Linda67
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 18, 2009
Hi everyone and welcome to my first ever trip report
[post=39945552]Day One, Part One[/post]
[post=39947053]DLH Photos[/post]
[post=39969251]Day One, Part Two[/post]
[post=39982346]Day One, Part Three[/post]
[post=39982428]Day Two,Part One[/post]
[post=39987004]Day Two, Part Two[/post]
[post=39996132]Day Two, Part Three[/post]
[post=40010224]Day Two, Part Four[/post]
[post=40010350]'Cocktails Around The Lake'[/post]
[post=40030511]Day Three, Part One[/post]
[post=40030525]Day Three, Part Two Plus Lunch At Walts[/post]
I love reading every one else’s reports and use them a lot for researching trips so I thought it was time to return the favour and attempt one of my own
So why did I end up on a solo trip to DLP?
Just before Christmas the Disney Marketing Machine seemed to be following me everywhere I turned, tempting me with their pixie dust sprinkled advertising campaign together with a promise of ‘up to 40% off’
Well I just had to have a quick look at prices didn’t I?, it would have been like kicking Mickey Mouse in the shins and running away if I didn’t
I had visited DLP with DH three times in the past, the first time we stayed at the Hotel Santa Fe and the next two trips we stayed at the Sequoia Lodge but the last visit was in 2006 so it really felt like time to head back
We are heading off to WDW in May and I thought that getting some Disney Magic early in the year would make the waiting less painful
I was torn between heading back to the Sequoia Lodge or trying the Newport Bay for the first time. The prices for both looked pretty good to me. We checked out the prices for the Eurostar and it was certainly cheaper to book this separate to the hotel/ticket package
Anyway, just before it came time to book DH got offered a new job which he would be starting at the end of January and it just wasn’t practical for him to take time off in February.
At first I thought ‘no problem, we’ll just go another time’ but then I thought ‘well why don’t I go anyway?’ I had a load of holiday entitlement at work that I really needed to use up and really didn’t feel bothered about travelling on my own so I got back on the DLP website right away
I was still in two minds about which hotel to book and as I was now going to be travelling on my own I decided to take a look at the Disneyland Hotel as it was clearly going to be the most convenient for the parks and the train station
Sure enough the 40% off offer covered my dates so with the click of a button I was booked for two nights/three days arriving on Feb 9th and checking out of Feb 11th
Coming Up – Travel Day & A Trip To The Studios
[post=39945552]Day One, Part One[/post]
[post=39947053]DLH Photos[/post]
[post=39969251]Day One, Part Two[/post]
[post=39982346]Day One, Part Three[/post]
[post=39982428]Day Two,Part One[/post]
[post=39987004]Day Two, Part Two[/post]
[post=39996132]Day Two, Part Three[/post]
[post=40010224]Day Two, Part Four[/post]
[post=40010350]'Cocktails Around The Lake'[/post]
[post=40030511]Day Three, Part One[/post]
[post=40030525]Day Three, Part Two Plus Lunch At Walts[/post]
I love reading every one else’s reports and use them a lot for researching trips so I thought it was time to return the favour and attempt one of my own
So why did I end up on a solo trip to DLP?
Just before Christmas the Disney Marketing Machine seemed to be following me everywhere I turned, tempting me with their pixie dust sprinkled advertising campaign together with a promise of ‘up to 40% off’
Well I just had to have a quick look at prices didn’t I?, it would have been like kicking Mickey Mouse in the shins and running away if I didn’t
I had visited DLP with DH three times in the past, the first time we stayed at the Hotel Santa Fe and the next two trips we stayed at the Sequoia Lodge but the last visit was in 2006 so it really felt like time to head back
We are heading off to WDW in May and I thought that getting some Disney Magic early in the year would make the waiting less painful
I was torn between heading back to the Sequoia Lodge or trying the Newport Bay for the first time. The prices for both looked pretty good to me. We checked out the prices for the Eurostar and it was certainly cheaper to book this separate to the hotel/ticket package
Anyway, just before it came time to book DH got offered a new job which he would be starting at the end of January and it just wasn’t practical for him to take time off in February.
At first I thought ‘no problem, we’ll just go another time’ but then I thought ‘well why don’t I go anyway?’ I had a load of holiday entitlement at work that I really needed to use up and really didn’t feel bothered about travelling on my own so I got back on the DLP website right away
I was still in two minds about which hotel to book and as I was now going to be travelling on my own I decided to take a look at the Disneyland Hotel as it was clearly going to be the most convenient for the parks and the train station
Sure enough the 40% off offer covered my dates so with the click of a button I was booked for two nights/three days arriving on Feb 9th and checking out of Feb 11th
Coming Up – Travel Day & A Trip To The Studios