Originally Posted By gretho My family and inlaws are heading to disneyland in May. My question is this my inlaws say they will babysit one night if me and my wife want to go out. Where should we go? We arent really into fancy dining so napa rose is probally out. We have a car so we can go off premises.Any help would be appreciated
Originally Posted By DyGDisney I can't help a whole lot with this as I've never had a babysitter at DL, but I thought it would be fun to try the Jazz Kitchen if I ever did have a babysitter!
Originally Posted By SuzieQ I would simply enjoy the parks on your own. They are a whole different experience without the kids. Maybe stop at the Cove Bar in DCA and have a drink as the sun sets behind Screamin'. Dinner at French Market in DL, listening to the jazz combo. If it's a Saturday and you know how to swing dance, head over the pavillion and go dancing or enjoy the music and watching others show their stuff! And don't forget a night time ride on the Mark Twain. It's beautiful! Ask the CM at the dock if you can ride in the wheel house. Unless they are training, they will usually allow the first to ask to 'drive' the Twain, blow the air horns and ring the bell as you go around Rivers of America. Of course, the wheel house is something great to do with the family as well!
Originally Posted By gretho Yeah I've been thinking about the jazz kitchen or HOB but am not sure maybe The Improvin Irvine.Any more suggestions?
Originally Posted By SuzieQ Hmmm... Just dinner? Or dinner and a show? Dinner and a walk on the beach? Do you have a vague picture you can't quite bring in to focus so you can make the actual plans? There are a lot of really wonderful restaurants in the vicinity. It all depends upon what else you might like to do with the night.
Originally Posted By SixSparkeys I have also been thinking of something for my wife and I to do one evening with the 4 children left on their own with the 18 year old in charge (somewhat scary but I will be okay). I am going to look into the special wine events at DCA or perhaps visit the House of Blues in Downtown Disney. Anyone have any thoughts on this or some other ideas? <a href="http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/en_US/calendar/specialEvents/detail?name=FoodWineLandingPage" target="_blank">http://disneyland.disney.go.co m/disneyland/en_US/calendar/specialEvents/detail?name=FoodWineLandingPage</a>
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 There's a really sweet little restaurant in Orange (probably about 20 minutes from Disneyland) called PJ's Abbey. It's a church that was converted into a restaurant and they have really good food. My friend and her mom LOVE the Jazz Kitchen in DTD. I may post more local places when I think of them!
Originally Posted By joeysmommy Last year we stayed at DLH and my niece babysat the kids in our room so I could take my DH to HOB. I ordered the tix a month ahead of time for George Thoroughgood and the Destroyers. We picked the tix up at will call. We rode Indy by ourselves a few times, ate dinner at Tortilla Joes(right next to HOB) and then got in line for the show. After the show we headed over to the bar by the pool at DLH. It was a great Disney-free evening for him as he isn't a fanantic like me. It made the trip more bareable for him.
Originally Posted By joeysmommy Funny, just after I replied to your post I received the HOB calendar of events. <a href="http://www.hob.com/tickets/searchresults.asp?p=3&image1.y=11&venue=anaheim&image1.x=21" target="_blank">http://www.hob.com/tickets/sea rchresults.asp?p=3&image1.y=11&venue=anaheim&image1.x=21</a>
Originally Posted By danyoung Stay in the parks. Have a nice dinner in DCA at the Vineyard, the upstairs restaurant above the Wine Country Trattoria, outside on the patio (technically a fine dining restaurant, but really a nice place for a great meal and some fine wine). Then enjoy the Electrical Parade before heading over to DL for the fireworks. Since Fantasmic! is down at that time, go for a romantic ride on the Mark Twain or the Columbia around the Rivers of America. Stay till closing and enjoy the vibe of Disneyland after dark with diminishing crowds. Enjoy!
