StayAwake
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jan 3, 2014
I stumbled upon the Theater Orleans and almost every seat was already filled, so I figured out the show was about to start, and I grabbed one just a few minutes before "Minnie Oh Minnie" was about to start.
This was a fun show with lots of energetic music, dancers & characters. If there was a plot, I didn't understand it, but that was OK.
Here are just a couple of photos:
Then it was on to a classic:
I enjoyed my romp, sacking and plundering along with the fun loving pirates, and returned to the sunshine to find the Disneyland band playing just outside the entrance. I enjoyed their last song, and then I headed back to Westernland to use my Big Thunder FP, and had to stop for another snack break:
This was really good. It completely erased the horrible Soy Sauce & Butter popcorn from earlier.
The sun was starting to set as I climbed to the entrance of Big Thunder, and I had to grab a photo:
I got up to the front of the line and... drumroll... front row! I've never had a day where I've had front row on all three mountains, so that was an awesome Disney moment. I also got to breathe a sigh of relief as the cars for this ride were the same as the American versions, so I had no problems with the lap bar.
After Riding Big Thunder I realized that I hadn't tried the lottery for the shows yet. I headed across the hub and got a picture of the castle.
Scrumplings dumplings
I thought these were only for the summer, so I was super excited to find them being sold in a stand near the hub. I really loved the mango & purple sweet potato flavors and the banana one was OK too.
Sadly, I was not a winner for either of the Disneyland shows. I wanted some dinner, but with the sun setting I was also starting to get cold. As I wandered around, all of the table-service options had really long lines, so I decided I'd head to Ikspiari and have some real Japanese Ramen at Ippudo Ramen. I was able to point to what I wanted on the menu, but then the server had a question for me that I just couldn't answer. It had to do with a scale of something, but I couldn't figure out what the something was. Finally she was able to dig up an English menu that had seen better days and then the mystery became clear. The question was: How firm did I want my noodles?
Here is my steaming bowl of deliciousness, accompanied by a Kirin Lemon, which I was quickly growing addicted to.
Yes, I could have stayed at Disneyland and eaten at China Voyager, but this had the benefit of indoor seating, as well as letting me get out and explore the Downtown Disney equivalent for a little bit. After eating, I headed back to the hotel and enjoyed the holiday fireworks from the comfort of my warm hotel room. Then it was off to bed. I was going to try the running of the Toy Story Mania FP in the morning, so I needed a good night's sleep.
This was a fun show with lots of energetic music, dancers & characters. If there was a plot, I didn't understand it, but that was OK.
Here are just a couple of photos:
Then it was on to a classic:
I enjoyed my romp, sacking and plundering along with the fun loving pirates, and returned to the sunshine to find the Disneyland band playing just outside the entrance. I enjoyed their last song, and then I headed back to Westernland to use my Big Thunder FP, and had to stop for another snack break:
This was really good. It completely erased the horrible Soy Sauce & Butter popcorn from earlier.
The sun was starting to set as I climbed to the entrance of Big Thunder, and I had to grab a photo:
I got up to the front of the line and... drumroll... front row! I've never had a day where I've had front row on all three mountains, so that was an awesome Disney moment. I also got to breathe a sigh of relief as the cars for this ride were the same as the American versions, so I had no problems with the lap bar.
After Riding Big Thunder I realized that I hadn't tried the lottery for the shows yet. I headed across the hub and got a picture of the castle.
Scrumplings dumplings
I thought these were only for the summer, so I was super excited to find them being sold in a stand near the hub. I really loved the mango & purple sweet potato flavors and the banana one was OK too.
Sadly, I was not a winner for either of the Disneyland shows. I wanted some dinner, but with the sun setting I was also starting to get cold. As I wandered around, all of the table-service options had really long lines, so I decided I'd head to Ikspiari and have some real Japanese Ramen at Ippudo Ramen. I was able to point to what I wanted on the menu, but then the server had a question for me that I just couldn't answer. It had to do with a scale of something, but I couldn't figure out what the something was. Finally she was able to dig up an English menu that had seen better days and then the mystery became clear. The question was: How firm did I want my noodles?
Here is my steaming bowl of deliciousness, accompanied by a Kirin Lemon, which I was quickly growing addicted to.
Yes, I could have stayed at Disneyland and eaten at China Voyager, but this had the benefit of indoor seating, as well as letting me get out and explore the Downtown Disney equivalent for a little bit. After eating, I headed back to the hotel and enjoyed the holiday fireworks from the comfort of my warm hotel room. Then it was off to bed. I was going to try the running of the Toy Story Mania FP in the morning, so I needed a good night's sleep.