Disneyland trip

[cougjunkie]

Ha! I beg to differ. He wouldn't even know about some of the good eats there if it weren't for my tutelage. He may go more often, but I have the upper hand in practical knowledge.

Well maybe he was passing on some of the stuff he learned from you to me as his own. He seems like the type. His kids may actually know more than he does.

[Pheidippides]

Well maybe he was passing on some of the stuff he learned from you to me as his own. He seems like the type. His kids may actually know more than he does.

They are the smarter ones in the equation.

[falafel]

does anyone here besides me detest Disneyland?

PAC doesn't detest it. And we know LA Ute's love for the Electric Parade. Looks like you're alone amongst the west coast middle aged partner group.

[creekster]

does anyone here besides me detest Disneyland?

I dont detest it but i am tired of it.

[Jeff Lebowski]

does anyone here besides me detest Disneyland?

Yes. My wife and I always hated Disneyland. But when our kids were young we would "take one for the team" and visit occasionally. We typically would mix a few days at the beach with our SoCal theme park excursions. One time on the way back home, the kids said "Mom and Dad, it's OK if we never go back to Disneyland. Let's just do the beach next time." That was a happy day.

[Indy Coug]

does anyone here besides me detest Disneyland?

Disneyland 1975
Disney World 1981
Disney World 1984
Disney World 1993
Disneyland 2006

I don't go often enough to detest it. It's hard to detest something that makes my kids that happy and excited. They still talk about it all the time 3 years after being there.

[DU Ute]

I was going to just PM DDD on this but I thought I might as well open it up to everyone. I remember niku had some thoughts too.

Kids are out of school the week after next so we're planning on heading to Disneyland for the week (Tues-Saturday). Kids are age 8, 5, and 3. They've loved Seaworld in the past so we'll probably head there for a day. I'd also like to take them to see some tidepools. But other than those two things, it's probably Disneyland the whole time (unless there are some other great suggestions). We haven't booked anything or bought any tickets. Any suggestions on where to stay? How to do it cheaply? Deals on Disneyland tickets? Other suggestions to visit?

Disneyland rocks!

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

One more thing, DDD is the Diz aficionado, seriously the guy knows everything about that place, he is a good source.

Not all of us are you Junkie, he won't do Disney with all of us.

[cougjunkie]

Not all of us are you Junkie, he won't do Disney with all of us.

Not only did I get DDD and family one night, but I got DDD alone on another night.

[falafel]

Not only did I get DDD and family one night, but I got DDD alone on another night.

You realize that this is a family-themed thread, right? Sheesh, keep it to yourself, man!

[Surfah]

My mother's sister and her family are Disney freaks. My cousin especially. Memorabilia everywhere. They take Disney cruises every year. They visit the Magic Kingdom as much as possible. Their fanaticism is mind boggling if not disturbing on many levels.

Disneyland is cool. We went here and there growing up. But I lived in the shadow of Colossus at Magic Mountain and always had a season pass there. I'd rather ride coasters than take pics with interns suffering from heatstroke inside costumes.

[ERCougar]

Favor to ask...
Would any of you SoCal folks (or really, CA, I think) be willing to buy me a few 3-day Park hopper passes and I could send you money by either paypal or mail or whatever? I'm reading that you can buy them for $99 at Von's or Albertson's if you're a CA resident.

[wuapinmon]

TripletDaddy. If you still lurk here, maybe you'll enjoy this:

[Bo Diddley]

TripletDaddy. If you still lurk here, maybe you'll enjoy this:

That was cool. I went to Disneyland exactly once growing up. I was five. I remember the Skyway, Monorail, Matterhorn, submarine ride, and Dumbo. My next trip was also my wife's first, and our three kids were three, five, and seven. It was great to have them enjoy the magic of it. We've gone quite a bit since then. It was quite cheap, relatively speaking, during the economic downturn, especially since I get Disney tickets roughly half-off.