Samandmom
<font color=purple>Curvy WISHer<br><font color=tea
- Joined
- Mar 27, 2003
Recently back from our first trip to CA!! We are a WDW family of several trips and our last trip was Christmas 2013 (yes we are due for another but as the kids got older it became harder to go often). WDW might be in the plans next year.
We have been trying to get to the West Coast for a few years now and finally have!! When we originally started looking into booking the trip we were going to stay at a hotel across the street, I can't remember the name at the moment but I think it was a Best Western. Upon further looking into booking I played around and priced out Paradise Pier Club Level Theme park view. At that point we just decided to splurge a little and went with it. We figured this maybe our one and only trip to CA/DL or if we ever go again it maybe a long time from now. When we first booked we booked 8 nights but after thinking about it we thought we should move closer to USH for the last 3 nights.
Trip dates Friday 8/18 - Saturday 8/26. Staying 5 nights at Paradise Pier Club Level Theme Park View and 3 nights at Sheraton Universal in just a basic room.
Characters partaking in this trip:
Me = Minnie Mouse (about 12 WDW trips)
Hubby = Mickey Mouse (about 12 WDW trips)
17 yr old son = Spider Man (about 8 WDW trips
14 yr old daughter = Ariel (about 6 WDW trips)
18 yr old nephew = Buzz (he has only been to WDW once when he was about 7 and only vaguely remembers it)
Friday 8/18/17
We flew in from Hartford CT to Chicago to LAX. The first day was dedicated just to traveling and what a long day it was. We had been up since 5:30AM EST and finally settled in at 1:00 AM EST.
The plan for the day was to get there and then try out In N Out Burger for dinner.
When we finally arrived and checked in it was already after 7:00 pm local time so we had just missed the Club Level's cocktail hour. So we just had some drinks (soda, water, juice and some desserts). Not a huge selection but enough to nibble on before dinner since we were starving and really
thirsty.
Club Level dessert offerings
How our room was set up since hubby and I were celebrating 20 yrs!
Mickey Rice Krispy Treats in our room the first night.
We then headed to In N Out Burger for dinner. When we arrived it was really busy and we were tired so we decided to get it to go plus we wanted to catch the 9 pm showing of World of Color from our room.
We made it back in time and enjoyed watching WOC but we didn't enjoy In N Out. The fries were very gross and the burgers just ok. Not long after we settled in and called it a night and very anxious for our first day in DL!!
First day thoughts:
Weird seeing city traffic and then oh look there's Disneyland!
I think if we fly to CA ever again we would look into a non stop flight!
Oh and It's a Small World after all!! While leaving to go to In N Out Burger someone calls out our last name in the lobby! It was people we knew from all the way from CT
We have been trying to get to the West Coast for a few years now and finally have!! When we originally started looking into booking the trip we were going to stay at a hotel across the street, I can't remember the name at the moment but I think it was a Best Western. Upon further looking into booking I played around and priced out Paradise Pier Club Level Theme park view. At that point we just decided to splurge a little and went with it. We figured this maybe our one and only trip to CA/DL or if we ever go again it maybe a long time from now. When we first booked we booked 8 nights but after thinking about it we thought we should move closer to USH for the last 3 nights.
Trip dates Friday 8/18 - Saturday 8/26. Staying 5 nights at Paradise Pier Club Level Theme Park View and 3 nights at Sheraton Universal in just a basic room.
Characters partaking in this trip:
Me = Minnie Mouse (about 12 WDW trips)
Hubby = Mickey Mouse (about 12 WDW trips)
17 yr old son = Spider Man (about 8 WDW trips
14 yr old daughter = Ariel (about 6 WDW trips)
18 yr old nephew = Buzz (he has only been to WDW once when he was about 7 and only vaguely remembers it)
Friday 8/18/17
We flew in from Hartford CT to Chicago to LAX. The first day was dedicated just to traveling and what a long day it was. We had been up since 5:30AM EST and finally settled in at 1:00 AM EST.
The plan for the day was to get there and then try out In N Out Burger for dinner.
When we finally arrived and checked in it was already after 7:00 pm local time so we had just missed the Club Level's cocktail hour. So we just had some drinks (soda, water, juice and some desserts). Not a huge selection but enough to nibble on before dinner since we were starving and really
thirsty.
Club Level dessert offerings
How our room was set up since hubby and I were celebrating 20 yrs!
Mickey Rice Krispy Treats in our room the first night.
We then headed to In N Out Burger for dinner. When we arrived it was really busy and we were tired so we decided to get it to go plus we wanted to catch the 9 pm showing of World of Color from our room.
We made it back in time and enjoyed watching WOC but we didn't enjoy In N Out. The fries were very gross and the burgers just ok. Not long after we settled in and called it a night and very anxious for our first day in DL!!
First day thoughts:
Weird seeing city traffic and then oh look there's Disneyland!
I think if we fly to CA ever again we would look into a non stop flight!
Oh and It's a Small World after all!! While leaving to go to In N Out Burger someone calls out our last name in the lobby! It was people we knew from all the way from CT
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