Things You MUST do??

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Post by D Rae » Nov Fri 09, 2007 2:22 pm

No trip would be complete without Pirates. And Soarin.
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Post by DisneyChris » Nov Tue 13, 2007 8:54 pm

My silly must doo's...
1. Wait for the queen to apear above the snow whaite ride, while in line for Peter Pan, and act surprised so the people around me will notice and see her too.
2. Let the crowds pass me by so i can be the first to enter the Foyer on the next group so that i can position myself between the two dooras and be the first to enter the elevator so that i can hear the entire speil from start to finish.
3. Get to the park before it opens, on a day Main Street opens early, and ride the train around the park once before the park fills up.

I sm sure i have more, but those are the first ones to come to mind

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Post by emcduck » Nov Fri 30, 2007 12:21 pm

To dos as a kid:
Look for our car from the monorail
Ride Pirates
Grand Circle tour on the train
Get some chocolate from the candy store on mainstreet.
Ride submarines
Drive a car at autopia
Look for Matterhorn on the drive in.
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As an Adult:
Ride pirates
eat at the casa mexicana (I know its gone :cry: )
Small world
haunted manision
popcorn
Star tours
Mark Twain
CGrand Circle tour
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Post by alexac17 » Jan Wed 30, 2008 10:50 pm

Okay, my Disneyland MUST's:

--Pirates at LEAST 3 times
--Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, Matterhorn at least twice
--As many Fantasyland rides as possible (*best time to do these rides is at lunch time and the evening when all the little kids are tired/eating!)
--Dole whip float IN the Tiki Room (great way to cool down)
--FastPasses for Indy, so we can do it like 4-5 times
--Lunch at the Blue Bayou
--Churros...DUH.
--Get dinner and a great spot for Fantasmic right in front of the river.
--Thunder at night (SOOO pretty)

Too many others...I love it! Disneyland is my fave. :mickey:
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Post by cap396 » Jan Thu 31, 2008 7:12 am

My priorities for my next visit will be:

1. Fantasmic!
2. Space Mountain
3. Star Tours
4. Matterhorn

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Post by YZFDonor » Jan Thu 31, 2008 8:58 am

I am not sure this will count or not....

REST and RELAX!! :)

We love getting up and taking our time, letting the crowds rush ahead while we get our coffee and a pastry. We sit on a bench and eat while watching the kids [young and old] get excited... We LOVE seeing the excitment in the eyes of the first timers.

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Post by elizabethswann » Feb Fri 01, 2008 3:37 pm

My Must-Do list. I'd advise to go when it's about to rain/is raining. Usually there aren't many people there from what I've seen.

- Get a picture in front of the Main Street Station by the Mickey face in the flowers
- Hit the bathrooms first. Long car rides suck.
- Get a corn dog immediately. Those suckers are so good
- Check the Wait Time board. It's handy when wanting to hit the rides with less wait time.
- The Tiki Room (usually when I go a show is about to start)
- Pirates of the Caribbean/The Haunted Mansion
- Get fastpass for Space Mountain, Indiana Jones, Splash Mountain and Autopia. Those usually have the longest wait times.
- Grand Circle Tour on the DLRR
- Get the clam chowder gumbo
- Ride the monorail to Downtown Disney and eat dinner at one of the restaurants.
- Catch the fireworks. Find a place about a half hour before it starts.

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Post by saritajuanita » Feb Sat 02, 2008 3:47 pm

I tend to be pretty flexible about attractions and such, but there are a few must-dos (some of them are seasonal, however):

-- Grand Circle Tour
-- Dole Whip (summer)
-- Hot chocolate in souvenir mug (winter - I've got six of them now)
-- Watch for the Wicked Queen
-- Watch the fireworks (from the hub)
-- Look at all the Emporium window displays (this was more true when they used to have an awesome set of dioramas).
-- Take at least one picture of the castle
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Post by golfbudd925 » Feb Mon 04, 2008 1:53 pm

its all about getting a massive corndog! then going on the teacups to see who could lose it first hahaha

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