Thanks Granny!Allison! It is so nice to "see" you again! I hope you are enjoying life in Arizona. I don't have any tips for DL as we haven't been there in 20 years but I am sure you will have a wonderful time. Thanks for stopping in, and of course, feel free to share any of your DL experience with us!
Thank you!
Would love to meet up with y'all! We know a couple good places in Elon, Simply Thai and The Root. We could meet at either, just let us know when you are headed this way and have time!
I'll be heading to DL in just 2 1/2 weeks and will be missing the holiday fun but and was there last new years for all of it. They'll still have the HM Nightmare before Christmas overlay going and the Christmas It's a Small world overlay while you're there I believe - both two things I consider must do's. They may also still have the Jungle Cruise going as the "Jingle" cruise. Still corny jokes but with a holiday flair.
Hi Kathy,Hi DLI! Nice to see you pop in! Hope you, your family and the Corgi kids are all doing well!!!
Lucky you to get a holiday DL trip!!!
The nice thing is that DL still has the old FP system so you won't have to try and learn the new one.
World of Color will be a new show for you and you can get FP's for that in the morning that won't tie up other ride FP's for you. And you do want a FP for it. I kind of like Blue FP and getting into the bridge area as the main area is really kind of a crazy mess. Good if you're tall. Not so good if you're short unless you get into one of the few spots that puts you on a rail or in the front. The dining package that Sleepy mentioned is also a good option to get a standing spot in one of the good reserved sections or they have a dessert party option with seats. It's still possible to get a good view without them but you do at least need a FP.
Carsland will be the other new area for you. Radiator Springs is a Test Track type of ride and you'll want to head there at park opening or get a FP right away as those do disappear fast! They have replaced the Aladdin show with a new Frozen one. Haven't seen it yet but I expect it to be good.
If it's been 10 years then you probably rode the new Space Mountain but if not it's a quite different from DL and also a must do. They've also reopened the Castle walk thru since that time I believe. Some very cute dioramas of the Sleeping Beauty tale.
Made a reservation for Carthay Circle for lunch to see World of Color. Thanks for the advice.
Made a reservation at Carthay Circle for the World of Color package.Hi DLI! Nice to see you pop in! Hope you, your family and the Corgi kids are all doing well!!!
Lucky you to get a holiday DL trip!!!
The nice thing is that DL still has the old FP system so you won't have to try and learn the new one.
World of Color will be a new show for you and you can get FP's for that in the morning that won't tie up other ride FP's for you. And you do want a FP for it. I kind of like Blue FP and getting into the bridge area as the main area is really kind of a crazy mess. Good if you're tall. Not so good if you're short unless you get into one of the few spots that puts you on a rail or in the front. The dining package that Sleepy mentioned is also a good option to get a standing spot in one of the good reserved sections or they have a dessert party option with seats. It's still possible to get a good view without them but you do at least need a FP.
Carsland will be the other new area for you. Radiator Springs is a Test Track type of ride and you'll want to head there at park opening or get a FP right away as those do disappear fast! They have replaced the Aladdin show with a new Frozen one. Haven't seen it yet but I expect it to be good.
If it's been 10 years then you probably rode the new Space Mountain but if not it's a quite different from DL and also a must do. They've also reopened the Castle walk thru since that time I believe. Some very cute dioramas of the Sleeping Beauty tale.
KAT had some great advice, especially regarding FPs. I also agree that SM at DL is way-y-y smoother than the one at the World. I do the one at WDW but brace myself; the one at DL requires no such effort. As for Carthay Circle, we enjoyed that restaurant quite a bit. The food was very good, and service was solid. Our only negative was that we were seated quite close to a servers' station so it stayed very busy and noisy our entire meal. Doing the package means you won't have to wait so long in line for WoC, though as I recall, it is still first-come, first-seated (so to speak as it's all standing). WoC was one of our very favorite things, and I'm sure you'll love it. Lots of fine places to eat, and that includes DTD which is right there. If you enjoy Tex-Mex, Tortilla Jo's does a table side guacamole that is superb! There's a Starbucks near the DTD entrance to GCH. The Mickey beignets at the Mint Julep Bar are very tasty. Rancho del Zocalo near BTMR has excellent, house-made pico de gallo. Redd Rocket's has fresh, crisp salads and tasty pasta. Wine Country Trattoria has a good wine list and also excellent pasta selections (makes a great place for lunch, and if you're lucky, you can sit outside and watch a parade go by). In short, you won't want for good places to eat. I'm excited for you!
Thanks so much for the pictures!!!!A lot of rock work apparently.
The workers get hot.
