Hattuchili Posted October 27, 2009 Posted October 27, 2009 Photo-TR: Finally back at Disneyland (+Las Vegas)!!! Day 1: Arrival + driving down to Disneyland Hey guys, two weeks ago, Condor put me on a flight to Las Vegas. This time my wife Alessandra came with me and we had a great time over there. Since I got a 5 day layover, we were able to drive down to Los Angeles to spend some time at Disneyland, as well as a few days in Vegas. We arrived around noon in LAS and went directly to the Car Rental Center to get our car. After a quick stop at the hotel we started driving down to Los Angeles. Our Hotel was located in the Disneyland Resort area, with only a 10 minutes walk to Disneyland. It was good to be back after 2 years and finally getting the chance to hop on some rides we couldn´t do the last time. The weather was most of the time very good, with just a little bit rain on our day of depature. Vegas itself was really hot and dry for the rest of the time. We were staying at the Renaissance, which is really a nice hotel, only 5 minutes away from the Strip. This time we were also able to do a Show. Okay, onto the pictures: --Soren In Anaheim we checked in our hotel for the next 2 nights. After a while driving you couldn´t see much more then this! Uhh, 75mph... Why the heck do you have speed limits in the USA? And already on our way to Los Angeles. Quick stop at the hotel. Our car for the next couple days. Our big brother "Thomas Cook" from the UK was also there. Landed at the Las Vegas Airport. Uhh, look. There is Vegas and the Strip. Great view... The new Winglets on our B767. Above the clouds on our way to Las Vegas.
Hattuchili Posted October 27, 2009 Author Posted October 27, 2009 Photo-TR: Finally back at Disneyland (+Las Vegas)!!! Day 2: A full day at Disneyland. This morning we directly went over to Disneyland to spend the whole day with the mouse. The weather was good and the park was packed. But we still could ride every single ride we were looking for. Onto the pictures: --Soren A nice firework at the end of the show. - That is it for now, more is coing, soon. ... The dragon is a great animatronic. How awesome they are using the ships from the Rivers of America for the show. In the evening we could see Fantasmic and I have to say I like this one also more then the one in Florida. The only bad thing is the small space in that area. I think it is a great parade for kids. ...and Daisy on our side. We had Donald and... Lots of characters in the parade. ... ... Later in the evening we were able to be part of the daily parade. That is it, finally...! ... ... ... ... ... ... ... I tried to catch only the Disney characters. Something sounds very wrong in that phrase! Help... I couldn´t resist and had to go to watch some dolls singing an evil song. Looks like he is having fun, too. Great theming underwater, as well. Some huge fish. but after a few meters, the view is getting much better. First of all it is looking like this... Our submarine for the next couple minutes. The theming is awesome. Next was the Nemo Submarine attraction. The Anaheim Toon Town is much better then the Florida one. After BTM we went over to Toon Town. ... ... ... Some onride shots. it is one of our favourite rides in the park. Yes, the Big Thunder Railroad. Then we went over to... Looks like they played until death. ... but I think, I like the Florida version better. Next Critter Country... That´s it from the Haunted Mansion. The ride was stopping at this scene for way to long. Good, I think my name was not on the list. That means I am still looking forward to lots of Xmas gifts. ... This is exactly what I need for my front door. ... I´ve never seen the Holiday makeover and was positive surprised. 000 Days until Xmas??? I don´t think so... Next was the Haunted Mansion. Moree real animals. They are just not moving, because they are afraid of us. Believe me, those elephants are real and yes, they are staying the whole day at the exact same point. Wild monkeys. Yep, we are excited and ready to go. The group is ready to go and we may see them never again. Ready for fishing? First ride of the day = Jungle Cruise. Our first land for today = Adventureland. I love these old cars. Ahh, there it is. Anywhere in the back should be the castle. A huge Mickey head pumpkin at Town Square. uhh, can´t wait to go... Finally back at Disneyland. How cute... Halloween decoration at the entrance to the Disneyland Park. Security Checks, I am glad it is not that full, yet. Only a few more steps and we made it. Celebrate Today... Hmm... Walking over to Disneyland.
the ghost Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 Awesome TR, Soren. Disneyland is one of my favorite places to be for the rest of the year(they pretty much go from halloween right into christmas) and the park is always beautiful. I go to Disney so much that I gomt my pass in June and it had almost doubled paying for itself in August. Hope you got to see ghost galaxy(maybe in the next set of pictures?) because its pretty impressive. Anyway, glad to hear you had a good trip.
dandaman Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 Awesometastic TR, Soren! Glad to see you had a great time.
Paul_Hollibone Posted October 29, 2009 Posted October 29, 2009 Love it so far Soren. I too love Disneyland, wish I could be there all the time. Unfortunatly that's not possible, but you can dream. A lot of people do ask me why I like Disneyland over any other of the Disney Parks. For me it's all about Walt. Disneyland in a way is a fun museum to Walt Disney. It was his park. Sure WDW, Euro Disney and Tokyo might be better, but to me they doesn't have the same connection to Walt that Disneyland had. Anyway, glad to see you enjoyed yourself in my heaven.
Hattuchili Posted October 30, 2009 Author Posted October 30, 2009 Photo-TR: Finally back at Disneyland (+Las Vegas)!!! Day 3: Disney´s California Adventure. The second day in the Anaheim area, we decided to spend it at Disney´s California Adventure. It was a great day, even with all the construction going on there. We were also able to ride the Toy Story ride for the frst time and loved it. Onto the pictures: --Soren That´s it for today. More is coming, soon. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Then we watched the parade... Great theming here, as well. Yep, I had fun at Toy Story Mania. Paradise Pier looks different from our last visit in 2207. ... ... Next ride of the day... Lots of construction going on here. The lagoon still looks like a mess. First ride of the day, the good old tower. It was kinda bussy, today. We had to take some characters pictures. This will also be gone, soon. Yummy... Yes, it is Halloween time, again. I like this in the middle between both parks. This will soon look totally different and I am so looking forward to it.
beyondthepalace Posted October 30, 2009 Posted October 30, 2009 Good post, brought back memories of my trip out there this past May. That drive from LAV to LA is a doozy but it is fun. Two things to watch out for: your car can EASILY overheat going up through Mountain Pass and the Alien Jerky shop in Baker, CA. Spent so much money there on yummy yummy jerky.
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