This one! This one is definitely the best one!
Haha, thanks. The photographer was suggesting all these poses - fun! But Izzy had no idea how it would look until we saw them after.
I've heard that even if you're not a Cars fan that this area is amazing and a must-see.
I'd agree. It's so immersive. I would imagine it's something like if I were to go to Harry Potter World - I'm not into that at all, but I'd probably still enjoy the world they've created.
Izzy has the most precious expressions!!
Aw, thanks! She's definitely expressive!
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Apologies if my reply ends up posting more than once...I am on my phone & the mobile version of these boards is really cranky with photo heavy posts & keeps crashing when I try to reply to posts with quoting your originals. I should go upstairs & use my computer instead, but I am too lazy (and too tired after a 3 mile "Disneyland training" walk--trying to ramp up my miles I anticipation of our trip) to go upstairs and get it.
Haha, I am the opposite. I am way too lazy to post from my phone. Much easier to use a laptop keyboard.
Good job on your Disneyland training walk!
I loved the photos and video of Izzy & (the very dapper!) Daisy meeting & shaking tail feathers! So adorable!
Thanks - it was a cute meet - loved Daisy's look!
Those 60th anniversary Bugs Land photos are too perfect. I especially love the one where the overenthusiastic Izzy looks ready to capture you with her net! You reminded me how much I miss all of the great photo ops they had during the 60th anniversary.
They really did have some fun photo set-ups! Wish they always did that! You'll see more of them throughout the trip report too.
All the Carsland photos are making me SO excited for my next trip (and a little homesick for DCA). That land is so perfectly themed.
It really is! I want to go back there so badly!
Dug and I actually had a chat after watching Cars 1 again (before we went to see Cars 3) and we were thinking how cool it would be to take a Route 66 driving trip before going to Disneyland. Unlikely to happen soon, but it's on the radar.
I haven't been on Mater's ride yet (mostly I've gone to DCA solo & looks like it is more fun with a companion. My only friend who has gone to DCA with me so far has issues with spinning rides, so we skipped it). Your photos convinced me to give it a try with my husband. I think we might like it.
I liked it a lot more than I thought I would. Seemed more fun than most spinning rides. And it's a cute theme. I really liked it at night too - the music and lights add to the ambiance. It's like being at a tractor party.
Did Izzy get to try Heimlich's Chew Chew Train when she was in Bug's Land? That is actually one of my favorite rides at DCA, I go on it at least once per day I'm in that park!
Indeed - next update, actually! Well, and the one after that too.
Another cute one.
Can't wait to hear what happened next!
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LOVE seeing Cars Land. It's really one of the biggest draws to Disneyland for me, even though I also would love to spend time in Walt's original park. If only I wasn't so enamored by the World...
Haha, I know, so many places to go! If we didn't have WDW AP's and a free 6-night WDW value resort stay, our October trip would be Disneyland instead of WDW. But, you know, Pandora and some other new things are open now, so we'll deal.
And maybe find some way to get to Cars Land again. Dug's cousin is getting married in the LA area in late 2018 (just found this out), so maybe then.
Izzy looks like she was having a great time in Bug's Land, and those Photopass pictures are great!
Thanks! They had such fun Photopass set-ups for the 60th anniversary!
Also caught up on the first page of your old report- darn that lady in the restaurant slamming teachers.
I know!! I actually thought of you as I was fixing that update and saw that part!
How fun to go straight to the Magic Kingdom! So funny that Magic Bands weren't a thing then! (And Paper Fast Passes were!)
Do you have APs now? You and I could drive to Iowa and get this party started!
It was such a crazy night - arriving at like midnight to the MK!
Um, yes, I do have an AP....this is a dangerous suggestion...
I have to admit that I've almost jumped on two Sun Country Wing-it deals to MCO recently. I have been dealing with issues related to my mom's brain injury for the last 6 months and I am BURNED OUT and desperately wanting to get away and recharge - and with an AP, seems like WDW could be a wise choice.
But, I don't know. I have to stick this out for now, until my mom doesn't need me as much and I can run away.
But, you know, if you showed up and shoved me into your "minnie van" and made me go...
I know everyone out in CA didn't want to get ride of the old fastpass system. But I don't miss trekking across the park to get a FP and then trek back because it isn't good for awhile.
The trekking is a pain, but I really felt like we were able to make good use of the old system. Plus, you know, we may have found a few valuable things on the ground that wouldn't be possible without a paper system.
So cool to see wee ones enjoying Bug's Land. With our kiddos grown we usually just breeze by there.
It's such a cute little land! We enjoyed it much more than we thought. Though, it helped that it was early and not terribly crowded yet.
And Mater's ride looks like a bunch of fun too. We are looking forward to riding it and Luigi's along with RSR of course. So one last trip on the "old" Soarin' aye? I will miss the orange smell over the orchards but am looking forward to the new one!
Mater's was fun, but Luigi's wasn't in operation during our trip. RSR is amazing! (I have always loved Test Track, so this was like that plussed up big time). I actually really miss the orange smell - and I don't even like oranges!
The new one is cool, but I would love if they still offered the old one sometimes for nostalgia. And I'd love for Izzy to have seen it - she used to fall asleep to the old soundtrack as a baby.
Good luck with the continued TR revamps post Photobucket
Thanks - I'll need it!
Awesome updates!!! And Izzy looked like she was having a blast the whole time!
Thanks - she was having a great day! We all were!