Hi Guys -

We just got back tonight!! We arrived at DLH Friday 13th around 11 pm.

We did EE DL Saturday and hit 16 attractions before breaking at 3:30 for the pool. After our concierge w&c, we went to CA for Soaring and TOT. Sunday we did CA, with Ariel's Princess lunch at 11:30. It was great! The big Cheeseburger was the best of our meals w/the Pot Pie not impressive & the chicken caesar a little bland. Great interaction with the Princesses. In fact, we later saw Belle playing the part of Jasmine at the Hyperion and she remembered us and waved! (Must have been the bright green and orange tees from Disney shopping!) We loved California Screamin'- it is the smoothest roller coaster!
The crowds weren't bad at all this past weekend. If it wasn't for EE, we had planned to do DL on Sunday, but really with EE and FastPasses, we never waited in line over 30 min. The fireworks were cancelled Sat. We were going to watch from the Concierge lounge anyway, and I sure was glad we weren't standing in the park waiting for hours just to miss out!
We caught the 2nd Fantasmic show Sunday.

Got seats right in front of Pirates 20 min. before show time. We saw the 7 pm Parade Sunday from the top of the Main street train station. Great view! We arrived on the train just 5 minutes before the Parade.
This was our 1st trip to DL, having only gone to WDW. You can't beat it for accessibility. We could walk to DTD and either park in minutes! The attractions were close together and convenient. There were folks here in GA who advised against us going all the way to CA for only 3 days- but with no big transportation issues, we felt like we got a whole lot more ground covered than we would have in FL.
For YOMD, we got 1st visit pins at the Disney Travel Co. We saw folks with the big Fast Passes YOMD gave out- but none for us!
Right now the crowds are down, the weather is great, and the Halloween excitement is in full gear. You are all going to have a great time!
Let me know if you have any questions!