I thought I'd compile a list of random thoughts & observations from my trip to DL.......ready everybody? here we goooooooo.......
1. I had heard rumors of it being busy, but didn't fully realize just how busy the parks would be. We even went to DCA to escape the DL crowds but it was quite busy in DCA too.
2. I thought that the construction on the water area at DCA was going to be an eyesore.......but I hardly noticed it. Maybe it was because I knew it was there and didn't really pay much attention to it? The view of construction did not spoil my view in any way......in fact, it made me excited and can't wait to see the new changes coming!!
3. I wore my Birthday Button all the days we were there and my Birthday Mickey Ears on my actual birthday. I loved having CM's tell me Happy Birthday! Even got some birthday wishes from random guests!
4. The parks seemed to have a little more trash than usual around on the ground. I saw several CM's cleaning up but it just seemed to me that I noticed more trash than usual. It reminded me of WDW....when we went, it seemed like MK had more trash on the ground than DL. We did tell a few CM's that were sweeping trash up "Thank you for keeping DL clean!".
5. I took some advice from the boards and we left mid-afternoon on a few days to return after dinner. I did not really notice that the crowds were less by doing this. While DL is fun to be at when it's dark, you also bump into more people because you can't see them! We brought in glow-necklaces & bracelets to wear just so our group of 11 could find each other! And we had several people ask where we bought our necklaces.......and they were quite disappointed when I told them that I got them at Dollar Tree and not inside the park!
6. We did just about all we wanted to after being there for 5.5 days......but it was busy enough that we didn't get to do a ton of repeat rides. Our original plan was to take a day and go to Universal Studios. We nixed that once we realized we weren't going to get through all we wanted to!
7. I did a few things for the first time on this trip such as riding in one of the Main St vehicles, eating a Tigger Tail & a Dole Whip, watching the fireworks from IASW.
8. There were some things that we've never done before and still didn't get to.......we wanted to do Princess Fantasy Faire but the lines were horrendous, never made it to Pixie Hollow, play musical chairs with Alice & Mad Hatter, wanted to catch a Billy Hill show, wanted to sit on Main St and people watch, and I never could find where the dentist office is on Main St. I wanted to hear the sounds coming from there......any clue where this is???
9. I loved my new Baggallini that I took on this trip! Only problem I had was when I wore it like a messenger bag with my lanyard and my hooded sweatshirt, I'd end up choking myself with too much stuff around my neck!
10. We didn't see tons of characters out and about. And I could never get into City Hall to get that list of the character locations and times!
It was still so fun and magical to be there. I told DH last night that I kind of want to go back just him and I without the kids so we can do some of those things that we didnt' get to do!
1. I had heard rumors of it being busy, but didn't fully realize just how busy the parks would be. We even went to DCA to escape the DL crowds but it was quite busy in DCA too.
2. I thought that the construction on the water area at DCA was going to be an eyesore.......but I hardly noticed it. Maybe it was because I knew it was there and didn't really pay much attention to it? The view of construction did not spoil my view in any way......in fact, it made me excited and can't wait to see the new changes coming!!
3. I wore my Birthday Button all the days we were there and my Birthday Mickey Ears on my actual birthday. I loved having CM's tell me Happy Birthday! Even got some birthday wishes from random guests!
4. The parks seemed to have a little more trash than usual around on the ground. I saw several CM's cleaning up but it just seemed to me that I noticed more trash than usual. It reminded me of WDW....when we went, it seemed like MK had more trash on the ground than DL. We did tell a few CM's that were sweeping trash up "Thank you for keeping DL clean!".
5. I took some advice from the boards and we left mid-afternoon on a few days to return after dinner. I did not really notice that the crowds were less by doing this. While DL is fun to be at when it's dark, you also bump into more people because you can't see them! We brought in glow-necklaces & bracelets to wear just so our group of 11 could find each other! And we had several people ask where we bought our necklaces.......and they were quite disappointed when I told them that I got them at Dollar Tree and not inside the park!
6. We did just about all we wanted to after being there for 5.5 days......but it was busy enough that we didn't get to do a ton of repeat rides. Our original plan was to take a day and go to Universal Studios. We nixed that once we realized we weren't going to get through all we wanted to!
7. I did a few things for the first time on this trip such as riding in one of the Main St vehicles, eating a Tigger Tail & a Dole Whip, watching the fireworks from IASW.
8. There were some things that we've never done before and still didn't get to.......we wanted to do Princess Fantasy Faire but the lines were horrendous, never made it to Pixie Hollow, play musical chairs with Alice & Mad Hatter, wanted to catch a Billy Hill show, wanted to sit on Main St and people watch, and I never could find where the dentist office is on Main St. I wanted to hear the sounds coming from there......any clue where this is???
9. I loved my new Baggallini that I took on this trip! Only problem I had was when I wore it like a messenger bag with my lanyard and my hooded sweatshirt, I'd end up choking myself with too much stuff around my neck!
10. We didn't see tons of characters out and about. And I could never get into City Hall to get that list of the character locations and times!
It was still so fun and magical to be there. I told DH last night that I kind of want to go back just him and I without the kids so we can do some of those things that we didnt' get to do!
