo!

You r right Sherri, I did mistyped on goats with boats. I didn't have the pic of the baby goat, but funball has it on her TR.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Day 2 – January 22, 2011 – Part 30​

Now back to my TR after another long day of work o the internet. Well at least the weather in Sacramento is really nice than I have expected. I thought it would have rain today but it just sprinkled just a little. So lets get back to the TR.

I have left off riding SSS with Funball (Sara). It was fun to ride on SSS and I was carrying my DSLR camera while we were on the ride.

After the ride was over we went straight on out and head on back to Mendocino Bar Wine Tasting so Sara can get something to drink. We also had to get some of the signs on the way out.

SSS Exit Sign

Construction over at Goofy Sky School

Paradise Pier Victorian Restaurant

Before we head on over to the Hollywood Pictures Backlot, Sara stopped at the Mendocino Bar Wine Tasting and got a glass of champagne before we head on over to the Hollywood Pictures Backlot.

Than we head on over to the Hollywood Pictures Backlot and took as many different pictures on the way. Also it looks like the CMs are getting ElecTRONica ready for the night as we have see the stand being moved in the center of the street where they sell the alcohol.

Hyperion Theater

End of the Line Club Sign which also had those interesting soda bottles.

The Disney Dance Crew show was going on and that was not interested to watch.

After finishing up around Hollywood Pictures Backlot, Sara wanted to go to the Greetings from California Store to look at some merchandise.

GRR Mountain

When we got in the store, I didn't think about getting the signs inside the store which has many unique ones.

After we left the store, it was time for me to head on back to the room and get my equipment for the 9pm WoC show. So we parted around the entrance and I headed on back to my hotel.

Engine-Ears Toys Sign

I left the park and went on back to the room for my equipment.

This was a very nice day in which I got to spend part of my day with Sara (Funball) for a few hours at the DLR. It was nice not to spend DL just by myself like my trip in November. I will get to the rest of that night another night.

 

[Funball]

You r right Sherri, I did mistyped on goats with boats. I didn't have the pic of the baby goat, but funball has it on her TR.

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[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Ohhhh yeah that is right I do!! HA HA! Oh they were soo cute! The babys are soo tiny still!!
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[Funball]

.i uhh go to GR at DCA to do something that I have to do every week when I go..that is why i made bret stop with me at the GR

 

[mvf-m11c]

.i uhh go to GR at DCA to do something that I have to do every week when I go..that is why i made bret stop with me at the GR

What is it again that you have stopped at the GR that was so important. I know that it was important for you to stop there, I just forgot after 4 weeks.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Day 2 – January 22, 2011 – Part 31​

Okay this will possibly the last post on this TR. It has been over three weeks since I have started this TR and it is finally coming to an end. There isn't too many pictures during this part since most of it is during the night. But i will get add some pics from this post.

I left off by going back to my hotel at the BWPPI so I could get my camera equipment like my tripod for WoC. When I got everything, I headed on back over to DL first so I can do some of my favorite rides that I haven't done all week. I got to the park around 5pm since I was there early so I would be able to ride the monorail and the DLRR. The park was crowded like always at this time of the day. And to prove that is when the DLRR MS station is crowded with people waiting to get on the trains.

The first thing I did was get on the DLRR from the MS station, I mostly don't go on the DLRR from MS when it is crowded, but the train was already at the station and I just got on the train at the last second. The engine that I had got on was the E.P. Ripley Engine #2 with Holiday 4 car set. I rode the train all the way towards the Tomorrowland station so I can get on the monorail.

Than I left the station and head on over to the monorail station to go on a round trip on the monorail. I was fist thinking of getting off the monorail and get off at the DTD station. But I want to see the construction all around DCA so I just rode around it. I rode Monorail Orange around the resort.

Pictures of the FNSV submarines

After going around the park on the monorail, it was around 6:00pm and I had to get over to DCA and get ready for WoC. The walk from TL to MS was kind of crowded, but most of the people were eating at the restaurants. So it was easy to walk out of the park.

When I got to DCA, the first thing I did was head on over to the PP viewing area and see if they had the barricade up right by the light tower. It was not up and the CM said that they have change the process. They didn't tell me when they will let us in but they said come back around 7:45. So i did that and head on over to the Pacific Wharf for dinner.

For dinner that night I went to Lucky Fortune Cookery and had Spicy Korean Beef rice bowl. This is like the fourth time in a row that I have ate at this restaurant before WoC starts. Maybe I need to eat somewhere else before the show. Than after finishing dinner at LFC, I head on over to the light tower and they were still not ready especially it was around 7:30.

So I just wait around the light tower while I was writing some posts back on the thread. Than around 8pm, they started to let the guests into the viewing area for the 9pm WoC show. I decided to go videotape my same spot that I have done back in November. I just didn't want to go down like I have always been, but it is better by getting the whole show at the back of the viewing area. I was mostly the only one there in the back until it was around 8:30 when the last second guests have showed up. As for the question that this is a good spot if you are showing up late or if you want to videotape this show and get everything.

Here is my spot that I have waited for an hour, but it was worth it.

This show is just keeps getting better and better for me everytime I watch it. It has come a long way since last summer and I'm hoping that one day, they will make a holiday segment of WoC in the future that has been mention on the Christmas Thread. But we will wait and see.

After the show, was over I had to get back to my room since I am leaving first thing in the morning and head on straight over to Bakersfield for the Anime Convention. I wanted to go to DL and do F! that night, but I needed the rest so I just bailed. On the way back, RDCT was running and while everyone was standing around the main gate to watch it, I decided to walk back to the room. But I did get some pics of it during my walk and from my hotel.

When RDCT, I head on back to my room and called it for the night.

It was a nice night that I got to do some of my things that I have always do at DL. I also didn't buy any merchandise at the resort which is the first time in my life that I haven't bought any merchandise.

So this concludes my TR on Saturday Jan. 22. Even though the Bakersfield Anime convention is not part of the TR, I will try to incorporate in it. But that will be another day.

Thank you everyone for following my TR and I will do a live TR this weekend during Presidents Day weekend.

 

[tksbaskets]

What a great way to end this trip report with the wonderful night time photos. I really enjoyed the report.

Have fun on President's weekend. Any particular quest?

TK

 

[mvf-m11c]

What a great way to end this trip report with the wonderful night time photos. I really enjoyed the report.

Have fun on President's weekend. Any particular quest?

TK

Thx TK for taking part of this TR. I am going into part 2 of the Sign Quest since I have not got everything when I was down there. Also Sherry have started another quest which is called the Heart Quest. A quest that you have to look around the resort for heart shapes (for example figures, pictures, etc.) and colors of valentines day (pink, white, etc).


Also I'll do the bonus part on my last day on Sunday.

On Sunday, I left the hotel around 6:30am in the morning and on a 2 hour drive all the way towards Bakersfield. This might be the only time that I will drive first thing in the morning to Bakersfield since it was really foggy that morning. It was around 9am in the morning and was so foggy that I have seen some accidents on the way.

The Bakersfield Anime Convention was at the Double Tree Hotel right across the street from Costco. I just got there plenty of time when my group was setting up the table for the convention center. When I got there, it was only one hour until the merchandise stands were open to the public. The Anime Convention already started at 9am which had so many people. Very interesting that I have seen a girl all dressed up as Snow White. Even though this is an Anime Convention, people still like to dressed up as Disney characters.

The convention lasted until 6pm and we finally finished and cleaned up around 7pm. So I headed straight on over to my grandmothers house in Livingston and rested up that night. Than the next day, I went straight on back home to Sacramento.

That concludes my whole trip during Jan 21 -23, 2011.

Now it is time to get my PTR started.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Now there might be a change of plans for this weekend. My DB is now having seconds guesses of going down to LA to see his GF. But right now he is having a last second decision if he wants to go down to see her. If he cancels, I will also cancel my trip to DL this weekend. It will be disappointed of not going down to DL this week, but it might be better for me so I don't have to drive at night and have to battle the heavy crowds during Presidents Day Weekend. Tomorrow will be the last day for my DB to decide if he wants to go down or not. Whatever he chooses, I will support him.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Looks like my DB has decided to go to LA this week so the trip for me and my DB is still on to LA.