Coaster Palooza Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 We were invited to Donica’s wedding back on October 7th at the University of Long Beach. I finally had the opportunity to post a trip report on it. Sorry for the delay. The wedding was really nice. We stayed an extra couple of days down there to go to Legoland, San Diego Zoo and Knott’s Berry Farm. I don’t want to bore you anymore with the writing. I will let the pictures tell the story. Friday - Scandia Saturday - Donica Wedding Sunday - Legoland, Steelers v. Chargers (saw it at Dave & Buster's) Monday - San Diego Zoo Tuesday - Knott's Berry Farm Getting ready for the wedding. Don and Wally How about a cast of characters! Here's the program. ..... More of the setting Real Koi Fish! It's a great setting. The place was really nice. I know we're in the right place. but what is this? I thought it was the Jack-Garrison wedding? We have arrived at the Japanese Gardens... I really couldn't believe this. Pretty unbelievable that the car keys are bigger than my cell phone! I found it funny that no one took our tickets at Scandia the night before. Nice room. Hello to a hotel suite upgrade! Good-bye Scandia. Yep, we did get on it. More characters. The other elusive ride. We look happy to be on this right? Never again! I don't know why, but we rode this. Another shot from the lifthill Up the lifthill Now we're on it. Nice warnings. Here we are. Time to get my elusive credits. This guy was camouflaged really well. Many scares throughout the night. They have a really good Halloween event too. Here we are at Scandia. Yay, Southwest Airlines! How many people does it take to change a channel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Palooza Posted October 22, 2006 Author Share Posted October 22, 2006 Donica's Wedding continued. That's how we ended our day. Heading to Legoland next! We're watching the Tigers beat the Yankees at National next to the hotel. First Dances mmm, Try this! Time to cut the cake! Wally's toast. Time for some dancing. Ryan videotaping while Mr. & Mrs. Garrison arrive! Hey, there's Guy and his family! Here's the wedding cake. At least this was labelled correctly. We have made it to the reception! More of the wedding Plenty of pics were taken throughout. It was a nice jovial service. The ceremony begins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bush985 Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Great photos Rick and Gwen! I had a blast at the Wedding! Wish the weekend could of lasted longer. Oh well, Don and Monica should be back home on Tuesday, can't wait to hear about their trip. Congrats again to Don and Monica Garrison on their marriage. -RD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Palooza Posted October 23, 2006 Author Share Posted October 23, 2006 Ryan, If you have some pics you want to post, go ahead and do it here. I will get Legoland up some time today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 Congrats Don and Monica! Thanks for posting these, I wish I could have been there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bush985 Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 Here are my photos from the weekend. I joined Don and Monica Wednesday night and left Saturday right after the reception. Thursday was DLR/Haunt Friday was Adventure City/DLR/Haunt Saturday Wedding and Home Had a great time with everyone, it was nice to meet and see my TPR friends once again.. None the less, onto the pictures. Enjoy! -RD Wally and I found the bar... Unfort. there was no achohol being served, so we had to stick to the champaign..... Don... Again being a Tool..... Actually was pretty funny for the five minutes it lasted. OWNED! Wally says a few words about Don and Monica in his best man speech... Good thing you didn't go with teh first version.. Haha. Another shot of the three of us! Monica and myself! Don and I, Wally and Rick being tools... Theme Park Review in the house.. Too bad Guy couldn't make it. He was setting up equipment for the reception! Don and Monica about to make it official. The Bride and Groom. Very nice wedding indeed, and of course, Don being a Tool. Ok... Wedding Time. Now it's time for Haunt.... well two nights of it. Night 2 Don and I met up with Wally and Karen. A last photo from DLR... Gotta love the Tower Halloween Theming. ... I dont really know what to say about this.. Ghost Ride da Whip! Disney... It's only been a week since I was last here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishyBrewer Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 God... can I look any fatter in a tux?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bush985 Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 I hate those things... I try not to wear my suit very often... I spoke to Don today, they had a good honeymoon and will be back on Saturday, well back home that is.. Jeesh I could only imagine a month long vacation... -RD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishyBrewer Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 ^At least he called you. I think he's still mad at me for getting along so well with his hippie step-dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niiicolaaah Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Man, it looks like they really kept you guys at a distance for the ceremony! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Palooza Posted October 24, 2006 Author Share Posted October 24, 2006 Saturday was fun at the wedding. Sunday we went to Legoland on our way to San Diego. It is a really great place, but I would pick Idlewild over Legoland as the #1 best amusement park for kids. Legos are always fun to play with, but I think Idlewild had a little different feel to it for kids. It’s just my opinion. I will go with some pictures now. Some of them might not have captions, but once you see them, I am sure you will know why. Third Coaster denial! We're on See, not crowded yet. Second coaster Hey Padre A row of important faces...You'll see later. Washington, DC... New Orleans... San Francisco... They have New York, There will be MANY pics from this area. This is just so awesome. Nope, back in the good USA I didn't know we left the country. Mini Legoland coming up The lions were cool. If you go there, you'll know what I am talking about. First downfall, the power tower wasn't open at 10:30am! So many great areas. Great theming throughout the park Oh, they lead you to your row...I get it now. I was concerned about these footprints. The coaster is fun though. It's looking scary with all these Dinosaurs. First Coaster Everything here is done in Legos, EVERYTHING! Hey Camera Guy. I couldn't believe Ben showed up here before his big game against San Diego tonight. Actually, there were a lot of Steelers' fans at Legoland. It really wasn't crowded at all. How about if I take your picture? Yay! We're at Legoland! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishyBrewer Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 WOW! Wearing horizontal lines to make you look fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Palooza Posted October 24, 2006 Author Share Posted October 24, 2006 Sorry for the delay. Here are the rest of Legoland pics. HELP!! I am being attacked by a LEGOLAND Shark Did I say they have pirates here yet? The only thing is you have to manually pump your gun. You can get on a boat and spray people that are trying to spray you from behind the fences. This area was done quite well also. They have a new water area there too! There are a ton of smashed pennies there. We took the boat ride around the river or lake. They're fed very well Hey, you have a Giraffe coming out of your roof! Look for these signs If you have to go to the bathroom, and George Washington. I told you I would get back to the busts that go up the pathway. Here is Arnold!!! Just so much attention to detail. The crookedest street These guys actually danced to some music. Times Square We just couldn't get enough! More mini land pics coming up. so I had her thrown in the shackles Gyendolynne dumped me for this knight in "shining" armor. I couldn't stop laughing through the whole ride. It is too fun. I thought this was really neat You can choose your intensity for the knight's ride Oooh, cool dragon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Palooza Posted October 24, 2006 Author Share Posted October 24, 2006 I hope that this finishes it up! I will get the San Diego Zoo and KBF up soon. Couldn't get tickets, so we went to Dave & Busters instead. Almost got into a lot of trouble here...I wonder why... Alright, lets go to the Steelers v. Chargers game! Hi Panda. We'll see real ones tomorrow. See, there is Gyendolynne riding all alone. I know it looks like we rode in the same car, but we were told it couldn't take both of our weights. I had to ride by myself! Good theming around the Safari ride. Gyendolynne like R2-D2 I was a little too tall to take him on. Insert Star Wars comment here. Gyendolynne get out of there before he swallows you whole! We're having some problems at Lego Autopia! No comment. Kids can learn how to drive here too. Slap me some LEGO. If I could make a siren sound, I would. I guess this one got stuck up the tree. The firefighters were Steelers' fans too. They dressed in Yellow and Black! I don't know.... Here's where you can race and put out the fire. They even had "pigeons" sitting at the windows. No Pooping though.... Long wait for the phones Time to play at fun town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bush985 Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Man, it looks like they really kept you guys at a distance for the ceremony! Yea... Actually you gotta keep us TPR people at a distance.. or you know what will happen. I mean they already had Don and Monica in the ceremony, I could only imagine what kind of crazyness we would of caused.. Haha Rick nice pictures BTW, I can't wait to see the Zoo.. -RD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsPhishy Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Great pictures Rick and Ryan! I'd add my pictures of the wedding but my stupid memory card hiccupped and lost them all. But the wedding was fun and beautiful. They did have seats that were a lot closer, but we let important people like family sit there. Plus, we were all being camera nerds and we got better pictures of the bridge from across the water. Congratulations Don & Monica!! Hope you had a great honeymoon!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Palooza Posted October 25, 2006 Author Share Posted October 25, 2006 Our plans took us to the San Diego Zoo on Monday. It was only 10 minutes from our hotel and we didn’t think it would be too crowded. The zoo is truly one of the best. Next time down, we are planning on going to the Wild Animal Park. Here are the pics. That's it. I leave you with a shot of a hummingbird. Next up, Knott's Berry Farm. Yep. I'm thinking something is bound to happen any minute here. Such a playful bunch The meerkats were really cool. Happy Family! The baby! Back to the Giraffes! I have never seen one bend down like this before. Gyendolynne's dad help locate the Panda area for the National Zoo in Washington DC. The Panda area. Don't feed the animals, unless you're this guy! I can hear him snoring. Still no family resemblance. Okay, that's twice with the same comment. I will stop now. I liked the gorillas Anyone want to comment on this one? More monkeys Close your eyes kids, nothing to see here... They were actually pretty afraid of it. These guys were "playing" with the feret in the water. We went to see some cats first. Good view from up there. We took the sky ride next to the back of the Zoo. I don't see the family resemblance! Rhinos...You get the picture, it's a ZOO!! Elephants... Brown Bear... Black Bear The new baby giraffe. They say that when a giraffe is born that it falls around 6 feet from the mother and is usually dropped on its head! First shot of the polar bears. Unfortunately this would be the best picture of them all day! This peacock was right above the ticket window where you can purchase the tickets for the ride around the park. We already had our tickets. The entrance, we have arrived! We have arrived and I just wanted to make sure I knew where we parked. Our car didn't have that honking device. The keys are huge, but no honking...go figure! The view from our hotel balcony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Palooza Posted October 25, 2006 Author Share Posted October 25, 2006 On Tuesday we had a plane flight back to San Jose at 4pm. We went to Knott’s Berry Farm during the day and then headed to the airport. This was the first time that we took in almost all the shows at KBF. Here are the pics and the end of our trip. Next trip….Orlando for just after Thanksgiving. Oh well, last photo...See you in Orlando!!!! and embarrassed her... They did a good job. At least I can have a beer at the saloon show. Here we are at another show. I tried my best to take photos with Silver Bullet buzzing by. They ripped on Six Flags a couple times too. The stunt show was neat More theming. Cool Car Then we wait patiently for the rest of the park to open. The only ride running at 10am, or 10:30. The mine train! This pretty much irritated me today. If you aren't going to be open at 10am, then make sure and advertise it on your calendar. WE all know what time Disneyland opens! Some good Halloween theming throughout the park, but I don't need to tell anyone that. Even Snoopy is a Pittsburgh Steelers fan. It must be because he is a pirate....get it? I found it funny that their smashed penny machine still had 2005 as the Halloween Haunt year. The next day, Knott's Berry Farm! Donica did join us, but we didn't get a photo with them. National Sports Bar next to the hotel. Monday night's last stop after San Diego Zoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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