Snow Brite
<font color=green>Star bright, Snow Brite...no wai
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- Oct 22, 2001
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I took my dd to DLR as a surprise on her 7th birthday (first trip ever). I promised the other three that I would take them each individually as well (its nice in a larger family to get some one on one time as the main attraction). I figured I would take them each on their 7th birthday.
In the meantime I took the two oldest to WDW this past May for a GREAT trip (their first, my second but the first was in 1982). My ds LOVED Buzz and Space Mountain the most.
Well he turns 7 on November 11 and I am supposed to take him to DLR, not that he remembers it is supposed to be this year). I am worried and need help deciding what to do. Space Mountain will most likely be closed, Fantasmic will not be on and there will likely be fireworks only once during that time on Saturday night. If anything else was closed I would feel seriously bummed. I was really hoping some of the Disneyland exclusive things would make up for these losses, like the Columbia, Matterhorn, and Indiana.
Both of the previous trips have been truly magical and I will be so sad if this one is not. Seven seems to really be the breaking point with little boys/big boys when things like trips to Disneyland alone with your mom seem to drop quickly on the "coolness" meter, so I want to really have a great time with him.
Sooooooo, should we:
#1) Stick to the original plan, preserve tradition, go when it is slower so less lines and cheaper with no Space Mountain or
#2) Try to go in the summer when more things are gonna be open, its more expensive, Space Mountain and Fantasmic will be up and I have less time to save up? Oh and the HEAT! We are soooo not used to the summer temps there!
I want to go for 7-10 days, spend 5 in/around DLR, 3 in SD and 1 at the beach. I am hoping to go to Knotts, Universal Hollywood and Legoland as well.
In the meantime I took the two oldest to WDW this past May for a GREAT trip (their first, my second but the first was in 1982). My ds LOVED Buzz and Space Mountain the most.
Well he turns 7 on November 11 and I am supposed to take him to DLR, not that he remembers it is supposed to be this year). I am worried and need help deciding what to do. Space Mountain will most likely be closed, Fantasmic will not be on and there will likely be fireworks only once during that time on Saturday night. If anything else was closed I would feel seriously bummed. I was really hoping some of the Disneyland exclusive things would make up for these losses, like the Columbia, Matterhorn, and Indiana.
Both of the previous trips have been truly magical and I will be so sad if this one is not. Seven seems to really be the breaking point with little boys/big boys when things like trips to Disneyland alone with your mom seem to drop quickly on the "coolness" meter, so I want to really have a great time with him.
Sooooooo, should we:
#1) Stick to the original plan, preserve tradition, go when it is slower so less lines and cheaper with no Space Mountain or
#2) Try to go in the summer when more things are gonna be open, its more expensive, Space Mountain and Fantasmic will be up and I have less time to save up? Oh and the HEAT! We are soooo not used to the summer temps there!
I want to go for 7-10 days, spend 5 in/around DLR, 3 in SD and 1 at the beach. I am hoping to go to Knotts, Universal Hollywood and Legoland as well.