Originally Posted By WDWdreamin DH and I went to DL on Saturday February 26th. We arrived from our hotel and parked in Woody. We were at the gate at 8:05 but we had to go to Guest Relations to get our Club 33 entrance cards. They didn't have any rewards cards though for us to use, so we had to go to City Hall later. Btw, I love my Disney Rewards Visa. I will "summarize". We got FPs for Space. We waited 2min for Space - it was so much better than at WDW. We rode Buzz twice with no wait. I am really bad at it, so bad that I thought my gun was broken, I could never see the laser. My DH was so happy to have won the game. We did both sides of Matterhorn (10 and 5 minutes). That was SO fun. I tried to get Buzz FPs, not realizing they had none. DH rode AiW for the first time with a 15min wait and he didn't like it, even though he loves WTP. We got FPs for BTMR. We rode IASW with no wait and enjoyed it (it has been a while). 20 min wait for Indy which failed to wow us again. We went on Tiki with no wait and DH commented on how much superior it was to New Management. We sang along with most of the crowd and saw many amazed kiddies. We met Parsec and family. We rode POTC together with no wait. I love this ride. Little Emily (3mo) did not like the cannons. We rode BTMR with Parsec and son with a 10min wait. We enjoyed it very much. DH and I then went on HM with no wait. I was happy to hear only one person quietly reciting the spiel to a friend. We did have some horrible fake screamers. We waited about 8min for JC and it was sweet as always. Nobody else on our boat appeared to be listening though. We then had lunch at Club 33 where my uncle got us tickets and where DH proposed on our first trip in 2007. Food and service and view of the Princess and Frog show were wonderful. We went to City Hall and got my rewards card. We got FPs to Screamin and made it just in time for the 2:20 Aladdin show. My feet were already starting to kill me as we had been all up and down the USS Midway (aircraft carrier) in San Diego and all up and down the San Diego Zoo as well the day before (and met my brother's family for dinner before driving up and spending the night in Anaheim). Aladdin was good but not as good as the last time I saw it. Only the Genie was any good. We saw Turtle Talk and DH had not remembered how fun it was. I most enjoyed when Crush was going to talk about how many offspring he has and he was surprised when he asked a young dad how many little ones he had and he said eight. Then he asked the dad's son how the surfing in Utah was and the little boy said it was good there. Teehee. DH said there was no way we were waiting 50min for TSMM. Maybe we could've used the two hour rule to get FPs? We waited 5min for Screamin and DH LOVED it. It is his favorite ride. We stood in line 15min to ride again and while in between the final bars to get in our row, the ride shut down for the rest of the day. We watched Great Moments with Mr Lincoln which neither of us had seen. I really liked it. It's no HoP, but interesting and life-like. We waited 15min to see the Billys. I enjoyed the sitting still. The show was so wonderful. Spot-on! We waited about 5min to watch Swingtown and watched in the freezing cold for 25min. I want to dance like that. DH said he would be willing to take classes with me - so well spent 30min! We went to use our FPs on BTMR and were not that cold. It was so fun and only 1min wait, so we waited about 4min to go again. What a fun ride. I did the following the goat thing as recommended by Parsec's son, but it didn't do very much. We then had dinner at the Wine Country Trattoria. We were seated inside as per our request and I liked my food. DH was unhappy that his meat was lukewarm. We waited about 45min for our first time seeing WoC. This was a great part of the day. We were standing right by the rail with a couple from southern Louisiana and a mom and her daugher from the East Coast. We had a great conversation about weather and ride comparisons at the US parks. The WoC show was so very incredible. I was blown out of the water. We then saw F! which was a let-down but I thought that the dragon was impresive. We waited 8min with FPs for Space (vs 25min stand-by). DH loved it as well. Still my favorite ride. Buzz was only a 5min wait but we were beat. We sat down to watch the Tomorrowland 80s band but didn't recognize or like the two songs we heard, so we left. We left at 11:15. I love DL so very much, and I am glad that DH enjoyed all the new experiences I gave him (Wine Country, Aladdin, WoC, Screamin) as well as some of the old (Matterhorn, BTMR, Space, Turtle Talk).
Originally Posted By poohbear14 Lovely trip report WDWdreaming! So glad you were able to enjoy it WITH your husband! Is he here for good now?
Originally Posted By iamsally Thank you for sharing. So happy you two were able to do this together. Wish we could have joined you but we just cannot jump in the car and head to Disneyland on a moment's notice anymore. Sounds like you had a great visit. I love the SD Zoo.
Originally Posted By disneylandfan8 I am so glad you got to go with your DH! And you made NEW memories and revisited some OLD memories. Guess I'm gonna have to change my name to DLF8dreaminofmeetingWDWdreamin&DHin DL! ROFL
Originally Posted By WDWdreamin Thanks everybody. I really enjoy the planning and sharing parts of the trip too. DH will be in this country for good in May. This last trip (he left Friday) was just that. Thanks for asking. I'm really looking forward to it. I love zoos too!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Sounds like a great trip, I am glad you enjoyed it. DL is still my fav, and likely to continue to be.
Originally Posted By Dalia3001 "I did the following the goat thing as recommended by Parsec's son, but it didn't do very much." lol, I have done this ever since reading about it, and about 50% of the time it makes me completely discombobulated. The rest of the time I just have a longer view of the goat. I have no idea why some times it "works" and sometimes it doesn't for me. But now I'm hooked, and I do it every single time. : ) Thank you for posting, I enjoyed your Trip Report!
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb The "Goat Trick": As you round the turn that has the goat standing on the rock in the middle, keep your eyes on it. Effects vary for the individual, but I slide across the seat and perceive an increase in Gs.
