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The Sequoia Lodge looks beautiful, very well themed....reminds me of the
Grand Californian as well as the Wilderness Lodge. It is amazing that we spent three nights at DLP and never ventured into the resort areas aside from the Disneyland Hotel.
Danielle
I hadn't thought of that similarity before, but now you say it, I can see it.
Jealous about the Aulani plans! I want to go there so much, but we are heading in to the stretch for kid #1 to choose a college, and the #2 comes next. We'd definitely have much better vacations if we hadn't become parents ( most days I wouldn't trade, but there are some days.....)!
If you do want to go, early November does seem to be a good time for flight prices. I've been stunned by how cheap I can get them for then..... well for this year anyway!
Sunday 7 October – part seven: I never thought I’d see Dumbo here!
We got some photos of the lake, which just looked beautiful in the sunlight. Weather wise, it was such an improvement on the horrible end to the day yesterday.
We made our way back around the lake towards the Disney Village, getting some photos on the way...
In particular, Mark spotted this on the lamp post, which was an interesting throwback to the name of the park when it first opened 20 years ago...
... and he also spotted these very cute Dumbos on the wall in front of the Hotel New York. Disney is just the best when it comes to little touches like that!
Soon we were back at the Disney Village, where you go through security checks. It’s interesting that they’re doing that now, but to be honest, it makes sense. They used to do them by the parks, with another set at the entrance to the Disney Village if you were coming into it from the direction of the parks, but there was never a security check here – certainly not the last time we walked down this far anyway. Now, you clear one security check when you enter the Disney Village that’s also good for the parks. As I say, it makes sense.
We went to check in at Cafe Mickey, and I wasn’t sure if they’d be able to seat us immediately, as when I made the reservation, I asked for midday, and I was told they could only give me 12:15pm. However, no worries. We were taken straight through.
Now that’s what I call a cool hidden Mickey!
As we were seated, I will confess that I was eagerly (but not too obviously ) looking around to see what characters we’d get at this meal. The last time we’d dined here was Christmas 2009 with Sabine and Manuel, and we’d seen a wide variety of characters, including my donkey boy, and Gepetto. It was a bit like Disneyland in California in that respect – there was no rhyme or reason to the characters you saw, and there were a huge amount of them, so what would today bring?
At least I got a sighting on the TV that played snippets of famous Disney movies...
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Wonderful photos of the area in sunshine. I just love those little Dumbo heads on the wall! They would make adorable coat hooks-- I want them! Cafe Mickey looks very nice. Can't wait to see which characters you get and to find out about the "Chip & Dale sandwich"!
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I'd watch virgin carefully. We booked for August next year the second day the flights were out and I am so glad I did as they went up £200 each within a week.
Those little Dumbo's are adorable!! Very curious about your lunch....
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I'd watch virgin carefully. We booked for August next year the second day the flights were out and I am so glad I did as they went up £200 each within a week.
Oh trust me I will! I don't think the flights we want will be out until mid December, which is while we're on the cruise, so we may just have to keep our fingers crossed for a week or so until we make it to California, as our Internet connection may be a bit slow while we're on board, but the last few times, the flights have held the same price for the first couple of weeks... so here's hoping!
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