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5/30/2023

Disneyland Update - Last Days of Splash Mountain, Pride Merchandise and More

It's time for one of our very rare Disneyland updates. Typically when we go to Disneyland we aren't there for updates, just to enjoy our day. There are so many Disneyland Blogs/Vlogs out there most of our Disneyland updates get lost. So we reserve them for only a couple of times per year. Here is one of them. Enjoy!! =) 
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Welcome to the Happiest Place on Earth
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They had a special flag retreat ceremony for Memorial Day, more on that below.
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It seemed everybody was heading for Splash Mountain, we were not, we decided to rope drop Rise of the Resistance, something we don't typically do.
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In fact, it's so rare that we went the completely wrong way through Critter Country and didn't realize the line started way back here. Oops.
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Still, it was only about a 45 minute wait (vs the posted 85) so no problem.
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Also rode Indy for the first time since the refurbishment, so great!
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Disappointed the "news of the world" stuff didn't come back. Would be great if Disney would put it online or something.
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Over near It's a Small World, the Live Action Little Mermaid photo up is available. It was quite popular when we walked by later.
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Our first time in Toontown since all of the walls came down. We love it. Still too many kids. =)
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We also rode Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway. We love this ride SO much.
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Love all of the little jokes in the queue.
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I'm not usually one for conspiracy's, but when a posted 50 minute wait is only 15 minutes, there may be something to the Lightning Lane one.
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Some Pride merchandise has also shown up in both parks. Love the collection this year.
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A new Little Mermaid Spirit Jersey
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And this awesome shirt! I will definitely be keeping an eye out for this in the outlet, I can't imagine it's that popular but I think I need it.
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Also took a final ride on Splash Mountain.
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I've never been the biggest fan of this attraction and always found it overrated. I got yelled at for saying that yesterday. I also think other attractions are overrated.
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But I did enjoy my last ride. Video and pictures of my last ride are below.
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Still wondering what's going to happen with Critter Country. With Tiana's restaurant being on the other side of Haunted Mansion, and the entrance to Splash Mountain being a couple of football fields away, well, we'll see.
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We headed over to DCA for some drinks and snacks in the afternoon.
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The watermelon margarita was very tasty.
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We got Steppenwolf for I think the first time, and had a great group in our lift!
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Is this new, or am I just not that perceptive? (probably the latter)
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Back at Disneyland, we caught the end of the Flag Retreat.
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Which included some low level fireworks.
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We had planned on staying later in the evening, but while DCA was pleasantly absent of crowds, in the few hours we left Disneyland, the park just got swamped. So we decided to head out after doing some shopping. 

As of right now we have plans to be back at the park for the first day of Rogers: The Musical. So we may actually have two Disneyland updates in a month. That's gonna be some kind of record for us. =) 

​We hope you enjoyed the update! Have a great week! 


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10/11/2022

Halloween Time 2022 at Disneyland Resort

Happy HalloweenTime everybody, we have our long anticipated (not really) update from our Disneyland visit last month. 

And when I say last month, I truly mean it.

We visited Disneyland the opening weekend of Knott's Scary Farm, and just, well, we're not a Disneyland update site and it just kind of didn't get posted until I was going through pictures on my phone yesterday and said to myself "oh yeah, we have Disneyland Halloween pics".

We leave for vacation tomorrow so it was either today or never, so here you go. 

Our original plan was to do 1 morning at Disneyland and then a full day/evening at DCA and Disneyland, unfortunately we were exhausted and didn't stick around for nighttime stuff. But we still have lots of great stuff to show you. 

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If I remember correctly, this was a super hot weekend
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Always great to see live music on Main Street, USA
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Of course this was our priority for the day
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Jack sure did wreck the halls this year. Always a fun time!
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We also hadn't done Pirates since it's most recent refurbishment. It's a refurb, nothing really noticeable from what we could tell. Still my favorite Disneyland attraction.
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Single Rider on Splash Mtn FTW!!!
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Donald is my favorite Disney character, so you know I had to get this!
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Donald and I then decided to have some fun around the park!
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Galaxy's Donald!
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Millennium Donald!
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It's a Small Donald!
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The Three ... oh, wait. =)
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We had a super fun time, Donald and me that is, but it was time to take a nap before going back to Scary Farm.
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The next morning we started our day at Disney California Adventure
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Construction stuff
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Ooooh, Aaaaah
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If you're not watching She-Hulk you're really missing out
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Who else thinks they should just do Monsters After Dark all day during HalloweenTime?
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Our favorite silly ride!
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Neither of us had ever noticed this before. LOL!
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Luigi makes us laugh
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We broke down on Monsters, added to a long list of Disney rides we've gotten evacuated from.
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Sadly we weren't any further in the ride
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A Slo-Brew CaliSqueeze while in the single rider line for Racers (like a boss)
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Who else thinks this should just here permanently? And add a Coco dark ride too!
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The decorations are spectacular
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I think we did Philharmagic twice while waiting to do Monsters After Dark at 3:00
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Now the best tower, I don't make the rules.
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Before we left I had to get a pic in Toady with my Mr. Toad shirt!

We'll have a lot of fun stuff for you over the next week and a half or so. We'll be doing some Toronto stuff on Thursday and Canada's Wonderland Haunt on Friday. Next week we get back to Universal Orlando Resort for the first time since 2006 (seriously) and our first ever visit to HHN Orlando (after at least 4 cancelled trips). And then next Saturday we have a day at Epcot, our first visit there since 2007 (yes, seriously). Stay tuned! - Gregg 

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8/25/2022

Disneyland Update - Main Street Electrical Parade, Subs, Lamplight Lounge and More!

Back in late July, we made a quick 2-day visit to Disneyland prior to the kick off of Halloween fun at Midsummer Scream! We had tickets to see a concert the night before Midsummer Scream so had planned on spending a few hours at DCA before the show. 

We then realized we hadn't actually sat down to watch the Main St. Electrical Parade since it came back, so we extended our weekend with a few hours at Disneyland. And it was amazing! 

We were able to enjoy a few nighttime hours at the park, a few hours in the morning at DCA, an incredible 3-hour nap, a fun concert and then a couple of days at Midsummer Scream (before yet another concert the day MSS ended). It was quite the jam-packed weekend! 


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This view never gets old
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We hopped on the train to avoid the first main street electrical parade crowd. We had plans to see the second show since there was less of a crowd. And it worked out perfectly.
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We got to listen to a good portion of Fantasmic! while waiting for the Haunted Mansion
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We then headed to Batuu for a snack and to watch the fireworks. This is quickly becoming one of our favorite places to see them.
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But be warned, it's LOUD over here.
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Exactly a year to the day our son and future daughter in-law got engaged in this spot, so we of course had to take pics and text to them.
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While waiting for the MSEP, we started to hear some weird noises, and then the super fun "We don't talk about Bruno" show started on It's a Small World. We had no idea it was even a thing. But loved it.
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Even though I'll never ride them again, figured I should get some night shots of the Submarine Voyage.
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It sure does look beautiful
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But there's just something about sitting in a steel tube with recycled air while we're still in a pandemic that doesn't appeal to me at all. I get it, that also describes planes, but those are a necessity.
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Love the addition of Hank

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Of course, the main reason we decided to come down to Orange County a day early, the Main St. Electrical Parade. We also tried something new that night and did a live stream on Instagram.
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I know it's the nostalgia in me, but I love this.
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The best
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Dopey is still a pretty good driver!
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After the MSEP we decided to take a ride on Storybook land. I really liked how this picture turned out.
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I know we've ridden this since the parks reopened, but neither of us could remember Arendale being a part of the attraction.

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Day two, it was time for a quick visit to DCA and brunch at Lamplight Lounge.
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Believe it or not, this was our first time riding this
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On one of our favorite silly rides at DCA!
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How we feel when Emotional Whirlwind is closed
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After rides on Little Mermaid, Grizzly and the Zephyr, it was time for brunch!
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We had never eaten here before. Not when it was Wolfgang Puck. Not when it was Ariel's Grotto.
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My new hat, with super-tag 
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I tried the Brunch Burger and it was fantastic. We will definitely be eating here again.

That's a wrap on Summertime at Disneyland! We'll be back down at the resort during D23 so will spending a few hours at the park on that Saturday night. Stay tuned to all of our social media this next week as we'll be visiting Silver Dollar City on Sunday, Cedar Point next Tue-Thu, Kings Island next Fri-Sat and Canada's Wonderland on Labor Day. 

And then it's back to Southern California on September 8th for Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood, then D23!! We've got a packed few months coming your way! 


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