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First Trip To Disneyland Resort Since 2006!!
- Thread starter ZapperZ
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Californian Elitist
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System set aside, what are your thoughts on the ride?
It’s test track with better theming. I like it.
Good morning for the last time from the Happiest Place on Earth.
I'm all showered, having breakfast, and trying to pack last-minute items into my luggage while wondering how the week went by so fast.W e certainly had a lot of fun, rode many rides for the first time, and managed to explore the entire area a bit more. We especially like the "Downtown Disney bypass" if we want to get into DL or DCA without going thru DDD or too much of DDD, especially in the afternoon and evening when it was very busy. The direct route from DL Hotel to Grand California was something we have taken almost everyday since we found it.
We definitely do not want to wait another 17 years to come back, especially if we have a chance of getting a DVC room at the new DL Hotel tower.
I'm going to finish my breakfast, pack things up and check out, maybe explore the lobby a bit more while we wait for our ride to LAX.
Zz.
I'm all showered, having breakfast, and trying to pack last-minute items into my luggage while wondering how the week went by so fast.W e certainly had a lot of fun, rode many rides for the first time, and managed to explore the entire area a bit more. We especially like the "Downtown Disney bypass" if we want to get into DL or DCA without going thru DDD or too much of DDD, especially in the afternoon and evening when it was very busy. The direct route from DL Hotel to Grand California was something we have taken almost everyday since we found it.
We definitely do not want to wait another 17 years to come back, especially if we have a chance of getting a DVC room at the new DL Hotel tower.
I'm going to finish my breakfast, pack things up and check out, maybe explore the lobby a bit more while we wait for our ride to LAX.
Zz.
Californian Elitist
Well-Known Member
Have a safe return home! Thank you for sharing your trip with us and reporting live. It was a pleasure to read.
chadwpalm
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- No
So I have a couple questions recapping the weeklong journey you took us all on.
1. Did you have park hoppers or just did one park per day tickets? It didn't look like you ever went to two parks in one day, at least from the pictures and commentary.
2. If I'm not mistaken, it looks like you spent more time at DCA than Disneyland Park on this trip, and on top of that, the days you were at DL Park (Looks like Monday and Wednesday) were the days you got your hotel room (Monday) and chilled there for the evening, and on Wednesday spent the 4 hours in line for the mug. Was that because you actually like DCA more than DL, or was it because you'd been to DL enough times in your life that you wanted to soak in a different park?
It is interesting to see how different people enjoy the parks. It's probably because I live in California and go to the parks 1 to 2 times a year, so I couldn't imagine spending 5 days there or feeling like I could stretch that out without a lot of serious down time which to me would feel like I'm not getting the most for my money, but I guess 5 days does only cost $83/day. Staying on property (or across the street) also helps where you can go chill at your hotel without walking far or taking shuttles/buses. Also on all my trips, whether 2 or 3 days, I always seem to gravitate toward a 70/30% split on the parks favoring DL.
Glad you had a good trip and hopefully you won't have to wait as long for the next one!
1. Did you have park hoppers or just did one park per day tickets? It didn't look like you ever went to two parks in one day, at least from the pictures and commentary.
2. If I'm not mistaken, it looks like you spent more time at DCA than Disneyland Park on this trip, and on top of that, the days you were at DL Park (Looks like Monday and Wednesday) were the days you got your hotel room (Monday) and chilled there for the evening, and on Wednesday spent the 4 hours in line for the mug. Was that because you actually like DCA more than DL, or was it because you'd been to DL enough times in your life that you wanted to soak in a different park?
It is interesting to see how different people enjoy the parks. It's probably because I live in California and go to the parks 1 to 2 times a year, so I couldn't imagine spending 5 days there or feeling like I could stretch that out without a lot of serious down time which to me would feel like I'm not getting the most for my money, but I guess 5 days does only cost $83/day. Staying on property (or across the street) also helps where you can go chill at your hotel without walking far or taking shuttles/buses. Also on all my trips, whether 2 or 3 days, I always seem to gravitate toward a 70/30% split on the parks favoring DL.
Glad you had a good trip and hopefully you won't have to wait as long for the next one!
I’m on my phone, so will reply to this when I get home.