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Trip Report If March was a Whirlwind-July was a Tiny Tornado!

Hello All!
We've been back from our Disneyland quick trip for a few weeks and I decided to quit being lazy and get this mini report started!

I decided on somewhat short notice that if we wanted to get a little adventuring in before Ariel, now self declared Aurora, started back to school the second week of August we needed to get a hustle on.
So on short notice, Aleisha, Elsa (still loyal), Aurora and I were headed south to Anaheim!

When-an overnighter July 28th to the 29th.
Lodging-For some reason there are many names for this place. Best Western Plus, and or Park Place Inn and Mini Suites. Boy do I miss staying on Disney property.

So follow along if you would like to hear about our merry mini adventure!
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MickeyCB

MickeyCB

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cgersic said:
Oh my goodness, what a sweet (and short!) trip! Elsa sitting next to the real Aurora on her dress had me melting, and then the new story about the marker - amazing stretch from one to the other! :joyfull: I have a feeling that once I finally make it to Disneyland I may feel the same way since I've grown up on WDW and love it so much. Pretty sure I wouldn't be able to afford to stay on property there, and that would be hard for me (I think). Thank you for taking the time to do the report and it's so nice to see your faces again 😍
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Thank you for following along and she's one of these sweet and salty types!
The good news is there are plenty of hotels outside of the parks and a lot of bloggers who have reviewed them for quality, safety (location), etc.
 
Songbird76

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Swissmiss said:
I think you will find Disneyland will grow on you. I had been to DL multiple times growing up and through my 20s and preferred its size to WDW when I first started going to WDW. And then I was a bit meh with DLP in the begging and looked at it as a “fix” in between my WDW trips and over the years I’ve grown to love it (and appreciate that I can go for a day or two and not be exhausted when I leave).

Thanks for bringing us along on your trip!
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This is how I feel about DLP. We've only been there once, but it just isn't the same. The food isn't as good and not as special....none of the really themed things like 50s prime time, or whispering canyon, etc...the fun stuff with antics. And while the Pirates attraction is infinitely better in DLP, they don't have Soarin' which is one of my favorites. I think it they had better food options and a soarin' ride, I could quite happily make it a substitute.

When you go there for short trips, do you stay on property? I have wanted to go to WDW for my 50th birthday for ages, but that's next December, and it's not safe to travel to the US right now. So that's not going to happen, and I'm probably going to have to make do with going to DLP instead. I'm just wondering where we should stay.
 
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Songbird76

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MickeyCB said:
She keeps us on our toes for sure!
I was just face timing the girls, they were sitting at their craft table, and she looked at me, smiled and took a red magic marker and drew on her face!
So quick! Her mom grabbed for it, but only after she has (a blessedly water based) large reg circle on her face!
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If I remember correctly, wasn't Aurora quite a handful when she was smaller, too? Climbing was a particular problem, wasn't it?
 
Swissmiss

Swissmiss

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Songbird76 said:
When you go there for short trips, do you stay on property?
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In fact, I just got back last night from a weekend trip. No, I rarely stay on property; I just can’t seem to justify the price. I usually have an AP, so don’t need the tickets that are included in a stay on property and I often don’t need the number of days’ tickets either (we usually arrive in the evening after the parks are closed for the day). I have priced out my non Disney hotel plus purchasing tickets separately and it almost always comes out cheaper.

We usually stay at Relais Spa Val d’Europe - all the rooms have kitchenettes and they have a concierge navette to the parks and back - you simply call from the drop off point when you want to go back to the hotel and they send someone to pick you up. And if you join their website you get 10% off the published room price. I have stayed at many other off property hotels but since finding this one (by chance) we usually don’t go anywhere else.

I spent my 50th at DLP 😉
 
amjt660

amjt660

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Great trip report as always
The girls are adorable ( all three generations!!!!)

Tokyo Disney is arguably the best but also the busiest resort of the six

I have been lucky to go three times and was still overwhelmed by the numbers of people that were there

Having a guide will help - if your friend bails on you call me -I will step up for sure!!!

Max
 
MickeyCB

MickeyCB

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fractal said:
Thanks for the report! DL is a different animal than WDW for sure. You never get that "Disney bubble" feel you do in Orlando, but I love the history and all the attractions jammed into two parks that you can literally walk from one to the other.

Japan would be awesome! Hope you get there.
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Thanks for following along and for my late reply. I haven't been on the site for a fair amount of time.

Songbird76 said:
If I remember correctly, wasn't Aurora quite a handful when she was smaller, too? Climbing was a particular problem, wasn't it?
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Yes, they are both quite feral!

Tiki Traveler said:
This caption and picture make me smile! Thanks again for reporting!

P.S. I think Sleeping Beauty is my favorite princess movie too.
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Thanks for following!
amjt660 said:
Great trip report as always
The girls are adorable ( all three generations!!!!)

Tokyo Disney is arguably the best but also the busiest resort of the six

I have been lucky to go three times and was still overwhelmed by the numbers of people that were there

Having a guide will help - if your friend bails on you call me -I will step up for sure!!!

Max
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Thanks for following and we would love to have you as our guide!!

As above, thanks to you all for commenting and sorry for my late response. I've been a little lazy lately.

But....guess what?!
My daughter and fam are going to see her in laws in Texas for Thanksgiving and I decided I wasn't going to sit here staring at the walls so...on short notice of 2 weeks, I'm going down to Disneyland Thanksgiving day and staying over night again! It was either that or a night up at Tahoe where the rooms are pretty much the same price. (If you ignore airfare, park tickets, and treats!)
This time I got a room at Pixar Place, which is a semi-small story by itself.

I was trying to get a room, none on site were available, and thought hmmmm?
I wonder if I do a package, and sure enough I called the Disney travel agency and because I needed tickets anyway they had a room at Pixar with tickets.
The only problem is the only room they had available was a club level Pixar or a regular room at the Grand Californian. I can't belive I gave up a room at the Grand, but the club level at Pixar was the same price (high) as a regular room at the Grand, and I figured hey, why not?!
My birthday was this past week and I thought happy birthday to meeeee! 🤣

If you all are interested I'll share those adventures when I get back.
 
Swissmiss

Swissmiss

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MickeyCB said:
Thanks for following along and for my late reply. I haven't been on the site for a fair amount of time.


Yes, they are both quite feral!


Thanks for following!

Thanks for following and we would love to have you as our guide!!

As above, thanks to you all for commenting and sorry for my late response. I've been a little lazy lately.

But....guess what?!
My daughter and fam are going to see her in laws in Texas for Thanksgiving and I decided I wasn't going to sit here staring at the walls so...on short notice of 2 weeks, I'm going down to Disneyland Thanksgiving day and staying over night again! It was either that or a night up at Tahoe where the rooms are pretty much the same price. (If you ignore airfare, park tickets, and treats!)
This time I got a room at Pixar Place, which is a semi-small story by itself.

I was trying to get a room, none on site were available, and thought hmmmm?
I wonder if I do a package, and sure enough I called the Disney travel agency and because I needed tickets anyway they had a room at Pixar with tickets.
The only problem is the only room they had available was a club level Pixar or a regular room at the Grand Californian. I can't belive I gave up a room at the Grand, but the club level at Pixar was the same price (high) as a regular room at the Grand, and I figured hey, why not?!
My birthday was this past week and I thought happy birthday to meeeee! 🤣

If you all are interested I'll share those adventures when I get back.
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I am sure you will have a fantastic time. I just went to DLP by myself a few days ago and it was really nice to eat when (and what) I wanted to, decide what I wanted to do next and not have to compromise, hurry up or slow down. Enjoy! 😊
 
Tiggertoo56

Tiggertoo56

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Happy belated birthday 🎂 🥳
Happy Thanksgiving too 🦃
And most of all have a wonderful trip being able to do what you want to when and as you wish to. :)
Looking forward to you report to follow.
 

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