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  1. Florida is more of a bubble for Disney than DLR. You can really only replicate that if you stay at Disneyland Hotel or Grand Californian. Neither really was enough to make us want to spend the extra money to get less hotel room square footage. We stay at the Courtyard Front Entrance where it has 2 queens, a bunk bed, and most importantly with two teens a bathroom with one shower behind a locked door and another tub/shower + vanity. It's a lot less to stay there than one of the Disney hotels and it's under 10 minutes to get to security off Harbor Blvd. Florida can't really replicate that. Florida definitely has its charm and I would say it's a better overall vacation but it's a lot more work. You're in it for the long haul and it's not something that can be done quickly. There's a lot more prep that goes into that trip. Everything requires transportation unless you're staying at Contemporary but that only helps you with one park. We stayed at The Swan one year and that was great for walking to Epcot and Hollywood Studios or taking a boat back to our hotel. We had to take shuttles to Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom. Not the biggest deal but it adds time and stress, especially late at night when you're just trying to get back to your bed. We actually went to Florida first as that was where I went as a kid. It was a fantastic vacation because we knew what we were getting into and we spent almost a week there. We stayed at a Disney hotel with a food court and scheduled all the advanced dining options we could. Our kids were also the perfect age of 7 and 5. It made us decide to try Disneyland since we had never been before. It was just an entirely different experience that we really enjoyed. We did what you did and spent a day going to Hollywood, Griffith Observatory, and Santa Monica. We took an afternoon and went over to Huntington Beach to get in more time at the ocean. It just fit more what we wanted in a vacation and now we've gone 4 more times to just 1 extra WDW trip. And yes, the weather is so much better outside of when we went in October which was very hot. Still, we just would take a break every day and go for a swim. That's a 10 minute walk versus a 20-30 minute shuttle ride in WDW. Also, I hate Genie+ at WDW compared to DLR. We lucked out in our last trip to WDW because Covid Delta was going on so the parks were pretty empty and there was no Genie+ outside of people with ADA accommodations. Others can speak on Genie+ at WDW but it's used by more people since most are from out of town so there's less good options and things sell out faster. DLR you're not getting as much of that because locals don't see the value in it when they can come back another time. We'll find out how August is weather wise but it's nothing like the immediate feeling of sweating at 8am when you first stand in line to rope drop in Orlando. I'm sure there are times of the year that are great weather wise like the holidays or in January but those don't really work with high school schedules and it not be massive amounts of people or the busiest time of the year. Disneyland we found was just more our speed. We keep debating going back to WDW but it's just much more of a cost and time commitment. We also just prefer California to Florida. We're more likely to try out Epic Universe next because the deals you get at Universal hotels are incredible. I don't know if they're doing Universal Express with the new park but it was tremendous the one long weekend we did both parks and stayed at the Royal Pacific resort. We walked on most rides outside of ones that had virtual queues.
  2. Jeff Daniels has been cast in season 3 as Jimmy's dad. That should be pretty awesome.
  3. Glad it worked out for you. Agree on CA. We only spend a day there and we usually accomplish everything we want to do by 2pm so we head back to the hotel for a swim in the pool or just to relax. We then return to the park after 5 to ride other stuff and check it out at night. That's why I really find value in the Lightning Lane stuff. Since we're doing this trip every 3 or 4 years, it's nothing to pay extra to avoid long lines. If we were locals, we wouldn't do it. I think most rides there have Genie+ so it's easy to just go from ride to ride. We buy the LL for Radiator Racers and instead head to Incredicoaster when the park opens and ride it at least 3 times before 8:30 am. CA does have better meal options than DLR. We usually eat at Lamplight Lounge for dinner. You can sit outdoors next to where the Incredicoaster takes off. Avengers Campus is pretty dull but you can grab a beer at the restaurant there and watch the show across the way. It should be better when they add the two new rides in a few years. We usually get the park hopper so we can spend half the day at DLR and then book LL for CA rides in the late afternoon or evening like Guardians at night. It's a shame that was closed while you were there because it's pretty fun. I really like Cars Land, especially at night. Really good theming and Radiator Racers is the best ride in that park. We have our last big trip for a while in early August. We had planned a larger California trip with some days in Santa Barbara and the Channel Islands but the oldest has a paid internship this summer through the last week of July that could help her with college admissions. So we had to just do 5 days in Anaheim before their school starts up in mid-August. Flying into and out of John Wayne Airport which is a lot easier than trying to make it back to LAX. We're going to do a day at Knott's Berry Farm since these two think Six Flags in Arlington is fun (it's not). It will be funny for them to visit a Six Flags like park that actually doesn't suck. Since this is our last time at DLR for a long while, we decided to try to a day where we each spend half the day with one kid and switch over in the afternoon. When I take the kids to Six Flags, we usually let one bring a friend and the other spends time with me. The wife never goes to Six Flags. We also have a day where the kids can go off on their own with the Genie+ and LLs while the wife and I just take it slow. We did that last time in 2023 and it was great. I love the vibe at DLR so we'll just do basic things like ride the train or the Main Street vehicles. The cost per ticket really isn't that big once you get past 3 days.
  4. I blame Dak Prescott for this trend. Then I realize I've long since left the demographic these companies are targeting.
  5. I hate that stutter-step shit. Take a cue from Mo, pick a spot, and slam it.
  6. We had a fuckload of chances and missed every time.
  7. Still don't understand what Nunez is doing when he's out there.
  8. Well that really fucks things if TAA is out for a time.
  9. Stomp on Mo's foot. No foul.
  10. Why do you wait over a minute to raise the flag? Fucking cunts.
  11. Not feeling it today. Mo can't shake his defender and we look prime to give up a counter every time.
  12. Fuck. Knew that was going to go in when Andy got cooked.
  13. And the flops begin.
  14. Hoping Slot took some good lessons from the last match and will adjust to PSG's speed. I don't think I've seen a team as fast as them in a while.
  15. Click on Theme in the bottom left corner. Choose No Avatar.
  16. I love Tetas.
  17. https://x.com/ButWitRaptors/status/1637222443159805952
  18. Mumble talk Hall of Fame episode there. Had to break out the subtitles when she got to the diner.
  19. Sam, would you play our song, just one more time? Of course... DING DONG! The witch is dead! Which old witch? The wicked witch!
  20. Nice recovery after the awful first half. Next up, securing the next round of UCL.
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