Originally Posted By ncnike7 We got back Saturday from quite possibly the best trip we've ever had. The cast: Me, hubby, My family= Grammy, Papa, Brother 1- lives in Oregon and we hadn't seen him in a while, Sister 1, Sister 2, Brother 2, and my two little tots ages almost 4 and 18 months. We arrived at the Desert Inn early Sunday morning and couldn't check-in so we wondered around DTD. Brother 1 arrived a little later. My little girl (4yrs) remembered him but my little boy (18 months) did not and it took a whole 5 minutes before they were re-aquanted and attatched at the hip. The entire trip my little guy wanted brother 1 and no one else. Brother 1 was not used to carrying around an extra 20 lbs but now has rippling biceps I'm sure. Alright fast forward to Monday morining. Little man loves Buzz so I thought we should go on Buzz first. Big mistake, he cried through the whole ride and was terrified of everything else after that. I forced him on Pooh and he seemed okay with that one and more willing to try others. Both the kids loved the characters, last time my little Princess would have nothing to do with them so this was a pleasant surprise. Little man's favorites were the Pooh characters, probably because his room is decked out in Pooh so he was used to them. Of course my little Princess loved the Princesses and Minnie. Nothing realy spectacular happened on the trip, it was just and overall pleasant. The weather was a little chilly some of the time, but nothing compared to the 20's and below we've had where we live, and lines were not bad at all. Thanks to all of you who raved about the Monte Cristo, on Valentines the hubby and I went to Cafe Orleans and tried them and we are now addicted. It was the most succulant, mouth-watering, heavenly meal I have ever tasted. We also saw the Pirates Lair at Toms Sawyes's Island. Loved it. Brothers 1 and 2 took on pirate accents and entertained us as well as other guests the whole time we were on the island. We went on Nemo for the first time. We all loved that as well and we saw the Toy Story Zoetrope wich has to be just about the most amazing thing I've seen. We are now having major Disney withdrawls and looking forward to our next fix!
Originally Posted By liveforvacations Enjoyed your trip report! How wonderful to have been able to be in Disneyland with all that family! Your report just proves my belief that you are never too young or old for Disneyland and there is no "right age" to go!
Originally Posted By exabyte Hey I can vouch for this post, because I was there. Totally agree the best trip yet! The old best trip had a pretty high bar but this one out did it by far. And that kid gets heavy fast!!
Originally Posted By iamsally What a wonderful report and I am so happy you had such a wonderful time. I love my big family trips; they just don't happen often enough.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Sounds like you had a, dare I say it, a magical time I'm glad your son was able to overcome some of his fears. Just when you think you know what they'll enjoy they surprise you. Time to plan another DLR vacation, right
