Originally Posted By fkurucz We just got back. Spent 6 days at DLR. Some observations: Very crowded Friday, Sat and Sunday. Even DCA was packed. Weather was mediocre, with some sunny days, but a few wet ones too, especially Monday 10/17. The crowds did not let the rain intimidate them, except when it rained harder for a couple of hours on Monday. We all liked the "new" Space Mountain. My brother and sisters all liked DCA. Thay all agree that it is inferior to DL, but liked it nontheless. We got to ride Sceamin'. We thought it felt slower than before. We say Billie Hill and Hill Billies for the first time (we would always forget to catch the show). My son got drafted into a comedy skit in front of the Golder Horse Show. Lots of fun. Stayed at Hojo's in building 2 (next to the freeway). I never heard any freeway noise, but my wife said that at times she could. Overall a nice experience. Hojo's was packed (judging from the parking lot) during our entire stay. The rooms were spacaious and clean. It was definitely within walking distance. We had a great rate as well. We ate at Mimi's for the first time (1 breakfast, 1 lunch and 1 dinner). Nice food. The environment and decor were very nice. Funny thing is thay opened a Mimi's in our town about 3-4 months ago and we have never been there yet (its always packed with a 30+ minute wait). We also tried the taqueria at Tortilla Jo's. Pretty good in our opinion. We thought that the tacos were a good value. If you like Agua de Jamaica, thay have the real thing there. We also ate lunch at the BB (I had the pork roast). We also ate at the family Italian place in DCA, which was kind of average. We loved the fireworks. The sound track is a big plus. My WDW biased brother thought that they were the best he had ever seen at any Disney park. He was impressed overall with DLR. We saw HMH for the first time. We love the movie (Nightmare). But the holiday makeover kind of left us cold. We all agreed that we preferred the classic HM. We saw the Corpse Bride on our "day off from DLR". We thought it was ho-hum. We saw Aladdin at DCA. Very nice and very well done. I did find the actor in the wheelchair to be distracting at times. I didn't win a Civic, but did win a free model car at Autopia (check your "license" to see if you won a model autopia car). That's it!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 I enjoyed reading your report. I'm glad that your extended family appreciated DLR Funny about Mimi's, we'll do that too. Not go to a restaurant in our own town but "discover" it on vacation just because we don't need to make an effort to go there.
