Pat-n-Eil
05-09-2007, 09:46 AM
My Disneyland trip is finally starting to come into view. I see Mickey's head at the end of the tunnel!
Made reservations for Goofy's Kitchen already and the anticipation is starting to build. Seems like I bought the airline tickets eons ago.. I know it was last year.
For those of you know don't know me - this is the biggest family Disneyland trip we've done. My dad and his fiance, My wife, myself & 15 y.o. son, My 19 y.o. daughter and her fiance.
To catch you up - Everyone knows my Dad & Lyn will be staying at the Grand Californian. My party (wife/son/me) and my daughter's party (daughter/fiance) all saw me make reservations at the Park Place Inn.. what they didn't see me do was cancel those and book the Grand Californian - and hire a limo to boot!
So when we arrive at John Wayne Airport on June 26th, my family will be thinking we're getting a cab to BWPPI - but then the limo will pick us up. I'm going to TELL the limo driver to take us to BWPPI but by pre-arrangement he knows we're going to the Grand Californian. I will have video camera in hand.
I'm going to try and get us rooms close to my Dad's, but that will be a stroke of luck and a lobby-desk time decision by the hotel, I'm sure.
In any event, I am really looking forward to it and sharing this time with the whole family.
Shhh.. don't tell my wife & kids (but it's okay to tell my Dad, he knows the scoop already).
Made reservations for Goofy's Kitchen already and the anticipation is starting to build. Seems like I bought the airline tickets eons ago.. I know it was last year.
For those of you know don't know me - this is the biggest family Disneyland trip we've done. My dad and his fiance, My wife, myself & 15 y.o. son, My 19 y.o. daughter and her fiance.
To catch you up - Everyone knows my Dad & Lyn will be staying at the Grand Californian. My party (wife/son/me) and my daughter's party (daughter/fiance) all saw me make reservations at the Park Place Inn.. what they didn't see me do was cancel those and book the Grand Californian - and hire a limo to boot!
So when we arrive at John Wayne Airport on June 26th, my family will be thinking we're getting a cab to BWPPI - but then the limo will pick us up. I'm going to TELL the limo driver to take us to BWPPI but by pre-arrangement he knows we're going to the Grand Californian. I will have video camera in hand.
I'm going to try and get us rooms close to my Dad's, but that will be a stroke of luck and a lobby-desk time decision by the hotel, I'm sure.
In any event, I am really looking forward to it and sharing this time with the whole family.
Shhh.. don't tell my wife & kids (but it's okay to tell my Dad, he knows the scoop already).