Dugette
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Dec 26, 2009
to another lurker! I love it when lurkers say hi! How cool that you get to Disneyland so often! I would love it, though I think it would be dangerous for me to be so close...I'd end up there every weekend and never have weekend time to clean or grocery shop. When in October are you planning for WDW? We plan the 8th-14th, but still don't have airfare, so hopefully prices for those dates will drop.Lurker here who's followed your WDW trip reports. I can't wait to read about your Disneyland trip. I live in AZ, so we go to Disneyland almost yearly, and I've only been to WDW twice (although my third trip is already planned for October!).
Haha, I couldn't NOT go back to WDW. Though, if I'm being honest, I would prefer our October trip be to Disneyland instead of WDW. But there's that whole free-WDW-room and APs thing that thinks otherwise. But, obviously, I do love WDW...but Disneyland has its own special draw.Here to follow along - got a bit worried by the title that you meant you would be fully converting to Disneyland and not be doing Walt Disney World any more, but then saw your line "But, don’t worry, we still consider WDW our Disney “home.” We’re going back there in October, actually (and have Annual Passes). But we definitely want to return to Disneyland" I think that is how I felt after our Disneyland trip - it confirmed that WDW is our home, but I would be up for another trip to Disneyland .... and actually thinking about one for 2019 connected tot he D23 event as I suspect there will be a bunch of things related to Star Wars Land at that point.
You always do so good maximizing your credit card benefits and coupons and stuff!
Seems like a really smooth flight - and definitely smart to just let everyone else clear out before you get off the plane with the car seat, etc.
good planning to have Dug pick you up at the airport like that - glad things worked out well ... and good to know that Izzy, was in fact, in the back seat of the car
I am actually working on getting better with maxing out various deals and credit card benefits (not to be confused with balances no debt here). I'm honestly VERY lazy about these things compared to the people who are "really" into it. But I steal tips from them and implement the ones that don't take a lot of effort. But I recently decided that the only way I can make France AND Alaska happen in 2018 is to really get my act together, learn what points/rewards/bonuses will get me the most bang for my buck on airfare and hotels and then buckle down on a plan (still figuring the details out, though). There is a great thread on the budget board about CC deals and I got some good tips there that I need to look into.
Flight and travel day in general went exceptionally well this trip...I actually wonder if that's part of why I have such fond memories of Disneyland!
So glad to have you here! I missed having you around the DIS! Stripe Day is a regular occurrence around here. Luckily, I have a fair amount of striped shirts as well. But Izzy goes all the way and "matches" her striped shirts with striped PANTS as well. Only a 4 year old can pull that look off.I'm here, I'm here! Happy to be starting a TR with you, rather than catching up on one!
It really is, isn't it?!
Stripe Day?! I'm on board! At least half of my non-Disney wardrobe consists of stripes!
Oh, is that all?! But in all honesty, that's really good! I know how much my sister and brother-in-law travel with with their kids and I would say you were traveling lightly!
Not your first rodeo, is it? That would be my strategy as well - better to avoid the impatient masses.
Great start and I'm so happy to be along for another Dugette TR!
I really tried to travel as light as I could, since I knew I'd be on my own with her for the flight out. The stroller is always the worst, as it's just heavy and awkward to have a stroller in a bag over your shoulder. But the car seat is light and everything else was minimal, so not too bad. It's harder when the kid needs to be carried too, but luckily we've moved beyond that stage.
Wow, another lurker! I am kinda loving this because I started here as quite a lurker and I still lurk some other (non-Disney) forums often without even joining. And yay for another Minnesotan! Izzy called today's weather "Disney World weather" - if you got out in the 90+ degrees at all today (Saturday). I am like you and really enjoy reading reports about kids that are just a bit bigger...love to know what to expect.Former trip report lurker and fellow Minnesotan joining in! Your daughter is a few years older than ours, so I love reading your reports to learn more about traveling with a little one.
Ha, exactly, you are forced to become a Disneyland person! I LOVED how close things were. I'm a naturally speedy walker and love it, but I'm always with two slower folks - toddler and back pain sufferer, so the proximity really helped us do more stuff. And, yes, there were so many "that looks like X, but wait - it's NOT X!" moments.Looking forward to reading about your Disneyland experience! I totally agree with you about how when you go, you just become a Disneyland person even if you're a Disney World "native." Your points about how close things are and how it is the original just ring true to me in so many ways. It feels so familiar, yet so very different.
It looks like things are off to a pretty good start. Izzy seems to be a really good travel companion. Getting through the airports and on the plane could be so much harder.
It was an exceptionally good travel day. I lucked out that time!
Actually, the car seat isn't required, but I preferred it because it kept her in her seat and calm and also provided a place to nap comfortably if she was so inclined. On our last trip, she didn't want it on the plane, so I gate checked it and she was great. But those younger days, it was a lifesaver. Woohoo, a combo Disneyland AND Aulani trip?! Amazing!! Hope you have the best time!Ah, flying with a toddler. I don't miss that. Luckily, since my son was born before Izzy, we weren't always required to have a car seat for plane travel. So we didn't do it all the time. Can't wait to hear more. We have been once and are planning on going back next summer for a few days before we go to Aulani.