OK, so I have made a bit of an error and posted day one in the WDW trip report section-Day 2 is now in it's rightful place, hopefully this time I will only submit one version of my report instead of Day One which has 2 versions-one with spelling mistakes and one with less spelling mistakes! Technology hates me. Which is the reason there are no pics yet-need Grumpy's help doing this and he's AWOL until next weekend-so bear with us.
Awake at 7.15 in the drab Santa Fe 'hotel', and after getting ready we head to the carnage of the all you can eat buffet for brekkie. It really is a bun fight in every sense of the word. People battling over the toaster and drinks machines, avoiding countless uncontrolled children and staking out an available table. Not a fun way to start the day.
Avoid the bus and walk to the Disney Village and into the Disney Studios park. I had forgotten just how small this place is, and with Mummy Dopey with us, there are limited things we can do-not that we go on coasters and the like anyway, but there was a temptation to do the Krush coaster until we saw the queue! Instead, we board the brilliant Studio Tram Tour-which is one of Mummy Dopey's favourite things to do in DLP. Sitting on the right of the vehicle means you don't get as many photo opportunities, but I can live with that.
Stitch Live next-and it's fantastic. Stitch is my favourite Disney character, and the way they do this is genius, it really looks as if the animated Stitch is talking to you 'live'. Best moment of the holiday is when Stitch picked out Grumpy, telling the CM to head to the "human without much fur on top"! Grumpy's photo was then displayed on screen as part of a 'Wanted' poster as Stitch thought he was an escapee from Space Prison!!! Hilarious.
We sit down for the amazing 'CineMagique', but we were escorted out just as it was due to start thanks to a technical hitch. Bah!
After about 2 hours, we were done with the studios, so it was over to Disneyland Park.
We sit and have our ham sarnies (smuggled out from breakfast this morning-shhh-don't tell anyone) and a hot chocolate, sitting in the sun. Then take advantage of no queues and do Snow White, Pinocchio and our second visit to It's A Small World, MD wanted to take some snaps as it's her favourite ride.
Have an ice cream and watch the fantastic Once Upon A Dream Parade. Stand near the front, where the parade starts which is an excellent vantage point to take snaps. The only down side to the parade is that there's no sign of Stitch anywhere, but it was a surprise to see Tigger on actual springs, bouncing up and down, and MD especially loved the princesses dancing.
Next up is Pirates of the Caribbean-and we collect our hilarious photo they take when you go down the second drop. To Discoveryland to watch Honey I Shrunk the Audience, look in Star Traders (I so want the Princess Leia Minnie doll!) then out to find a place to eat.
Not impressed to find Planet Hollywood closed-so we go to King Ludwig's Restaurant-but MD is not feeling well, so we cancel our order and head back to the hotel. We make sure she is OK, then head to the petrol station up near the entrance of Santa Fe to get supplies, get some pizza back at the bar in the hotel, and make an early night of it, watching the shreiky girl giving us the 'top ten things to do before you go' countdown!
Awake at 7.15 in the drab Santa Fe 'hotel', and after getting ready we head to the carnage of the all you can eat buffet for brekkie. It really is a bun fight in every sense of the word. People battling over the toaster and drinks machines, avoiding countless uncontrolled children and staking out an available table. Not a fun way to start the day.
Avoid the bus and walk to the Disney Village and into the Disney Studios park. I had forgotten just how small this place is, and with Mummy Dopey with us, there are limited things we can do-not that we go on coasters and the like anyway, but there was a temptation to do the Krush coaster until we saw the queue! Instead, we board the brilliant Studio Tram Tour-which is one of Mummy Dopey's favourite things to do in DLP. Sitting on the right of the vehicle means you don't get as many photo opportunities, but I can live with that.
Stitch Live next-and it's fantastic. Stitch is my favourite Disney character, and the way they do this is genius, it really looks as if the animated Stitch is talking to you 'live'. Best moment of the holiday is when Stitch picked out Grumpy, telling the CM to head to the "human without much fur on top"! Grumpy's photo was then displayed on screen as part of a 'Wanted' poster as Stitch thought he was an escapee from Space Prison!!! Hilarious.
We sit down for the amazing 'CineMagique', but we were escorted out just as it was due to start thanks to a technical hitch. Bah!
After about 2 hours, we were done with the studios, so it was over to Disneyland Park.
We sit and have our ham sarnies (smuggled out from breakfast this morning-shhh-don't tell anyone) and a hot chocolate, sitting in the sun. Then take advantage of no queues and do Snow White, Pinocchio and our second visit to It's A Small World, MD wanted to take some snaps as it's her favourite ride.
Have an ice cream and watch the fantastic Once Upon A Dream Parade. Stand near the front, where the parade starts which is an excellent vantage point to take snaps. The only down side to the parade is that there's no sign of Stitch anywhere, but it was a surprise to see Tigger on actual springs, bouncing up and down, and MD especially loved the princesses dancing.
Next up is Pirates of the Caribbean-and we collect our hilarious photo they take when you go down the second drop. To Discoveryland to watch Honey I Shrunk the Audience, look in Star Traders (I so want the Princess Leia Minnie doll!) then out to find a place to eat.
Not impressed to find Planet Hollywood closed-so we go to King Ludwig's Restaurant-but MD is not feeling well, so we cancel our order and head back to the hotel. We make sure she is OK, then head to the petrol station up near the entrance of Santa Fe to get supplies, get some pizza back at the bar in the hotel, and make an early night of it, watching the shreiky girl giving us the 'top ten things to do before you go' countdown!
