We're Home From the Road!! 17 Days of Travel with Tons of Pics~COMPLETE!!

[WDWJonasGirl]

I'll try to get back over to your PTR......I've just had a lot on my mind losing my best friend of 35 years.

Oh I'm sorry I managed to see Ross Lynch and his band in London while at the Disney Store in London. I did get to meet a couple people from his band. But I didn't get to meet Ross

 

[DizNee Luver]

Oh I'm sorry I managed to see Ross Lynch and his band in London while at the Disney Store in London. I did get to meet a couple people from his band. But I didn't get to meet Ross

Bummer that you didn't get to meet Ross!!

 

[DizNee Luver]

Day 13--July 22:

This will be our Sea World day in San Diego!! I'm super excited for today!!







So seeing the shows is something I can't wait to see....but then I find out they also have rides!





So we'll get an assortment of things to do!!

I wrote to Sea World about Michayla and it sounds like they have a program, similar to Disneyland's for giving us an assigned time to return for rides...so that was nice to know.

Admission is included in our City Pass!!

We'll be staying in the same hotel as the prior night.

All pictures were found on Google Images.

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

The last time I went to Universal Studios Hollywood was for the Jonas Brothers concert in August. How tall are the twins? Here are some info for USH:
http://www.universalstudioshollywood.com/

For Sea World:
http://seaworldparks.com/en/seaworld-sandiego/

I do reccomend Legoland if you guys have time. Here's some info:
http://california.legoland.com/

 

[DizNee Luver]

The last time I went to Universal Studios Hollywood was for the Jonas Brothers concert in August. How tall are the twins? Here are some info for USH:
http://www.universalstudioshollywood.com/

For Sea World:
http://seaworldparks.com/en/seaworld-sandiego/

I do reccomend Legoland if you guys have time. Here's some info:
http://california.legoland.com/

Thanks for the links Kaitlin. We talked about Legoland but decided not to do it. We only have 2 days in the San Diego area......I wish we had more, but we have to be back in Oregon for a wedding.

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

I did kind of forget about the wedding. How tall are the twins?

 

[DizNee Luver]

I did kind of forget about the wedding. How tall are the twins?

I think they're about 45"......I know in Dec 2012, they were tall enough to ride Grizzly River (42") but they weren't tall enough for Indy (46"). They really have grown and I don't remember what they're last measurement was.......

 

[DizNee Luver]

Day 14--July 23:

This will be a long travel day from San Diego to Sacramento. It will be about a 7 1/2 hr drive.....but of course we will be making stops for lunch & rest breaks.



We will be staying at the Super 8 at the Sacramento Airport area.





We're hoping to meet up with our Sac area friends. Last time we did this.....we had a great turn out that met us at the Old Spaghetti Factory. Hopefully we can do this again. (maybe a different location.....driving in downtown & parking was a nightmare).



Used Google Images again!

 

[DizNee Luver]

Day 15--July 24:

We will have about a 5 hour drive from Sacramento to Central Point, Oregon.

We will be staying at the Super 8 in Central Point/Medford for 2 nights. We used to live here, so we should be able to catch up with some friends while we're there.







We actually stayed at this motel when we were trying to find a place for us to move into. The kids loved the pool & slide!

 

[DizNee Luver]

Day 16-July 25:

Today will be a relaxing day, followed by an evening wedding at the Ashland Springs Hotel.





We will be celebrating Catherine & Tony's special day. Tony is my daughter in law's brother. So my oldest son Nick's wife Marie.....her brother. They are a very loving Italian family....so when Nick married Marie.....our entire family became part of their family.






Day 17--July 26:

The road trip will be coming to an end. We will drive about 216 miles home.

Then reality will hit........

 

[kelmac284]

Everything sounds great and like lots of fun!! Since we aren't going to Disney this year other than the one day for the field trip in March I told mom we need to take the girls next summer. It is bascially fairly cheap for us and close. We can drive and stay cheap etc. I love that you posted about the city pass. I have looked into those before but it seemed like whatever city we were thinking about using one we didn't have the time to do everything or wanted to go to all the places etc but the So Cal one I told mom if we didn't that next year even if I happen to still have an AP from the ladies trip it would totally be a deal. Mom hasn't been to universal since probably 06 and the girls and I went in 2010 but it was pouring rain and it would be 5 years since we had been so def would love to do that and the same with Sea World. We haven't been in probably 6 or more years and I doubt the girls even remember it. We went to the zoo about 2 years ago but always love it. So I think it is a killer deal and I think we may try to do that next summer.

Loving all your itinerary stuff and as always will be excited to hear about all your plans up till you go and then of course your report when you get back. So fun!!!

 

[DizNee Luver]

Everything sounds great and like lots of fun!! Since we aren't going to Disney this year other than the one day for the field trip in March I told mom we need to take the girls next summer. It is bascially fairly cheap for us and close. We can drive and stay cheap etc. I love that you posted about the city pass. I have looked into those before but it seemed like whatever city we were thinking about using one we didn't have the time to do everything or wanted to go to all the places etc but the So Cal one I told mom if we didn't that next year even if I happen to still have an AP from the ladies trip it would totally be a deal. Mom hasn't been to universal since probably 06 and the girls and I went in 2010 but it was pouring rain and it would be 5 years since we had been so def would love to do that and the same with Sea World. We haven't been in probably 6 or more years and I doubt the girls even remember it. We went to the zoo about 2 years ago but always love it. So I think it is a killer deal and I think we may try to do that next summer.

Loving all your itinerary stuff and as always will be excited to hear about all your plans up till you go and then of course your report when you get back. So fun!!!

We've looked at the City Pass before, but because we never left Disneyland to go do something else.....we just never thought this would be something we'd do. Now that Disney is just a part of our road trip....I decided to look into it. We'll save some serious cash by going this route and being able to add on the zoo as well, saves us even more.

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

Wow!! The twins will be tall enough to do the following:

USH
Transformers™: The Ride-3D: Must be 40″ (102 cm) tall.
Children 40-48″ (102-122 cm) must be accompanied by a Supervising Companion (14 years or older)

The Simpsons Ride: Must be 40″ (102 cm) tall.
Children 40-48″ (102-122 cm) must be accompanied by a Supervising Companion (14 years or older)

Jurassic Park® — The Ride: Must be 42″ (107 cm) tall.
Children 42-48″ (107-122 cm) must be accompanied by a Supervising Companion (14 years or older

They probably won't be tall enough for Revenge of the Mummy

Sea World
Journey to Atlantis
Shipwreck Rapids
Riptide Rescue (you and Mike have to sit with them)
Bayside Skyride
Wild Arctic Ride

They probably won't be tall enough for Revenge of the Mummy and Manta. There is a sesame street area too incase the kids want to go there. Here's some more info:
http://seaworldparks.com/en/seaworld-sandiego/attractions/rides/

 

[DizNee Luver]

Wow!! The twins will be tall enough to do the following:

USH
Transformers™: The Ride-3D: Must be 40″ (102 cm) tall.
Children 40-48″ (102-122 cm) must be accompanied by a Supervising Companion (14 years or older)

The Simpsons Ride: Must be 40″ (102 cm) tall.
Children 40-48″ (102-122 cm) must be accompanied by a Supervising Companion (14 years or older)

Jurassic Park® — The Ride: Must be 42″ (107 cm) tall.
Children 42-48″ (107-122 cm) must be accompanied by a Supervising Companion (14 years or older

They probably won't be tall enough for Revenge of the Mummy

Sea World
Journey to Atlantis
Shipwreck Rapids
Riptide Rescue (you and Mike have to sit with them)
Bayside Skyride
Wild Arctic Ride

They probably won't be tall enough for Revenge of the Mummy and Manta. There is a sesame street area too incase the kids want to go there. Here's some more info:
http://seaworldparks.com/en/seaworld-sandiego/attractions/rides/

Thanks Kaitlin! Great info!!

 

[tanyaegangibson]

This sounds like SUCH an amazing trip! (We happen to be going to be at Disneyland at the same time, btw!)

I know you have everything planned out, so there probably isn't time to in the schedule to add things, but just wanted to mention, since you're going through Gilroy, that my 8-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son love Gilroy Gardens. (It's about a two-hour drive from where we live in the Bay Area, and we end up going a few times a year, often on our way down to Monterey. It's just a very sweet theme park--none of the rides are very scary, but the horticultural theming is awesome: https://www.gilroygardens.org/

Also, since you're going to Universal, wanted to mention that my son, who isn't normally afraid of ANY ride--he's gone on ToT, all the "mountains," etc.--found Transformers really terrifying because it is super loud. (He didn't love Simpsons either, actually.) Transformers was even way too much stim for me!

 

[DizNee Luver]

This sounds like SUCH an amazing trip! (We happen to be going to be at Disneyland at the same time, btw!)

I know you have everything planned out, so there probably isn't time to in the schedule to add things, but just wanted to mention, since you're going through Gilroy, that my 8-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son love Gilroy Gardens. (It's about a two-hour drive from where we live in the Bay Area, and we end up going a few times a year, often on our way down to Monterey. It's just a very sweet theme park--none of the rides are very scary, but the horticultural theming is awesome: https://www.gilroygardens.org/

Also, since you're going to Universal, wanted to mention that my son, who isn't normally afraid of ANY ride--he's gone on ToT, all the "mountains," etc.--found Transformers really terrifying because it is super loud. (He didn't love Simpsons either, actually.) Transformers was even way too much stim for me!

Wow.....wish we had more time in Gilroy. Thank you for the link. It's funny that in my research that never came up for Gilroy.....weird! We are doing the Disney Family Museum that morning & planning on taking them to Golden Gate Park to run around......we could have planned on Gilroy Gardens.....but don't want to feel rushed from one thing to the next.

I'm concerned that the twins won't do much at Universal....so hoping there's entertainment we can take in. Even Disneyland has loud rides which can be too much. Winnie the Pooh is one that comes to mind.....super mild & visually stunning ride.....but the music is super loud.

 

[DizNee Luver]

So Mike did our taxes last night and we will be off to a great start for our trip budget!! We've done pretty good the last few years but weren't sure how things would pan out this time. Having a "large" portion of the trip covered by the refunds was vital in this trip actually happening. So with some careful planning & saving......we should be able to do this trip AND have enough money to not count every penny!!

 

[6Smiles]

Sounds like a wonderful trip. Looks like you'll be there for Disneyland's 59th birthday July 17, correct? Maybe you'll find some extras for the celebration.

 

[DizNee Luver]

Sounds like a wonderful trip. Looks like you'll be there for Disneyland's 59th birthday July 17, correct? Maybe you'll find some extras for the celebration.

It wasn't intentional in the beginning.....it was just coincidental that the dates fell that way.......but I did realize it after the itinerary was set. Not sure they'll do anything special or not, since it's not a "milestone" year.

 

[DnA2010]

Trip really does sound amazing! really inspiring for sure
Glad the taxes are looking good!