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I read that blog post, too. I'm a big pumpkin fan as well and those all sound amazing!
I still miss my mom's pumpkin pies, but Sara Lee makes a pretty good one. I'm not sure yet, but I'm hoping they might also have pumpkin funnel cake like we had at Epcot last October.
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The pumpkin treats sound yummy! Makes me want to look through my pumpkin recipes and find something to bake! The lounge pants are so cute!
I love pumpkin bread, too, so now you've got me thinking I need to bake that as well. A lady that worked with Luke used to make us a pumpkin roll every year that was delicious, but I've never thought of trying it myself.
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Looking at food options is definitely one of my favorite parts of planning a trip. Especially the seasonal specialties. Those options sounds so yummy. I hope you do see a celebrity!
It's exciting now that it's September because Disney is releasing more about fall stuff at all the parks. And since I'm missing the F&WF, I'm looking for new foods to try at DLR.
Yay! Glad you got your dining all set. We did the WOC package at Wine Country Trattoria and the food was yummy, but just so you know, the dining package menu is somewhat limited - you won't get to choose from the full menu. DH was able to make a substitution ( I can't remember what now). We did have a lunch time reservation, not sure how the menu differs at dinner.
We toured in a much more relaxed manner at DL than we do at WDW. Everything is just so CLOSE that it's a lot easier to say, " Hey, let's head here." Two quick tidbits to illustrate how much more compact things are.
1. Sunday night we watched Disneyland Forever by the flagpole at 9:30 pm. After the fireworks were over. we headed back to our resort. We were stopped outside of the park to participate in a survey about Paint The Night We then strolled back to our villa and I was in my room by 10:00!
2. We were out late one night and I was undecided about going to EMH at DCA the next morning at 7 am. I decided to wait and see how I felt in the morning. I woke at 6:45 and decided, "No! I'll sleep in." When I was still awake at 7:00, I decided to hop in the shower and go to the park after all. I entered DCA thru the GC entrance and was in line to ride Soarin' Over California by 7:18.
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All your pumpkin talk has got me thinking it might be time to make my pumpkin bread! I think you'll find that the touring schedule for DL is more laid back than WDW due to the sheer size of the parks.
I agree that you don't need a detailed touring plan. We were in the parks for 5 days and we did everything we wanted to do, most of them multiple times. I agree with Holly that it's easy because everything is so close.
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I would agree that detailed plans aren't needed, with the very large exception of Radiator Springs Racers. You can rope drop it and then pick up a FP for later in the day. I'm not sure of the Anna and Else M&G status at this point. This used to be a rush FP situation as well.
I'm not very big on pumpkin, but I do love baking all pumpkin treats for my family. The lounge pants are so cute and they look very comfortable too!!!
My brother and his family were there in May. They had no plans, but road rides 2 times in a row and did meet and have photos with the Rock who was at the Chinese Theater for his new movie. So anything is possible in Disneyland.
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I saw that post too and it got me excited for fall and baking! I also agree that you don't need a very detailed touring plan for Disneyland. I was there for three days and did everything I wanted and more! You'll definitely have to let us know if you spot any celebrities!
I have to admit I haven't been able to read through the whole report but I just had to chime in. We tend to go to WDW because it is a shorter drive but I LOVE my time at DLR and you will too! Halloween is particularly spectacular there. There is something about fall and feeling cozy that makes DLR the perfect resort to celebrate Halloween at. Fight the temptation to compare and just love it for what it is. We also have been really impressed with the quality of the quick service food in DLR particularly in the theme parks. My husband and I are having an extended "date" this fall at Disneyland and I cannot wait!
Yay! Glad you got your dining all set. We did the WOC package at Wine Country Trattoria and the food was yummy, but just so you know, the dining package menu is somewhat limited - you won't get to choose from the full menu. DH was able to make a substitution ( I can't remember what now). We did have a lunch time reservation, not sure how the menu differs at dinner.
We toured in a much more relaxed manner at DL than we do at WDW. Everything is just so CLOSE that it's a lot easier to say, " Hey, let's head here." Two quick tidbits to illustrate how much more compact things are.
1. Sunday night we watched Disneyland Forever by the flagpole at 9:30 pm. After the fireworks were over. we headed back to our resort. We were stopped outside of the park to participate in a survey about Paint The Night We then strolled back to our villa and I was in my room by 10:00!
2. We were out late one night and I was undecided about going to EMH at DCA the next morning at 7 am. I decided to wait and see how I felt in the morning. I woke at 6:45 and decided, "No! I'll sleep in." When I was still awake at 7:00, I decided to hop in the shower and go to the park after all. I entered DCA thru the GC entrance and was in line to ride Soarin' Over California by 7:18.
I already knew about the prix fixe dinners at both Wine Country and Blue Bayou for the dining packages. Touring Plans has the menus so I was able to see that the one entree I really wanted was on the prix fixe menu. We will be doing dinner at both.
Your illustrations are great at helping me understand the compactness of the whole resort.
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Those are cute pants. They won't work for me though because I need a tall and Disney doesnt make them.
Luke also wishes Disney sold talls. I doesn't like pant legs or shirt sleeves to feel short.
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All your pumpkin talk has got me thinking it might be time to make my pumpkin bread! I think you'll find that the touring schedule for DL is more laid back than WDW due to the sheer size of the parks.
As we talked, we quickly realized that we don't plan our WDW days in any particular order, and we just didn't want to for DLR either.
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I'm not sure yet, but I'm hoping they might also have pumpkin funnel cake like we had at Epcot last October. 
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