Goin' to Disneyland!

Roger

Roger

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Well, it's all but official (just have to finalize the arrangements), but I'm going to Disneyland to break up the scorching Texas summer. ; 7/7 to 7/13. ; Time to tkae in the new Lincoln, Captain EO Tribute, World of Color, Princess Tiana's New Orleans Jubilee (yes, DL will have a land-based street show) and hopefully Remember.[nb]But I'll bet Magical will return. ; Really.[/nb]

And....Fantasmic! of course, since the Rivers will be up and running again by then! ; Hopefully the park won't be too busy, since I've heard that once blackout days start for most passholders, the park attendance drops to manageable levels. ; Really glad that the park will have a Princess Tiana show in NOS still. ; Such a short time and notice to go see the Showboat version, but it will at least have a more-direct Disney tie-in than the generic New Orleans streetsmophere CMs they used to have.
 
"PolynesianMedic" said:
Sounds like a nice trip Roger, I am thinking that I am going to head out there for the summer of 2012.
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Radiator Springs Racing? ; ;D
 
That should be a good time to go since it will be after the CRAZY weekend that is the Forth of July. ; I'll never again go during that weekend. ; Things slow down more after that, so you should be good. ;
 
"DallasDisneyDork" said:
That should be a good time to go since it will be after the CRAZY weekend that is the Forth of July. ; I'll never again go during that weekend. ; Things slow down more after that, so you should be good.
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Yeah, I was thinking that too. ; Everything I've read from last summer has shown that the first three weeks of June and 7/4 weekend are crazy busy....but it slows down (comparatively) for the rest of the summer. ; No off season anymore. ; Well off-season with everything running that is.
 
Us as well. ; Our last trip was last year for the D23 Expo plus 4 days in the parks. ; We took almost 1000 photo's and had the best time ever. ; Not sure if I even posted links or photo's here. ; Oops?

First time staying onsite as well. ; We normally get a cheap $45 a night hotel since we only sleep and shower there. ; This time, the In Laws were paying and they wanted to stay onsite, so who am I to argue? :) ; Our next trip is to WDW in April for a short stay, then then first weekend in October at DL.
 
"DallasDisneyDork" said:
then then first weekend in October at DL.
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Oooh. ; HM Holiday. ; Me likey. ; Unfortunately it's hard to get away during those months....
 
"Roger" said:
Oooh. ; HM Holiday. ; Me likey. ; Unfortunately it's hard to get away during those months....
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We love the HM overlay and have seen it a couple times. ; Love it. ; Excited about the SM overlay as well as the Halloween fireworks with Zero flying over the castle and all the decorations. ; Never been during Halloween before.
 
We're gonna miss you by a month, Roger. ; Too bad...I would have enjoyed meeting you there. :) ; You'll have to give me all your best Disneyland advice when ya get back, ok?
 
We'll be there in August at the Villas at the Grand Californian. :) ; My sister will have a baby boy who is one or two months old by then. ; We may initiate him into the love of all things Disney at a very early age!
 
i am still holding out hope for a california trip this year but it's looking grim. ; we were planning on going late june but i am being sent to a 5 day training class for work that i cannot miss. ; bummer, but there is always next year.
 
I can't wait to get out there next year ( sometime in the late spring/ early summer). ; The college friends and I already in the planning stages. ; I am getting so excited about it, the only downside is the flight back.
 
A few dinning recommendations

If you are into fine dinning and want some fun. ; I would suggest making an ADR for Napa Rose and ask for the Chef Counter. ; Each counter has seating for 4, you get to interact with the chefs, ask questions and they send over yummy items to try. ; We have done it a few times and really enjoy it.

We also enjoy Storytellers Cafe for any meal of the day. ; Also at Disney Grand Cal, if you are looking for a more quite spot to grab a bit to eat, go to Snack Waters. ; You can leave DCA through the gate that goes into the hotel(even if your not a hotel guest) grab a bit to eat and then head back into the park. ; It doesn't take that much time out of your day and its a bit more quite which is nice.

And a side note, if you aren't staying at one of the Disney hotels, the gate from DGCH to DCA, they sometimes asked for hotel keys in the morning. ; If your not a hotel guest, they wont let you in. ; I have stayed their quite a bit, even over the busy new years holiday and have only been asked for my key twice. ; So Im not sure how often they enforce it.

Hope you have a great trip. ; It should be not as busy as 4th of July, but it will still be summer busy. ; FPs work well and most guest sleep in, so if you are early, you can do a lot and start getting your FP's for the day. ; Typically DCA is slower of the two parks, but with world of color open, not sure how that will change things.
 
"Scubamickey" said:
Typically DCA is slower of the two parks, but with world of color open, not sure how that will change things.
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Unless they figure out by June 11, 2010 how to block a ticket/AP from getting a FP for World of Color more than X times in Y weeks, the FP for World of Color will be gone faster than the FP for Soarin at Epcot.
 
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