Snowflake at Disneyland Meet - Friday, March 3rd

Not Afraid · 01-17-2006, 10:50 PM

Our very own Snowflake will be hitting So Cal and, specifically Disneyland, on Friday March 3rd.

We are going to spend the entire day in the Park since she hasn't been to DL since the late 70's. That means that we're going to pack in several years worth of Disney goodness into one short day.

Join us if you can either for a day of fun (and not standing in front of bathrooms) or join us in the evening for dinner, Remember viewing followed by Fantasmic then followed by drinks in the AP Lounge.

I remember when Chris and I first returned to Disneyland after and long hiatus and what fun it was. I can't wait to experience this with Snowflake.

So, mark your calendars and join us!

Prudence · 01-18-2006, 12:00 AM

Ride the Space Mountain for me, Snowflake! You've got some great park guides lined up!

(Although a small faux bathroom line might be amusing in its own way. Maybe if things get really crowded mid-day?)

Snowflake · 01-18-2006, 04:29 AM

I gotta remember to bring my camera. I think it will be the highlight of the trip! I only hope I can keep up with NA!

Ghoulish Delight · 01-18-2006, 08:58 AM

A post-work trip to Anaheim may very well be in order.

Cadaverous Pallor · 01-18-2006, 02:06 PM

We're so there with the Friday night AP rush. I can't imagine what your trip will be like!

Snowflake, I'd love it if you posted your memories of DL from when you were last there!

lindyhop · 01-21-2006, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

A post-work trip to Anaheim may very well be in order.

Ditto.

CoasterMatt · 01-21-2006, 08:57 PM

I'll be there all day - I gotta be there for this one

Snowflake · 01-22-2006, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

We're so there with the Friday night AP rush. I can't imagine what your trip will be like!

Snowflake, I'd love it if you posted your memories of DL from when you were last there!

Well, this particualr trip to DL was a day trip for me and a cousin visiting from CT. My parents put us on a plane from San Jose and I'm assuming we landed in Orange County. I remember taking a cab to Disneyland, which was pretty exciting in itself. The cab dropped us at the Disneyland Hotel and we rode the monorail in to the park (the first time I'd ever done that). When the family made trips we stayed at a place I recall being named The Whaler Inn.

This visit was in September, before school started for the year, and apparently after school started in LA. I remember this only because we were there on a weekday and the park was empty.

Space Mountain was a new ride and we did have a bit of a wait for it, and I remember it was fabulously fast. But, for me, the best part of the trip was a never ending ride on the Matterhorn. There was NO ONE, so we would get on, then go around the queue and get right back on. Finally after the 3rd or 4th time, the CM just let us stay on. We rode, it had to have been 8 times and I loved every second of it!

I remember my cousin hating the Mr. Toad ride and loving the Rocket Jets. I loved cooling down in the movie theater on Main Street and watching Roscoe Arbuckle and Chaplin in The Rounders and Mickey Steamboat Willie. Then heading over to Sunkist for the best damn orange juice!

I also loved Adventures Thru Inner Space and feeling of cold in there as we were shrinking. I can still remember Paul Frees voice narrating it. I also remember being taken aback some years later when I was watching George Steven's film A Place in the Sun and catching that voice, at the end, as George goes off to the death chamber, a chill went up my spine when I recognized the voice!

We rode Pirates several times, had the boat to ourselves. Same with Haunted Mansion. We also ran around Tom Sawyer Island and I remember still being able to squeeze through some of the caves. David could not, much taller than me! We ate at Tahitian Terrace and also saw the Enchanted Tiki Room and rode the jungle cruise. The Tiki Room always has a warm spot in my heart. My Mom loved it and re-created it on the patio back home, except the birds were not animatronic. It was kitchsy as all hell, but still fun.

The thing I remember about this trip, a day of jumbled memories and fun, but moe than that, this feeling we had the park to ourselves. It seemed that un-crowded. It was a fabulous day in the park. We monorailed back to the hotel, took a cab and flew home.

Donna

Not Afraid · 02-16-2006, 11:33 AM

I'm bumping this since the date is getting closer.

Those of us able to join us during the daytime, please do! Otherwise, join us after work on Friday to see Fireworks, Fantasmic and ride Pirates one more time before it is pillaged and plundered.

innerSpaceman · 02-16-2006, 12:19 PM

Oh, I am soooo sad that I won't be able to be there the whole day. Bah.

I will certainly make it for the evening festivities!

01-17-2006, 10:50 PM	#1
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Snowflake at Disneyland Meet - Friday, March 3rd Our very own Snowflake will be hitting So Cal and, specifically Disneyland, on Friday March 3rd. We are going to spend the entire day in the Park since she hasn't been to DL since the late 70's. That means that we're going to pack in several years worth of Disney goodness into one short day. Join us if you can either for a day of fun (and not standing in front of bathrooms) or join us in the evening for dinner, Remember viewing followed by Fantasmic then followed by drinks in the AP Lounge. I remember when Chris and I first returned to Disneyland after and long hiatus and what fun it was. I can't wait to experience this with Snowflake. So, mark your calendars and join us! Last edited by Not Afraid : 01-17-2006 at 11:14 PM.
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01-18-2006, 12:00 AM	#2
Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	Ride the Space Mountain for me, Snowflake! You've got some great park guides lined up! (Although a small faux bathroom line might be amusing in its own way. Maybe if things get really crowded mid-day?) __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	I gotta remember to bring my camera. I think it will be the highlight of the trip! I only hope I can keep up with NA! __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	A post-work trip to Anaheim may very well be in order. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	We're so there with the Friday night AP rush. I can't imagine what your trip will be like! Snowflake, I'd love it if you posted your memories of DL from when you were last there! __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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02-16-2006, 11:33 AM	#9
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I'm bumping this since the date is getting closer. Those of us able to join us during the daytime, please do! Otherwise, join us after work on Friday to see Fireworks, Fantasmic and ride Pirates one more time before it is pillaged and plundered.
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02-16-2006, 12:19 PM	#10
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Oh, I am soooo sad that I won't be able to be there the whole day. Bah. I will certainly make it for the evening festivities!
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