So... what did you decide?
Yeah, I know, I'll probably find out when I get around to your TR.
I'm terrible with rules. Just ask my high school principal.
You rebel!
They're definitely fireworks. Some of them are in a park a few blocks away. Some of them are just loud.
When you hear airplanes flying over your house all the time, you learn to identify sounds.
Although there was one time when there was an earthquake and I thought it was just a low-flying plane... (in my defense ... the earthquake was in DC, we were just feeling the edges of it)
Well, I just wanted to be clear... you know, with it being the city and all.
I love reading all your posts about the farm. I find it quite fascinating. Going to college in a fairly rural part of NC, there was a lot of corn around. And I remember my senior year, I was really looking forward to going back to one of the corn mazes, and sadly they didn't have it that year because we'd had SO much rain it literally washed the crop away.
Thanks!
And now I'm wondering if there's a particular type of corn used for mazes...any input?
Probably just regular dent corn. Just planted thicker. There's a farm near us that does a corn maze every year. They just plant regular dent corn, but they actually plant the field twice with rows going both directions so that they criss cross and make the corn thicker so you can't look out between the rows.
BTMRR in the dark is amazing!! Doubly so if you can catch it during Wishes, which I've been lucky enough to do once.
That's the ultimate way to do it!
As a vertically challenged person, I feel for your kids and wife. I hate when I get a view lined up in the crowd, and then someone steps in front of me. Lately DBF (who is 6'1") and I have employed the strategy of finding a railing or other solid object to stand behind, and then I stand directly next to it while he stands behind me. That way we take up minimal space and both of us can see.
That is always the best way to do it. That's kind of how we ended up doing Fantasmic!
Sad to see the DLR portion coming to an end!
I know. Me too. Time to plan a new trip.
No I forgot.
But I can tell you the 60th Anniversary fireworks are really cool. I'll have a post on my PTR. I think I got some good pictures.
Cool! I saw that you updated. I haven't checked it out yet, but I definitely will when I get a chance!
Sometimes.
Woof. You'd think they'd at least put up a colorful tapestry or something. No bueno.
I know. They're putting up tarps with fake trees in the MK for crying out loud! Why does DL just get a black screen?
Why? What is wrong with people?
I don't know. I can't be too upset because the show was just starting so they probably just slipped in and stopped at the first empty row they saw. It didn't ruin anything for us.
It was.
Nice. I see a trend starting here...
A bladder the size of a thimble and he always wants to drink his weight in whatever it is he's drinking.
DD's face in this photo is everything!
She loves it!
And all Cinderella gets is a mosaic.
Well, and a restaurant. Aurora doesn't have that.
She is the most evil one.
I agree.
I love spooky and cool; that's what every dark ride should be!
Thanks!
Of course! Burger research is serious business!
We only cover important topics around here.
I'm so glad there were a few magical CM moments. Why work at the Happiest Place on Earth if you're a grumpy Gus who just doesn't care?
Good point. Although they really were fine for the most part. We just didn't get the over the top great from most of them.
YES! I really miss this ride. When I was last in WDW in 2012 we skipped it cause the line was long. If I'd known then what I know now I'd have ridden it at least twice.
Oh! That's too bad!
As there should have been. Rude balloon lady.
The world revolved around her...
Small World? To get a snack? BTMRR? Am I hot or cold?
Cold. All good guesses though.
I quoted the wrong portion and I'm not going back. But I am not in the least surprised that DS chose a BTMRR pin; like father like son!
Grumpy men is never good.
It's a good way to get into trouble.
That's kind of what I was thinking!
Way to be SUPER unorganized DL.
Well, in their defense, they were actually very organized. They knew exactly what they were doing. But it still didn't make me any happier!
Mega ouch. I mean my DD is only like 20 pounds but the idea of lugging that sleepy little thing around for an hour makes my back hurt.
Yeah, no kidding. That dead weight when they sleep just makes it worse.
Man, DL misses the mark, again.
It was good, but the fireworks definitely didn't live up to our expectations.
I do! I mean, maybe not really. But I guarantee those folks bought those houses after DL was built.
Excellent point!
AWE! This was really sweet. I'm glad you had a Walt moment or two in DL. Even if they got a few things wrong I love how close you felt to Walt while in DL; makes me wanna go.
It is definitely worth going. It's a great way to kind of pay tribute to the man who started it all!
Keep in mind I haven't been on the train for a few years. Yesterday I noticed that the train in MS station had the cars facing the center of the park, but I didn't see any other trains that day. I could be totally wrong. I guess I need to go back and ride the train.
Yes, you need to research this and report back!
We were planning on a week. I was thinking of doing a house/condo. I wanted to do Legoland, LA, and the beach as well as Disney. The last and first time I went was before California Adventure. Only the Disneyland Hotel was open. We stayed two nights. I was in maybe 7th or 8th grade, but wasn't impressed. I remember Small World being longer, but there was no water. It was just on a track. I remember loving Matterhorn though. I know we were sad to leave, but it just didn't feel the same. I'll be looking forward to the review.
-Lindsey
Sounds like fun! And I think you'll be just fine staying off site. It will probably be for the best since you're planning to do so much outside of Disneyland. A lot has most definitely changed so it should be a great experience for you!