Originally Posted By nemopoppins Okay, I see a common tradition in there. So many people have a traditional tunnel (left or right) to enter through. Why are tunnels so significant?
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 nemopoppins...there was a post awhile back debating the importance of going through which tunnel and everyone had their own traditions and reasons for either. It was just fun to see who goes through each tunnel and why. And Dabob... Enter through the left tunnel, as all good-hearted people do. That made me smile because I do. We have pretty similar traditions! And bob
Originally Posted By basketballfan We have only had one family trip to DL. These are what I hope become traditions for us.... enter through the left tunnel ride BTMRR during fireworks eat (and take pictures of) mickey shaped food. watch the goat (can you tell we love BTMRR???) We leave for DL in 5 days!!!!!!!!!!!!
Originally Posted By Capt Jack Sparrow08 well we always enter thru the left tunnel, then we seem to always go on the Haunted Mansion then from then on we just play it by ear.
Originally Posted By Disney Joy Each trip get a Ice Cream cone in DCA - last year it was closed and/or a yummy snow cone on the Pier. yum yum MUST DO ~ Usually a week trip at a time: Electrical Parade Aladdin ~ twice TOT Fireworks ~ at least once during the week before the 50th ~ With the 50th it is urgent ~ MUST see DAILY while there. Always ~ Have a burger at Club Buzz. Last BUT definite not least: ~S H O P P I N G ~ Each trip I must get a mug with the year on it for a souvenir, and a non year mug to drink coffee out of. LOTS OF SHOPPING ~ Favorite two shops ~ Main Street the big Disney store by the firestation and DTD ~ World of Disney.
Originally Posted By Disney Joy oops ~ I forget must have a lemonade. BUT It is usually a good icy little sweet taste. Last year it was so bitter it was gross....they changed something.. So I'm not sure if I will continue that one.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins They changed frozen lemonades two years ago to Minutemaid. I too prefered the old one.
Originally Posted By Princess Gabi Sadly, one of my traditions is chasing Belle down for a picture. I never seem to actually be able to get her to stop...
Originally Posted By ImNotAllThereMyself Our traditions, are a combination of mine and my DH's. Enter through the right tunnel, always pause to read the sign (my tradition). Head to the lockers and drop off jackets and lunch box. DH's tradition is to do DL methodically, he prefers counter clockwise, starting with Adventure Land. Work our way around, take the train back to Main St. to get lunch. Eat on the bench across from ice cream shop. Then get ice cream to share. (ours) Go to Tiki Room after lunch and Small World after that. Have dinner at a restaurant in the park, usually the French Market, and split fried cheesecake for desert. (ours) Spend the day having fun.. do the full circuit of the train at least once, head to Tom Sawyers, for a afternoon break. Take a trip in the Wheel house of the Mark Twain, the caboose of the train and the front car of the monorail. (when available)Go See Assimo...(we love that little robot) Cheshire Cat, and dh Mad Hatter
Originally Posted By tiggertoo I think my only tradition is I stay to the very last moment before the close the gates of Main St. just to enjoy the atmosphere. Even when I worked at the park, when I had a closing shift, I would always to take the long way around through the Sleeping Beauty’s Castle after park closing and just stroll around. I miss those nights.
Originally Posted By Megara Our traditions are, in all the Disneylands to:- Entry - enter the park via the left hand tunnel (went under the right tunnel once and it didn’t feel right) Rides - walk down Main Street fast and head straight for Space Mountain (I need to ride this before breakfast, otherwise I will be sick). Then rush over to Splash Mountain. Once we have done the big rides, we can relax and then go on other rides. Shopping – We look in all the shops and buy whatever we like, but I always buy all the new postcards I don’t have. Food - we eat lunch at French Market and have mint juleps and then search the park for icecream and churros carts. Exit – at closing time, we always sit in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle and watch the colours change and then slowly head down Main Street absorbing it all. We always stop at Casey Corner for a hot dog at closing time.
Originally Posted By lesmisfan i don't think i have traditions really. The only thing i have to do at the park every time i go is to go on the HM! i love that ride.
Originally Posted By Brer Jules Always enter through the right hand tunnel and (mine) ALWAYS stop to read the sign....and sigh at the magic of it all. Ours....eat at the Hungry Bear at least once. Preferably feed the ducks our leftover fries and watch the Mark Twain roll by. Always buy a mug to mark the year we're there. One of my favourite traditions!.....take a picture of my son standing with the Indian statue on Main Street. We have 3 pics for comparison now and love to look at the change in detail on the statue and the difference in height my son has on the statue. They grow up too fast! We always save the park passes too... My sons latest tradition is making sure we walk under the orange marquee at Harbour Blvd and if I walk through the passthrough on either side....he'll stand there and wait until I come back to walk under the marquee with him! Is there any better place than Disneyland? I dont think so!!!!
Originally Posted By kennedyjane I use both tunnels. I do enter thru the right. I have to read the plaque before going thru. My first stop would be the Emporium, but I'm not permitted. I do love walking up Main Street until I see my first glimpse of the Castle and the Hub. It's so magical. Then we decided what ride to hit first. We stay in the park from opening to close most of the time. I'm so excited I leave on Sunday for 8 days. Woohoo
Originally Posted By Lady Yo Ho Although it is not a tradition, I always enter through the left tunnel. Traditions include: at least one Dole Whip per trip, at least on MacDonald's fries from the wagon per trip, a viewing of Mickey's Polo Team in the Main St Cinema, a tour of the Disney Gallery, Pirates, HM, Peter Pan, standing on Main St at dusk to watch the lights on come on, one flag ceremony, always sign the guest book.
Originally Posted By skywilliams I alwasy enter through the left tunnel if it's just my wife and kids with me but if I'm with other family I always go through the right tunnel, never realized this until this topic was discussing it. We always ride Peter Pan first not just because the line gets long later on but my boys just love Peter Pan. We always have to give a yank on the Sword in the Stone on our first day. I make sure to wave at the Wicked Queen who peeks throught the curtains above Sno White's Scary Adventures. She alwyas quickly shuts the curtains when she sees me, she's so shy!=) My boys have to go on Matterhorn early on our first day and then one of the last rides before we go home so they can tell the Snowman hi and good bye. Have to get a popcorn bucket each trip. We make sure at least once we get gumbo in a bread bowl in New Orleans Square and then we eat it a tthe Hungry Bear and tear off peices of the bowl for the ducks. Finally, we hit Buzz Lightyears Astro Blaster (new tradition as of last year) and whoever gets the lowest score between my wife and I has to be the one who drives home while the other can nap. I'm usually better at this than her but out of the 5 trips we've started this on I have only won once.
Originally Posted By DisneyDays Whenever I go down with my family (about 20 of us), the first thing we do is have a CM take our picture (usually at California Adventure), and have Tinkerbell "sit" on one of our heads. We had Tink sitting on my 3 year old cousins head last time, and she totally freaked out when she saw the picture! LOL!
Originally Posted By bullardteen My family and I always arrive right when park opens, enter the left tunnel and head straight for Indiana Jones. We then sweep through the Fantasyland rides and get some fastpasses. We usually eat at Red Robin for lunch (during multi-day stays) by the Homewood Suites and then head over to DCA for the afternoon. Then we go back to Disneyland until closing time, normally ending with Pirates.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad I cnnot post our Disneyland (and WDW) tradtion. It would surely get Admin'ed away.
