Trip Report Never Grow Up…Disneyland 2022

Hi All! Long time, no trip reports! As in - it’s been over a decade (I think?) since I’ve written one! I’ve really enjoyed the Besties Disneyland report and thought I’d share a little bit of my trip out to DL.
My trip almost (but not quite!) over lapped with the Besties.
When: President’s Day Weekend 18-20 February 2022
Who: Myself and my 18 year old son - who graduates from high school this year (can’t believe it!)

A photo of my son on his first trip to WDW in 2008:
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(Honey I shrunk the kids playground anyone?)

And here he is now (with me - so hello everyone!):

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He grew Just a little bit! But, no matter how tall he gets - here’s hoping he always has room in his heart for a little bit of Disney magic!

A little bit about me/ us. As mentioned -Our first WDW trip was in 2008. My in laws took us and put us up at the Poly. I really wasn’t looking forward to the trip - I thought it would be cheesy and I wouldn’t like it. Well, joke was on me because despite it being Easter weekend and the parks being absolutely packed, we LOVED everything about WDW. Then I found these boards and the wonderful agents at Kingdom Konsultants (shout out to Marie who planned not one but two trips for my crazy extended family over the years!) - and the trips started being booked and haven’t really stopped since!
At times we’ve been AP holders, at other times we’ve only gone once or twice a year. As my kids have gotten older, my daughter still loves all things Disney but my husband and my son have wanted to focus on other trips to other destinations.

That’s why this trip was so special - my husband and my son travel together for fishing and sport events, etc and my daughter and I have done a solo trip to WDW - so when my son agreed to go with me to DL I jumped at the chance!

We had been to DL one other time when we drove Route 66. A side by side of my son from that trip and this one:

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JenniferS

When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
I love it! My daughter and Em would get along well.
If we had been staying at the Grand Californian - I definitely would have tried Storytellers for breakfast! I think I read in their trip report that the ‘Besties’ had breakfast there one day - it looked like the kind of hotel breakfast buffets I’m used to seeing in the Mediterranean and Israel. The variety was impressive for breakfast (and even at dinner!)
I also noticed Shawarma stands in the parks.
It’s a wonder why WDW - with its many multi national visitors doesn’t have a similar variety. I guess maybe the they don’t have as many International visitors in Florida as I thought!?
Nope, our breakfast was at Goofy’s Kitchen at the Disneyland Hotel. My 27 year old son, following along at home, texted me as soon as he saw the pics:
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Our dinner was at Storyteller’s, and agreed, SOOOOO good. I could have eaten my weight in pork belly alone.
 

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