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I'm with you on the Matterhorn - I rode it, as it was one of those classics I felt we should do, but neither of us enjoyed it, we both felt we'd been battered around and came off saying "never again".
Love the shots in front of the castle and all the fall decorations - just a shame they weren't all in place when we were there a couple of weeks earlier.
I wasn't particularly fond of the Matterhorn ride as like Chez, I felt like I was shaken around pretty badly. And I'm normally a huge rollercoaster fan!
A great morning so far! I'm just grinning, picturing you and Luke standing on THE Main Street. Jolly Holiday is a great place for any meal. I was amazed by the DVC discounts nearly everywhere at DLR. I guess it's to lure DVC owners, who are mostly go WDW-based, into the California parks, but whatever the reason, it's a delightful perk!
I'm with you on The Matterhorn as it is more of a herky jerky type of roller coaster but with the new seats in the sleds, it's probably better than it used to be! The bakery seemed like the perfect place to start your day in DL! I loved seeing all the carved pumpkins in the hub!
Oooh, you are really stretching this first day out! I've never eating at the Jolly Holiday, but I'm planning to at least go in and see the queue area this time around. I've jumped on the Mary Poppins bandwagon since the recent movie, and with both feet. Can't wait to see it!
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I liked the Matterhorn enough to ride it 3 or 4 times, and I never noticed the cute flowers on the numbers where you stand. Sometimes it takes looking at someone else's photos to notice some details!
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Breakfast looked yummy and loved all of the shots in front of the castle
Glad you tried the Matterhorn - it is a classic. We loved that ride when we went to DLR quite a few years ago. Perhaps it has gotten more bumpy over the years?
What a huge breakfast. The castle looks really small. I'm not sure I could ride The Matterhorn because jerky rides hurt my back. I have trouble with the 7 Dwarf Ride, but I do it any way and pay later. The PP photos are awesome. What a great photographer.
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I'm with you on the Matterhorn - I rode it, as it was one of those classics I felt we should do, but neither of us enjoyed it, we both felt we'd been battered around and came off saying "never again".
Love the shots in front of the castle and all the fall decorations - just a shame they weren't all in place when we were there a couple of weeks earlier.
I'm surprised that the fall decorations weren't up in September, but I guess DLR starts theirs later.
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I love all the photos of the pumpkins and fall decorations! Just beautiful!
I always assumed DL's castle would be just as awesome as DW's. What a shame it's not. It still looks gorgeous though.
It is still a beautiful castle. It just doesn't stand out like the one at MK, which made it a little more difficult to get cool shots of.
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I wasn't particularly fond of the Matterhorn ride as like Chez, I felt like I was shaken around pretty badly. And I'm normally a huge rollercoaster fan!
I was very glad Luke never suggested riding again as I wasn't sure how I'd feel about jolting the joints all over again.
A great morning so far! I'm just grinning, picturing you and Luke standing on THE Main Street. Jolly Holiday is a great place for any meal. I was amazed by the DVC discounts nearly everywhere at DLR. I guess it's to lure DVC owners, who are mostly go WDW-based, into the California parks, but whatever the reason, it's a delightful perk!
This won't be our last meal at Jolly Holiday, but I won't be getting to next time for quite a while. We did love that DVC discount perk.
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I'm with you on The Matterhorn as it is more of a herky jerky type of roller coaster but with the new seats in the sleds, it's probably better than it used to be! The bakery seemed like the perfect place to start your day in DL! I loved seeing all the carved pumpkins in the hub!
I would hate to have had the old seats if they were any worse. Disney pumpkins have become favorites for the Halloween season.
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Oooh, you are really stretching this first day out! I've never eating at the Jolly Holiday, but I'm planning to at least go in and see the queue area this time around. I've jumped on the Mary Poppins bandwagon since the recent movie, and with both feet. Can't wait to see it!
This first day is going to take quite a while as I took over 450 photos and that is just way too many for one or two or even five updates.
I liked the Matterhorn enough to ride it 3 or 4 times, and I never noticed the cute flowers on the numbers where you stand. Sometimes it takes looking at someone else's photos to notice some details!
I found it interesting that the numbers matched the attraction for quite a few of the rides.
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The bakery seemed like the perfect place to start your day in DL! I loved seeing all the carved pumpkins in the hub!
Great photos!!!
. Glad you tried the Matterhorn!!!!
. The castle looks really small
. I'm not sure I could ride The Matterhorn because jerky rides hurt my back. I have trouble with the 7 Dwarf Ride, but I do it any way and pay later. The PP photos are awesome. What a great photographer. 
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