Hi Everyone, I am going to attempt to do a daily report from DLR.
Who we are: Myself, Jean, DD (13), Nephew Chris, His wife, Claudia, their kids, Great Nephew (10), Great Niece (4). I am a paraplegic and use a manuel wheelchair full time. We have all been here before.
Getting Here: Chris and family drove from AZ. DD and I flew SW Airlines into LAX. We arrived at 1 PM. We went to Super Shuttle (never again). We had reservations for an accessible van. The van came with in 10 minutes of us arriving at the waiting area. We boarded the a van with a lift and a sign Disneyland Express. Not to be confused with Disney's Express but meaning it was going straight to DL. Well a gentleman joined us after convincing the dispatch guy that his apartment was on the way to DL. Then we proceeded to circle LAX twice in bumper to bumper traffic. That took over half an hour. We picked up three more people. We drover for awhile, dropped the single gentleman off and then proceed to GCH. We arrived an hour and 45 minutes after we were at the Super Shuttle stop. It was a Sunday and there was no traffic.
The hotel- Disney Grand Californian There was no line when we arrived and we were taken to the desk straight away. It took half an hour to check into our rooms which were prepaid. When we finally got to the rooms they did not have the roll in shower we needed. We called down to the front desk and it took another 40+ minutes to get new rooms. We had called more times then I can count to insure we had the rooms necessary to function. I like this hotel but the was no excuse for having us trek around to the incorrect room. (This happened in May at WDW and that trip turned out to be one of the best we have ever had at WDW. So, I took the long crazy ride with SS and the room confusion as a good sign.) The bedding was all wrong and I hope Chris' back does not go out. Mean while we settled into our new rooms and all is well.
The Park DL- Around 5:50 we headed over to the park. There was no wait to enter. We jumped on Jungle Cruise with no lines. I forgot how hooky it is but a lot of fun. Then the kids did the Tree House. I went to line up for our Fantasmic Dessert Seats. All the others regrouped and walked onto PoC. Short wait for HH and then Winnie the Pooh. Then they gave me a break from the line. They then went to get Indie FP which they got even though it was now close to 8PM. We were the first in line for tickets for Fantasmic. We had the first 6 seats in the first row of the first section. We were pretty much dead center. Great show. then we stayed for the fireworks. We saw the whole show plus Tinkerbell and Dumbo. It was a great deal, two shows for the price of one. The 4 year old fell asleep and we put her on my lap. DD and DGN headed to Splash Mt. I held DGN (4) on my lap and the three adults headed back to the room to drop the extra Fantasmic Food off and to put DGN to bed. I stayed in the room and Chris and Claudia headed back to DL to join up with the kids. Mean while back at Splash Mt. I received a text that the kids are on Splash Mt. but it is broken down. After a while, they are walked off the ride which DD said was creepy. They received one pass for 6 people for any ride except TSM. So we will use it tomorrow. I do not know how they are fairing the rest of this evening. I will let you know what they rode and what the waits were like. PS the 9:30 Fantasmic Dessert was sold out.
We are really glad with are at the DGH. It was so easy to go back and forth.
Let me know if I can answer any questions.
Jean
Who we are: Myself, Jean, DD (13), Nephew Chris, His wife, Claudia, their kids, Great Nephew (10), Great Niece (4). I am a paraplegic and use a manuel wheelchair full time. We have all been here before.
Getting Here: Chris and family drove from AZ. DD and I flew SW Airlines into LAX. We arrived at 1 PM. We went to Super Shuttle (never again). We had reservations for an accessible van. The van came with in 10 minutes of us arriving at the waiting area. We boarded the a van with a lift and a sign Disneyland Express. Not to be confused with Disney's Express but meaning it was going straight to DL. Well a gentleman joined us after convincing the dispatch guy that his apartment was on the way to DL. Then we proceeded to circle LAX twice in bumper to bumper traffic. That took over half an hour. We picked up three more people. We drover for awhile, dropped the single gentleman off and then proceed to GCH. We arrived an hour and 45 minutes after we were at the Super Shuttle stop. It was a Sunday and there was no traffic.
The hotel- Disney Grand Californian There was no line when we arrived and we were taken to the desk straight away. It took half an hour to check into our rooms which were prepaid. When we finally got to the rooms they did not have the roll in shower we needed. We called down to the front desk and it took another 40+ minutes to get new rooms. We had called more times then I can count to insure we had the rooms necessary to function. I like this hotel but the was no excuse for having us trek around to the incorrect room. (This happened in May at WDW and that trip turned out to be one of the best we have ever had at WDW. So, I took the long crazy ride with SS and the room confusion as a good sign.) The bedding was all wrong and I hope Chris' back does not go out. Mean while we settled into our new rooms and all is well.
The Park DL- Around 5:50 we headed over to the park. There was no wait to enter. We jumped on Jungle Cruise with no lines. I forgot how hooky it is but a lot of fun. Then the kids did the Tree House. I went to line up for our Fantasmic Dessert Seats. All the others regrouped and walked onto PoC. Short wait for HH and then Winnie the Pooh. Then they gave me a break from the line. They then went to get Indie FP which they got even though it was now close to 8PM. We were the first in line for tickets for Fantasmic. We had the first 6 seats in the first row of the first section. We were pretty much dead center. Great show. then we stayed for the fireworks. We saw the whole show plus Tinkerbell and Dumbo. It was a great deal, two shows for the price of one. The 4 year old fell asleep and we put her on my lap. DD and DGN headed to Splash Mt. I held DGN (4) on my lap and the three adults headed back to the room to drop the extra Fantasmic Food off and to put DGN to bed. I stayed in the room and Chris and Claudia headed back to DL to join up with the kids. Mean while back at Splash Mt. I received a text that the kids are on Splash Mt. but it is broken down. After a while, they are walked off the ride which DD said was creepy. They received one pass for 6 people for any ride except TSM. So we will use it tomorrow. I do not know how they are fairing the rest of this evening. I will let you know what they rode and what the waits were like. PS the 9:30 Fantasmic Dessert was sold out.
We are really glad with are at the DGH. It was so easy to go back and forth.
Let me know if I can answer any questions.
Jean
) please keep it coming, and by all mans do not forget to give us food porn each night!!! more more more )))))))))))))))))
