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Wonderful pictures! And I agree that the guy with his Princess backpack was a hoot! Reminds me of the time DH wore DD's (6 at the time) tiara when she took a tear and wouldn't wear it. Good times!
Too funny!!!!
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Carsland really does look great in the night pictures!
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It's so pretty
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Cars Land is really cool looking at night!
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Originally Posted by chezp
I love being able to walk through the castle at Disneyland as well. I think all the castles in all the parks should offer that.
Cars Land is just so cool at night!
I do too!
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How cool that you can walk through the castle at DL!
it really is
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I love the Fantasyland area and the pictures inside the castle are great! Though we just cancelled our trip, I will get there someday.
Dinner tonight was at Flo’s. Cass and I had been looking at the food porn thread on Dis and the food here looked really good and was a must do on our list!
A look at Radiator Springs.
We somehow went in the wrong door. I think maybe we had a potty stop and went in through a door near there? Anyways, the line wasn’t too bad so we just hopped over/under the queue rope and got in line. It didn’t take too long to get up to order…but longer than it should have.
We discussed what we were going to have, both of us settling on the Turkey dinner, but I was going to get peas and carrots, while Cass decided on the roasted corn medley. I told her I like corn…..but was a little leery what it meant by medley? How many kinds of corns are there?
This was a picture in a glass case. I think it was kid’s offerings?
And you can barely make it out….but this was some cute silverware that looked like tools. And no they don’t let you use stuff like this. I am not sure if they ever did, but I would assume people would steal it left and right.
We made our orders and then waited and waited and waited. The ordering went fast, but when it came time for them to get the food out to you they were slower than molasses.
While waiting a person in the next line over asked the food counter people if she would change her roast beef to turkey would it come out faster because she had been waiting so long. I quickly told her that wouldn’t help because I have been waiting on turkey. LOL.
Finally it came and Cass had gotten hers first so I went and found her at a table. Getting back there was a chore too. Strollers in the middle of the aisle way and then the people were standing in the small space left talking. I was tired, hot and hungry and I am sure my “excuse mes” had a ring to them of “Get the heck out of my way!”
I also got a shake to drink. I think it was cookies and cream or something along that line.
Sad to say, but the meal was just OK. I don’t think I found butter for my roll and that’s disappointing and it just didn’t taste as good as it looked all around. The shake was really good though. Cass said hers wasn’t that great either and told me I should be glad I didn’t get the corn medley as it wasn’t very good at all. I think the gravy was part of the problem….it had that cheap gravy taste. I think it might have been better if I had asked for no gravy.
After we were done we cleared away our plates (they use real utensils here) and I took this cute picture.
And then we headed out once again. I swore I took pictures during this time, but I guess it was another night. I was a bit chilly and Cass had been looking for a few specific things, so we shopped around a bit. I found a really cute Carsland sweatshirt/hoodie, but it seemed really thin and for the price I just couldn’t justify it. Boy, later that night I regretted that!
It was time to start making our way over towards Paradise Pier for our FP to see World of Color.
I don’t think we had to wait too long and we were let in to find a place. We picked a spot off to the left side along a railing and then we chatted. The wind was a little breezy and it started to get cold. Not winter cold, but cold enough for someone in short sleeves. Even Cass, who is almost always hot, said that her arm facing the wind was getting pretty darn cold. It was funny, because I was pretty cold, but at least talking sort of kept my mind off of it a l’il bit. I think I may have called home during that time too… and though I jumped around to keep warm and complained a bit, there were people there wrapped up completely like it was winter! There was a guy with jeans and a hoodie and a scarf or something wrapped around him and he was sitting on the ground shaking. Seriously! It wasn’t that bad! I did however feel that if the parents looked away from the kids near us in strollers….. then I might steal one of their blankets to wrap up in. Hah!
It did start eventually and it was totally worth our cold wait!
Let me tell you that my pictures do not do this show justice at all. I just kept snapping and I am not impressed at all with what I got. The show is beautiful…..so much color…and so stimulating. I really enjoyed it and the music with it is great as well.
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Beautiful shots of World of Color! Sorry dinner was great. I must admit now, looking at your photos, I'm kicking myself for not going inside Flo's, as it looks like the theming in there is wonderful.
Love the shots of World of Color!! I missed that show when I was there as it was not running for some reason. Love all the night shots you got, Disneyland is so pretty at night.
World of Color looks so beautiful! Did you have to stand the whole time that you were waiting for it to start?
It is super beautiful! So stimulating!!!
You do have to stand, no seating there at all.
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Beautiful shots of World of Color! Sorry dinner was great. I must admit now, looking at your photos, I'm kicking myself for not going inside Flo's, as it looks like the theming in there is wonderful.
It was neat inside, even if food wasn't the best.
Loved WoC!!!
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sorry your dinner was a disappointment but WOC sure wasn't. I hope to see it someday for myself.
It's fabulous and a must do!
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Love the shots of World of Color!! I missed that show when I was there as it was not running for some reason. Love all the night shots you got, Disneyland is so pretty at night.
That sucks! It is such a beautiful show!
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I saw the holiday version in Dec, I think I would have liked this one even better. And I hear you, after all that sun, night time gets chilly!
OOOH, I would like to see a holiday verson now too!
It sure did get chilly, but still warmer than the high of the day at home!
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And more pictures of World of Color…did I mention I took a lot? LOL!
Remember how I wondered the night before if those fire balls were hot when standing closer? Well on a night like tonight….they felt heavenly! So nice and warm!
THAT……WAS….AMAZING!!!!!!!!
We let the crowds leave and just hung out a bit and waited. We both hate to walk with the herds. After a l’il bit, we started to make our way out. We decided to see if our package for the conference had arrived yet and if so if we could pick it up. We planned to have an early start the next day and the package included the tickets we would need to get in the park, so we made our way over to the Grand Californian.
Sadly, they were pretty much clueless as to what we were asking. I think the guy did go in the back and found out that they had arrived but still were being sorted. Oh well, annoying as it was, there was nothing we could do about it and we would just have to come over in the morning and get checked in and get our packages.
We then made our way back to the DL hotel. One final shot of the night is of the headboard lit up.
I am pretty sure we went to the hot tub then. I think Cass joined me, but she might not have. What I do remember is sitting in there and some young adults, probably in their early 20s, talking away. At first it was 3 girls and they were talking about the sleeping arrangements. It was hilarious. Evidently they had 2 guys with them, but they were not their boyfriends. They elected one girl to sleep with the one guy, while the other 2 were sleeping together and I assume the other boy was sleeping on the couch. They talked about how everything would be fine and that he knew she had a boyfriend at home, etc. It was just so comical to listen to. The one girl then proceeded to tell the girls about running into someone she knew at a bar and how he kissed her and she wasn’t sure if she should tell her boyfriend, etc. They all swore her to secrecy about the whole incident. And then the guys showed up. They looked like they were ready to party! Just listening to them all talk was funny and I am sure in my younger years I sounded just as funny. It was good entertainment. Sadly the pool closed and we all had to get out. I headed back to the room and then Cass and I talked into the wee hours of the morning. Ok, maybe not that late, but we talked and laughed and had a great time. Now we were acting like teens! It was a wonderful first full day at the parks and I already learned so much about Disneyland and had seen and experienced so many new things.
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Sorry dinner was great. I must admit now, looking at your photos, I'm kicking myself for not going inside Flo's, as it looks like the theming in there is wonderful.
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