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A short motorcycle trip to Irwindale, CA-to go to the Pleasure Faire-has been extended by a day so that we can go to Disneyland! We will have only 1 day and I’m really surprised my hubby agreed to it since Disneyland is not is favorite thing to do. I think since we’ll be away during my b-day, he agreed to go. (And yes, I will be getting a birthday button to wear!)
Here are my questions or dilemmas:
Do we get a Park Hopper ticket or stay at one park for the day?
Since we are going without the kids, we thought we’d finally do a tour. But, which tour is better? (This may decide #1 for us.)
"A Walk in Walt's Footsteps" Tour (unfortunately doesn’t included the Haunted Mansion)
Cruzin' Disney's California Adventure® Park. Just how hard is it to ride a Segway?
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WooHoo! Surprise trips are the best...I'd just do the one day at Disneyland...I haven't been on any of the tours, so I can't speak in that realm...my advice to anybody who has to choose between DL and DCA is to choose DL for now since DCA is going under a lot of changes/construction...but in 2011 or 2012...Look out DCA! Here we come!!
Thanx for letting me know about DCA's construction. As far as I can tell the on refab going on at DL is Small World. (What are they doing there anyway?) As long as the HM is running while I'm there, I'm a happy camper!
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How fun!! I am not a park-hopper, so I would vote for staying in just one park. I have read some great TR's about the Walk In Walt's Footsteps Tour - I can't wait to try it!
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How fun!! I am not a park-hopper, so I would vote for staying in just one park. I have read some great TR's about the Walk In Walt's Footsteps Tour - I can't wait to try it!
The only reason I'd want to go to DCA would be for the Tower of Terror. I was pregnant when we went to WDW two years ago and couldn't ride it, though I was dying too. That, and my hubby loved the Soaring ride. Still, if we have our choice of parks, it would be DL.
Thanx for letting me know what you heard about the tour. I just booked our motel (staying cheaply) and now looking into the tour to see how to book that.
~Joby~
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We just got back from California late last night. The only construction going on in DCA was in Paradise Pier, where Toy Story Madness is going in and Pizza Oom Mow Mow is being refurbed, so you couldn't walk straight through. In order to get to California Screamin' and the Carousel you had to go around. The only other attraction that was shut down was Playhouse Disney.
I think your choice of DL is the right one, though. We so enjoyed our time spent there over the time we spent in DCA. Not that we didn't enjoy DCA...we did. It just didn't hold the same nostalgia that DL has.
IASW is undergoing an extensive rehab to fix the boat canals to accommodate the much larger people we have become overall since it was first built. The Jungle Cruise and the Carousel were also down, but look like they will be running by the time you get there.
We also took "A Walk in Walt's Footsteps" tour and loved it! Totally worth the cost!! (If you have a Disney Visa or a AAA membership, you can save 20%) If you have the option of a morning or afternoon tour, you may want to go with the afternoon tour....only because we noticed how much the crowds had built over the course of the morning when we were taking ours, but it was also Presidents' Day. If you take it in the afternoon, you would be able to take advantage of the shorter lines in the morning. I hope to be starting a TR within the next week, if you would like to read about our experience.
Dyan--Thanx so much for listing your experiences. You are so right about the nostalgia of DL. Hubby prefers DCA because he says it feels cleaner. Considering it's newer, go figure. But, it's my b-day that will be going on, so I get to pick!
Your tip about doing the tour in the afternoon makes perfect sense. I would have never thought of it that way, so thanks for mentioning it!
Oh, and as long as HM is open, I'm fine with all the other rides being closed.
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Agree with everyone else. DL for one day. WiWF tour was fabulous! I enjoyed taking it in the morning b/c we got in before everyone else and were actually up by the castle when they did the rope drop and we got to see everyone rush to where they were going. Not many people get to see that. Have fun!!
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I enjoyed taking it in the morning b/c we got in before everyone else and were actually up by the castle when they did the rope drop and we got to see everyone rush to where they were going. Not many people get to see that. Have fun!!
Tina, after reading everyone's TRs from last year, I was so looking forward to seeing this the most, but our start time for the tour was 30 minutes after park opening. I don't know if that's the norm now or not.
Tina, after reading everyone's TRs from last year, I was so looking forward to seeing this the most, but our start time for the tour was 30 minutes after park opening. I don't know if that's the norm now or not.
On the DL site it says times and dates are subject to change. I'd do the morning one if it happened before the park opened, but I doubt that would happen.
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Booked our motel!
That, and my hubby loved the Soaring ride. Still, if we have our choice of parks, it would be DL.
(staying cheaply) and now looking into the tour to see how to book that.
But, it's my b-day that will be going on, so I get to pick!
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