Oh Lordy the Leap Day Party. Crazy INDEED!!!! This seemed to be MUCH better. I still can't figure it out though. Friday before a May long weekend vs a Wednesday in February, and the Wednesday in February was Crazy-Nuts.
OK, that's cool (and smart) that they opened both parks. That would have REALLY helped in 2012.
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Good Behaviour Citation... Brenda, I'm a little disappointed, lol.
I'll have to assume all the items listed are good behaviour since they completely go over my head. I guess I don't read "Intelligent".
Haha, and there is the "almost missed my kid" story.
Oy, I so wish I had a Disney park in my backyard so I can go to these things more often. Although I did just re-up my AP, so I guess I better start planning some trips.
That's in honor of renewing your AP!!! Exciting stuff!
Disney certainly planned smarter this year with opening both parks for the 24 hour party. I honestly wasn't interested in attending since it was a holiday Friday and the chances of the park reaching capacity were high. Glad I was wrong.
I would rather be cited by a Disney cop for exhibiting exuberance than the next 'victim' who was cited for "sleeping" on a park bench. He was hilarious. I have video on my phone that I need to download.
Yep, this time the kid was passing not even 10 feet from me. Goodness. I need glasses.
And may I be one of the first dozen or more people to encourage you to book another trip since we'll need more DisneyKid4Life Trip Reports!
I love Spaceship Earth and Ellen's. They're both so classic in my mind and the perfect respite from walking around World Showcase a lot!
The 24 Hour party looks like a lot of fun! I'd love to make it out to DL/DCA some day. We keep saying "when the kids are bigger"--They'll be full grown by the time we get around to it!! I'd guess my husband and I would be along the lines of you and Michael and call it quits before the end. 24 hours (especially in the sun and on my feet) is a long time!!!
Hi Jillian! Those rides are dark, cool, and you can sit down for a long period of time. What's not to like?
We definitely did the "touring light" version of the 24 hour party since there's no way we could have lasted all night. It was fun to be a part of the event.
Those 24 hour parties look like so much fun! Good idea that both parks were open this time. Is there an extra charge for it like the Christmas and Halloween parties at WDW?
You are so lucky to live so close to DL!
Definitely it was a good thing both parks were open. Not sure we would have hung around long if it was crazy like a couple years ago.
It is not a hard ticket party so anyone with a ticket or pass is welcome. In fact, most everyone attending the event is a passholder - same as last time. The majority of DLR park goers have some type of AP.
I'm tired just thinking about a 24 hour party! I swear since I got back I am falling asleep in front of the tv every night and it's not past my bedtime!
Love the fireworks through the ceiling, that's fun!
I have get to go on Ellen. Don't see it happening next trip either!
Hi Cynthia and welcome back! Too much fun at WDW huh?
Those fireworks added to the dining ambiance! If they had added the Wishes soundtrack that would have been a nice touch.
Brenda we had a great time. We stayed at AK Kidani in a savannah view studio. We also bought DVC while we were there.
Loved the near perfect weather also.
Congratulations on being a new DVC owner!! That's exciting. Now to plan that first trip on points right? Did you buy into VGF? Are there other initial contracts being sold at other resorts?
I loved the 1 bedroom villa that we stayed in at Jambo. I just love, love, love AKV/AKL.
And great weather on top of that - sounds perfect.
I thought for sure the 24-hour party was going to be packed or I would have driven down! Oh well! Glad you had fun!! And the chicken and waffles! I've been craving them lol.
Me too Paula! We decided to go around noon when Em said they were going... I had to see if Michael was interested. If he wasn't I wasn't going to go solo.
The chicken was great. The waffles could have had a little improvement. But I ate them all so they couldn't have been that bad!
Yay!!! So happy you all made it to Rock your Disney side! I'm so jealous that you can decide at 12pm to head for Disney in a matter of hours...
During that 24 hour event I kept thinking to myself (from home of course) that I'm not sure how committed I'd be to 24 straight hours... It might ruin me for days to come and nobody can afford to do that on vacation!
buuuut.... Had I actually been there I may have been unable to resist the temptation!
Thanks for taking an intermission from your August report to update us on DL and DCA!
The drawback of being an AP holder is that we tend to overlook a lot of the local culture and happenings and focus too much on Disney. People even dare say that we are Disney obsessed.
I'm with you. I wondered how many people who attended all night were still sleeping at 3 in the afternoon. It would mess their sleep schedule up for days to come.
You covered so much that I want to do!! Our lists must've been very similar!
1. BB is going to be our first water park IF we make it this next trip. (I'm worried about November weather.)
2. I am dying to try Schoolbread! I enjoyed your unbiased review, because other peoples expectations do build it up pretty high.
3. I HAD been wanting to try an Avocado Marg but I no longer do. First, I read someone say it was like drinking a salad. And then you said it was too sweet, which just wouldn't do. I think I'll let La Cava woo with me with the traditional before I get too exotic.
The 24 Hour event looks so fun!! Except I kicked myself all day because I missed EVERYTHING (fireworks, parades) on the live feed in WDW by about an hour. And then I read about the DL feed showing World of Color about a half hour I missed that. I was totally kicking myself because I completely forgot about DL!
Ahhh your first DVC trip is in November! How exciting!
I've not traveled in Nov so not sure if it is still nice and warm. In early December it was still in the 80's most days last year.
There is a lot of hype for the school bread but if you like custard and coconut give it a try. I'm glad tastes are unique to everyone since if everyone like those carrot cake cookies there may not be any left for me!
I wasn't a fan of the avocado version of the margarita but it does have its fans. I just looked up the recipe on the Disney food blog
here and the main reason I don't like it is the midori liquor. It also has agave in it which is too sweet for me.
Ha ha! Your timing was just off. It would have been really cool to see the 3am World of Color show.
One day I'd love to get to a 24 hour event. Until they do one in the summer, I'll just keep reading about other people's fun! And all these DL pics make me miss DL again. I really need to win the lottery so I can get to DL and WDW more often!
With the school year it would be hard to do - especially if you factor in travel. (You're a teacher right??)
I hear ya! Winning the lottery would = never ending Dis planning for that next trip. At least you have fabulous DL photos that can serve as a incentive to plan that next trip.
I really wanted to go to the party in Florida but couldn't swing it financially. That's so awesome that you were able to decide day of and then just head over!
Mmmmmm Mickey waffles and chicken. That looks delicious.
Those costumes are so realistic I wondered if Mad Hatter and Mary Poppins were face characters!!
I LOVE the good behavior citation!! Too funny.
The Animation building is my FAVORITE. I spent so much time there on my
Disneyland trip. It seems like a really nice place to rest for the 24 hour day.
At least one positive thing about living in Southern California is that DL is in our backyard. We are rather spoiled to live so close. We can even hear the fireworks some nights.
Plaza Inn fried chicken is awesome. Throw in a few waffles and even better.
My first thought with those park guests dressed very realistically as Disney characters is they were not going to get anything done since people will want to pose with them all night long. I wonder if Disney wanted to tap them on the shoulder and tell them they were a little too realistic.
The guy who was dressed as Carl we saw later at DCA and he was still getting a lot of attention.
The Disney cop was hilarious. He said he was going to throw the book at me - catch!
The DCA Animation Building is my favorite place in the entire park. It takes awhile to cycle through all the videos so you may as well sit awhile. The whole audio and visual aspect is so well done.
Go figure! 
Oh, who am I kidding?!? Those are the things I love the most in EPCOT! 
Although, I will say....it happened to be another store or apart of the main store that I hadn't seen before, one of the two! 
Which is rather funny since she hates to shop when at home. Now figure that out?!? 
