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BippityBoo · 03-18-2010, 02:19 PM

Seems like you are having a great time

And eating LOTS of sweets

Can't wait to hear how you liked Brennan's! I can not reply to your tweets (b/c I do not use twitter and have no idea how to), but I AM following along

that's nice · 03-18-2010, 02:31 PM

I missed the big send off!!!!

We just got home on Tuesday night... I'm still trying to get my bearings!!

A 2 week vacation will do that!

I hope you are having a great time in DL!!!!!!!

Can't wait to hear all about it when you get back!!!!

kaoden39 · 03-18-2010, 03:30 PM

I hope you are having a great time.

onelilspark · 03-18-2010, 07:02 PM

Thanks for all the warm wishes

.
We're having a hard time posting with my boyfriend's iPhone. Ironically mine works better down here than home, so I switched to posting from my blackberry (sans camera!). I'll have lots of pictures when I get back!

Angel16 · 03-18-2010, 11:21 PM

I am really enjoying your tweets. Too bad pictures are out, it was great seeing the first couple of photos. Oh, well....that means your TR will be super great with LOTS of pictures.

Don't forget to write some notes on your dinners at Napa Rose and Brennan's.

Those are the only place we have made ressies for. Have a great time!!!

Angel 16

onelilspark · 03-22-2010, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoofySon'sMom

Oh No! How frustrating!

We made up a lot of time in the air, so we only wound up being about an hour delayed (it was closer to an hour and 45 minutes!) Plus I got a JetBlue credit from it, not bad!

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Originally Posted by kaoden39

Have a great trip!!

Thanks! I did

Quote:

Originally Posted by deejdigsdis

How exciting! That you're on your way...not that your flight was delayed.

Have fun!

Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by BippityBoo

Seems like you are having a great time

And eating LOTS of sweets

Can't wait to hear how you liked Brennan's! I can not reply to your tweets (b/c I do not use twitter and have no idea how to), but I AM following along

Brennan's was really good. I have pictures! Stay tuned!

Quote:

Originally Posted by that's nice

I missed the big send off!!!!

We just got home on Tuesday night... I'm still trying to get my bearings!!

A 2 week vacation will do that!

I hope you are having a great time in DL!!!!!!!

Can't wait to hear all about it when you get back!!!!

Thanks! I just joined your TR, I look forward to reading about your trip!

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaoden39

I hope you are having a great time.

Thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angel16

I am really enjoying your tweets. Too bad pictures are out, it was great seeing the first couple of photos. Oh, well....that means your TR will be super great with LOTS of pictures.

Don't forget to write some notes on your dinners at Napa Rose and Brennan's.

Those are the only place we have made ressies for. Have a great time!!!

Angel 16

I was kind of excited when I discovered that I could tweet from my phone. It was a lot easier than constantly asking for my boyfriend to do it! Plus it was actually going through! I can understand why people in SoCal complain about AT&T service!

I'm uploading my pictures now! I'm out again for work tonight, so I'll probably get a start on the TR this evening

onelilspark · 03-22-2010, 11:09 AM

I'm going to be using this space for a table of contents. (I'll also place a link from the first post to here, hopefully that'll make everything easy to find!)

The Excitement Builds ...Day 1, part 1
...where's the Castle?? ...Day 1, part 2
Start of the comparisons! ...Day 1, part 3
It's Ko-DA, got it? KO-DA ...Day 2, part 1
Our "fun" morning ...Day 2, part 2
My Pluto has a tumor! ...Day 2, part 3
Best Decision of the Trip ...Day 2, part 4
Snakes...why did it have to be snakes? ...Day 3, part 1 (two posts)
Mickey shaped food tastes better! ...Day 3, part 2
Weak Stomachs, Shopping, & Parades ...Day 3, part 3
Mission: Matterhorn ...Day 4, part 1
All About the Movies ...Day 4, part 2
A Walk In Walt's Footstep's Tour ...Day 4, part 3
M-I-C...see ya real soon! ...Day 4, part 4
The good, bad, and not really ugly ...Trip Wrap-up

Here are a few teaser pictures!

GoofySon'sMom · 03-22-2010, 12:01 PM

Yay, you started! I love the teaser pics! Can't wait for the reviews!

that's nice · 03-22-2010, 12:46 PM

Looks like the same Mickey bars to me!!!!

Can't wait to hear all about it!

kaoden39 · 03-22-2010, 02:13 PM

Great teaser pictures!!

BippityBoo · 03-22-2010, 02:13 PM

YUM! Your TR has started

Angel16 · 03-22-2010, 03:09 PM

Your starting your trip report and you have pictures. COOL BEANS! The photos are great, nice intro to a wonderful trip. Looking forward to hearing all about your time together in Disney!

Angel 16

wdwgirl03 · 03-22-2010, 05:55 PM

Ahhhhh Disneyland!!!! I want to go back! If only I could afford one of those WDW/DL passports...

onelilspark · 03-23-2010, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoofySon'sMom

Yay, you started! I love the teaser pics! Can't wait for the reviews!

I'll be starting right after this!

Quote:

Originally Posted by that's nice

Looks like the same Mickey bars to me!!!!

Can't wait to hear all about it!

Same ones! ...and still delicious!

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaoden39

Great teaser pictures!!

Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by BippityBoo

YUM! Your TR has started

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angel16

Your starting your trip report and you have pictures. COOL BEANS! The photos are great, nice intro to a wonderful trip. Looking forward to hearing all about your time together in Disney!

Angel 16

Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by wdwgirl03

Ahhhhh Disneyland!!!! I want to go back! If only I could afford one of those WDW/DL passports...

I totally wanted one...isn't it sad when life gets in the way?

Sorry everyone! I know I said I would start it last night, but I couldn't get the internet to work at the hotel! Going to start now!

onelilspark · 03-23-2010, 09:29 PM

I think that going to Disney is the only time I willingly set my alarm for 3am. We were like zombies on the way to the airport. Our flight was for 6am, luckily we live close enough that it only takes us 15 minutes to get to the airport. Our flight from Rochester to JFK was uneventful (how I like 'em!) But when we got to JFK, our flight was delayed by an hour and 40 minutes!

We already had almost a 2 hour layover, so we weren't thrilled with that...we lucked out because we made up enough time in the air that we were less than an hour behind schedule when we arrived at Long Beach!

So Long Beach airport is like a Caribbean airport. You arrived and there were stairs that pulled up to your plane, no real gates! I haven't done that for a few years! Baggage claim was outside too, which made us giggle since there's no way that would ever work here...there'd be snow piled up over the claim.

We found Super Shuttle and they were waiting for us. I really liked Super Shuttle. It was very easy to find them and they were on time both departing the airport and arriving (even with the delayed flight, so thumbs up there.)

By the time we made it to the Hojo, it was almost 3, so we checked in and our room was ready!

We booked a king room that was highway facing, used the Disboards rate and it averaged to $100/night, not too shabby. The room we wound up getting was in building 2, but it faced what I kept calling the "quiet pool." So it faced towards the inward part of the complex, not towards the highway!

We decided to unpack and relax a bit before heading over towards DTD and dinner.

Pictures of the room:

I really liked the Hojo. It was clean and spacious, which is all I really require from a hotel anyway. The staff was very friendly and I couldn't get over how short of a walk it was to Disneyland! The best way I can describe it for all the WDW Vets is that it was like being in the Ranchos section of Coronado Springs and walking to the Pepper Market. That would take you to about the pedestrian crosswalk, where you see the "Disneyland Resort" sign! And from that sign to the main gate was like getting dropped off by bus at Epcot. In other words, totally manageable and do-able! Awesome.

We finally meandered towards Downtown Disney...and that's when I started getting out my camera!

You walk through Downtown Disney to get to the Disneyland Hotel:

I had read (or someone told me here...) about some of the neat stuff in the lobby of the Disneyland Hotel, so we decided to check it out. It was really cool to see some of the old photos, especially of the famous people who visited!

These were both taken in the Hotel...

Next up: Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen!

03-18-2010, 02:19 PM	#106
BippityBoo DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,840	Seems like you are having a great time And eating LOTS of sweets Can't wait to hear how you liked Brennan's! I can not reply to your tweets (b/c I do not use twitter and have no idea how to), but I AM following along __________________ We're Dreaming of a WL Christmas! DEC 2010 INTERACTIVE PTR It was the time of our lives! TR Jan.10-15, 2010-TR COMPLETE!

03-18-2010, 02:31 PM	#107
that's nice DDC Maybe the entire internet is slowing down because of this thread Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: CT Posts: 11,330	I missed the big send off!!!! We just got home on Tuesday night... I'm still trying to get my bearings!! A 2 week vacation will do that! I hope you are having a great time in DL!!!!!!! Can't wait to hear all about it when you get back!!!! __________________ Nemesis Challenge: No Pain, No Gain. A ½ Marathon 2013 TR -JUST STARTED! This is the last trip the 4 of us ever take to WDW. TR ~In Progress~ DISDad MEMBER #330 Just when you thought you've seen all the MAGIC!! A WISH for Cold Tea? Ana's aMAWzing Disney Trip! Family, Friends, & Celebrities- A MAGICAL Birthday Sweating through 6 days at POP 'I think we ate at every character meal' TR

03-18-2010, 03:30 PM	#108
kaoden39 Prayers and pixie dust from your friends on the DIS Hugs I have been flipping all around the internet Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fairfield, CA Posts: 29,921	I hope you are having a great time. __________________

03-18-2010, 07:02 PM	#109
onelilspark DIS Veteran Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Melbourne, FL Posts: 6,993	Thanks for all the warm wishes . We're having a hard time posting with my boyfriend's iPhone. Ironically mine works better down here than home, so I switched to posting from my blackberry (sans camera!). I'll have lots of pictures when I get back! __________________ Hey look! I started a blog! Disney Update 2/19 Be Our Guest Lunch Review - Drink Around the World Adventure Me DH Bandit Follow me on Twitter! Feb '09 DR/TR - Aug '09 -DR/TR - Aug & Oct '09 PTR - Oct '09 -DR/TR - Mar '10-DLR PTR/TR - Oct/Dec '10 PTR - Oct '10 DR/TR - Dec '10 DR - May '11 PTR/DR/TR - Sept '11 DR / TR - DLR '12 TR (outside link)

03-18-2010, 11:21 PM	#110
Angel16 Member of the 'Jambo! WildBunch' Mouseketeer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Way out West Posts: 2,209	I am really enjoying your tweets. Too bad pictures are out, it was great seeing the first couple of photos. Oh, well....that means your TR will be super great with LOTS of pictures. Don't forget to write some notes on your dinners at Napa Rose and Brennan's. Those are the only place we have made ressies for. Have a great time!!! Angel 16 __________________ 1973,1974-Poly, 2004-Pop, SOG & AKL CL, Sept/Oct 2005 Poly & AKL CL, Holidays 2006 Poly CL, AKL CL Oct 2010 SOG, GF SL, AKL CL, Oct 2012 SOG, BC CL, AKL CL

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03-22-2010, 11:09 AM	#112
onelilspark DIS Veteran Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Melbourne, FL Posts: 6,993	Here we gooooo! Off to Neverland! I'm going to be using this space for a table of contents. (I'll also place a link from the first post to here, hopefully that'll make everything easy to find!) The Excitement Builds ...Day 1, part 1 ...where's the Castle?? ...Day 1, part 2 Start of the comparisons! ...Day 1, part 3 It's Ko-DA, got it? KO-DA ...Day 2, part 1 Our "fun" morning ...Day 2, part 2 My Pluto has a tumor! ...Day 2, part 3 Best Decision of the Trip ...Day 2, part 4 Snakes...why did it have to be snakes? ...Day 3, part 1 (two posts) Mickey shaped food tastes better! ...Day 3, part 2 Weak Stomachs, Shopping, & Parades ...Day 3, part 3 Mission: Matterhorn ...Day 4, part 1 All About the Movies ...Day 4, part 2 A Walk In Walt's Footstep's Tour ...Day 4, part 3 M-I-C...see ya real soon! ...Day 4, part 4 The good, bad, and not really ugly ...Trip Wrap-up Here are a few teaser pictures! __________________ Hey look! I started a blog! Disney Update 2/19 Be Our Guest Lunch Review - Drink Around the World Adventure Me DH Bandit Follow me on Twitter! Feb '09 DR/TR - Aug '09 -DR/TR - Aug & Oct '09 PTR - Oct '09 -DR/TR - Mar '10-DLR PTR/TR - Oct/Dec '10 PTR - Oct '10 DR/TR - Dec '10 DR - May '11 PTR/DR/TR - Sept '11 DR / TR - DLR '12 TR (outside link) Last edited by onelilspark; 05-14-2010 at 11:04 AM.

03-22-2010, 12:01 PM	#113
GoofySon'sMom DIS Veteran Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UpState NY Posts: 4,136	Yay, you started! I love the teaser pics! Can't wait for the reviews! __________________ Mom & Son Take on Spring Break - March 2013 Mom & Son Head to Food & Wine - November 2012 ~ Mom & Son - One More Time with Dad! August 23rd - Sept 3rd 2012 Mom and Son Take on the Land! - July 2010 Trip Report - Mom and Son Going Back -Another 10 days of Deluxe Dining 8/25 - 9/5/2011~Mom and Son Eat the World -11 days of Deluxe Dining ~Mom and Son Eat the World Part 2-With Dad this Time Offsite 1987, 1988, 1990; Grand Floridian - 1991 (Honeymoon); Port Orleans French Quarter - 1993, 1994; Animal Kingdom Lodge - July 2004 (DS's First Trip); Wilderness Lodge - July 2005; Yacht Club - August 2006; Mom & Son Weekend @ Contemporary Resort - April 2007; Port Orleans Riverside - August 2007; Mom & Son Trip to POP - August 2008; Family trip to POP - December 2009; Disneyland's Paradise Pier Hotel - July 2010; Pop Century - August 2011; AKL/CSR/ASMo - August 2012; Mom & Son Food & Wine Trip to ASMu - November 2012; Mom & Son Trip to Art of Animation - March 2013

03-22-2010, 12:46 PM	#114
that's nice DDC Maybe the entire internet is slowing down because of this thread Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: CT Posts: 11,330	Looks like the same Mickey bars to me!!!! Can't wait to hear all about it! __________________ Nemesis Challenge: No Pain, No Gain. A ½ Marathon 2013 TR -JUST STARTED! This is the last trip the 4 of us ever take to WDW. TR ~In Progress~ DISDad MEMBER #330 Just when you thought you've seen all the MAGIC!! A WISH for Cold Tea? Ana's aMAWzing Disney Trip! Family, Friends, & Celebrities- A MAGICAL Birthday Sweating through 6 days at POP 'I think we ate at every character meal' TR

03-22-2010, 02:13 PM	#115
kaoden39 Prayers and pixie dust from your friends on the DIS Hugs I have been flipping all around the internet Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fairfield, CA Posts: 29,921	Great teaser pictures!! __________________

03-22-2010, 02:13 PM	#116
BippityBoo DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,840	YUM! Your TR has started __________________ We're Dreaming of a WL Christmas! DEC 2010 INTERACTIVE PTR It was the time of our lives! TR Jan.10-15, 2010-TR COMPLETE!

03-22-2010, 03:09 PM	#117
Angel16 Member of the 'Jambo! WildBunch' Mouseketeer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Way out West Posts: 2,209	Your starting your trip report and you have pictures. COOL BEANS! The photos are great, nice intro to a wonderful trip. Looking forward to hearing all about your time together in Disney! Angel 16 __________________ 1973,1974-Poly, 2004-Pop, SOG & AKL CL, Sept/Oct 2005 Poly & AKL CL, Holidays 2006 Poly CL, AKL CL Oct 2010 SOG, GF SL, AKL CL, Oct 2012 SOG, BC CL, AKL CL

03-22-2010, 05:55 PM	#118
wdwgirl03 I'm just a big Disney Freak! :-) I will throw a party the day I get a tag!!! I am pretty wimpy when it comes to thrill rides Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 12,048	Ahhhhh Disneyland!!!! I want to go back! If only I could afford one of those WDW/DL passports... __________________ I HEART WALT DISNEY WORLD!! been there, done that, GOING BACK! '91-Disney villas '93, '95, '97, '99, '01, '02-Polynesian '03-All Star Sports '05-All Star Movies; offsite- Universal/Disney Oct. '06, Dec. '07/Jan. '08-Saratoga Springs May '08-Animal Kingdom Lodge Dec. '08-Beach Club Villas Aug. '09-Villas @ the Wilderness Lodge April '10-Kidani Village Aug. '10-Saratoga Springs Mar. '11-Old Key West Oct. '11-Saratoga Springs April '12-Boardwalk Villas April '13-Bay Lake Tower UPCOMING TRIPS: ??(hopefully) Dec. '13-Saratoga Springs?? DVC member since 2006 Disneyland- '04, '06 Check out my past TRs: Mar./April '11 Oct. '11 CURRENT TR: APRIL '13 TR APRIL '13 PTR facebook Twitter/Instagram:mugirl0307

03-23-2010, 09:29 PM	#120
onelilspark DIS Veteran Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Melbourne, FL Posts: 6,993	The Excitement Builds... I think that going to Disney is the only time I willingly set my alarm for 3am. We were like zombies on the way to the airport. Our flight was for 6am, luckily we live close enough that it only takes us 15 minutes to get to the airport. Our flight from Rochester to JFK was uneventful (how I like 'em!) But when we got to JFK, our flight was delayed by an hour and 40 minutes! We already had almost a 2 hour layover, so we weren't thrilled with that...we lucked out because we made up enough time in the air that we were less than an hour behind schedule when we arrived at Long Beach! So Long Beach airport is like a Caribbean airport. You arrived and there were stairs that pulled up to your plane, no real gates! I haven't done that for a few years! Baggage claim was outside too, which made us giggle since there's no way that would ever work here...there'd be snow piled up over the claim. We found Super Shuttle and they were waiting for us. I really liked Super Shuttle. It was very easy to find them and they were on time both departing the airport and arriving (even with the delayed flight, so thumbs up there.) By the time we made it to the Hojo, it was almost 3, so we checked in and our room was ready! We booked a king room that was highway facing, used the Disboards rate and it averaged to $100/night, not too shabby. The room we wound up getting was in building 2, but it faced what I kept calling the "quiet pool." So it faced towards the inward part of the complex, not towards the highway! We decided to unpack and relax a bit before heading over towards DTD and dinner. Pictures of the room: I really liked the Hojo. It was clean and spacious, which is all I really require from a hotel anyway. The staff was very friendly and I couldn't get over how short of a walk it was to Disneyland! The best way I can describe it for all the WDW Vets is that it was like being in the Ranchos section of Coronado Springs and walking to the Pepper Market. That would take you to about the pedestrian crosswalk, where you see the "Disneyland Resort" sign! And from that sign to the main gate was like getting dropped off by bus at Epcot. In other words, totally manageable and do-able! Awesome. We finally meandered towards Downtown Disney...and that's when I started getting out my camera! You walk through Downtown Disney to get to the Disneyland Hotel: I had read (or someone told me here...) about some of the neat stuff in the lobby of the Disneyland Hotel, so we decided to check it out. It was really cool to see some of the old photos, especially of the famous people who visited! These were both taken in the Hotel... Next up: Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen! __________________ Hey look! I started a blog! Disney Update 2/19 Be Our Guest Lunch Review - Drink Around the World Adventure Me DH Bandit Follow me on Twitter! Feb '09 DR/TR - Aug '09 -DR/TR - Aug & Oct '09 PTR - Oct '09 -DR/TR - Mar '10-DLR PTR/TR - Oct/Dec '10 PTR - Oct '10 DR/TR - Dec '10 DR - May '11 PTR/DR/TR - Sept '11 DR / TR - DLR '12 TR (outside link)

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