Jaina
Actually, my name is Sara. It's a long, VMK story.
- Joined
- Jul 22, 2005
I'm not quite done with my trip report from September, but I need to get this one started too, because I'm headed back in 4 days for my solo Christmas day on Friday. I know, poor me, but it's a little intense keeping up with all these trips as I try to get my money's worth out of my pass and still keep up on my very busy life and family! I don't think I will have a pass next year. I won't be working doing the same thing (probably just subbing at the local elementary as it works for us) so I won't have much expendable income. I'm sure I'll still be out there 1-2 times during the year, but not trying to keep up this crazy schedule!
So this trip! My daughter, DD11 was supposed to get to go for her 10th birthday (just a day or two before) in June of 2020 when I originally had my first pass. And then Disneyland closed, of course. We were optimistic (2 week quarantine, remember?) and took advantage of the current deal on a child's 3-day ticket in April, because for SURE Disneyland would be open in June.
Obviously, it wasn't. So I had her (much less useful, since she had since turned 10) ticket sitting around forever, until I was finally able to go back and exchange its value for an adult 2-day ticket. That hurt, since I had to pay like $30 and it was now a 2-day instead of a 3-day! But she wanted to go this fall, rather than waiting for her -12th- birthday, so we set the date for Nov 5th and 6th, hoping some holiday decor would be up, but that it wouldn't be crazy busy since it was technically between either holiday season.
DD11 is a child that we struggle a lot with, which made it even more important to make sure this trip happened. She is the middle child of 5, and is at that crazy age when you're not sure if you're a big kid or a child still, and everyone has expectations of you. She does love all Disney stuff, including Star Wars, princesses, and everything in between. As a small child, she was a daredevil, and her favorite rides on her first Disney trip (at 2.75) were Gadget's Go Coaster and the Golden Zephyr. She likes most rides, but did have a rough experience on Incredicoaster on our last trip (2019) when she was tall enough that hurt her neck, so she was a bit concerned this time. After that happened last time, she wasn't even willing to try Splash Mountain the next day. So I was hoping this would be a better experience for her!
On her first trip at 2.75 in 2013:
Her next trip at 6.5 in 2016:
Her most recent trip at 8.5 in 2019:
We had gotten an amazing rate at the Grand Legacy ($375 total for 3 nights that I booked sometime during covid) that I also didn't want to lose, so we really wanted to make our dates work out. We were planning to do the first day at Disneyland and the second day at California Adventure.
So this trip! My daughter, DD11 was supposed to get to go for her 10th birthday (just a day or two before) in June of 2020 when I originally had my first pass. And then Disneyland closed, of course. We were optimistic (2 week quarantine, remember?) and took advantage of the current deal on a child's 3-day ticket in April, because for SURE Disneyland would be open in June.
Obviously, it wasn't. So I had her (much less useful, since she had since turned 10) ticket sitting around forever, until I was finally able to go back and exchange its value for an adult 2-day ticket. That hurt, since I had to pay like $30 and it was now a 2-day instead of a 3-day! But she wanted to go this fall, rather than waiting for her -12th- birthday, so we set the date for Nov 5th and 6th, hoping some holiday decor would be up, but that it wouldn't be crazy busy since it was technically between either holiday season.
DD11 is a child that we struggle a lot with, which made it even more important to make sure this trip happened. She is the middle child of 5, and is at that crazy age when you're not sure if you're a big kid or a child still, and everyone has expectations of you. She does love all Disney stuff, including Star Wars, princesses, and everything in between. As a small child, she was a daredevil, and her favorite rides on her first Disney trip (at 2.75) were Gadget's Go Coaster and the Golden Zephyr. She likes most rides, but did have a rough experience on Incredicoaster on our last trip (2019) when she was tall enough that hurt her neck, so she was a bit concerned this time. After that happened last time, she wasn't even willing to try Splash Mountain the next day. So I was hoping this would be a better experience for her!
On her first trip at 2.75 in 2013:
Her next trip at 6.5 in 2016:
Her most recent trip at 8.5 in 2019:
We had gotten an amazing rate at the Grand Legacy ($375 total for 3 nights that I booked sometime during covid) that I also didn't want to lose, so we really wanted to make our dates work out. We were planning to do the first day at Disneyland and the second day at California Adventure.
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