Pre Trip report 3/16-/3/22

toni1227

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Okay, well we are all packed up and ready to head out tomorrow from Texas to Disneyland. I have been MAKING my kids stay up till at least 11 pm for the last couple nights since we are 2 hours ahead of CA and I want them to be used to the time change before we get there. Tonight I am aiming to keep them up till midnight (and I think they think I am a bit crazy..LOL).

We are staying at GCH for 3 nights then driving to San Diego and staying for 3 nights.
Tomorrow night we do not get there until 2:45 at LAX so we will probably not be at our hotel until 5-6pm I am guessing.
My goals for tomorrow are to ride Buzz and see fireworks. If we can fit in another couple FL rides we will if lines are short(carousel, tea cups etc..).

Tuesday we are going to Disneyland for MM and I got all my rides lined up in order that I learned from this website and Ridemax. I got PS for lunch at Carnation Cafe. Then we will spend the rest of the day at DL and go back to hotel for rest if needed (so happy we switched from a marriott 1.5 miles away to GCH..had it not been for this board I would have never known how important it is to stay close to DL).

Wed we are planning on DCA. Toy Story is first and we plan to grab a FP for Soarin on the way (another tip I learned on here). Then the rest of the day is open. We also have PS for Goofy's Dinner.

Thurs we check out, get a rental car and go to San Diego. We are staying on Coronado island and planning on Legoland on Friday and the zoo on Saturday, then fly home Sunday.

Honestly I wish we could just stay at Disney the whole time but I have never been to San Diego and it should be fun anyway.

So crazy how originally our trip was mainly to go to San Diego with a 1 day trip to Disney and how it morphed into more at Disney. I am glad though and I can hardly wait!!!!!

Thanks to everyone on here because you have really helped me in so many ways to plan my trip. I have learned SOOOOO much! I will post when I get back how everything turns out! yay disney!:yay:
 
Have a great trip! Looks like you've spent alot of time on these boards. Before you know it you'll have over 5000 posts!

Have fun!

If you are planning on doing the Photopass CD check out the Sticky thread on this board for some great ideas. :goodvibes
 
Sounds like a pretty well-planned trip! And although you won't have quite as much time at DLR as you might like, San Diego has its perks too and the zoo is a big one. I was going to ask about Sea World, but then I noticed you're a Texan, and figured you had been to the one in San Antonio.

Good call with getting the kids used to the time difference ahead of time. It can make all the difference between cranky kids and happy kids once you're there ;) Have fun and look forward to reading the TR! :thumbsup2
 
Thanks! Sorry I posted this in the wrong place. I did not even realize there was a thread for just trip reports. Cool!

Yes, I have been to Sea World in San Antonio. That and the price made us choose the zoo in San Diego for this trip!
:)
 

So crazy how originally our trip was mainly to go to San Diego with a 1 day trip to Disney and how it morphed into more at Disney. I am glad though and I can hardly wait!!!!!

I can tell you how that happened- you've been hit with The Disney Snowball Effect! This strange quirk of nature causes any DLR trip you plan to "snowball" into something bigger and bigger! :rotfl: First you were going for one day, then it turned into 3. You were going to stay at Marriotts, now it snowballed into the CGH! Well happy snowball making and report back! Have fun!!! (I've always wanted to see the San Diego Zoo) :yay:
 
Have a wonderful trip! I can't wait to read your trip report after you get back!
 













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