disney4dan 68 Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 Looks nice! Great pood forn pictures too. The blue sky is a nice plus. The time I went to LA in the early 1970's to visit my uncle was a different world with lots of smog. My eyes began watering so bad that they brought me to an eye doctor who basically said "this only started once you got in the valley with all the smog; I suggest leaving instead of trying medication." Good advice for back then! Loved the area and would like to get back there now that the air is better Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
diane+ not THAT monte 7 Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 Your TR is great .We are going this summer , this will help us make plans . NTM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sherryberry 35 Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 Finally caught up! Thanks for all of the pictures of Grand Californian - we'll be staying there in October. Do you recommend riding Radiator Springs Racers first thing and then grabbing the fastpass (for later in the day) when you come off of the ride? Loving all of the food pictures, too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted May 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 Finally caught up! Thanks for all of the pictures of Grand Californian - we'll be staying there in October. Do you recommend riding Radiator Springs Racers first thing and then grabbing the fastpass (for later in the day) when you come off of the ride? Loving all of the food pictures, too!Yes, I would, UNLESS you have someone who is quick, and can run and grab FP while the rest enter the line, and can catch up. We're not very quick, so it was better for us to just get in line, and then get FP after riding. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted May 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 Now to continue our California Adventure Day.... We're wandering again... (we're good at that) This is about as close as we got to Grizzly River Rapids Next it looks like we saw It's Tough to Be a Bug Then over to Paradise Pier Then we took a trip on the Mickey's Fun Wheel They were setting up for World of Color, so either the water was lowered or the platform raised (not sure which they do) California Screamin getting ready to launch Then we decided to leave the park and wander into Downtown Disney. Oh, and by the way, even though we had FP for later in the afternoon for Radiator Springs again, we knew we wouldn't get back, so we gave them away. Then I thought we'd take a different way back to the hotel. I vaguely remembered walking through DTD, then cutting over to Katella, but apparently I was wrong, so we took a scenic tour of the pathways of Disneyland Hotel and that's all for the morning. After a good nap we went back to the park later that evening. More to come later Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wdwpoohbear...Jennifer 40 Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 The Grand Californian reminds me a little bit of Wilderness Lodge. Looks like you guys had a great time! Can't wait to see what else you did. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 What a view from the Fun Wheel! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 I love this picture! I don't get to see you smile enough. BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted May 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Continuing on... After a good nap, we went back to DCA for World of Color and more wandering. We had gotten FP for seating on the show. and the show is about to begin, but I'll start that in a new post Quote Link to post Share on other sites
diane+ not THAT monte 7 Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Cool pic with Walt and Mickey . NTM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted May 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 and World of Color begins As you can imagine, as much as I love Epcots fountain, I LOVED this show, but agree with TCD, would have preferred a higher elevation to see the water level. I honestly could have done without the animation on the mist screens. The fountains, lights and music would have been fine with me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted May 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 After World of Color, we waited on the crowds to disperse, then wandered to DTD for some Earl of Sandwich. I had found a Groupon for $10 worth for $5, and was able to buy two coupons, so dinner was pretty cheap :) and thus ends another day out on the Left Coast diane+ not THAT monte and BradyBzLyn...Mo 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Really enjoying the nighttime pictures! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Toy Story Midway Mania makes a lot more sense in that environment. It looks like a "Midway" attraction. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 594 Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Haagen-Daaz! Oh how I miss going to that ice cream shop. When I lived in Maryland, my coworkers and I use to walk over to the Columbia Mall for a break and get a nice cream cone occasionally. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Toy Story Midway Mania makes a lot more sense in that environment. It looks like a "Midway" attraction. True. And they have their Mr. Potato Head outside of the attraction, like a carnival barker. His location there makes much more sense, and all guests can enjoy him- not just those in the queue. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lightbikes 73 Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Your pictures of the World of Colour are gorgeous - it was our favourite thing when we went a couple of years ago - we could actually see it from our room. I wish they'd bring something like that to WDW - maybe the new show at Animal Kingdom will include something like it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 Caught up! Love all the California Adventure pics and Carsland in particular looks really cool. The nighttime/World of Color photos are awesome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 Your pictures of the World of Colour are gorgeous - it was our favourite thing when we went a couple of years ago - we could actually see it from our room. I wish they'd bring something like that to WDW - maybe the new show at Animal Kingdom will include something like it. Fingers crossed - that would be terrific. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted June 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 Really enjoying the nighttime pictures!Thanks! Toy Story Midway Mania makes a lot more sense in that environment. It looks like a "Midway" attraction. Yes it does Haagen-Daaz! Oh how I miss going to that ice cream shop. When I lived in Maryland, my coworkers and I use to walk over to the Columbia Mall for a break and get a nice cream cone occasionally.Yes, that stuff is good, but OY, there's more calories in those things than one should have in two days worth of food! True. And they have their Mr. Potato Head outside of the attraction, like a carnival barker. His location there makes much more sense, and all guests can enjoy him- not just those in the queue. TCDYes, it does Your pictures of the World of Colour are gorgeous - it was our favourite thing when we went a couple of years ago - we could actually see it from our room. I wish they'd bring something like that to WDW - maybe the new show at Animal Kingdom will include something like it.It was fun, but the "viewing" areas are my idea of a nightmare Caught up! Love all the California Adventure pics and Carsland in particular looks really cool. The nighttime/World of Color photos are awesome!Thanks! Fingers crossed - that would be terrific.Yes it would! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted June 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 It's time to continue this report again.... We're up to Friday, April 17th. I didn't have time to print a "Snarky sign", so wore my Snarky shirt instead. This was my entry for Where in the World is Snarky Today, we decided to have breakfast at one of the hotels on our walk to the park. I honestly forget which one, but it was a buffet for $9.95 each. It was just average, but we're still pretty much striking out on breakfast. So far value for dollar has been our breakfast at Flo's V8 Cafe IN THE PARK! Today we are back in Disneyland. Let's see what we're gonna do today. One thing Disney everywhere excels at is the landscaping. For our ride plan, I purchased RideMax. It is a neat software where you plug in the date you are going, the rides you want to experience, the time you are arriving, when you want to break for meals or leaving the park, and then it runs an algorithm and gives you a detailed touring plan for that day. I followed it to the letter for my trip back in 2008, and it worked flawlessly. Rick balks at any regimental touring, so we followed it much more loosely, but I thought it was still helpful. Our first attraction was Photos while waiting for our train Here comes the train! Riding along Most of the scenery is the same as the Storybook Canal Boats Good view of the Matterhorn Now we're wandering again Next up is Nemo's Submarine ride, and we're close to photo limit, so I'll continue in the next post Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted June 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 We boarded the subs with a short line. I actually can see why Disneyland started the revised accessibility rules. Most of the older attractions at Disneyland have zero accessibility in the lines. For the most part, we merely parked the ECV near the exit, then walked in the exit and showed the ECV key. If the lines were a certain length, on occasion they would scan our ticket and we had to come back at a certain time. But that was rare. This was a unique view The subs were fun in a cheesy sort of way Now, we're wandering again It looks like we're back in ToonTown again Rick is always car shopping Here we're waiting for Mickey and the Magical Map......... (for the second time). RideMax told us to show up at xx time for the next show. We walked up and "something" was happening on stage and they let us in and seated us. I though it was a pre-show or something, so I went after a snack and settled in for the show to start. Then the stuff that was going on ended, and they cleared the theater??!! What I found out was that WAS the show and they had let us in part way through. They made us exit and we waited again to be admitted for the next show. To say the least, I was a little hot, and Rick was pe'od at me cause I was in a "mood", so we had a few unhappy moments there. Now, we are seated for the next show The show was actually quite good, and well worth waiting twice. But I honestly wished they hadn't let us in the first time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 Was that circus train as cramped as it looks? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted June 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 Was that circus train as cramped as it looks?Yes, the seats were pretty tight. But, we fit ok in a car by ourselves. Americans nowadays don't fit as well in seats that were built back in the 50s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 Rick is always car shopping So is David! ... so we had a few unhappy moments there. Every vacation we have a huge blow-up within the first three days. Then all is well. I don't understand it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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