I saw somewhere that the Disneyland shows are abbreviated the first 3 nights and the full show is shown only once on Independence day itself.
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Two coasts: One very different world
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One Disney is promoted as a way to improve quality and value within Disney's domestic resorts. The system saves Disney quite a bit of money by combining multiple departments between both resorts. That combined with cuts in both resorts (Yes, DL has had cuts too, it's the little things...) but especially WDW has led One Disney to maximize profit for WDPR.
You don't need 5 days at Disneyland Resort. I literally got back from 5 days this morning. And while I definitely could have spent another day or two at the resort, it certainly wasn't needed. Two or three days is all that is really needed tp experience everything, especially if someone hasn't been to Californoia before and wants to see what else the State has to offer. It's different if someone wants toi spend the bulk of their trip at DLR...but I stand by my statement that 2 days is all that is really needed.
I've heard glowing things about the Howard Johnson, but I myself have stayed at the Quality Inn Anaheim Resort (basically, I booked it after my initial hotel was deemed futher away). I keep returning to that one because I know it's clean (no bugs and the rooms are on par with the WDW Value Resorts as far as cleanlisness, though much smaller). The feel of the "magic" at DLR is mostly in the parks. I personally don't see the overpriced DLR hotels to be worth my money. There are so many hotels/motels in the area and within walking distance, staying on-site isn't as worthwhile as it is at WDW.
It's a lot of travelling in a short time if someone is planning to squeeze in San Francisco in 2 days. I'd cut short the DLR trip.As for the other two days, you could either stay in Southern CA, or go up North. Either one is fine, you could do a city tour in SoCal, visit a movie studio, go to San Diego... You could go to San Francisco and see the Bay area, which is so nice. Frisco is a lot of fun and it's a great city to visit. Hope this has helped a bit.
Californian Elitist
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That's fine. I still say five days is a good amount of time for a first timer, especially a Disney geek. The Disneyland Resort is all about the details.
spacemt354
Chili's
Yeah, when we went to California for the first time, we stayed for 2 days in DL because we wanted to see other places too. We saw everything in DL within those two days. But I guess the only reason to stay longer at the resort would be if you want to be a disney geek and see things again and again. And it's not like that is a bad thing.
Californian Elitist
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Exactly.
culturenthrills
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Hey, someone is 'borrowing' a complaint that I have made!
Flying Dumbo behind the castle in the courtyard (often with fireworks going off) is an iconic Disney moment. I have only ridden once in the last decade ... at 12:57 on a 1 a.m. close night last year. But part of what makes it special is where it is located. Dumbo isn't exactly one of the most beloved Disney characters (I know a CM who would hit me for saying that, good thing she ain't reading!) ... You take Dumbo from his iconic perch and stick him at the very back of the park, on top of a kiddie coaster with exposed (leave a delay here for all the horrors looks from the fanboi brigade) track and the loud Grand Prix Raceway cars. You stick a large green unthemed show building next to it ... and you add a second spinner and interactive queue. I do wonder if it will keep its popularity or if people will start treating it like the Flying Carpets.
I have already ridden the 'new' spinner and the views really are lousy versus what they were before.
Yes, what is funny is the hated Magic Carpet Ride now has better kinetics and scenery to look at than Dumbo. I guess no one thought of that.
RSoxNo1
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You can see this if you order any customized product, there are plenty of services online where your price goes down dramatically when buying in bulk.
I know the thread seemed to die a slow death but was the napkin issue determined to be a supplier issue and not a change?
asianway
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Unknown - the only person who claimed knowledge of this was a habitual liar, so time will now tell.
Tom
Beta Return
Right. You do it with napkins, plates, cups, shopping bags, etc....you save a LOT of money. But you save even more if you cut rungs out of the corporate ladder.
One person said they got a logo'd napkin, but I didn't see anything beyond that.
asianway
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Yeah, at Fantasmic which is somewhat of an Island-they were still using YOMD supplies after everyone had changed to Celebrate. Typhoon Lagoon and DLR are all blank as well...
Tom
Beta Return
Oh crap, that's right.
asianway
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It's locked-check out page 2. It turned out to be a very emotionally charged subject
Longhairbear
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One Disney is also rearing it's head at the DVC resorts. Other sites are reporting that DVC is replacing all the dinnerware with plain white dishes. Most prefer the various Fiestaware in their kitchens that match the decor of the individual resorts. Some claim that guests are pilfering the resort specific coffee mugs etc. It's common knowledge that it happens. So instead of charging back the previous guest that "might" have taken the bed covers, mugs, etc. DVC is putting in all plain white dinnerware.
Personally I can care less. We cook/ grill most meals in our villa at WDW, and at DLR, saving bucks for a big special dinner at any one of the best restaurants WDW, or DLR has to offer. Generic white dinner plates in my DVC kitchen might save me a few bucks in my annual maintenance fee, so I'm not that upset as some others are. However I do get upset that commercials for Disneyland here in CA show the castle from WDW, and vice versa.
Personally I can care less. We cook/ grill most meals in our villa at WDW, and at DLR, saving bucks for a big special dinner at any one of the best restaurants WDW, or DLR has to offer. Generic white dinner plates in my DVC kitchen might save me a few bucks in my annual maintenance fee, so I'm not that upset as some others are. However I do get upset that commercials for Disneyland here in CA show the castle from WDW, and vice versa.
RSoxNo1
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The One Disney stuff needs to manifest itself in more useful ways. I'll give credit where credit is due here, but WDW1974 and I were discussing this the other night. There's no reason why their website shouldn't be able to recognize someone as a multiple time visitor or a visitor to multiple resorts. Our names should be in their system when we purchase an annual pass, and that should also acknowledge that we've been to different Disney resorts stateside and/or overseas.
What's even worse is that the Premier Pass is set up with two different identifiers (barcode and magnetic strip) because the two coasts haven't homogenized that aspect of their internal systems. There is nothing stopping someone from purchasing a Premier Pass in Disneyland, and then giving it to someone else going to Disney World. The metrics to identify individuals are different at each resort.
You and I both know you won't see a cut in your maintenance fee. Disney will keep that fee the same, buy the cheaper dinnerware, and laugh to the bank with the profit. That's what One Disney is. It is a way to maximize profit. No wonder Jay is CFO after he set up this system.
jlsHouston
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We are from N Cal, so when my kids were young, we did the Disneyland Resort with them, maybe 3 times in a 2 year period. I only remember enjoying the experience maybe a handful of times?
This sounds terrible but I recall letting them either run amok throughout the park or their dad chaperoned them around and the exception was with the youngest I took her to fantasyland and we did all those rides and loved them (especially small world) and then the favorite ride was always Pirates of Caribbean. Now fast forward 20 years almost exactly. I get ready to turn 50 and decide my two grandbabies are old enough to remember WDW so we take off a year ago for the road trip across I10. I was totally enamored of MK, which the first visit to WDW that is the only park we did, non stop, all afternoon, all night, wake everyone up and rush to character breakfast, rush back to room and pass out for a few more hours of sleep, wake up rush to MK. It was totally exhilarating and I cannot believe how addicted to WDW I have become. Everyone who knows me thinks I am nuts to go to WDW so often this past year...only on these forums to I see others who are just as "addicted" if not more. All this being said to qualify what I think about Disneyland. Definitely it started there, I sort of remember the rides being more elaborate than the ones at WDW in MK, and I bet after 20 years and the expansion it is really wondrous. So would 4 days be long enough for me? Well if that is all the time I could afford away I would be happy with it and be planning my next trip for a longer stay
lazyboy97o
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That would be illegal.
I'll admit I don't know how maintenance fees work. I've never had to deal with them.