Mom of a *Princess*
Addicted to the Happiest Place on Earth
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- Mar 29, 2009
We'll be there in August as well. August 18th-25th and going to our first D23 Expo. Hello to my fellow Canadians! We're from Calgary.
How exciting to “see” everybody here! We got our hotel reservation (DLH) and park tickets this past week, so, yeah! We have been going annually since the younger of my two daughters has been a baby, always in August (my husband has an annual conference there, and we come along to take advantage of the special conference rate for the hotel and the parks admission). My daughter is 11 years old now, so we have a lot of August Dland experience, and I will be happy to weigh in regarding any and all questions that’ll arise here.
That said, I believe that SWGE will make for unprecedented crowds and will definitely shake up our planning (I’m the compulsive trip preparer, and my kids appreciate the little tricks and hacks for minimizing wait times that I bring to the table, even though that means getting up crazy early on park days and touring commando style for the first, “golden” hour—we usually slow down & take it easier once the real heat and the real crowds hit each day).
We faced big crowds before, because we were there for both the cars land opening and the diamond anniversary celebration, both of which made things busier than usual, at least based on our experience. Still, I have a hunch that all of that will pale in comparison to what will be happening this year.
A worthy challenge for those of us who, like me, have the role of Master-Planner in our respective families!!! I figure this year’s visit will make it break me (it doesn’t help that both kids like Star Wars and are excited about the new land).
Halloween Time dates announced. First date is Sept. 6th -- so it looks like HM will go down on 8/19, if the tradional 3 week downtime is correct.
OP: if this is correct, you might want to add it to the first post.
Halloween Time dates announced. First date is Sept. 6th -- so it looks like HM will go down on 8/19, if the tradional 3 week downtime is correct.
OP: if this is correct, you might want to add it to the first post.
There's been no official word so far on this, but so many of us would love to see PTN return this summer.... Will Paint the Night be running in August?
What hotel are you staying at near LAX? I need to book one for the night before our flight home and am not certain which one is most convenient.LAX hotel - done, booked for night before we leave.
What hotel are you staying at near LAX? I need to book one for the night before our flight home and am not certain which one is most convenient.
We're going to Disneyland! This will be our third trip in six years. We were going to go DW but decided to save my $$ and vacation time for a two week trip to coincide with DW park's 50th anniversary instead. Plane tickets have been booked (to Orange County). Booked the Dessert Inn across the street as a backup while I wait to hear if there are any DVC studios available at the Grand Californian during our stay. We'll be there from Saturday 8/3 through Wednesday, 8/7. Super exited about Galaxy's Edge!!!!!
We've stayed at the DI&S 3 times now, it is our go-to if we don't stay at one of the onsite hotels. Super close, decent rate, good wifi.