"OUR BIG, FAT DISNEYLAND ROADTRIP" The End 4/20 pg. 44 Better Than Cats...

[Disneyfreak92]

YAY! New installment! I love it! Poor little girl on ToT, but how sweet - Riley givin' you the hand squeezies! Already can't wait for more!

 

[iceskatejen]

Just an FYI for DL FPs--you can get a new one either when your FP window opens or two hours later--whichever comes first. Just check the fine print on the bottom of the ticket--it'll tell you when you can get another.

I'm lovin' this trippie.

 

[mikamah]

Your little Riley sounds sooo sweet with the hand squeezes. Poor little girl with the crazy mom. My son is very frightened of rides, but we had the best time in WDW. We never rode a ride in mgm. pretty much met characters, and watched the parade, and it was one of the best days. He was scared of small world, and I couldn't convince him to go on it. Dumbo was a favorite. Pooh a little dark and scary for him. I think he feels out of control on the rides. I'm hoping he'll grow to like the thrill rides before I'm too old to enjoy them. I'm loving your trip report. You are a hoot.

 

[DonaldTDuck]

Lovin' your TR's. My puter died last Sept just 3 days before trip to WDW. I just replaced it last week and have completed MBFDV(OAR) and have finally caught up on MBFDR. FFFFUUUUUNNNNNNYYY Lady! Thanx 4 sharin'.

 

[Disneygrl36]

Lovin' the California Adventure pics.........I am at the moment trying to convince my hubby to go to California next year for vacation...either San Diego or San Francisco of course with 3 days tagged on for the original Motherland.....your TR is helping me want to go even more. I went in 2000 & want to go back sooooooooo bad.

Thanks as always for sharing.
Eagerly awaiting more........

 

[CrAzY4DL]

GAAA!!! Patiently waiting for the next installment. Ok, that's a lie....IMPATIENTLY waiting is the truth!!! LOL

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

 

[DISUNC]

Please please PLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLEASE (with sugar on top) put a Chapter section in your first post!

I keep getting lost 7 i dont know where I am!

Now if only my life had a chapter section in the first post!

 

[DISUNC]

Little did we know, (NOTHING good starts with “little did we know…”) a raging fever was brewing in our youngest child’s body.

the Carousel of Progress!!! But it is not there either, you say? You would be correct! Now, it’s a totally cool rotating, HUGE, Innoventions attraction/exhibit! .

But I was holding a furnace disguised as a little girl. OH NO!!!! .

One of them took her ear temperature and it was 102*. They gave her 2 dissolving Tylenol and a drink of water. They gave me a list of several ER’s we could take her to with a map.

Well, I can say, the Tylenol and Pixie Dust worked and she seemed fine in a short while. Peter got Norah another drink of water, hugged us both and just like *that* he was gone.
No, I didn’t have the camera at that time. THAT picture is in my heart, though! .

FINALLY some relief.....! WHEW...had me ascared there! Good thing Dr Peter showed up!

The lady at the front desk informed us it was his Christening day photo and babies wore dresses back then. .

Whadda she mean "BACK THEN" I wore a dress at my christening too! It was pink with little tiny roses and............OMG!

I swooped in and got a table as another family got up to leave. I even asked, “mind if I swoop in and take your table when you’re all done?”

You probably got that "Swooping" from Peter Pan! If Mary Poppins was at the First Aid...you would have "gently glided" into the table!

When they left they gave me a Tinker Bell pin! I guess the pin they aquired had one pin to keep, and one pin for them to give. The card attached to the Tinker Bell pin said: “Just wanted to spread the magic by giving you this exclusive Pixie Dust pin. After all, this is the place where dreams come true.” Isn’t that sweet???? I thanked them profusely and put her on my lanyard.

sweeeeeeeeeet!

As I ate the World’s Best Corndog, I called TwinkieMama, my real life DIS friend. But I forgot what we chatted about.

Most likely the the chat was about nothing more than "the worlds best corndog"! Can we get TM to confirm this?

Shirley they are kidding with this kids’ meal!.

Dont call them Shirley!

Time had passed and Norah is right as rain and is back to her normal pleasant self !

*Note her kitty leash! She LIKES her kitty leash! "Meow!"!

Have I ever told you my mother rode this ride when she was BIG pregnant with me?

:
BIG DEAL! I was conceived on the Cyclone Roller Coaster in Coney Island!

The exterior of this ride it amazing! Especially during the holidays and in the evenings.

This is from the NYC Worlds Fair! I spent almost ONE WHOLE day in front of it. You see it was very HOT out in July of '64...and next door to the IASW (FYI ...who sponser was PEPSI Cola ) was the Budweiser Brewing Pavillion. So Mom & dad hung out there for hours...and let us kids go on IASW over & over & over & over & over again!

I did buy her some fake Barbie hair for her pony tail later. How fun is fake Barbie hair, I ask? VERY!

maybe thats what they had on me for my Christening pic! Maybe I didnt have soft curly blond hair! Your TR has me soooooo confused!

I was worried about the theming. WHY would the Red Hot Chili Peppers be blasted on a SPACE ride? As it turns out, it isn’t a space ride per say anymore. It’s a sad dark ride with cool music.!

YOU LIE! Thats SACRELIGIOUS!

WHY do I pose like this??? I think it's to freak out my DS17!

....and certain loyal TR readers!

We had 5:30 ressies for Blue Bayou. YAY!!

....My all time FAV eatery!

Here is a photo of the Haunted Mansion....(SOOOOO COOL!!!!)

!!

Much nicer that WDW. FYI! This is modeled after the Packard Mansion in Jim Thorpe PA! Looks ALMOST the same. I pass by it almost every week! It is now a bed & Breakfest...with REAL GHOSTs!

Next we rode the Pooh ride in "Critter Country" Land. I love this ride! Check out Pissy's face:

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She looks like a little Barbara Jean from TV show Reba in that pic!



Whoever was your TR cinematographer (guessing your Dh???) Did a GREAT JOB! What kind of camera do you have?

 

[DISUNC]

One delectable little item in the buffet was this: Muffin Tops!
Now, I know “muffin tops” to be the roll of fat that spills over one’s waste band on one's pants. The lower the rise, the bigger the muffin top. So, when I saw these little morsels , I took their picture. "Say Cheese, my precious Seinfeldian Muffin Tops!” It was the last laugh I had before things got ugly.

So In UTAH they call Muffin Tops, what we on the east coast call Love Handles!
Do you KNOW what we in the East call MUFFIN TOPS?????

 

[UtahMama]

DisUnc- Pretty Pleases go far with me. So, I put in the edit line at the end of each chapter, the next page to which you can jump. Making it the most user-friendly TR ever.

See how much I love you?????


Did you guys see the barrels of stuff in my Muppets picture?
There's one that says "Old Flames". I think everything in the Muppets queue is so funny!

 

[Iluvcruising]

This is great trip report

Thank you for sharing

 

[DISUNC]

DisUnc- Pretty Pleases go far with me. So, I put in the edit line at the end of each chapter, the next page to which you can jump. Making it the most user-friendly TR ever.

See how much I love you?????

and MeDear, I WORSHIP YOU!

Did you guys see the barrels of stuff in my Muppets picture?
There's one that says "Old Flames". I think everything in the Muppets queue is so funny!

I must go back and review...It couldnt get past the muffin pics...had the same 'issue" went you went past the Sign in Beaver for Wendy's!

 

[DisneyObsession]

Thank-you for the update!!! However, I somehow have missed one, so I need to go back & find it!! That's me, so discombobulated lately!

There seems to be so many new things since I went to DL in 1997! (Geez, that has been awhile!) Should probably go back at some point, but then I'd have to visit family I don't particularly want to see. HMMMM...maybe I can sneak a trip & they'd never know I came to California!!! Yeah...that's the ticket!!!

Can't wait to see pics of the "normal" Jasmine and hear about meeting DLMama!

 

[barndweller]

I love your trip reports. Thanks sooo much for doing one on my beloved Disneyland. Although The World is truly fabuloso, nothing can ever compare to The Original.

Someone asked what the heck sourdough bread & tortillas have to do with California. Obviously not been out west. That's like asking what surfboards have to do with Hawaii. Sourdough bread is a San Francisco original. And tortillas? My goodness, people. California was part of Mexico long before it became part of the US. Truth be told, it sorta still is.

And no doubt about it...DL POC is sooo much better than the one in WDW.

Waiting for more....

 

[dwheatl]

Somehow I missed that you updated 4/2, so I had a thrilling surprise today. Great stuff!

I know the original Mervyn's "Open open open" lady. She also does many cartoon voices, like Dexter on Dexter's Lab.

I can't stand the real "mean mamas" that force their kids on the scary stuff. I saw one holding her screaming child, ready to drop her down Summit Plummit at WDW. The lifeguard stepped in on that one, but sheesh!

Love Riley's 3 squeezes. so sweet. Must be something about people born 2/25!

I just talked to DH about doing 2 DL trips this summer, one w/kids and 1 just the 2 of us. Wooo Hooo!

ya, UM!

 

[UtahMama]

Somehow I missed that you updated 4/2, so I had a thrilling surprise today. Great stuff!

I know the original Mervyn's "Open open open" lady. She also does many cartoon voices, like Dexter on Dexter's Lab.

I can't stand the real "mean mamas" that force their kids on the scary stuff. I saw one holding her screaming child, ready to drop her down Summit Plummit at WDW. The lifeguard stepped in on that one, but sheesh!

Love Riley's 3 squeezes. so sweet. Must be something about people born 2/25!

I just talked to DH about doing 2 DL trips this summer, one w/kids and 1 just the 2 of us. Wooo Hooo!

ya, UM!

Thanks Dweat! I love his 3 squeezes too. Sometimes it's 3 kisses too

 

[UtahMama]

I love your trip reports. Thanks sooo much for doing one on my beloved Disneyland. Although The World is truly fabuloso, nothing can ever compare to The Original.

Someone asked what the heck sourdough bread & tortillas have to do with California. Obviously not been out west. That's like asking what surfboards have to do with Hawaii. Sourdough bread is a San Francisco original. And tortillas? My goodness, people. California was part of Mexico long before it became part of the US. Truth be told, it sorta still is.

And no doubt about it...DL POC is sooo much better than the one in WDW.

Waiting for more....

Coming right up!

Tortillas and Sourdough bread are the must have carbs of California.
Both need butter/cheese though (I have to fat-up everything!)

 

[WheatThins]

This is great trip report

Thank you for sharing

Ditto.

Wheat Thins

 

[DISUNC]

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