Everyone certainly looks happy in this picture! I hope the drive went smoothly and you guys had a great time!Just checking in to say we are having a great time on our quick weekend trip to say farewell to the Osborne Lights!
Didn't notice the guy on the commode when we were at Legoland last time - we'll have to look for that one! I think my mom will get a real kick out of the lego Minilands. We'll be there for hours.
We went to a Sealife Aquarium in Arizona last time we were there. Nothing better than a mall-chain aquarium! Actually, this one had this backstage tour you could take for like $5. It was short but pretty neat. It's funny because it seemed like all the young employees there were inspired to interest in the Sea by Finding Nemo.
Lucky You! I hope they find a way to bring them back once all the construction is done...
Everyone certainly looks happy in this picture! I hope the drive went smoothly and you guys had a great time!
Aww..what a great family picture. Hope you had an awesome trip
Wow, Miniland is pretty amazing and extensive! I can't imagine all of the painstaking Lego building needed to make all of that!
Aquarium was a nice freebie.
Hope you had a wonderful Osborne Lights trip - great family picture!
Oh no...The line was very short, but as we got all the way up to the front, it broke down!
I'm tall enough that this works, but I always just sit in the teacup with my knee against the bottom side of the wheel in the middle and I lock my leg in there pushing against the bottom side to hold it so that they can't turn it. I don't know how we always end up getting a broken teacup, but I'm sure they'll figure it out one of these days...Luckily at this point he hadn’t really realized he could make the teacup spin faster than it does on its own. Unfortunately that’s no longer the case, but at the time, it was all good and I didn’t have to worry about getting too sick.
I definitely agree. And I like the DL Jungle Cruise more too. A nice start to the post magic morning day with a couple of classics!Looking at these pictures makes me miss the DL version of Pirates SO much! I love the longer ride, the double drops, the queue… Definitely the better of the two Pirates rides in my opinion!
Our trip is just over 2 months off - you are getting me psyched! We are thinking of switching to the So Cal pass - if we had gotten into the DVC villas at the Grand Cali, I would've wanted a 4 day ticket, but we are thinking maybe doing 3 days at Disney, a day at LEGOLAND and a day at Sea World. We would loose our last morning at DLR, but really it would only be about 3-4 hours. I am concerned about how much is going to be shutdown. (No DLRR, Tom Sawyer or boats, Aladdin, Fantasmic! and who knows what else will be shut down.)
Looks like you had fantastic weather, too!
Oh no...
I'll just add this as evidence to my theory that rides rarely work at Disneyland immediately when the park opens.
I'm tall enough that this works, but I always just sit in the teacup with my knee against the bottom side of the wheel in the middle and I lock my leg in there pushing against the bottom side to hold it so that they can't turn it. I don't know how we always end up getting a broken teacup, but I'm sure they'll figure it out one of these days...
I definitely agree. And I like the DL Jungle Cruise more too. A nice start to the post magic morning day with a couple of classics!
Ah, that stinks that Alice broke down before you got on it!
Love the pics on the tea cups and carousel!
You sure got a lot in during your extra morning hour!
Great picture in front of the castle
Looking at your Pirates pictures makes me sad that it was closed during our trip! One day I will hopefully get to ride it!
First off, love your CoP shirt!
That's a bummer that Alice broke down as you had gotten to the front. That was one ride we missed out on as the line was always very long - wish we had thought to do that first thing during our magic morning. Oh well.
Seems like you did get quite a bit done during that hour and worked out to split up a bit - though too bad the line for Space Mountain was so long.
I agree with you 100% about Pirates, so much longer/better at DLR - my understanding is they did the WDW version quickly/on the cheap so it is a great exhibit of how giving the Disney Imagineers the time and money they need makes a big difference!
Does anything ever happen at the White Rabbit's door?We tried Alice again to see if it was up and running, but no luck. DS even checked to see if the White Rabbit was home, but no answer at the door.
I cannot wait to go on the DL Pirates again! It's been 10 years and I miss that version!Looking at these pictures makes me miss the DL version of Pirates SO much! I love the longer ride, the double drops, the queue… Definitely the better of the two Pirates rides in my opinion!
Izzy would love this, I'm sure. Do they still have Minnie's house and does she meet there? I have vague memories of doing this 10 years ago.Of course, we couldn’t skip the rest of Mickey’s house, so we took our time moving through and letting DS check it out. This was something he had absolutely loved on our first trip to Disneyland when he was about 19 months old. It’s different than the one that used to be in WDW because nothing is behind barriers like the WDW version was. You can interact with everything inside of the house.
I love Space Mountain in general and I've heard the DL version is better, PLUS it will be Hyperspace Mountain during our visit, so I can't wait. Hope you make it back to ride soon!I’m so disappointed to have missed out on this ride because it is SUCH an amazing roller coaster!! Just another reason to plan a return trip to Disneyland sooner rather than later.
That's good to know. Dug's back would appreciate that!The best thing about the theater here was the bench running the length of the walls so I could sit there instead of trying to sit on the floor, which I knew would be horribly uncomfortable! It’s bad enough any other time but pregnant, it was pretty much out of the question.
The DL Jungle Cruise is great, and I even really love the entrance to the queue more than WDW's too!!
Thanks for making this comment. I kind of thought that was the case but it has been like 20 years since I ever stepped foot in Toontown at WDW so my memory is a little fuzzy.It’s different than the one that used to be in WDW because nothing is behind barriers like the WDW version was. You can interact with everything inside of the house.
That is a terrific ride!I took DS on his new favorite ride, Roger Rabbit. I seriously think this was his favorite attraction in all of DL. He was so disappointed when I told him we couldn’t ride it at WDW because it didn’t exist there.
Hey! That's just about the exact spot where I destroyed my phone!Meanwhile, DH was checking out this view from the Space Mountain queue.
I love that ride...After lunch, we split up again. DH had a FP for Indiana Jones so off he went to use that.
Exactly!I had read in another TR that there are dinosaurs on the train, and of course we were interested in that because like most little boys, DS is obsessed with trains and dinosaurs, so what could be better?
Uh oh. Well, I'm definitely glad you didn't tell him then. He'd have been disappointed if he knew what he was missing!Well, good thing we hadn’t mentioned it because the area with the dinosaurs was closed and the windows all blacked out!
Nice to hear about your Magic Morning. I was just thinking about how to best utilize that time, as we're finally planning our trip (Feb. 5-10).
Does anything ever happen at the White Rabbit's door?
I cannot wait to go on the DL Pirates again! It's been 10 years and I miss that version!
Izzy would love this, I'm sure. Do they still have Minnie's house and does she meet there? I have vague memories of doing this 10 years ago.
I love Space Mountain in general and I've heard the DL version is better, PLUS it will be Hyperspace Mountain during our visit, so I can't wait. Hope you make it back to ride soon!
That's good to know. Dug's back would appreciate that!
I love how easy it is to park-hop!
Thanks for making this comment. I kind of thought that was the case but it has been like 20 years since I ever stepped foot in Toontown at WDW so my memory is a little fuzzy.
That is a terrific ride!
Hey! That's just about the exact spot where I destroyed my phone!
I love that ride...
Exactly!
Uh oh. Well, I'm definitely glad you didn't tell him then. He'd have been disappointed if he knew what he was missing!
Fun Magic Morning! You guys got so much accomplished!
I love the meet in Mickey's house! Such a great background and a fun place to explore!
Your lunch does sound really good!!
Uh oh...hope the afternoon turns around!