We Moved to Disneyland!! Now What ? Stories from New DLR Locals - Updated 1/15

[tdashgirl]

We stopped at Dunkin' Donuts on the way to the Denver airport yesterday because they don't have them in SoCal yet.

Ohhhhh I love Dunkin' Donuts!!!! We actually used to have a couple of locations in San Jose several years ago (like 20), but then they left for some reason I've heard they're coming back to Cali, super excited

Ooooh, 1901! Super awesome and I can't think of a more deserving couple

It was kinda cool to get that flashback to summer with all the patriotic decorations up on Veteran's Day, right when the resort is swinging into the Christmas season

 

[AussieDisneyNut]

Sorry, don't care about the donuts now ... on to something much more interesting ... 1901 .... keep up the story-telling!

 

[laur roo]

Wait, hold up...you left the fanny pack in the car?!?!!!?!! I should have known it was gonna be something fancy just by that! You guys look cute all dressed up, and I adore Tracy's dress. A picture with Minnie is a great early anniversary gift for sure! Looking forward to hearing about the rest of your trip to 1901!

And a few thoughts on a few previous updates since I just got caught up:
Bees = super yuck! ew ew ew!!!
Blueberry donuts = look yummy and I bet tasted great
Super long wait for donuts = for shame donut place! for shame! Can't believe that's how they work. I used to visit a friend in her college town and there was a cookie delivery place that showed up at your door with hot fresh cookies, delivered in a pizza box in about 15 minutes. They were always so delicious and gooey...okay now I'm craving both donuts and cookies, lol!

Excited to see how the rest of your Disney summer panned out!!!

 

[Daisybelle]

Oh my gosh! you just stop right there? ? You like torturing us, don't you? Some trip reoprters...

 

[APears]

What a cliffhanger!!!!! I hope you have lots of pictures coming up!

 

[disneymania0711]

Ooh very exclusive!!! Can't wait to hear more about that. I bet the photos in there alone were magnificent.

P.S. I'm rereading your WDW TR. We leave in ten days for Port Orleans Riverside!!!!

 

[tayalltheway]

How cool! 1901!

Looking forward to more.


BTW - I still do a double take when I see Tracy with her haircut. I am getting used to it; but it is taking me a while.

It was very cool! And it took me a little while to get used to Tracy's new haircut, but now I can barely remember when it was long!

Ohhhhh I love Dunkin' Donuts!!!! We actually used to have a couple of locations in San Jose several years ago (like 20), but then they left for some reason I've heard they're coming back to Cali, super excited

Ooooh, 1901! Super awesome and I can't think of a more deserving couple

It was kinda cool to get that flashback to summer with all the patriotic decorations up on Veteran's Day, right when the resort is swinging into the Christmas season

We had Dunkin' Donuts on pretty much every corner in NYC, so we were bummed to find out there weren't any in SoCal (okay, there's one, but since it's on an Air Force base, I'm guessing we won't be going there any time soon...). I'm so excited they're making a triumphant return to California, but I don't think it's happening until 2015. That's too far away!

1901 was definitely super awesome. I hope you enjoy hearing the rest of the story.

And I didn't think about how Veteran's Day ended up being the perfect time to put up all those patriotic pictures from the summer. Nice coincidence!

Sorry, don't care about the donuts now ... on to something much more interesting ... 1901 .... keep up the story-telling!

Well, maybe I'll just go back and talk about donuts some more rather than continuing our tale of 1901. Just kidding, I wouldn't be that mean!

Wait, hold up...you left the fanny pack in the car?!?!!!?!! I should have known it was gonna be something fancy just by that! You guys look cute all dressed up, and I adore Tracy's dress. A picture with Minnie is a great early anniversary gift for sure! Looking forward to hearing about the rest of your trip to 1901!

And a few thoughts on a few previous updates since I just got caught up:
Bees = super yuck! ew ew ew!!!
Blueberry donuts = look yummy and I bet tasted great
Super long wait for donuts = for shame donut place! for shame! Can't believe that's how they work. I used to visit a friend in her college town and there was a cookie delivery place that showed up at your door with hot fresh cookies, delivered in a pizza box in about 15 minutes. They were always so delicious and gooey...okay now I'm craving both donuts and cookies, lol!

Excited to see how the rest of your Disney summer panned out!!!

It was a struggle for me to leave the fanny pack, but we decided it might clash with the overall mood of the lounge... Glad you liked our anniversary pic with Minnie, and I hope you keep enjoying the 1901 story!

The bees were awful, the donuts were delicious, and now you are making me crave cookies too...

Oh my gosh! you just stop right there? ? You like torturing us, don't you? Some trip reoprters...

I absolutely love the torture of cliffhangers. Luckily, your wait is almost over before you can see the next update.

What a cliffhanger!!!!! I hope you have lots of pictures coming up!

I certainly took A LOT of pictures there (I think there are two whole updates worth). Hopefully it will be worth the big cliffhanger.

Ooh very exclusive!!! Can't wait to hear more about that. I bet the photos in there alone were magnificent.

P.S. I'm rereading your WDW TR. We leave in ten days for Port Orleans Riverside!!!!

Everything in 1901 was awesome, so I'm very excited to share

I'm so jealous of your impending WDW trip! I'm sure you'll have such a great time! Hopefully rereading that report is helping you get even more excited

 

[tayalltheway]

Chapter 99
Bucket List

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[AussieDisneyNut]

Nice review of 1901 and I especially like how you both colour coordinated your outfits, both with each other and with the décor!

I love a Pimm's and ginger-ale on a warm summer's afternoon ... I always add lots of slices of apple, orange and strawberries, so it's almost like afternoon tea!

 

[PrincessInOz]

Fantastic pictures. So much detail on the walls and it looks like you had a great time in those chairs.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[tayalltheway]

Nice review of 1901 and I especially like how you both colour coordinated your outfits, both with each other and with the décor!

I love a Pimm's and ginger-ale on a warm summer's afternoon ... I always add lots of slices of apple, orange and strawberries, so it's almost like afternoon tea!

That's funny that we ended up being so color-coordinated to the Lounge. I didn't even notice it until you mentioned it!

I had never had Pimm's before, but we did really enjoy it. Your cocktail concoction sounds really delicious!

Fantastic pictures. So much detail on the walls and it looks like you had a great time in those chairs.

Thanks for sharing.

Glad you enjoyed all the pictures. Still another update to come. We really did like those chairs. They're very cool!

 

[tayalltheway]

Hi everyone! I just wanted to acknowledge the fact that this is the 100th update to the trip report, which I thought was pretty cool. There wouldn’t really have been much reason for me to keep posting all these updates if you all weren’t reading along, so (as always) I’m so glad that you folks from all over the world enjoy hearing about Tracy and my lives in and around Disneyland.

My timing is also serendipitous because tomorrow just happens to be the one-year anniversary of when we arrived in Southern California. I can’t believe how quickly this year has gone—without a doubt, it’s felt like the fastest year of my life—so I guess they were telling the truth when they said “time flies when you’re having fun.”

I hope our adventures never cease to be interesting enough (at least in my mind) to continue posting here. And now, I return you to our tale. Thanks for reading!

Chapter 100
Mental Pictures

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[tinkerbells mum]

Wow 1901 looks amazing what a great experience. There is a much smaller 'version' of it in DLRP. It is for members of the share holders club only. It isn't a restaurant but has free snacks (cookies, muffins, croissants) and free hot and soft drinks. I totally love going up and knocking on the door and handing the gold club card over we always feel really special going in as there are always people by the door trying to look in we feel like VIPs going in!! Glad you got to experience some thing so special.

You are right this year has gone so quickly, it's amazing to think you've been there for so long already xx

 

[luulu1999]

how awesome!!

 

[Daisybelle]

What a very cool experience! It would be fun to just spend hours looking at all of the memorabilia.
And happy 1 year Caliversary!!

 

[tayalltheway]

Wow 1901 looks amazing what a great experience. There is a much smaller 'version' of it in DLRP. It is for members of the share holders club only. It isn't a restaurant but has free snacks (cookies, muffins, croissants) and free hot and soft drinks. I totally love going up and knocking on the door and handing the gold club card over we always feel really special going in as there are always people by the door trying to look in we feel like VIPs going in!! Glad you got to experience some thing so special.

You are right this year has gone so quickly, it's amazing to think you've been there for so long already xx

I've seen a few pictures of the lounge at DLRP in a trip report I read, and I want to go into there in part because it looks awesome and in part because the free snacks looked delicious (can you really beat free croissants IN France??). It sounds so cool to be a member there!

I can't believe that at this time last year, we were all checked into our room at the Fairfield Inn and ready to go apartment hunting the next day. Crazy!

how awesome!!

It certainly was!

What a very cool experience! It would be fun to just spend hours looking at all of the memorabilia.
And happy 1 year Caliversary!!

I could have definitely spent hours in there looking around! It was VERY cool.

And thanks! I still haven't really wrapped my head around the fact that we've been here for a whole year...

 

[tayalltheway]

Chapter 101
Characterpalooza

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[PrincessInOz]

Great updates. How cool to tick 1901 off your bucket list. That will be something to remember for quite a while; together with the $25 gift card (which we really shouldn't forget ).

Fantastic character interaction. And much as I love the pink hat, the trifold hat will be very hard to top.

 

[franandaj]

I've been so crazy busy these last couple weeks, I'm glad I didn't have to wait through all the cliff hangers for your 1901 update. How cool that you got to go there? It's really a special and unique place! Cool to tick it off your bucket list, especially when you didn't even know that it was on it!

 

[tayalltheway]

Great updates. How cool to tick 1901 off your bucket list. That will be something to remember for quite a while; together with the $25 gift card (which we really shouldn't forget ).

Fantastic character interaction. And much as I love the pink hat, the trifold hat will be very hard to top.

Thanks! It was VERY cool to get to experience 1901! And hey, that $25 came in quite handy, as you will soon see!

We definitely had a blast with those characters. I don't think we've had an experience that even comes close to topping it.

I've been so crazy busy these last couple weeks, I'm glad I didn't have to wait through all the cliff hangers for your 1901 update. How cool that you got to go there? It's really a special and unique place! Cool to tick it off your bucket list, especially when you didn't even know that it was on it!

Glad you didn't have to wait for the 1901 updates as well! We had such a great time, and it is definitely such a unique place. Of course, now that we've ticked it off our bucket list, we just want to be able to go back in every time we walk by it!