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**WishUponAStar** · 02-20-2008

AHHHH, McFizzlestick!!! GO TO DISNEYLAND!! GO TO DISNEYLAND! Our 5 year wedding anniversary is May 31st & I am hoping to go in June. You are going to LOVE it!

We've never stayed for more than 4 days & even with naps in the afternoon always felt like we had PLENTY of time!

If you are ABLE to do the Grand Californian, stay there. It almost feels like an elegant, more modern, version of the Wilderness Lodge. It's VERY romantic & peaceful. Others are right about the Disneyland Hotel, I stayed there with my Dad in '06 and it felt very appropriate to be there with family. It is a BLAST there; so colorful, spirited, & the BEST themed pool EVER!!!

The other AMAZING thing about staying at the GC is your proxemity to the park entrance. One evening we looked out a window & it seemed to be low crowds in DCA, so we booked it down stairs, rode Grizzly, got soaked, and we're back in our rooms instantly! It's awesome! you don't get that anywhere in WDW, it's even closer to the park than the Contemp. is to the MK. Disneyland Hotel is closest to the monorail which takes you directly into Tomorrowland which is AWESOME, especially if you want to try & get to Nemo FAST before those big lines start accumulating.

If you move really soon you should be able to get a room, it's true, especially after Memorial Day the rooms book up fast. So if you decide try to do it ASAP. As soon as my tax refund gets direct deposited [should be any day now] we're gonna decide on June & jump on it. Even with DVC points it can book up fairly fast for summer.

Everyone has told me NOT to do the Dining Plan, I've heard it's organized very poorly. We were considering doing it last year b/c we love the convenience of the DDP at WDW but this is nothing like it. Someone even told me [can't confirm if it's true or not] but if you get a meal that's LESS than your voucher amount they won't give you the change. They have to add it to some kinda card or something. I don't know, everyone who've I've asked tells me it's not worth it.

I could go on FOREVER about Disneyland b/c my first trip there was only in 2001, and i've only been 5 times so it's still fairly a discovery process for me. SO much is different from WDW, but you MUST experience it at least once.

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EARLY MORNING! I sware people in California don't wake up before 10am on vacation.

Even in late June the past couple trips we've enjoyed fairly empty park mornings several times!

OoOOO, i hope you go!

You should go look back at my TR from June, I took PLENTY of GC pics, it was just BEAUTIFUL there!

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02-20-2008	#8 (permalink)
WishUponAStar Waiting for BLT! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: I'm right here! HI! Posts: 12,749	Re: Disneyland Newbie with Many Questions AHHHH, McFizzlestick!!! GO TO DISNEYLAND!! GO TO DISNEYLAND! Our 5 year wedding anniversary is May 31st & I am hoping to go in June. You are going to LOVE it! We've never stayed for more than 4 days & even with naps in the afternoon always felt like we had PLENTY of time! If you are ABLE to do the Grand Californian, stay there. It almost feels like an elegant, more modern, version of the Wilderness Lodge. It's VERY romantic & peaceful. Others are right about the Disneyland Hotel, I stayed there with my Dad in '06 and it felt very appropriate to be there with family. It is a BLAST there; so colorful, spirited, & the BEST themed pool EVER!!! The other AMAZING thing about staying at the GC is your proxemity to the park entrance. One evening we looked out a window & it seemed to be low crowds in DCA, so we booked it down stairs, rode Grizzly, got soaked, and we're back in our rooms instantly! It's awesome! you don't get that anywhere in WDW, it's even closer to the park than the Contemp. is to the MK. Disneyland Hotel is closest to the monorail which takes you directly into Tomorrowland which is AWESOME, especially if you want to try & get to Nemo FAST before those big lines start accumulating. If you move really soon you should be able to get a room, it's true, especially after Memorial Day the rooms book up fast. So if you decide try to do it ASAP. As soon as my tax refund gets direct deposited [should be any day now] we're gonna decide on June & jump on it. Even with DVC points it can book up fairly fast for summer. Everyone has told me NOT to do the Dining Plan, I've heard it's organized very poorly. We were considering doing it last year b/c we love the convenience of the DDP at WDW but this is nothing like it. Someone even told me [can't confirm if it's true or not] but if you get a meal that's LESS than your voucher amount they won't give you the change. They have to add it to some kinda card or something. I don't know, everyone who've I've asked tells me it's not worth it. I could go on FOREVER about Disneyland b/c my first trip there was only in 2001, and i've only been 5 times so it's still fairly a discovery process for me. SO much is different from WDW, but you MUST experience it at least once. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EARLY MORNING! I sware people in California don't wake up before 10am on vacation. Even in late June the past couple trips we've enjoyed fairly empty park mornings several times! OoOOO, i hope you go! You should go look back at my TR from June, I took PLENTY of GC pics, it was just BEAUTIFUL there! http://www.mousebuzz.com/forum/trip-...ip-report.html __________________ Disneyland & College Program Moderator Upcoming Trips Dec. 16th - 20th '09: Bay Lake Tower June 2010: Alaska Cruise Oct 2010: Spooky Halloween in Disneyland "Life without a vacation countdown is like a cupcake with no frosting." Banner by Mickeysgirlz, she's a rockstar! My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Our first Bay Lake Tower stay 20 days 9 hours 34 minutes Last edited by WishUponAStar; 02-20-2008 at 06:36 PM.