Awwww, the little baby castle is so cute!!
I know, isn't it adorable?
Great minds!
I think this would be the weirdest thing for me, to revert back to the old paper FP system. I'm not sure I'd even remember how to do it.
It's kinda like riding a bike - it comes back to you.
It really was! Freaky!
The miniature castle...
I guess when you're used to seeing Cinderella's Castle at WDW, the DL version would seem small.
It's so itty-bitty, at least from all the way down Main Street. It looks much better once you get close up.
Hooray on scoring that package deal on the photopass pictures. The photos would have ended up costing you way more than necessary if you had to purchase it each day.
I was SOOOO glad that I managed to get in on that package!
You guys look like you're having so much fun and it's only the first evening!
I love that the-trip-is-just-beginning high!
Whew, glad those birds in that photo weren't geese...we all read how that turned out for guests the other day.
I know!
I told Izzy about that and we've been joking about it since.
Really fits a 4-year-old's sense of humor.
I get a kick out of pictures that show random strangers enjoying other people's reactions to Disney stuff, like the guy in that giant ball photo. It goes to show that happiness is infectious and Disney is more than just rides and shows.
Exactly! You can see how Disney brings out the inner kid in people.
It's crazy how you can see Tower of Terror from the street. I remember when we went to DL we arrived around midnight and I was so tired as we were driving to the hotel. Then we drove by DL and I was suddenly wide awake. I thought I wouldn't like it being in the middle of a "normal" street, but it was actually so cool!
I know, something about it was just exciting! I think because I'm so used to WDW it was just novel and exciting compared to the bubble.
You are the queen of deals. Nice work on the hotel room and the photopass package!
Thanks! I try to get a decent deal with most everything I do.
Mmmm...Earl of Sandwich! That mac n cheese is enormous!!
Can't go wrong there. That mac & cheese was great, but really huge!
I love that the Storm Troopers are out and about and that Dug got a selfie with one. We had a fun interaction with them at DHS in May.
It was a great start to the trip for Dug!
The first thing I noticed was the guy totally amused by Izzy joining in. Ha.
I love the look on his face.
aka Why toddlers aren't allowed to drive!
A different theme from your WDW trip! Hope it's a new theme for you!
Well....
(but don't hold your breath...) In this case, it helped that there wasn't too much walking or transport involved.
So strange that you can see the Tower of Terror RIGHT THERE! I just can't even imagine what that is like!
Sounds like a great first afternoon! Can't wait to see more!
It really is different to just be driving down a city street and see rides!
I loved it, though.
It was a bit...
different, huh?
Very much!
I guess they used to have one...wish they still did.
Excited to hear about dinner!
Coming up!
Love the posters for the attractions that unique to
Disneyland and I totally get what you are saying about it feeling similar and different at the same time
It was such a strange feeling - things felt so familiar, yet they weren't.
It is very different seeing the smaller Castle. I just have to think different about the castles as at Disneyland it is the entrance to Fantasyland but at WDW it is more of the "weinie" to draw you into the park and build your excitement
Exactly!
Glad you got to see some of the parade - I really liked it when we saw it (I might like it more than Festival of Fantasy
)
It seemed like a cute, unique parade.
haha, Dug looks just so happy after his Stormtrooper selfie!
Oh, he was!
I would love to try hyperspace mountain - I liked Ghost Galaxy so would be really cool to do the Star Wars Theme
Hopefully you get to try it out sometime!
.... very cool shot!
Thanks!
... very glad you didn't have the recent issue what happened with the birds, um, pooping on the guests at Disneyland
Me too! I did worry about it for a second there.
I can't imagine on the whole goose thing!
Izzy thinks it's hilarious and keeps bringing it up.
I just never can get over the difference...
I know, you can barely spot this one!
Oh, yes!
It definitely shows in the pictures!
He was beaming.
Wow! Too bad Disney doesn't own the rights to Hitchcock because that would be some pretty impressive theming!
Sure would! It's like the Tiki Birds broke free!
All caught up!
Your location is fantastic and that's a really nice sized room, too!
I loved staying there. Room was good and the location couldn't be beat!
Dug and the Stormtrooper are too cute!
Thanks, he loved getting that chance for a selfie with him.
I am in the process of pricing a trip to DL for this fall. Fingers crossed that this will be the year I finally make it out there!
I hope it works out for you! I keep trying to figure out how to get back there again soon! It's so much fun!
I'm here! This is probably going to make my post-DL depression even worse but I'm going to stick it out! lol I hate that when I leave there, I don't ever know when we will be back, unlike WDW when I normally have at least an idea of when our next visit will be.
Haha, we can both try to get through it together.
So true - no clue when we'll be back, but I keep trying to figure out how to work it in. Glad you had a good trip!