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

[kmedina]

Since you were hoping to eat at Carthay Circle, I am guessing Napa Rose. That way, you still got to experience the same chef. Too bad you will not be seeing WoC this evening either, but I love the pictures you got at DCA that morning. The flowers with MFW in the back are awesome.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Assuming that you're at GCH for lunch? Seeing that Kimberley went with Napa Rose, I'll go with Storyteller's.

 

[tksbaskets]

Either are great but I'm thinking you took your DA to Storytellers. Can't wait to see

 

[mvf-m11c]

Since you were hoping to eat at Carthay Circle, I am guessing Napa Rose. That way, you still got to experience the same chef. Too bad you will not be seeing WoC this evening either, but I love the pictures you got at DCA that morning. The flowers with MFW in the back are awesome.

It was fine. We have seen WoC plenty of times and we wouldn't be able to see the Brave segment that is now part of the show. DCA was not that bad that morning, but most of the people were heading on over to TSMM. I knew the line would be at least 30 minutes in that pile of people.

Thank you Kim

Assuming that you're at GCH for lunch? Seeing that Kimberley went with Napa Rose, I'll go with Storyteller's.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Either are great but I'm thinking you took your DA to Storytellers. Can't wait to see

 

[mvf-m11c]

Day 3 – June 11, 2012– Part 5​

Now back to the trip report after a long day away from my CPU.

When I got back to the room, my DA was ready to go to the park with me. But before we head on over to the parks, I wanted to get something at the GCH store. My DA was wondering why we were heading on over to the GCH store right by the lobby where I could have done it anytime during our trip. I told her that I wanted to get a specific merchandise at the GCH store to buy to a friend. So she was suspicious of what I was planning. It was obvious to her that there was some kind of cache of going to the GCH in the afternoon.

So we head on out of the hotel and back to the esplanade. Over at the esplanade, I asked her if we could go through the GCH entrance from DCA since I like to cross over to the GCH.

When we passed through the GCH, my DA knew where we were going and asked me if we were going to Storyteller's Cafe. So the first part of my secret birthday at the DLR was blown. I knew that when I told her about going towards the GCH, she knew that we were going to have lunch at Storyteller's Cafe.

My DA was excited to have lunch at Storyteller's Cafe since we haven't ate at the GCH since October 2010 when we were staying at the GCH. It was also very quiet at Storyteller's Cafe where not even half of the restaurant during lunch time was full. So it was a nice atmosphere to have a partially empty restaurant.

For lunch I had the cheeseburger while my DA had the turkey burger. I didn't get her food porn.

When we finished, it was time to head on back to the parks. While we were at DCA, we decided to ride the LM since Sunday was busy. I would expect the wait time to be 5 minutes this time in the afternoon. I will be surprise to see if the line is long just like the other day.

So we exicted the GCH and back to DCA through the GCH entrance to DCA. While we were in DCA, my DA wanted a birthday pin, so we head on over to BVS information center to get a birthday button. She likes to get a birthday button when we go on her birthday at the DLR. I'm trying to make this a good birthday trip for her, not only during the preview of CL & BVS. Pluseating at nice restaurants.

When we past Condor Flats, it started to pick up with more and more guests coming in the park. So I knew that the park will be semi busy that day. But since it is during a weekday, it shouldn't be that busy.

We got to BVS and at the information center and got my DA a birthday pin. She was happy to get her birthday button.

After getting the button, we head on over to PP to get in line for the LM. On the way, there was a stage set up right at the entrance of CL. I would guess that it was for the media day on Thursday night.

When we got to PP, it semi busy that day. The LM wait time was only 5 minutes which was a good thing. So we head on over to the LM ride.

We were looking forward to the newly revamped LM ride. Some of the AA were replaced with new ones and I was looking forward to the change of the LM ride.Here are some pics from LM that I took with my DSLR camera. I didn't videotape the ride. Some of the pictures are a little blurry.

Scuttle at the beginning of the ride

Ariel and Flounder

Under the Sea. Under the Sea

Sebastian

New Ariel
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Eric and Ariel with Flounder and Sebastian

The finale

Ariel and Eric

Scuttle at the end

After we got off Little Mermaid ride, we head on over to PP to see what the wait time for TSMM. When I looked on my phone on Mousewait, the wait time was 40 minutes to ride. But my DA didn't like to rely on the info from Mousewait so we head on over to TSMM.

Paradise Pier started to pick up with more and more guests in the park.

When we were almost towards TSMM, CS was already at 30 minute wait time and of couse TSMM was already at 50 minutes. So we knew that there was no way we would wait that long for TSMM. We are just not one of those people who would wait that long.

We past the former Maliboomer area where it is now just trees

We passed right by Boardwalk Pizza and Pasta

Over at Goofy's Sky School the wait time was 30 mintues. Just as long as CS.

So we decided to head on out of DCA and over to DL. The park was getting busy that day so we had to get out of DCA and over to DL. But I would guess that DL is crowded just like DCA.

There were a lot of people to get on GRR since the heat is starting to pick up.

So we were back at Condor Flats and had to go through the side exit to enter DL.

That's it for tonight and I will have the next post tomorrow at DL.

For the people who guess Storyteller's Cafe was correct. We have eaten at Storyteller's a lot in the past and it is a fun place to eat at while it is not that busy during lunch. To tell the truth that we have never ate at the Napa Rose. Hopefully one day we will eat at the Napa Rose.

 

[kmedina]

You will get to Napa Rose someday, Bret. I have never been there either, so it is on my list of places to eat as well. It was very nice of you to treat your DA to lunch at Storytellers. Good thing you waited to ride LM. A 5 minute wait is much better than 20. We are the people who wait in the 50 minute line for TSMM. That was exactly how long the wait was last time we were at HS.

I wonder if DCA was busy, because anyone staying for the whole week knew it would be closed on Thursday and crazy on Friday. Hopefully, Disneyland was not as busy.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Oooh. Nice looking burger. That's a neat thing to know that SC is quiet in the middle of the day. Might be worth seeking it out for lunch next time I'm in SoCal.


Great pics and sorry that the wait times were long. Was it busy because it was the start of summer or just because CL was pulling in more people than normal?

 

[mvf-m11c]

You will get to Napa Rose someday, Bret. I have never been there either, so it is on my list of places to eat as well. It was very nice of you to treat your DA to lunch at Storytellers. Good thing you waited to ride LM. A 5 minute wait is much better than 20. We are the people who wait in the 50 minute line for TSMM. That was exactly how long the wait was last time we were at HS.

I wonder if DCA was busy, because anyone staying for the whole week knew it would be closed on Thursday and crazy on Friday. Hopefully, Disneyland was not as busy.

One day we will eat at the Napa Rose. It is very expensive and I barely don't eat at too many fancy restaurants. The only fancy restaurant that I have ever at at the DLR was at the Blue Bayou. The fanciest restaurant at any Disney park was at Bistro de Paris at EPCOT France pavilion. I knew that my DA would like to eat at Storyteller's Cafe for lunch. It is always great when Storyteller's is not that busy in the afternoon where it is popular in the morning and night. LM made sense to ride it at 5 minutes then 20 minutes like the other day. DHS wait time for TSMM is so ugly then DCA because of the FP which DCA doesn't have.

I bet that people would knew that DCA was going to be busy because of the re-opening of DCA. If they don't they would have been for a long day at DL while DCA was closed. I remember when I did MHP back on October 1st, 2010 for the first ever MHP at DL, a lot of the people were angry (which they didn't have a MHP ticket that night) that they had to leave the park early at 7pm. That's why people should look on the park schedules to see what is going on and plan a trip. I didn't have to deal with DL & DCA that week since we left a few days before DCA was closed on the 14th and the re-grand opening on the 15th.

Oooh. Nice looking burger. That's a neat thing to know that SC is quiet in the middle of the day. Might be worth seeking it out for lunch next time I'm in SoCal.


Great pics and sorry that the wait times were long. Was it busy because it was the start of summer or just because CL was pulling in more people than normal?

Even if you don't have a reservation at Storyteller's you can just walk up for lunch. The only time you might need a reservation is for the morning and dinner which is very popular.

Thank you PiO. It was semi busy during our visit. It didn't look like super crowds during the summertime during the debut of Magical and revamped F! show in 2009 and WoC debut in 2010. Those days were busy because those were the first days for those shows.

The next post will be up shortly.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Day 3 – June 11, 2012– Part 6​

After we went in DCA for awhile and rode the LM ride, we were now back at the esplanade and now heading on over to DL to do a few rides until we called it for the day in the afternoon and back to the DLR later tonight.

The esplanade didn't look that busy that afternoon and I would say that DL should be semi busy since it is close to 1pm that day.

We head on over to DL to go on a few rides until we head on back to the room to rest up for tonight. The 2nd part of that night would be dinner. I already setup a reservation at a restaurant that we eat all the time. The only problem is that when I made a reservation, we are guarantee the next in line to get in the restaurant. Can you guess what restaurant we will be eating tonight?

Back to the TR. We head on in to DL and the first thing we did was to head on over to the DLRR MS station to ride the DLRR. The park was not that busy around MS so it was going to be a nice day. The weather was starting to pick up that afternoon, but we wouldn't be at DL too long .

But before we head on over to the station, my DA had to use the restroom. So she went to the restroom right behind the bank. So I just waited until she got out of the bathroom.

It was close to 5 minutes which she used the restroom and we head on over to the MS station to catch the DLRR. When we got to the station, Holiday 2 already left the station.

So we had to wait for the next train to arrive at the station.

We only had to wait about 5 minutes until the next train showed up. While we were waiting, Monorail Blue was passing through the esplanade.

The next rain arrived and it was the Fred Gurley Engine #3 with Holiday 5 car set which is the blue strip car. It also was pulling the Lily Belle parlor car.

We boarded the Holiday 5 we were on our way towards NOS station. MS did look a little busy when we were riding the DLRR.

Now we were in NOS station and the station was so full that there were some people waiting to get on the DLRR. Here is a good tip, if you would like to ride the DLRR I would ride it early in the morning or night since the station can be really full in the afternoon. I have seen the MS & NOS the busiest while MTT Depot can be busy after the Princess Fantasy Faire is over.

Passing CC where Splash Mountain wait time was quite long that afternoon

Passing the Mark Twain at the RoA

We were at MTT Depot and now on our way to the TL station. Over at FL it did look kind of busy that afternoon.

IASW did look busy that afternoon. IASW is not as busy as the Holiday season where the decorations are up.

Now arrived at the TL station.

When we got off the DLRR, we decided it was time to head on back to the room and rest up until nighttime. The whole day did seem quite busy with rides in the 20+ minute wait time for most of the rides in TL. Autopia was at 30 minutes, FNSV at 30 minutes. We thought about riding the monorail, but she wanted to go back to the room and rest up.

We were around Space Mountain on our way out of the park and it was already 50 minutes to get on Space.

We past through BLAB, ST and AO. The wait times were already past 25+ minutes on all three rides so the afternoon times are as usual.

Now we were back at MS and we head on over to the shops at MS since my DA needed to buy some treats for her colleagues at work.

We head on over to the Candy Palace to get some treats.

The last time we were at DL, the Candy store was closed due to refurbishment. It looked very nice due to the refurbishment.

While we were in the store, my DA must have bought over $50 worth of treats at the Candy store. She bought chocolate cookies, flavored popcorn, etc. at the store.

After we finished shopping at the Candy store, we head on out of the park. But I will get that on the next post tomorrow.

 

[kmedina]

Your Aunt bought gifts for other people on her birthday?! That sounds sweet. I always love eating any treats Disney has to offer, so I am sure the recipients were grateful. The candy store does look nice. All of the candies in it look even better. Glad you got to ride DLRR. Wer ended up skipping that and a lot of other things last trip. I really want to have five full park days next time we go. With the crowds and all of the fun things to do, there just is not enough time to do it in less than that. Maybe, 2014 will be the year where we go for that long.

 

[franandaj]

Yay! I'm finally caught up. It's taken me days to keep reading and every time I get through a couple updates you've posted more and more!

Carsland at night looks great! I can't wait to see it for myself. Soon! I'll be leaving DLR the day that you arrive in August. We'll miss each other.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Your Aunt bought gifts for other people on her birthday?! That sounds sweet. I always love eating any treats Disney has to offer, so I am sure the recipients were grateful. The candy store does look nice. All of the candies in it look even better. Glad you got to ride DLRR. Wer ended up skipping that and a lot of other things last trip. I really want to have five full park days next time we go. With the crowds and all of the fun things to do, there just is not enough time to do it in less than that. Maybe, 2014 will be the year where we go for that long.

Yes she did that day. She is always thinking of her colleagues at work. The Candy store did look very nice with all the new updates to the store. I didn't get too many pics since we were looking around for treats that time. It is always fun to ride the DLRR which is my 2nd favorite ride at the DLR. I hope that when you go next time in the future that you will be able to get the days that you want to be at the park. It was tough during the time when you were there with the opening of CL & BVS, it was tough. Hopefully in 2014 that you and your family will get to go to the DLR and do everything you want to do.

Yay! I'm finally caught up. It's taken me days to keep reading and every time I get through a couple updates you've posted more and more!

Carsland at night looks great! I can't wait to see it for myself. Soon! I'll be leaving DLR the day that you arrive in August. We'll miss each other.

Hi Alison. Glad that you caught up to the trip report. I'm trying to get as much done before I start my next PTR for August.

Cars Land looked so amazing at night. Hope you, Fran and Arline get to see CL at night. Make sure that you are there when CL turns on the lights at night since it is so amazing. I know that you will be there during Destination D. I was kind of sad that I can't go to Destination D, but maybe one day I will attend a Destination D event at the DLR. I won't attend one at WDW.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Day 3 – June 11, 2012– Part 7​

After we finished shopping at the Candy Palace on MS, we started to head on out of the park. We were to get some rest that night in order to see a nighttime show at the Disney parks. It was a great day to go to the park, but the crowd levels started to pick up with more and more people coming in MS.

MS is all decorated with American flags everywhere on MS.

MS TS looks so great that afternoon with all those flowers around the Flag Retreat.

We left DL around 2pm which wasn't a long day at the Disney parks for the two of us after I came back to the room to pick up my DA and have lunch at Storyteller's Cafe. So we head on back to BWAI to rest up for the night. I know that we didn't spend too much time at the parks, but we always do this all the time when we go to the parks and get some rest and enjoy the nighttime events at the DLR.

The esplanade was starting to pick up with more and more people, there were quite a number of people that were trying to get into DL then DCA. But I knew that when DCA re-opens in a few more days, DCA will be so popular that there will be more people at DCA then DL. I never thought of saying that DCA will be more crowded then DL in a million years. But with the marketing of DCA around the US where I see billboard signs in Sacramento, I could tell that DCA is going to be huge this summer.

It was around 2:15pm when my DA and I got back to the room and we rested up until it was time to head on back to the DLR. The 2nd part of my present was to have dinner at one of our favorite restaurants at the DLR. It was the ESPN Zone. Some of you are wondering why are we going to eat there again after we had lunch on Sunday. My DA and I was going to watch the 6th game of the Stanley Cup Finals. I know that it was going to be busy that day because of the Stanley Cup. The Los Angeles Kings are playing the New Jersey Devils at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and I knew that there were going to be some LA Kings Fans at the ESPN Zone. Luckily, I made a reservation at the ESPN Zone where we could get the next table.

It was around 4:30pm and I told my DA that it was time to have dinner. She was surprise to hear that I made another reservation for dinner. She was excited to see what restaurant we were going to eat that night. So we head on out of the room and over to DTD to have dinner at the ESPN Zone. We got all of our stuff all packed up in our bags and about to head on out. I brought my tripod, blanket, video camera for the nighttime shows.

We crossed the esplanade and saw that the parks tunrstiles are not as bad as when we left the park. I knew that Soundsational parade was going on at DL because it started at 4pm at IASW Plaza and making it's way towards MS TS.

There was a New Jersey Devil fan in DTD while we were walking to the ESPN Zone.

When we got to the ESPN Zone, they were showing previews of the Stanley Cup Finals on the main screen outside of the ESPN Zone. My DA was surprise to see that we are eating at the ESPN Zone for her birthday. She was wondering if the restaurant was going to be busy because of the Stanley Cup finals. But I made a reservation at the ESPN Zone a few days ago. It is not a reservation where I get the time that I wanted, it was the next available table at the restaurant. That's why we got there early in order to get a table and watch the game.

We head on in the ESPN Zone and there were a lot of LA Kings fans ready to watch the Stanley Cup Finals. We only had to wait about 10 minutes to get our table and it was good thing that I made the reservation at the ESPN Zone a few days ago so we can guarantee the next table.

Our eating area was in the room with the big monitor where the bar area is located. This is our favorite spot to watch the sports games while the other side is for nice families to eat.

The game started after 5pm and we just watched the game until we were ready to head on back to the park. The fans in the restaurant were loud and crazy for every play during the game between the LA Kings and NJ Devils. The Kings scored like 4 points straight and the fans in the restaurant were getting all crazy as they know that the LA Kings are about to win the Stanley Cup that night.

We had a big feast that night. We have ordered appetizers, entrees and desserts for my DA birthday. I also should mention when we were watching the Stanley Cup at the ESPN Zone, in order to stay in your seats to watch any sporting event, you have to order at least $10 per person per hour in order to stay in your seat at the restaurant. I learned about this a few years ago when we both watch the NBA Finals between the Lakers and Celtics, so we had to order at least $20 together for each hour at our table.

It was around 7pm when we finished our dinner including the desserts. The LA Kings were about to win the Stanley Cup in one more period and we decided it was time to head on over to DL and get my favorite spot for the fireworks at the Hub. Yes, we are planning on seeing Magical that night. I was considering watching the first show of F!, but I didn't videotape Magical the other night since I was trying out the firework trail. So this time, I am planning on videotaping Magical and get some pictures of Magical that night.

We left the ESPN Zone and head on over to DL. Over at DL, Soundsational parade was already over at MS so it was going to be easy to head on over to MS Hub in order to get a good spot. On Saturday night when I watched Magical, there were no families on the curbs by the Hub so I knew that around 7:30pm the curb sides should be available.

For the people who never read my previous TR's, I do wait as long as 2 hours just for a good spot to watch the fireworks. Waiting 2+ hours for the fireworks seems really crazy and not worth it. I do admit that waiting for the fireworks that long is crazy and nuts, but I like to get good videos and pictures of the fireworks so I am willing to wait that long just to see them. I even saved that spot for my other group members that are with me at the parks. This includes F! & WoC which I will wait in order to get a good spot.

Now it was around 6:50pm while we were at the esplanade and it was nice and quiet at the DL turnstiles.

We entered DL and on our way to MS Hub. It was quite busy around MS after Soundsational. At least the parade was over so it would be easy wo walk on over to the Hub.

Now we are at the Hub and there was just about one group of family on the curb side on the right hand side. So it was no problem since that we still got a curb side spot to see the fireworks. That was around 7:15pm when we got the spot and there was just one group on the back side of the curb.

So we just waited until it was time for Magical at 9:30pm. While we were waiting, I took some pics around the area where we were and my DA was reading her book.

Sleeping Beauty Castle looks good justbefore sunset.

One touch color blue.

Now with the Matterhorn.

Now red

While we were waiting for the fireworks, it didn't look that busy around 7:30pm while there were some people waiting for the fireworks.

I also took a picture of the Red Trolley Conductor Mickey Ears hat that I bought at BVS during the preview on Saturday. Luckily I bought the Conductor hat on Saturday because they were sold out later that day on Saturday. But they CM's said that they will have them restock on opening day. I put it on my tripod.

My DA just waiting for teh fireworks just like me.

There were quite some people waiting for the fireworks which there were some had blankets and resting until it was time at 9:30pm for Magical.

The light towers at each side of SB castle are for Grad Night.

Former Carnation Plaza Gardens. It still makes me sad even today seeing the CPG being redone as the Fantasy Faire.

Another look at the Matterhorn where it was still closed that day.

That is it for tonight and I will have more tomorrow.

 

[kmedina]

I did not want to guess your dinner, since I got your lunch wrong. I never would have guessed ESPN Zone, so I am glad I did not try. I should have guessed that though, because you mentioned the game and that you both really wanted to see it. A sports fan watching that on her birthday would be an excellent way to spend the evening. My SIL and her friend actually attended that game in person, since they live in LA. They also attended Connor’s birthday party. If I remember correctly, the Kings lost the night she watched. I do not follow hockey, so I do not remember the details. Maybe, I have the night she went wrong. I thought she watched game six though.

Glad you got the spot you wanted for the fireworks. Watching Magical on her birthday sounds like an excellent way to end the night. Love all of your modified color pictures.

 

[PrincessInOz]

My turn to catch up. I don't think I would have guessed ESPN Zone either. Was the food good? It's one of those places that I think I should try one of these days.

Love the picture of your conductor hat with the castle in the background.

 

[mvf-m11c]

I did not want to guess your dinner, since I got your lunch wrong. I never would have guessed ESPN Zone, so I am glad I did not try. I should have guessed that though, because you mentioned the game and that you both really wanted to see it. A sports fan watching that on her birthday would be an excellent way to spend the evening. My SIL and her friend actually attended that game in person, since they live in LA. They also attended Connor’s birthday party. If I remember correctly, the Kings lost the night she watched. I do not follow hockey, so I do not remember the details. Maybe, I have the night she went wrong. I thought she watched game six though.

Glad you got the spot you wanted for the fireworks. Watching Magical on her birthday sounds like an excellent way to end the night. Love all of your modified color pictures.

I understand what yu are saying Kim. I thought of making my Tr mo interesting to see where we are going to eat during the trip. I would not imagine of eating at the ESPN Zone again during the same trip, since my DA and i like to eat at the ESPN Zone. My DA wanted to see the Stanley Cup at the Zone. I didn't care if I watch the game or not since I am not a hockey guy. That was newt that your SIL and her friend went to the Game that day. It must have been excited for her to see the LA kings win the Stanley Cup.

It was nice to get the spot. I was hoping to come back later to get the spot to do some things at the park, but there were some people eating at the Hub so we had to get our spots for the fireworks. It was nice watching Magical that night, but I would prefer Believe...In Holiday Magic or RDCt fireworks anytime.

My turn to catch up. I don't think I would have guessed ESPN Zone either. Was the food good? It's one of those places that I think I should try one of these days.

Love the picture of your conductor hat with the castle in the background.

The food was good. We had boneless BBQ wings for our appetizer, my DA had chicken Parmesan while I had a steak. She also got chocolate chip sundae which she likes to get at night when we eat at the ESPN Zone. If your DH or your DS likes to watch sports, I would prefer to eat at this restaurant. They have a lot of TVs to watch games around the world, but also a upstairs arcade which is good for the kids.

Thank you PiO.

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[mvf-m11c]

Day 3 – June 11, 2012– Part 8​

Let's get back to the trip report. The two of us were waiting for Magical at 9:30pm that Monday night. Mostly, my DA barely stays out with me to watch the fireworks at night especially waiting for 2 hours. But she wanted to keep me company after I mostly stake out a spot for the fireworks. It does mean a lot to me that my DA is still out at night to watch Magical. She could have easily go back to the room to rest up instead of staying with me.

We were about 1 3/4 hours until Magical and the area around the Hub is starting to pick up with more and more guests coming in. The streets of MS are not that busy yet, but most of the curb areas up front and by the Hub are getting busy.

I did take some more pics of that day while we were waiting for the fireworks.

Some more one touch color pictures

Astro Orbiter with red color

Now with blue

Sleeping Beauty Castle with just blue.

The hanging flowers behind us at the Hub

Space Mountain with a touch of blue

The light tower on the right side of the castle towards TL.

Some ducks crossing the road

It was getting a little bit darker that night and we were still waiting at the Hub waiting for the fireworks. Some of the streets around the Hub were starting to pick up while there were stil some decent spots around 1 1/4 hours until the fireworks.

Say hi to my Conductor Hat. Even at that time of the pic looked very crowded. That was about an hour until the fireworks.

My DA and I were still holding our spots for the fireworks that night. I do remember that a few people that try to get in the last second with about 15 minutes. One adult try to force their way into our area but I told them that we stayed here for quite some time and told them that these are our spots. Good thing that I always bring a blanket to mark my area. I knew that they weren't happy about it, but get over it. If they want a great spot to see the fireworks at night spend some time staking out a spot. Some times those people really get me frustrated just because they can't wait to stake out a spot for any shows.

It was about 15 minutes until Magical and I started to pack up the blanket because we have to stand up for the fireworks. Some of the people that were sitting on the benches were really upset that we had to stand up for the fireworks. When I first set up my tripod, it was half set up but when I started to raise it up a little higher. One of the people behind me ask why I am raising the tripod up. I told them that we will have to stand up for the fireworks. They didn't like it that we have to stand up, but you can still sit on the ground during the fireworks.

I always try to make sure that no people around us try to force their way in at the last second since we have a lot of space thanks to the blanket. But I always like my space when I videotape or take pictures of the nighttime shows.

I already uploaded Magical to youtube so you can check it out right now: Magical Fireworks at Disneyland 6/11/12

I also decided to try to take pictures of the fireworks with my DSLR camera. This was really going to be very hard without the tripod that I used on Saturday night. But I thought I try it out and see how many pics will be good that night. I know PrincessinOz that it was going to be difficult that night without the tripod since I was using it for the video camera. So be bare with me on these pics that most of them are blurry.

On the shutter speed, I set it up at 4 to 6 seconds just like I used the other day. I should have set it at 2 seconds since I didn't have a tripod. The aperture was also set up at f/9.0 which I should have played with it that night. I realize that I needed another tripod so I can get good pictures of the firework trails that night.

Here are pics of Magical that I took that night.

After the fireworks was over, we thought about doing something else that night. But we will get to that on the next post later tonight if I have the time.

Man it is hot today.

 

[kmedina]

The Kings lost the night she went, but I was almost certain she went to game six. Are you sure they won the night you watched or was it not game? It is possible I am wrong that she watched game six. People coming in at the last minute and try to steal your spot will always happen. It happened to us at MMY last trip. I never do that to anyone else. We take whatever spot is available when we arrive.

Your firework shots keep getting better. They look professional. You should sell them. Glad you got a nice spot.

 

[mvf-m11c]

The Kings lost the night she went, but I was almost certain she went to game six. Are you sure they won the night you watched or was it not game? It is possible I am wrong that she watched game six. People coming in at the last minute and try to steal your spot will always happen. It happened to us at MMY last trip. I never do that to anyone else. We take whatever spot is available when we arrive.

Your firework shots keep getting better. They look professional. You should sell them. Glad you got a nice spot.

I remember that the LA Kings won the first three games during the Stanley Cup Finals and they did lose the 4th game which was at the Staples Center and lost at game 5 at New Jersey. I know that it was game 6 at the Staples Center that day that we were at the ESPN Zone. She must have watched game 6 at home since the Kings lose game 4 at the Staples Center.

I know the history of people that try to come in at the last second so they can see any shows at the Disney parks. I just really don't like those people that try to come in at the last second since they don't want to put the time to get a spot. I have even try to force my way in a spot since people waited that long. I am waiting to hear about your experience of MMY during your trip after you like IASW better then Cinderella Castle MMY.

Thank you Kim. I really didn't think that most of those pics of the firework trails were good.


Looks like I won't write my update tonight since I was watching one of my friends play in a basketball summer league.