TR: The usual suspects back for Christmas!

[cinderella-princess]

Yay- I am looking forward to reading your trip report. The two of you are such a cute couple!!

Thank you! A trip report beginning will start tomorrow (hopefully!).

Can't wait to read your report! Disneyland is so magical this time of year.

And I'm suffering a little PPD too! We just got back about 3 hours ago!

It really was magical. Sadly, both Jason and I got sick and are just now FINALLY feeling better. That is why the trip report hasn't come sooner - we were sick in bed all of last week!

 

[cinderella-princess]

On December 3rd we woke up bright and early at 3 am! We got dressed and ready (which meant all three girls did their hair ) and left the house promptly at 4am. Being the master packer that I am, I was in charge of getting all of our luggage squeezed into the back of the Highlander. Poor Jason couldn't see out the back but I did get it all in!

We all slept on and off on the way down and shockingly only stopped twice! That is a record low for us. When we hit the Grapevine we were greeted with this view:

Upon which I commented "look at the fog!" and everyone else in the car said "that's smog you dummy!". I still like to think of it as fog if only because it's less gross.

We got to the Anaheim Camelot Inn and Suites right around 11. We were set to arrive at 10:30 but there was a wreck in LA and we got stuck in traffic, boo!! After checking in we headed over to the park and Jaime bought her 3 hopper pass. We headed into the park and were immediately awed by the beautiful Christmas decorations. I love the huge Christmas tree and all of the garland that crosses Main Street. The characters were out and we saw Mickey and Goofy dressed in their Christmas sweaters:

Of course we had to keep with tradition and fastpass Indy and then get on POTC. There was hardly any line for Indy so we got on that right after POTC. I believe after that we headed over to Critter Country to ride Whinnie the Pooh. On the way we ran into the Showboat Jubilee

I love these costumes!

Louis!

Princess Tiana

After we hit Whinnie the Pooh we all decided it was time for some lunch. Of course we headed over to ESPN Zone and we changed up what we ordered a little bit. Jason and I split a bbq chicken pizza (delicious!) and Linda and Jaime split the pulled pork sliders which they loved. We also got an order of cheesy fries. Yum!

Jason on the monorail

Jaime decided we needed a shot (great - I swear her love of shot taking is why I got sick! Every time I stick to beer in Disneyland I don't get sick and every time I drink any hard liquor I get sick. That's my theory). Anyways...we headed over to the Rainforest Cafe to get a Lemon Drop shot.

I'll leave you hanging there - work is calling. What do you think we did when we got back to the park?

 

[tksbaskets]

Indy?? Fun report

 

[blabbermouth]

Haha, you guys are so awesome... lunch time shots? Why didn't we think of that! Love the crocodile on the boat, hee hee.

Hope you'll come back and finish your report. Hope you had a great holiday season!

 

[cinderella-princess]

Indy?? Fun report

Nope, but that was a good guess considering how much we love Indy! I'm glad you like our TR

Haha, you guys are so awesome... lunch time shots? Why didn't we think of that! Love the crocodile on the boat, hee hee.

Hope you'll come back and finish your report. Hope you had a great holiday season!

Thanks! We had a great Christmas and New Year. Things have been a little crazy (I'm sure everyone can relate) but now I promise to get back to the TR and actually finish it.

We had to take a shot to get ready to do what's next.....

Splash Mountain!!!

The last time we went to DL we did Splash in the evening around 10 pm. We found out that the drop is a lot less scary and the ride a lot funnier when you are buzzed! haha So we headed to Splash.

Here is a picture of our picture

After this I am sad to say that I didn't really take any more pictures besides these two of the Haunted Mansion

I believe we did HM, Big Thunder, and the Matterhorn and were getting a little hungry by then.

Jason and I chose to go back to the room to rest a little bit and have some snacks. Linda and Jaime chose to stay in the park for a little while longer.

My parents drove down later in the morning and ended up arriving at their hotel around 6. They ate at Tortilla Joes and we all met up at UVA and had a couple of drinks together. Around 10:30 we all headed back to our rooms to rest up for a day of fun in the parks together the next day!

 

[Docter419]

omg we have been freaking slacking! We just forgot about our TR because we have been through another upheaval. Long story short, I lost my job again so we've just been surviving and moving along. Fear not however, I will complete this TR so I can start our next PTR, did I mention we have a trip planned for the end of May?

More to follow!

 

[merrrydeath]

There you are!!!

I'm so sorry about you losing your job. I wish you the best of luck, but look forward to more trip report goodies.

 

[Docter419]

So we got up early the next morning to experience some Disney magic. We decided that this morning was going to be all about fantasyland. But before we heading into fantasyland we decided the light was perfect for a pic in front of Mickey so we did just that!

After that we went into fantasy land. We did all the dark rides and then realized something... We have never been on the carousel! So we went on the kiddest kid ride there is.

After the Fantasyland goodness, we headed over to the matterhorn to get a few thrills.

More is coming! I promise!

 

[cinderella-princess]

After Fantasy Land we headed over to Space Mountain to get some fast passes. On the way we saw the only menorah in the park

We also took a group shot in front of the castle

There was only a 10 minute wait for Space Mountain so we decided what the heck, lets just ride it now! Here is a picture of our picture:

My dad's friend from high school, Danny joined us this day. I love how both my dad and Danny are just calmly sitting in the front seat as if Space wasn't anything, and the rest of us are screaming our heads off!

I believe we went over to New Orleans Square to ride Pirates and Haunted Mansion. We also shopped around in all of the little shops back there. We saw them filming a Christmas commercial right in front of the soup place!

Minnie is so cute!

After NOS we headed over to the Monorail to head to DTD for some lunch at ESPN Zone. Here we are waiting for the monorail

After lunch we went over to DCA. We went on a Bugs Life; here is our mandatory goofy glasses picture

Random DCA pictures

Dad and Danny went on ToT

Jason and I decided to have a date night. Being with all of your family 24/7 can be a little much so we headed over to Naples for some pizza and alone time. We took some pictures in front of the candy cane DCA sign.

Eating at Naples

I don't know where this one was taken...maybe UVA bar? Do you remember Jason?

I know this is really blurry, but I just love all the lights in Downtown Disney!

We headed back into the park to meet up with everyone besides Linda and Jaime. They had reservations for Club 33. We took a picture in front of Mickey.

After meeting up we went to ride Indy - my Dads new favorite ride! Here are our line pics

My parents and Danny

We then went on the Jungle Cruise. It's pretty cool at night!

We fit more fun into the evening but I'll wait to update you all about what we did until later

 

[blabbermouth]

Hey there strangers! Sorry to hear about you losing your job

You seem to have a pretty good memory, or just a good timeline of photos to go by.

Glad to see you guys have another trip planned. We might go somewhere later in the fall, but we'll have wait and see. This weekend we're going down to Seattle for some shopping/eating/drinking and relaxation! The weather's supposed to be crappy though.

I really like your plaid shirt and your blue coat in that last pic!

 

[cinderella-princess]

There you are!!!

I'm so sorry about you losing your job. I wish you the best of luck, but look forward to more trip report goodies.

They are on their way!

Hey there strangers! Sorry to hear about you losing your job

You seem to have a pretty good memory, or just a good timeline of photos to go by.

Glad to see you guys have another trip planned. We might go somewhere later in the fall, but we'll have wait and see. This weekend we're going down to Seattle for some shopping/eating/drinking and relaxation! The weather's supposed to be crappy though.

I really like your plaid shirt and your blue coat in that last pic!

We just have a good timeline of photos! Seattle should be fun but I'm sorry about the weather being crappy. We were going to ski this weekend but the high at lake level was going to be 29...not exactly spring skiing!

Thanks! I'm glad you like my fashion sense

Thanks to you both for the thoughts about Jason losing his job. It's been rough but as long as we tough it out together it'll be ok.

 

[cinderella-princess]

So the last we left off we were on the Jungle Cruise at night. We decided we wanted to see the Christmas parade and made our way over to the hub. We found a free bench near the Carnation Inn (by the sign where the ride times are posted) and I went to get mom and I hot chocolate. Well, the line was SUPER long and 30 minutes later we got hot chocolate. The only reason it was worth waiting for was because we brought some peppermint schnapps and we make a very awesome drink with hot coco and schnapps. So mom and I merrily drank our "snugglers" and we all watched the parade. Here are some pics:

Small World at night

The castle

Pluto!

Santa!

Jaime and Linda had very late reservations for Club 33 because they wanted to watch Fantasmic from the balcony. We ran into them in NOS after the parade.

NOS at night:

After some NOS sightseeing we claimed a spot for the second Fantasmic show. It was the first time my dad had seen it and he loved it! He was such a trooper. He had a cold the whole time we were there but he pushed through it and stayed until 10 to watch. I think he was glad he did.

Coming up...what adventures will our 3rd day bring? Will the Cove Bar make an appearance?

 

[blabbermouth]

Coming up...what adventures will our 3rd day bring? Will the Cove Bar make an appearance?

I'm gonna say...... YES! I love all the Christmas decorations, so pretty!

Seattle was fun, except for the extra long ferry ride from the island due to the stormy weather and a 2.5 hour wait at the border! We like to ski/snowboard too, should have done that this weekend instead. Just a three hour drive to over 20 feet of snow. Except that I'm kind of ready for spring now. And all it did was make us want a longer vacation! We're thinking Disneyland in early October.

 

[cinderella-princess]

I'm gonna say...... YES! I love all the Christmas decorations, so pretty!

That's why we love going in December! The Christmas decorations make it all the more magical. As for the Cove bar...how did you know!? haha We Covey's love our bars

Seattle was fun, except for the extra long ferry ride from the island due to the stormy weather and a 2.5 hour wait at the border! We like to ski/snowboard too, should have done that this weekend instead. Just a three hour drive to over 20 feet of snow. Except that I'm kind of ready for spring now. And all it did was make us want a longer vacation! We're thinking Disneyland in early October.

I'm sorry to hear about the long wait and the stormy ride! I know what you mean about being ready for spring. We got a taste of summer weather last week and now it's rainy and cold again. There's actually a winter storm warning here right now! We ended up not going skiing because it was going to be so cold and windy. If I ski in April its going to be spring skiing in a t-shirt!

More TR coming up...

 

[cinderella-princess]

So we all got up bright and early to hit Fantasyland! Well, everyone besides my parents. My mom always loves to sleep in and my dad was still a little sick with his cold so they joined us later in the morning. So Jason, I, Linda and Jaime headed into the park to get on some Fantasyland rides. We rode Storybook Land:

I think this is Alice's house

Oh no! Giant ducks are attacking London Park!

Priceless comment of the trip, "Why doesn't Agrabaha have any Christmas decorations?!...oh yeah..."

I love the Christmas decorations they add to all the houses and villages

There's where I want to live someday! haha

After Storybook Land we headed over to It's a Small World. Now, Jason can handle this ride a good...ONE time per trip. I think we'd already used up his quota because this is the look I got when we were on the boat in:

He gave a smile for this picture though

Old Man Winter

Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say, on a bright Hawaiian Christmas day...

There goes Santa!

After IASW we headed to Toon Town. We don't really spend much time there. We usually just hit up Rodger Rabbit's Cartoon Spin and then leave.

And the one ride we go on in TT is broken! Oh well

From my pictures it looks like we headed back over to Frontierland and saw the reindeer at Santa's Roundup

They were feeding this huge goose (the one that gets pardoned) and for some reason the quacking/squawking sounds it was making panicked the reindeer! They got all agitated and stayed as far away from the goose as possible. It was hilarious!

We then met up with my parents and rode the Matterhorn

Mom loves the Matterhorn!

Then we rode Indy

The Columbia from NOS

 

[cinderella-princess]

Then we headed over to Pirates! Yyyaaarrr!!!

We want the redhead!

You can do that all day long, the dog is never going to move...

I believe it was about now that we decided Disneyland was getting a little too crowded and we needed to head to DCA. So off we go!

Some construction pictures

A Christmas tree near Neptunes Palace

Merry Christmas!

We then headed over to Toy Story Mania

These guys came marching by

Time for goofy glasses pictures!

Dad wins! haha

Then we went to our favorite place in DCA.....the COVE BAR!!! hahaha

Because sometimes you just need an Irish coffee to get that Disney magic

Close ups from the construction

I can't wait for the world of color. It looks so awesome!

As we were leaving we saw the little princess lunch they do. There were teaching these little girls how to dance! Now I can't wait to have a daughter. Sorry Jason!

Random DCA shot

I liked this sign

We all needed a break so we went back to our room and took a much needed nap.

Coming up...how did we spend our last night in Disneyland!?!?

 

[Docter419]

Thanks babe for doing some updating, we've been meaning to get this done so we can start a PTR for your birthday trip in may!

 

[cinderella-princess]

So after we took a nice nap and a rest at the hotel we headed out to get some dinner. I think that Jaime and Linda had never taken a break so Jason, I, and my parents all met up with them at UVA bar. Jason and dad split a pizza and mom and I both had French onion soup. Delicious! It was kind of a cold damp evening and some soup was just what the doctor ordered.

I believe we went over to ride POTC one last time and then explored the secret staircase in NOS. It's where Princess Tiana was doing character greets all day.

We headed over to ride Big Thunder again and got some pictures in front of the castle

We then went over to claim a spot for the second showing of Fantasmic. We caught the end of the fireworks from NOS and they make it snow there too!

I then proceeded to take very blurry pictures of Disneyland...it looked a lot better in person!

Note to self...get a better camera soon...

A Peter Pan moon!

Then we took silly pictures of each other...can you tell we were bored!?

Blue Steel

Goofball!

Playing with the sepia tone...

Smooch!

We saw Fantasmic one last time (it was awesome per usual) and then called it a night. All in all, we had a great trip and I was so glad that my parents, especially my dad, were able to see Disneyland at Christmas time. Seeing Disneyland with all of the beautiful Christmas decorations was so special but we both can't wait to see Disneyland back to normal in May. Stay tuned for a PTR shortly! I promise we'll finish this one much sooner then this December one!

 

[blabbermouth]

Great trip! I wish my family would go with me... they drink as much as Jason and I do We're trying to convince my brother to come with us in October, but he doesn't plan that far ahead.