Disneyland [Day Three]

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It was another beautiful day in Anaheim. Some morning clouds will give way to generally sunny skies for the afternoon with a high 87F.

There might be some clouds in the Fandomites hotel rooms this morning however. When folks awoke, they would find notes informing them that they needed to bring the kids to the LAX terminal to catch their portals home at the end of the day.



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Paradise Pier Hotel [Day Three]

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This resort (http://www.wdwinfo.com/paradise-pier-hotel/paradise.htm) overlooks California Adventure's boardwalk and features a seaside theme. Feel free to mod or handwave your own room number, just make sure you don't duplicate one someone is already using!

Re: Paradise Pier Hotel [Day Three]

[stykera]

Glitz had fallen asleep mid-sentence last night, exhausted from a day of being a glowy and extremely talkative pirate.

Ziya had lasted a little longer, glad to have Stark to herself for a little while, and had finally fallen asleep curled up against him in a little blue ball.

Stark hadn't slept much, again, so when the note was delivered under the door he read it almost immediately. And almost immediately wished he hadn't. He knew they weren't his to keep, not really, but that wasn't going to make this any easier. It was a very sad Banik who watched over the two children in his room until they awoke.

Main Street [Day Three]

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Walking down Main Street (http://www.wdwinfo.com/disneyland-california/disneyland-mainst.htm) will transport you back to the early 1900s. There are plenty of shops, restaurants and old-fashioned vehicles.

Re: Main Street [Day Three]

[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

Don't think Jen couldn't get into any trouble all by herself. Someone had researched Disneyland a little too thoroughly and was going to spend all day trying to find every single hidden Mickey (http://www.hiddenmickeys.org/Disneyland/) in the park.

Oh, don't think she wouldn't.

There weren't too many on Main Street, though, which didn't stop her from going around politely excusing herself to people sitting on benches or waiting in line at the train depot, so she could get a little closer and peer at the design on a fencepost.

Or using her visual scanners to zoom out and get a wide-angle.

This was SERIOUS BUSINESS. Fun serious business, granted.

Re: Main Street [Day Three]

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Veronica was only a tiny bit disappointed about saying goodbye to her kids. She was so not mom material right now, but she knew that these kids would never be reality for her.

She actually had all four with her this morning and their first stop was Main Street for disposable cameras and Mickey ears.

Re: Main Street [Day Three]

[mycanonhatesme]

The shops had been calling Chloe's name, and she'd finally succumbed to look for souvenirs to bring home. She was also looking for more batteries for her camera. Somehow, she'd run the old ones down yesterday.

Re: Main Street [Day Three]

[mike-cannon.livejournal.com]

Mike figured that if it was his last day with his alternate universe daughter, then it was the perfect opportunity to buy lots of souvenirs for her to take home. They emerged from one of the Main Street shops, loaded down with mouse ears, plush dolls, and lanyards with trading pins.

Adventureland [Day Three]

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A lush and tropical land (http://www.wdwinfo.com/disneyland-california/disneyland-adventureland.htm) full of adventures!

Re: Adventureland [Day Three]

[sensethevisions]

Cole and Phoebe, the twins, and Phaedra and Psyche were wandering through Adventureland. Phoebe hoped that they could avoid any of the park people in costume giving her boyfriend the wrong ideas.

She could so see trying to explain to the police that he had fireballed Donald and Mickey because he thought they were demons.

She was expecting to meet up with Adam and Eve as well, since she had Phaedra. Psyche and Phaedra had become almost attached to the hip and that could be a recipe for dis --

"Phaedra and Psyche! You are not taking over the Jungle Cruise ride and being the captain. That's called piracy and you are not pirates!"

Peri and Thea seemed to find this idea hilarious and cheered on their sisters.

This was going to be an interesting day.

Re: Adventureland [Day Three]

[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

Jen's Hidden Mickey quest carried on in Adventureland, where she absolutely did not nearly fall off the Jungle Cruise boat trying to peer over the sides for that pattern. Shh. She had way, way too much fun using the various lighting modes on her repaired visual scanners to find the hidden Mickeys in the Temple of the Forbidden Eye (http://www.hiddenmickeys.org/Disneyland/Adventure/Indy.html), though -- who needed a flashlight, anyway?

Wow, there were a lot of hidden Mickeys in there.

Critter Country [Day Three]

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One of the quietest and shadiest (http://www.wdwinfo.com/disneyland-california/disneyland-critter.htm) areas in the park.

Re: Critter Country [Day Three]

[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

Not too many HMs (http://www.hiddenmickeys.org/Disneyland/CritterCountry.html) in Critter Country, seemed like; that was a little disappointing, but, well . . . Splash Mountain had been fun.

Even if Jen would never, ever tell anyone that going down the drop like that in a fiberglass log with minimal safety restraints was far too disturbing and she never wanted to do that again, thanks.

Besides, she was pretty sure she'd missed a hidden Mickey or two on the first trip. Ahem.

Fantasyland [Day Three]

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This land (http://www.wdwinfo.com/disneyland-california/disneyland-fantasyland.htm) brings to life the magic and wonder of your favorite childhood tales.

Re: Fantasyland [Day Three]

[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

. . . who went on every single little dark ride (http://www.hiddenmickeys.org/Disneyland/Fantasyland.html) in Fantasyland, looking for hidden Mickeys? No, really. Just guess.

Who nearly fell out of the Storybook Land Canal Rides boat in the process of looking?

Don't ask. Please.

Re: Fantasyland [Day Three]

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

It was Rory's day for baby duty, and so a be-eared Juliet was being held up to look at things. "Look, Juliet," she'd coo. "Look at the caterpillar. Can you say caterpillar? Look at the horses, Juliet!"

For the record, Juliet could not say "caterpillar." She did seem to enjoy looking at the carousel, though. It was hard to tell, what with the baby being two months old and all.

Re: Fantasyland [Day Three]

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana was struggling to just enjoy her last day with their daughter and not think about having to send her back tonight. So she was more than happy to indulge Lily's desire to spend most of the day in Fantasyland - even if it meant doing the It's a Small World ride again.

Frontierland [Day Three]

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An Old West (http://www.wdwinfo.com/disneyland-california/disneyland-frontierland.htm) town full of thrills and adventures.

Re: Frontierland [Day Three]

[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

Clearly, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad was going to require several trips for a thorough hidden Mickey (http://www.hiddenmickeys.org/Disneyland/Frontierland.html) evaluation. As did the shooting range, where Jen burned through far too many quarters shooting at red lights on fake tombstones and branches, and complaining about the calibration of the rifles.

Lunch at Rancho del Zocalo turned out to be really good, though. Crisp fried, battered straw onions, holy crap.

Mickey's Toon Town [Day Three]

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A great place for the kids (http://www.wdwinfo.com/disneyland-california/disneyland-toontown.htm) that features no straight lines in any of the designs.

Re: Mickey's Toon Town [Day Three]

[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

All the kids in Toontown made Jen consider not bothering to search for the hidden Mickeys, but no! She was going to do this thoroughly!

There was going to have to be drinking at California Adventure after this, she just knew it. Oy.

New Orleans Square [Day Three]

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A land (http://www.wdwinfo.com/disneyland-california/disneyland-neworleans.htm) of romance and excitement that features some of the park's most popular attractions.

Re: New Orleans Square [Day Three]

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Today, Savannah, Johnny, Kristofer and Storm were starting out with a visit to New Orleans Square as that was the area that had a lot of the attractions they all anted to see.

Savannah was keeping a good grip on her daughter's hand after yesterday's panic.

Tomorrowland [Day Three]

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This land (http://www.wdwinfo.com/disneyland-california/disneyland-tomorrowland.htm) represents the vision and fantasy of popular futurists.

Re: Tomorrowland [Day Three]

[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

Did Jen stand in front of the Astro Orbiter for 40 minutes, counting the revolutions of the "planets" up top and finally doing a fistpump of victory when, after twenty revolutions, they aligned into a hidden Mickey shape?

Of course not.

Except duh. It was Jen.

Shows & Parades [Day Three]

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There is a variety (http://www.wdwinfo.com/disneyland-california/disneyland-entertainment.htm) of entertainment in both parks: Disneyland and California Adventure.

California Adventure [Day Three]

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A theme park (http://www.wdwinfo.com/disneyland/photos/290-california-adventure.jpg) that celebrates the state of California in style.

Re: California Adventure [Day Three]

[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

Bless you, winery! After her tour through Disneyland, Jen was more than happy to retreat to the quieter California Adventure and indulge in a glass or two of wine before continuing her hidden Mickey search.

By this point in the day, she was seriously considering getting into a flamewar with people over what they thought constituted "hidden," anyway.

Downtown Disney [Day Three]

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The Downtown (http://www.wdwinfo.com/disneyland/downtown-disney.htm) area features dining, shopping and entertainment and is a popular night spot!

Re: Downtown Disney [Day Three]

[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

And yes, Jen's hidden Mickey tour continued through Downtown Disney.

That is, until she discovered the Build-a-Bear Workshop, into which she disappeared for a good two hours and emerged with . . . you don't want to know how many boxes.

Other California Attractions [Day Three]

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Please create a subthread for anything else you might want to see in the Anaheim area.

OOC [Disney]

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Woe it's almost time to say goodbye to the kids! There will be a post up in about six hours for great SP/time zone justice.

And, yes, the alums get to stay in Disney one more day.

As always, if this post gets too big, another will go up and if you need anything, ping me here or on AIM (evilenabler).

Re: OOC [Disney]

[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

Jen's hidden Mickey quest is in no way brought to you by a dork who has an annual pass and has EVER DONE THAT HERSELF, REALLY.