deejdigsdis
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 28, 2009
What would you have done differently? Is there a ride you would have made sure not to miss? A treat you would have been sure to savor? A show you wouldn't have put off seeing another time...because there is always next time? Is there something you would have been sure to experience, given the Disneyland we have always known most likely won't be the one we return to?
My last visit was for 80s Nite on Jan 29th. I'm not going to count that trip for this question since I flew in from out of state just for the night. I got my 80s on and was all about Videopolis and didn't ride anything during the event. The next day I had about 5 or 6 hours of park time before leaving to catch my flight home, and I was all about securing a Boarding Group for RotR. (Got BG1!) The very last thing I did before I left the park was eat ice cream from Gibson Girl. Sitting on the Main Street "front porch," ice cream in hand, watching the Dapper Dans perform across the street was a pretty perfect "last day" ending that I cherish.
But back to my question. My last trip before the whirlwind overnighter was in November. I had a 5 day park hopper and was sure I would check all of my must-dos, but I didn't. If I knew that Saturday November 23rd was going to be my last day, I would have taken my 3 1/2 year old daughter over to Tom Sawyer's Island. I would have ridden the Mark Twain. Twice. I would have ridden "Singing Dolls" (aka It's a Small World) an 11th time, like my daughter wanted. (And breathed in that cinnamon smell more deeply!) I would have found another machine for her to press one more quarter. I would have tried harder to get a picture of her with Minnie. Not just tried harder. I would have gotten a picture of her with Minnie. I would have eaten dinner at Rancho del Zocalo. I would have stood by the Matterhorn for a few minutes and just listened. I would have tried to see every snowfall I could that night. I would have sat on a bench in Town Square after official park closing and stared at the tree, listening to Christmas music and drinking hot chocolate until it was time to exit.
Anyone else?
My last visit was for 80s Nite on Jan 29th. I'm not going to count that trip for this question since I flew in from out of state just for the night. I got my 80s on and was all about Videopolis and didn't ride anything during the event. The next day I had about 5 or 6 hours of park time before leaving to catch my flight home, and I was all about securing a Boarding Group for RotR. (Got BG1!) The very last thing I did before I left the park was eat ice cream from Gibson Girl. Sitting on the Main Street "front porch," ice cream in hand, watching the Dapper Dans perform across the street was a pretty perfect "last day" ending that I cherish.
But back to my question. My last trip before the whirlwind overnighter was in November. I had a 5 day park hopper and was sure I would check all of my must-dos, but I didn't. If I knew that Saturday November 23rd was going to be my last day, I would have taken my 3 1/2 year old daughter over to Tom Sawyer's Island. I would have ridden the Mark Twain. Twice. I would have ridden "Singing Dolls" (aka It's a Small World) an 11th time, like my daughter wanted. (And breathed in that cinnamon smell more deeply!) I would have found another machine for her to press one more quarter. I would have tried harder to get a picture of her with Minnie. Not just tried harder. I would have gotten a picture of her with Minnie. I would have eaten dinner at Rancho del Zocalo. I would have stood by the Matterhorn for a few minutes and just listened. I would have tried to see every snowfall I could that night. I would have sat on a bench in Town Square after official park closing and stared at the tree, listening to Christmas music and drinking hot chocolate until it was time to exit.
Anyone else?