BklynChick
10-27-2007, 01:51 PM
Up at 6:30am to finish packing before we leave for the airport. Super Shuttle was due to pick us up at 7:55am but called at 7:40am to say they were downstairs if we were ready. We had already checked out so we were good to go. There was one other family in the van but they were headed to LAX, so we were the first stop. Found that Long Beach Airport is a bit lacking for breakfast beyond muffins and pastries (apparently there is a restaurant on the 2nd floor that is being renovated). Since we weren’t going to be back in New York until 7:30pm local time and there were no meals on the flight, I would have liked to have a hot breakfast. Our flight was delayed 45 minutes because...wait for it...they didn’t have pilots! They told us there was a schedule mix-up and they ended up having to pull pilots off another flight. To make up for it, they gave us free movies (I watched “The Simpsons Movie”). We landed at JFK without incident and were home by 8:30pm.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
- October is much busier than it used to be, thanks to HalloweenTime. Try to hit the parks Mon-Thurs if possible, otherwise be patient. If this is what it is like in October, I can’t imagine what it looks like in the summer months. As much as I enjoyed HalloweenTime, I might plan my next trip for September, since I’ve done Halloween at WDW and DL.
- GCH is amazing. I’m probably spoiled now and won’t be able to stay anywhere else when I visit DLR!
- White Water Snacks is really a hidden gem (I should probably stop talking about it so it stays hidden!). Even I you aren’t staying at GCH, it’s a great place for a quick breakfast or lunch. I just wish they stayed open later at night for an after park coffee or snack.
- I was very satisfied with Fantasmic Riverside Seating and would recommend it. I was afraid it would be a letdown after balcony seating but it wasn’t.
- Didn’t see any Dream Team members but did see many people walking around with Dream Fastpassess at both parks.
- As far as character meals go, I would pick Ariel’s Grotto over Goofy’s Kitchen.
- Having the Disney Visa turned out to be a good deal. Maybe not as good as some of the deals we used to get with other cards (i.e. Disney Club) but still... between the discounted room package, the freebies, the DD discount card and our reward cards, we probably got about $800-$900 worth out of it.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
- October is much busier than it used to be, thanks to HalloweenTime. Try to hit the parks Mon-Thurs if possible, otherwise be patient. If this is what it is like in October, I can’t imagine what it looks like in the summer months. As much as I enjoyed HalloweenTime, I might plan my next trip for September, since I’ve done Halloween at WDW and DL.
- GCH is amazing. I’m probably spoiled now and won’t be able to stay anywhere else when I visit DLR!
- White Water Snacks is really a hidden gem (I should probably stop talking about it so it stays hidden!). Even I you aren’t staying at GCH, it’s a great place for a quick breakfast or lunch. I just wish they stayed open later at night for an after park coffee or snack.
- I was very satisfied with Fantasmic Riverside Seating and would recommend it. I was afraid it would be a letdown after balcony seating but it wasn’t.
- Didn’t see any Dream Team members but did see many people walking around with Dream Fastpassess at both parks.
- As far as character meals go, I would pick Ariel’s Grotto over Goofy’s Kitchen.
- Having the Disney Visa turned out to be a good deal. Maybe not as good as some of the deals we used to get with other cards (i.e. Disney Club) but still... between the discounted room package, the freebies, the DD discount card and our reward cards, we probably got about $800-$900 worth out of it.