The Curious Constance Clan's 2017 Trip to the Disneyland Resort.

Curious Constance

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Wednesday was a highly anticipated day because it was the first day we went to DCA and we were all very much looking forward to trying out GOTG: MB. We headed that way but standby wait times were already about an hour and a half thanks to the park opening early for Disney hotel guests, so we hopped in the Fastpass line. The Fastpass line turned out to be about 25 minutes long itself, but we finally obtained our passes for a couple hours later.

We then went to test which Superhero we are at the Summer of Heros set up because there was no one in line for it. I got Captain America just like I always do on these types of quizzes because I'm a goody goody two shoes. My son got his favorite Superhero Black Panther, and he was really excited about that. My daughter got Avengers which she said was stupid because that's a group of people, not one superhero. Then we went over to hop on The Little Mermaid and then headed over to Screamin. It was down, but they were about to reopen and were letting people line up, so we jumped in line and only had about a ten minute wait. Kids absolutely loved Screamin. At one point during the ride I looked over at my son who had a mortified look on his face. I asked him if he was alright, he shook his head no, and held on to my hand tight. Then when he got off he said it was the best thing ever, lol.

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Soon it was time to head back to GOTG and use our Fastpasses!

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I can't tell you how surreal it was seeing this in person. I thought it looked even better in person. The Fastpass line started right at about the Trolley doors off to the right.

Trolley pulled up while we were waiting.

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We also caught a glimpse of the awkward fail at trying to go viral with this:

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It was kinda nice being able to explore the queue a bit:

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If you want to explore the inside of the queue, don't use Fastpass, because they wisk you away quickly and make you move away from the indoor queue. That was a bummer because we were looking forward to seeing that, but we'll get to explore more tomorrow.
We all loved the ride. It was super fun and really high energy. I don't even remember what song played this time around. hahaha It was the one with the scene where Drax punches the monster and then says, "You're welcome" if anyone knows what that is.
Kids loved it too, and loved the giftshop at the end. My son had been saving up his money for the Howard the Duck plush, and he proudly purchased him. He made a comment on the trip about how he loves when a ride makes you walk through a gift shop at the end, that way he doesn't have to try and convince me to go into the store, I have no choice! lol

About this time we were ready for a break, so walked back to the hotel but not before we caught my son's favorite character Oswald on the way out and got a picture! Glad that worked out because that is always a priority of his.

We had reservations for Blue Bayou at 3:40 and we were all anxiously awaiting that. We had never eaten there before. Later, we walked back to Disneyland with husband in tow and requested a waterside table. Ended up waiting about 20 minutes, probably due to the request, and were then shown to our table. It was really weird being on this side of the bayou after looking over from the water so many times! We had a super nice time and all really enjoyed our food. Even my son!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He got steak and ate it all. This is monumental. He never likes anything. We even threw money at them for souvenir glow cubes. Money was practically flying out of my wallet, but we'll be coming back here again every trip. That's for sure.

Here is one of the best pictures we managed to capture of the Blue Bayou scenery:

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Seriously, our photographic skills are second to none.

After dinner, we did some more husband light rides and called it a night.
 
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Curious Constance

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Thursday morning it was back to DCA. Since it was not an early entry day for hotel guests we went right to GOTG:MB and jumped in the standby line. It had a posted 45 minute wait, and it was probably about that long. We really wanted to be able to see the queue more this time around. And that we did.

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Second time around was just as fun. I paid attention and heard that the song was "We want the funk."
I'm pretty sure I heard Rocket say, "Disneyland? I thought that was a myth?!" when the doors opened to the park view. But I can't really be sure since so much is going on at one time. Anyone else hear that before?

After our second and final trip on GOTG of the trip :cry: we headed back for Screamin. This was when we did the epic three rides in a row Fastpass scandal.

After that I was definitely feeling questionable. (But Screamin was SO FUN! And before this trip, we hadn't ridden it before so we really wanted to experience it as much as we could this time around.) Next, my kids wanted to go on the Fun Wheel, swinging gondolas. I had only been on the stationary one before, but I thought I'd be okay. Turns out, I had to keep my eyes shut tightly, praying our gondola didn't somehow didn't gather enough momentum to turn completely upside down, and breathe slowly while trying not to puke. I didn't realize there was a barf bag in the actual ride vehicle until the end, so I was contemplating having to puke in my camera bag to save my backpack for the rest of the trip. It would have been bad enough if it was just me and my kids in the vehicle, but there was some idiot guy and his young daughter, and he kept pretending like he was puking and standing up to take selfie pictures. :grumpy::hungover::mad:

After that hell was over, the kids wanted to play a carnival game. And I said no way in heck am I coughing up another $20 for one game. But they were convinced to prove me wrong that it wouldn't be so much like Universal was. Well, come to find out that almost all of the games are only $2.50 to play! So we got a $10 game card and they got to each play a couple games. AND THEY BOTH WON PRIZES! My son won a big Dumbo plush, and my daughter won a small Timothy mouse plush. They were so excited, and I didn't feel like my money and dignity had been ripped from me as I did at Universal. Sorry but Disney beats Universal in everything, even prices.


After that we grabbed Fastpasses for RSR for later in the evening when we'd be back with my husband. And went to take a break.

On the way into the park that evening we picked up Soarin Fastpasses then went and had dinner at Flo's for the first time. Pretty good, and we sat out on the patio. It was a cool evening which was a welcome relief.

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Husband waited for us at the table while we used our Fastpasses for RSR. It was fun, but seemed slower than I remembered.

Then we went and got on Luigi's RR. I couldn't believe how boring they were. My husband had a mini panic attack on them though, so that was fun. Apparently, he can't handle cars going 1-3 miles an hour in a dance like motion. :D
Then it was time to use our Soarin FP, but my husband had decided he had had enough excitement for one day, so he sat that one out. Me and the kids went on and enjoyed it.
Next we headed to a family favorite, Animation Academy. Steamboat Minnie was our character. Here are our masterpieces:


Have you ever seen finer drawings? I think we should all get hired as Disney animators. The nice animator girl mentioned that the next class would be drawing baby Groot, so of course we had to get in line and do that class too. Here are they are:


Seriously Disney, hire us!!!!!! Look at my genius children and their creativity adding catch phrases and Groot's flower pot to their drawings.
Too much cuteness in one place. I need to shield my eyes.

Afterwards we rode Monsters Inc and at the end Roz asked my daughter if she wanted to trade glasses. She said no, and then Roz said she was selfish. LOL That's the second time Roz has spoke to my daughter and she loves it.

Ended the evening with The Little Mermaid. Then called it a night.
 
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Well, come to find out that almost all of the games are only $2.50 to play! So we got a $10 game card and they got to each play a couple games. AND THEY BOTH WON PRIZES!

I think I play the Midway Games at least once on every visit. If I win I give my prize to a kid on the Boardwalk. Fun times.
 

Curious Constance

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I think I play the Midway Games at least once on every visit. If I win I give my prize to a kid on the Boardwalk. Fun times.
Emily actually lost one game she played and a guy that was playing with them won. He gave her the Timothy Mouse and it made her day. She won the next game, and she gave the Timothy Mouse she won to the little boy who was playing with her and it made his day. :)
 

Curious Constance

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Friday: Last day in the parks

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Me and the kids started the day heading towards Space Mountain. Got fastpasses and had a few minutes to kill so we went on Nemo.

Afterwards went back and used our Space Mountain fastpasses and literally had zero wait. Had a super fun trip in space.

Next we went to Matterhorn and got fastpasses that we were able to use right away. But what the heck is up with the Fastpass side of the mountain? It's twice as slow as the other side! What the heck?!

After that we went to BTMM. We were in the first car, and that was way slower than the back. Booooo!!!

Then we went to Spash Mountain, got a Fastpass, and just as were about to get into the log, it went down. It was going to be down for anywhere from 1-8 hours, so we decided not to wait. LOL

Went and rode Pirates and Haunted Mansion, and then the kids wanted to look around and do some pin trading. They always go pin crazy when we are at Disneyland.

By this time, we noticed Splash was back up, so we went and got another Fastpass. Had a few minutes to kill, so we went to Pooh's Corner and got a treat. I got a Mickey Mouse Chocolate Peanut Butter sandwhich and lord was it good! It was two cookies with smooth peanut butter in the middle all covered in chocolate. MMMMMM MMMMMM.

Used our fastpasses for one of our favorites, and got wet. Then I think we decided to head back for a swim break.

In the evening, we all walked to DTD and had dinner at Naples. Pizza is good there. After dinner, we headed into Disneyland for our final evening in the parks this trip.



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Road Buzz, Pirates, Haunted Mansion, and got some frozen Cherry Lemonade. That stuff is SO GOOD.

Walked through Fantasyland and headed towards Small World. Went on and as we were exiting the ride in our boats the fireworks started. We watched for a minute from our boat, and my son literally said to me, "What a magical way to end our trip!" That got the feels flowing for sure. We hopped out of the boat and finished watching the fireworks right in front of Small World. Loved all the projections. It's a really nice, NOT CROWDED, place to watch the show! My daughter also said it was the perfect ending to our trip. So with that, we decided to call it a night. We really had an amazingly fun vacation. We were all sad to be leaving (my husband was sad for us) but we'll remember this trip always just like all the others.



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Thanks for reading along! This was a lot of fun! :)
 
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Curious Constance

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Wonderful story. I'm glad you all had a great trip.

Seriously though, how much did you pay the kids to pose for those shots?
Hahaha only the last one was staged. they were being particularly loving that night so they didn't need any bribes. I think they were sad about leaving so they were needing some extra love. We took a bunch of pictures of them walking through the castle entry and my husband is going to try and photoshop everyone else out of the picture lol
 

75disney

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What a great trip. I like how Dad slept in while you went to the parks with the kids... Sounds like my husband! Reading your trip report has made me even more excited for my trip in August! Hope my kids get along as well as your children did. Those pics are precious!
 

Professortango1

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Tuesday: Universal



Next we went to Studio Tour. Wow, how lame can you get? I especially loved the cursing and scantily clad, dancing girls during the Fast and Furious portion of the ride. And that's coming from me. Stay classy Universal!

What curse words did they say? I don't think I've heard any foul language in an attraction at Universal. Even at HHN they don't use curse words, just adult humor.

The only line the girls actually say is "c'mon, we just got here." And while they may be dressed like anyone you see at a club or walking around Miami, their dancing is far more g-rated.
 
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