We (me, DH, DS4, DS3) just returned from a short trip to DL. We stayed at the Grand Californian which is gorgeous. We had a Downtown Disney view which we loved. My boys loved to go on the balcony and peoplewatch. We watched the fireworks from our room. We loved being able to walk to both parks. It was so nice to be able to load up our stroller and not have to worry about taking all the stuff out to fold it to get on a bus.
DL was so much fun. It's much more manageable than MK. We like the rides better, too. One of our favorite rides was the Casey Jr. train. We utilized early entry on Thursday which was worth it. We were able to do all the rides we wanted to by 10:30am. Then we had lunch (at Hungry Bear, which was excellent--Thank you Dis boards!) and headed over to DCA for Aladdin. Aladdin is really a fantastic show. I think it was worth the admission to see it. The boys' favorite ride was the new Monsters, Inc. ride. There is usually a long wait for that one.
We ate at Napa Rose on our first night and it was fantastic. The next night we ate at Ralph Brennan's. The food was pretty good but the service was horrible.
On our last day, my in-laws took the boys to Legoland. I noticed at a local grocery store there, Pavilions, in the gift card center (where they have all those giftcards to places like Gap, Borders, etc), they had tickets for Legoland. A child/senior ticket was $30.95 which was better than the $32.95 I paid at Costco.
I am now trying to figure out when we can go again. The boys didn't want to leave. I just wish the flight wasn't so long.
DL was so much fun. It's much more manageable than MK. We like the rides better, too. One of our favorite rides was the Casey Jr. train. We utilized early entry on Thursday which was worth it. We were able to do all the rides we wanted to by 10:30am. Then we had lunch (at Hungry Bear, which was excellent--Thank you Dis boards!) and headed over to DCA for Aladdin. Aladdin is really a fantastic show. I think it was worth the admission to see it. The boys' favorite ride was the new Monsters, Inc. ride. There is usually a long wait for that one.
We ate at Napa Rose on our first night and it was fantastic. The next night we ate at Ralph Brennan's. The food was pretty good but the service was horrible.
On our last day, my in-laws took the boys to Legoland. I noticed at a local grocery store there, Pavilions, in the gift card center (where they have all those giftcards to places like Gap, Borders, etc), they had tickets for Legoland. A child/senior ticket was $30.95 which was better than the $32.95 I paid at Costco.
I am now trying to figure out when we can go again. The boys didn't want to leave. I just wish the flight wasn't so long.
I had a burger for dinner that night. It was good, but a bit dry. Anyway, its better then anything you would find in the park, but not so nice that you would have to worry about the kids.
