We're Sailing to....Disneyland? Lots of Pics! GANGSTA KINGDOM 8/31

[Bloodhound]

Almost time to leave!

Have a great trip!!!

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Almost time to leave!

We are so excited! We can't believe it's time to go!

Have a great trip!!!

Thanks, we will! I'll come back with lots of pics!

 

[MAGICFOR2]

We're just about out of here! Today I went to the bank, got a memory card for my camera, (didn't get a new camera this time), gota a pedicure, made a few phone calls and I'm just about ready!

We had a scare this morning - DS24, who is not going with us had symptoms that sounded like an appendicitis. We thought we may have to delay leaving to be sure he was okay if he had to have surgery. We started planning where we could find another Chuck E Cheese for Donald, etc. Well, it turns out he has an intestinal virus that is giving him the pain, so we are still good to go!

I didn't call DLH to see if they have our ressies, but I have a letter from DVC, so I imagine they will have to find us something even better if they don't have us... We are hopin' for some magic this trip!

Well, gotta go get some things ready for tonight's presentation - I may check in from The Happiest Place on Earth! Have a wonderful week everyone!

 

[karajeboo]

Bye Tammie! I'll miss you but I'm looking forward to your TR with lots of pics!!! Have a magical vacay!

 

[Bloodhound]

yes for DisneyLand Live Reports

 

[punkin413]

i'm sure you guys are already gone, but i just wanted to say have safe travels and a magical time!!!

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Thanks everyone for your good wishes and good-byes! We had a good day in the car - left at 11:30 am - got in here at 5:30. We had a fun time at Chuck E Cheese - although Donald didn't want to ride anything! 106 deg. here tonight! Tomorrow we're 3 hrs away in Bakersfield!

 

[chickyann]

Have a great trip, looking forward to seeing your photos

 

[Bloodhound]

I hope your having the best time ever :

 

[Camster0307]

Tammie -

Hope you're enjoying yourself in one of the happiest places on earth!

 

[Bloodhound]

Happy Independance Day

 

[MAGICFOR2]

I hope your having the best time ever :

Thanks! We did have a great time, but had to make some adjustments for Mr. Donald! I'll get started on my report and get my pics downloaded tomorrow when we get home.

Tammie -

Hope you're enjoying yourself in one of the happiest places on earth!

Thanks Cammie! I did have a fun birthday, and had a great time - how was your trip? Can't wait to hear about it!

Happy Independance Day

Happy 4th to you! We saw some great fireworks from our hotel across from Six Flags tonight! Freedom isn't Free!

 

[MAGICFOR2]

We're back and had a few not so unexpected surprises along the way, but we had a great trip and made some wonderful family memories! I have alot of pics, so I'll post those along the way. I always feel like DL gets no respect on the DIS, so I want to post alot of pics and explain some differences from WDW as I go along - I hope my memory won't fail me!

We pulled out of our driveway, packed to the roof in our minivan, with Papa and Gramma in the front, Donald and Minnie in the middle two seats, and Mommy and Daddy in the back. We left 1/2 hour early at 11:30am - with Grumpy taking a half day off from work.

In Oregon, we don't pump our own gas, we have attendants. So, in California we had to pump:

We had an appointment with a mouse that night, but it wasn't Mickey - it was Chuck. Chuck E. Cheese:

Okay, now the reason for the title on my update. If you remember, prior to leaving we took Donald and Minnie to the carnival for a test run, which was very frightening to Donald.

Now Donald anticipated this Chuck E Cheese visit for a long time. All day in the car he said, "Papa, Chuck E Cheese is far far away!" "Papa, it takes a long time to get there." So when we arrived, we excitedly purchased a package with pizza and drinks and 100 tokens - we were ready to play!!!!!

OOPS! Donald was not going on anything that moved! He didn't want to climb into any little cars or trucks, trains...anything. He did, however, want to play the video games and collect tickets. Tickets get you prizes. Minnie was ready to ride. She laughed and clapped, and then was upset when we took her off. This was to be a pattern throughout our trip.

We finished our pizza and got our little prizes and we were off to bed.

The next day, we stopped in Bakersfield to see my DB and DSIL with my nephews, and my parents were there visiting too! We had a nice BBQ and pool party/birthday party for me. My camera somehow lost the pics that I took of my DB. We went to our hotel and were too excited to sleep - tomorrow was our big day with the MOUSE!!!!

Next: Lots of Disneyland Hotel Pics!

 

[punkin413]

welcome home!!!!!!! glad to hear you had a nice time. i hope donald gets over his fear of moving things! can't wait to read more.

 

[Camster0307]

Hi Tammie! I can't wait to see pix of DL! Would love to see and hear about the differences.

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Welcome back!

So sad about Donald not wanting to be on anything that moves! I hope it changed while at Disneyland!

100 tokens?!? Awesome!

 

[tinkermell]

 

[karajeboo]

Welcome back Tammie - I'm so excited to see pics of Disneyland!!!

 

[MAGICFOR2]

welcome home!!!!!!! glad to hear you had a nice time. i hope donald gets over his fear of moving things! can't wait to read more.

Thank you Dawn! It was quite a journey for little Donald.

Hi Tammie! I can't wait to see pix of DL! Would love to see and hear about the differences.

Thanks for reading - I'm off to catch up on your TR! I'm really excited to share the DL pics!

Welcome back!

So sad about Donald not wanting to be on anything that moves! I hope it changed while at Disneyland!

100 tokens?!? Awesome!

It was quite disappointing that he wouldn't ride at first, but we found fun for him and us anyway - and things did get a little better!

Thanks for reading! More to come!

Welcome back Tammie - I'm so excited to see pics of Disneyland!!!

Thanks Kara! I am excited to share! I was thinking tonight that I didn't do food porn - my family would have disowned me - and I hope I can remember what and where we ate....I'm sure I have some pics of restaurants, although my camera was giving me fits - definately time to buy a new one.

 

[Bloodhound]

Hi, Im Glad You Started the TR so soon while all the little details are still fresh....very cute kids..Im sure Donald will overcome his fears of moving rides soonish