I just love how you can pop in and go for an animator's class everytime you head to DLR.
That's one of the things about being a local....you go for a couple of hours, hit the rides you wanna hit, enjoy the food, avoid the protein spills/shakes ....and then head home.
Great update. I really enjoyed my ride through Storybookland today.
I could just spend an entire day doing Animation Academy over and over again. I love it! We do definitely love that aspect of being local. It's no longer about rushing to do everything, but rather shaping your days around what you feel like doing at the moment.
I concur with this statement. I would pay good money to go into DLR after hours and have the CMs just letting kitties loose all over that attraction! Even if the cats were just sleeping there, it would still be funny. And if you ever do see any cats there, you better document it for all your readers to see...it's very important, lol!
Haven't been able to comment on every update, but I've still been steadily reading along! Loving all of the adventures thus far and looking forward to all those to come still for us readers! Glad you and Tracy were able to get an awesome deal on a TS for your anniversary, I bet that made the day extra special!
I know some people have spotted cats in there before, and I've even seen a couple pictures online. You know if we happened to see one romping about, we would obviously take as many pix as possible and relay them!
I'm glad to hear that you've still been enjoying reading along. Still plenty of great adventures to come! We definitely appreciated finding such a great deal for our anniversary dinner. Any occasion spent in Disney makes it extra special.
Wow good thing Tracy alerted you to the protein puddle...that would have put a real downer into your day!
Your drawings of Pluto are totally cool! Do either of you draw outside of Disney? I'm a terrible sketcher, so I'm curious to see if the academy can help me draw something even remotely similar to the subject at hand.
I agree the little "extras" Disney provides really make the experience. We haven't seen "just add water" yet but if its going on while we are there we will try and watch it. Goofy is my favorite.
And you mentioned seeing Duffy in one of the attractions. That makes me wonder...how is your Duffy? You haven't mentioned him in awhile. Do you ever bring him with you these days to see his relatives?
52 days until we leave the NW and head for THE PARKS! I am so ready to go NOW but I know the day will be here before ya know it. Time goes so fast!
I'm VERY glad she was looking out for me that afternoon and kept me from dirtying my shoes in the worst possible way.
Glad you liked our Pluto drawings. I do like to draw Disney characters for fun just as a little creative outlet, so I have a few of those "learn to draw" books and look up instructions for other characters online. But I've seen plenty of people who think their drawings at Animation Academy are going to be awful actually do quite well with the instructions provided. Since it's so step-by-step and they try to make it as easy as possible, I think anyone can succeed.
Definitely catch Instant Concert while you're here, especially if you're a big Goofy fan. It's a really fun little show.
Our Duffy is doing quite well! We don't bring him to the parks often at all because we just really don't want him to get dirtier than he already is. Instead, we'll sometimes bring Tracy's little keychain Duffy or her wristlet Duffy so he's there in spirit.
It's so exciting how quickly your adventure is approaching! I'm sure it will be here before you know it at this point!
Wow, I have spent forever reading this thread, haha, but I enjoyed it!
I didn't know you can go into the Disney hotels and just hang out there, even if you are not a guest in that hotel. I guess you can since you two were able to. I would love to check out the Disney hotels, just to look around... I would love to stay in a Disney hotel but I just can't justify spending so much money... I don't make a lot of money, so we just stay at a cheaper motel when we go to Disney parks.
I would love to live near
Disneyland and be able to go often, that is very awesome you two have been able to do that. Your condo looks really nice too!
Haha, congrats on getting through the whole thing! I know it's a LITTLE long... I'm glad you've been enjoying though!
It's awesome going into all the hotels. We picked up that idea from our experiences at WDW. Since so many of the hotels there are so well-themed, you can spend whole days just walking around the resorts. Most of the ones here are slightly less exciting, though I would agree with the argument that the Grand Californian is one of the most beautiful hotels Disney has done anywhere. If you're looking for a place to start, go with the Grand.
We definitely love living so close and getting to the parks so often. It's a wonderful situation for us!
These last few updates were so fun to read
Yeah, it's kind of a shame about the restaurant at the PPH. They never seem to have anybody in there. We have only done Lilo and Stich's breakfast there, and that was a few years ago ... the food was really good and the character interaction was so much fun, yet it was 1/4 as busy as Goofy's Kitchen.
I agree with you about the kitties being let loose in Storybrook! That would be so cute.
I'm glad you've been enjoying
Glad to hear you had a good experience at the PCH Grill as well. On the one hand, I like it as a well-kept secret, but on the other hand, I wish it were a little more popular.
One day our dream of the kitties in Storybook Land will definitely come true. I know it!
I don't remember the last time that I posted. I keep getting behind, but I just wanted to let you know that I'm still reading along!
It's too bad that you won't be around this weekend while PIO and I are running around at the parks. I hope that you have a nice trip!
Glad to hear you've been enjoying reading along! Hope that you and PiO had a blast in Disneyland this past weekend! One of these days, we'll actually get to meet up with you!
Taylor and Tracy - I'll be heading out in a couple of days and I don't know if I'll be checking in on this thread again before I leave. Have a great time in Colorado and I'm sorry to miss you in SoCal this time.
I will be disconnecting from the ethernet as much as humanly possible; so I probably won't catch up on your posts until I return.
Keep well.
I hope you've been having a great trip!! Hopefully you're going to the part of CO that hasn't had any flooding issues. I think the western slope has been fine, luckily.
Glad that you have been disconnected from the Internet while you've been away. That's always one of my favorite parts of a Disney vacation-- feeling like you can get away from the real world.
Thanks for the TR plug!
It was really nice meeting you guys.
I really need to catch up with all the rest of your adventures, I've been busy planning a nice 12 day WDW trip (and practicing for the TOT 10 mile
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No prob! I'm glad you guys were our first DIS meet!
When is your WDW trip? A 12-day adventure sounds like the BEST! We've always wanted to do a trip that long because I think then you can really take the time to do almost everything you could want to do. I'm sure you'll do well in the race! The ToT races always sound like a lot of fun.
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Also, as a writer myself I have a good idea of who would be well-spoken, on the air or elsewhere. Taylor was my first choice, so if he is willing and available I think that he would be perfect -- also, he fits a younger demographic than the existing podcast members, as well as moved to Anaheim to try to work for DLR so there is a different perspective.
