I completely agree. I know that we are in the minority on this one, but I prefer the Magic Kingdom Pirates. The DL version seems overlong to me, without telling as crisp and coherent a story as its Florida counterpart.
Yes!
I agree here too. DL definitely has the superior Space Mountain. The music is better, the ride is smoother, and the seats are more comfortable.
It's just so much better. I dread riding it at WDW because it's so rough but this is a delight!
My daughter and I had a lot of fun on our trip comparing each of the DL and DCA rides to their WDW counterparts.
We did too. It's fun to experience similar but different rides.
Hahah! Well ya better hurry up, I have already started packing
Well you probably started packing back in March!
Ugh! I hear you there! This is exactly why I planned 8 nights! I am looking forward to everything but I want to slow down a bit this time.
I would have loved to have stayed longer. But you know, Skip would never have done it. Did you get an AP for this trip then? Or do you not plan on going to the parks every day? If I stayed longer, I probably would look into an AP just so I could go over in the evenings or in the mornings for a bit if I wanted to.
Oh yeah! That's right! We figured it would be canceled and indeed, it was!
One of these days I will see that show!
Best part of this ride, love it!
It is really neat and it was fun looking for each character.
Yeah, super sad about this too
Hopefully we can get back in the next few years so Claire can see the actual castle.
We kept laughing about it and making jokes.
I know you said at night that walk back felt long but when you weren't super tired and sore, how was the walk compared to Disneyland Hotel? I keep thinking, we would be fine at a hotel on Harbor, as long as it was close-ish but I always cave in and book onsite because of early entry and the whole Disney bubble thing.
I actually googled mapped it before we left as I was curious. They are literally about the same distance. I did the walking version to about the middle of the Esplanade and both came up at 1/2 mile. I kind of forget how long Downtown Disney is till you walk that whole way through.
I would stay at Fairfield again or one of the others that are closer. I would probably still look at the split stay so I could have the early entry to both parks. But the cost of the Fairfield was actually not bad.
HAHAHA! Poor Jen! I feel bad for you reading this trip report, you sound very stressed
Yep! I was stressed a lot. Especially the first few days.
You (and by "you", I mean "me"
) need a girls trip.
Oh yes! I would love to do something. This month is crazy with birthday's, Claire graduating from 8th Grade, and Skip has a surgery and I have been watching Ella and Gracie a few times a week as Paige's MIL is healing from a surgery, so it's been crazy here.
Every time I pass that window, I think of how lucky I am that I got to see it twice! When we went together, they roped everything off, we could only stand there in that middle part, in front of the kitchen. When I went back last year, there were no ropes, we got pics right beside his lamp, we could look out onto the park and even got to see the bathroom! BUT, they only did group shots, not individual ones, so guess I lucked out there.
You are lucky! I do remember you saying that now. Kind of a trade off but still cool both ways. I bet they realized it takes forever to take all those single pictures. I have heard other tours got to see more of the apartment than we did too.
I would totally do that again! I didn't book it for the three of us because of Kira's age but I would definitely do it again!
It states on the website "all ages" but I think not many younger ones would appreciate it.
I've been waiting for Claire to get old enough to do the Keys to the Kingdom tour at MK. I have wanted to do it for so long!
Especially that crazy Mr. Toad
If I remember right, isn't the story that he is going to Hell?
HAHAHA! I love it! That's what vacations are for
Heck yeah! We ate crap all week!
Ooohh Rosita! I love that they put her there! Now we know where Rosita went after the Tiki Birds
I have never been knowledgeable about the Tiki Birds, so good to know the name.
She was down for refurb a week ago, but I think she's back, so we are going to sit next to her
She screeches just randomly and it would scare the heck out of you. You will have to not tell Kira and video her reaction.
Totally! Kids must have been tougher in the '50's and '60's
I guess. of course kids weren't required to be in car seats back then either. Just lay that baby on the seat and go!
Yup, Star Tours! That's the row number on the outside door as you wait to go into your starspeeder
That's what I figured, and the weird written language under the number, I figured it had to be Star Tours.
Waiting for the next day...impatiently
What??? You are popcorning me again!