Originally Posted By believe >>>So Cal [Select] APs will be blocked out.<<<< BOTH So Cal and So Cal Select are blocked out! That sucks! Last year, So Cal was good to go. Do they really expect it to be so crowded? Last year was busy, but between midnight and 6am, it was slow. Another reason not to renew with a So Cal pass.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<Another reason not to renew with a So Cal pass.>> Or a reason to stop whining about it, cough up an extra $13.33 per month, and upgrade to the Deluxe Annual Pass.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "OMG, can you imagine how cute a baby duck or mouse would be?!" I've seen baby ducks in Disneyland.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros The baby ducks are one of my favorite unexpected moments at DL. I've seen them a couple times, and they're usually escorted by a CM who acts as a crossing guard to make sure they don't get stepped on. Here's a video that shows them attempting to make their way through the Main Street madness just before a parade: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj3cgoPN2nI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...cgoPN2nI</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros And there's also this, which appears to be from Tokyo: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/7035934976/h4C5624E3/">http://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/70...C5624E3/</a>
Originally Posted By tashajilek "BOTH So Cal and So Cal Select are blocked out! That sucks! Last year, So Cal was good to go. Do they really expect it to be so crowded? Last year was busy, but between midnight and 6am, it was slow. Another reason not to renew with a So Cal pass. " Last year my family took my Nephew for his first trip to Disneyland and it happened to be during the 24 hour event. They said it was terrible and actually left the park during the event. So, I don't feel too bad if fewer locals attend the event and others can enjoy the park.
Originally Posted By doombuggy "BOTH So Cal and So Cal Select are blocked out! That sucks! Last year, So Cal was good to go.Do they really expect it to be so crowded?" It's the kick off to the 60th with all the new shows. Why should the cheap locals be able to clog up the park? You want more privileges then pay more
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I don't know, if I was Donald I'd deman a paternity test, those ducklings look an awful lot like Scrooge McDuck.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance lol I mean to copy and paste this before my comment: "I'm guessing Donald is the father." I don't know, if I was Donald I'd deman a paternity test, those ducklings look an awful lot like Scrooge McDuck.
Originally Posted By AMV They pulled the bait and switch on the So Cal passholders for this event. Pretty messed up.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros How so? Disney never said anything to indicate that they would do anything other than a 24 hour party. In fact, they never even implied that it would be an annual occurrence, so it seems like this should be seen as a bonus There were some unofficial rumors of a 60-hour party, but that's all they were, just like the highly-suspicious rumors of Star Wars going into the Simba lot. Disney did nothing to bait and switch as far as I can tell
Originally Posted By doombuggy "They pulled the bait and switch on the So Cal passholders for this event" No they didn't, owning a AP doesn't guarantee entry. If they wanted to they could block out Socal AP's for the whole summer or cancel them if they wanted.
Originally Posted By believe as I was about to say <<Another reason not to renew with a So Cal pass.>> and get the Deluxe pass instead. >>>>Or a reason to stop whining about it, cough up an extra $13.33 per month, and upgrade to the Deluxe Annual Pass. <<<<< WOW. You guys/gals are tough! Had I known 6 months earlier that it would require a deluxe to get this "bonus" day, perhaps I would have spent the extra money.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>Had I known 6 months earlier that it would require a deluxe to get this "bonus" day, perhaps I would have spent the extra money.<< You're always able to upgrade your AP to a higher level; you just need to pay the price difference between what you paid and the current price of the higher level. Given that the prices increased in the last 6 months, and that you'd only have another 6 months with the higher level, it may be cheaper to just buy a blackout pass (or if they don't do that any more, then buy a regular 1-day ticket)
Originally Posted By believe That may be the case, but is that a pro-rated price for the 6 months, or the actually price difference? Then in those first 6 months, I would have gone more times because there would have been less blockouts, so I would feel like I didn't get a good deal. Besides, don't want to OD on Disney. No big. I can go the week after and the new shows will be there.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip No offense meant to anyone. It is just kind of a Disneyland thing that I will never quite understand having never been a local. When non-locals go to WDW or DL, what drives the dates are work vacation schedules, school vacations, etc. The idea of just HAVING to be there for a certain day is totally alien to us.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros It's pretty rare, but not an entirely foreign concept. I made sure to be there on July 17, 2005 for the 50th, but I made the decision to do that long before they made any announcements of special ceremonies/events that day. And I'm sure that there were some out of town guests who took advantage of getting into the park for free (or a giftcard of equivalent value) on their birthday, during that one year where that was the promotion. I'd also imagine that there are some families who have a tradition of visiting on a certain holiday (Memorial Day, 4th of July, Christmas, etc), but some of that may also come down to school/work schedules But overall, I agree that being there for a specific day, especially for an event that will be all-but-forgotten in 6-8 months, is a little foreign. If it happens to fall during your vacation, that's great, but it's unlikely to have any meaningful impact on your travel dates >>That may be the case, but is that a pro-rated price for the 6 months, or the actually price difference?<< The actual price difference : (
