Susan L
02-24-2006, 05:55 PM
Well, we had a great time, of course. We were there from 2-11 through 2-18. Stayed off property for the first three nights at the Howard Johnson. It was ok but, we are spoiled by the DLR resort hotels so, we came to the conclusion that we are never staying off property again. We gave it a shot and it just didn't work for us. We would rather fork out the extra $$$ for the extra amenities and convienence of staying on property.
We moved over to the Grand Californian on 2-14, what can I say it was absolutely GRAND. We loved our room and got top notch service. My DH gave me a Valentine's gift of a swedish massage and foot treatment at the Mandara Spa, ooo la la, I was a very happy girl.
We went on all our favorite rides several times. I tried T of T for the first time, it wasn't my kind of ride. I don't like real elevators. We did all our favorite shopping and spent way to much $$$. Of course we also ate way too much food but, I justify it by all the walking we did to burn it off.
We did Medieval Times one night. Love this show it is a lot of fun. The dinner isn't that bad either. We also did Knott's. We were very disappointed. I have not been to Knott's since the late 70's. It has changed a great deal. The old west feel is still there but, it just wasn't as fun as I remember it to be. We only got to go on two rides. Ghost Rider - excellent! But, we waited an hour and a half to get on it. We also went on the Silver Bullet - cool and smooth! But, again the wait was not worth it. Also the customer service well, lets just say there was no customer service. Even Disneyland on its worst day has better customer service. Anyways in hind sight we wished we had gone to Sea World or the SD Zoo.
Disneyland as well as California Adventure were very busy. I was surprised to see how many people were there for this time of year. We usually go the week before Pres Weekend or in Oct. Although we were prepared for it to be busy that last weekend we were there, we were not expecting the crowds to be as heavy as they were during the week. I'm guessing it is because of the 50th.
All in all our trip was fantastic and I'm already planning the next DL adventure. I'm thinking Oct 07. Hopefully the Monorail will be all finished by then, Nemo will be up and running, plus it gives me time to pay off this trip and save for the next.
We moved over to the Grand Californian on 2-14, what can I say it was absolutely GRAND. We loved our room and got top notch service. My DH gave me a Valentine's gift of a swedish massage and foot treatment at the Mandara Spa, ooo la la, I was a very happy girl.
We went on all our favorite rides several times. I tried T of T for the first time, it wasn't my kind of ride. I don't like real elevators. We did all our favorite shopping and spent way to much $$$. Of course we also ate way too much food but, I justify it by all the walking we did to burn it off.
We did Medieval Times one night. Love this show it is a lot of fun. The dinner isn't that bad either. We also did Knott's. We were very disappointed. I have not been to Knott's since the late 70's. It has changed a great deal. The old west feel is still there but, it just wasn't as fun as I remember it to be. We only got to go on two rides. Ghost Rider - excellent! But, we waited an hour and a half to get on it. We also went on the Silver Bullet - cool and smooth! But, again the wait was not worth it. Also the customer service well, lets just say there was no customer service. Even Disneyland on its worst day has better customer service. Anyways in hind sight we wished we had gone to Sea World or the SD Zoo.
Disneyland as well as California Adventure were very busy. I was surprised to see how many people were there for this time of year. We usually go the week before Pres Weekend or in Oct. Although we were prepared for it to be busy that last weekend we were there, we were not expecting the crowds to be as heavy as they were during the week. I'm guessing it is because of the 50th.
All in all our trip was fantastic and I'm already planning the next DL adventure. I'm thinking Oct 07. Hopefully the Monorail will be all finished by then, Nemo will be up and running, plus it gives me time to pay off this trip and save for the next.