Goin' to Disneyland!

Congrats!

 

That should be a good time to go since it will be after the CRAZY weekend that is the Forth of July. ; I'll never again go during that weekend. ; Things slow down more after that, so you should be good. ;

 

Can't wait to get back there, looking forward to seeing all the improvements.

 

Us as well. ; Our last trip was last year for the D23 Expo plus 4 days in the parks. ; We took almost 1000 photo's and had the best time ever. ; Not sure if I even posted links or photo's here. ; Oops?

First time staying onsite as well. ; We normally get a cheap $45 a night hotel since we only sleep and shower there. ; This time, the In Laws were paying and they wanted to stay onsite, so who am I to argue? ; Our next trip is to WDW in April for a short stay, then then first weekend in October at DL.

 

We love the HM overlay and have seen it a couple times. ; Love it. ; Excited about the SM overlay as well as the Halloween fireworks with Zero flying over the castle and all the decorations. ; Never been during Halloween before.

 

We're gonna miss you by a month, Roger. ; Too bad...I would have enjoyed meeting you there. ; You'll have to give me all your best Disneyland advice when ya get back, ok?

 

Hoping to get out there myself this year. ; Maybe if D23 pops up again.

 

We'll be there in August at the Villas at the Grand Californian. ; My sister will have a baby boy who is one or two months old by then. ; We may initiate him into the love of all things Disney at a very early age!

 

I can't wait to get out there next year ( sometime in the late spring/ early summer). ; The college friends and I already in the planning stages. ; I am getting so excited about it, the only downside is the flight back.

 

A few dinning recommendations

If you are into fine dinning and want some fun. ; I would suggest making an ADR for Napa Rose and ask for the Chef Counter. ; Each counter has seating for 4, you get to interact with the chefs, ask questions and they send over yummy items to try. ; We have done it a few times and really enjoy it.

We also enjoy Storytellers Cafe for any meal of the day. ; Also at Disney Grand Cal, if you are looking for a more quite spot to grab a bit to eat, go to Snack Waters. ; You can leave DCA through the gate that goes into the hotel(even if your not a hotel guest) grab a bit to eat and then head back into the park. ; It doesn't take that much time out of your day and its a bit more quite which is nice.

And a side note, if you aren't staying at one of the Disney hotels, the gate from DGCH to DCA, they sometimes asked for hotel keys in the morning. ; If your not a hotel guest, they wont let you in. ; I have stayed their quite a bit, even over the busy new years holiday and have only been asked for my key twice. ; So Im not sure how often they enforce it.

Hope you have a great trip. ; It should be not as busy as 4th of July, but it will still be summer busy. ; FPs work well and most guest sleep in, so if you are early, you can do a lot and start getting your FP's for the day. ; Typically DCA is slower of the two parks, but with world of color open, not sure how that will change things.