Disneyland Roadtrip
Potential Spring trip in March / April 2018 to pickup a car for Mom.Updated 4 years ago
Adam 2020 Itentiary
- Seattle Friends
- Vancouver Washington
- Barb (Sacramento / Auburn)
- Mesa
Drive Into LA:
- Bronson Cave (East of Glendale) (1960s Batman Cave)
- Stay somewhere on the subway route
- Six Flags Magic Mountain Santa Clarita
- Six Flags Discovery Kingdom San Fransico $30
- Californias Great America $40 (San Jose)
LA Downtown:
- 1 day Universal Studios ($89 after jan 6th. Groupon). Ask Barb about cheap Tickets
- TMZ Intersection: West Beverly Boulevard and North La Cienega Boulevard
- 6th St bridge (East of Downtown)
- Grand Central Market (317 S Broadway)
- Hollywood Museum ($15) Near Grauman's Chinese Theatre
- spire73.com Open Air Bar. $10 (Thur-Sun)
- City Hall Observation. Free (200 N Spring St)
- Angels Flight (right outside market $1)
- Grauman's Chinese Theatre
- Santee Alley (210 E Olympic Blvd)
LA North:
- Take LA Subway??
- Griffith Observatory
- Star Tour!
- LAPD Museum to see North Hollywood Shooting Exhibit. (6045 York Blvd)
- La-Brea Tar Pit $18
- Hollywood walk of fame
- Comedy Store. Pauly Shore (8433 West Sunset Blvd).
LA East:
- Take LA Subway to Santa Monica Pier, and walk south along Venice.
- Santa Monica Pier (Free. $30/rides)
- Venice Beach (arnold Gym)
- $50 Sony Studios Tour (Halfway to Santa Monica)LLink
- Rent Electric Scooter (Lime or Bird App)
Anahiem (South East)
- 1 day Knotts Berry Farm. ($47 Online; $46 with Code "101LA"; Coupon at Burger King)
- Viper Room
- Rodeo Drive (Pretty Woman)
Drive Out of LA:
- Saltan Sea + Salvation Mountain
- Lancaster California. Singing Road
Questions:
- Fun Food Places?
- Each Park Paddle Boating?
Other:
- Joan arrives in Mesa Jan 6th, 2020
- 1 day Six Flags.
- Six Flags Magic Mountain.??
- Disney After Dark
- Drive 6 hours to Sacramento.
- Stay (Free) at Adams cousin (Barb).
- Drive 9 hours to Portland.
- Stay 1 night in Portland.
- Drive 6 hours to Victoria.
- $25 Boeing Factory (Renton Washington)
- $300 Eat a 54" Pizza! Many Locations
- Ferry Home
- Whisky a Go Go 8901 Sunset Blvd
- Fly to Mesa, Ariziona to Pickup Mom's Prius.
- Drive 5.5 hours to Anaheim.
- 2 days Disneyland
- 1 day Disneyland California Adventure Park.
- 1 day Lego Land.
Accomodation:
Drive By:
Notes:
- The "Friends" Fountain is in Warner Bros. Ranch Near Universal Studios
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Bay Model just north of Golden Gate Bridge.
- California residents get cheaper Disneyland + Universal Studio tickets. Buy them in advance, online.
- Visit on the LEAST busy Days+Times
- 25%-Off Deals at Flight Centre
- Never eat in the park. Way too Expensive.
- Parking. Isn't cheap. Some hotels let you park free. Than take free shuttle to Disney.
- Make your own Disneyland shirt for $5 beforehand.
- Busy crowd times (from Joan)
- Disneylands Outlet Mall is 4.3 Miles North (243 E Orangefair Mall).
- Maps: Disneyland California Adventure
- Adam Wants to Visit the 6th St. Viaduct- Finished in 2020
- Buy the touristy items online beforehand.
- Mickey-Gloves are $35 in park, $25 outside, and $10 online.
- Nearby Businesses outside Disneyland:
- AshleyB stayed at Castle Inn
- Subway Restaurant 1/2 block. $5.
- 7-11 a couple blocks away (Booze + Snacks).
- McDonalds across the street. $1.
- Dennys. $10.
2020:
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Now for the house:
I have cranked the heaters in each (of 3) bathrooms to dry them out.
Turn DOWN all heaters in bathrooms!!!
The bathroom upstairs thermostat is on the actual-heater.
Turn all heaters to ~ 15 degrees. (there are 9, one in each room, bathroom, upstairs Kitchen, etc).
Any misc, easy cleaning. But this is just for the inspection, does NOT need to look pretty at all.
Wipe Downstairs Livingroom single-pane window (sometimes gets condensation) and any others.
Just anything else I forgot to hide :P
To do:
-Adam hazpro
-Done: Schedule Evelyn or someone to come before inspection to double check house.
-Done: read house inspection report and fix any easy things I can
-Done: tell realtor I am gone
-put on eclipses car cover
-Caulk window one final time.
-Turn on heaters.
-clean house for any showings while we are gone
-fay well look after Bosco starting January 3rd
-pack
-Travel insurance. Walmart
-pick up Karen
-drop off bosco
-swap cars
-go to ferry
-book flight home Friday January 10th
-find cheap clean hotels
-Phone Plans
Tickets:
The Best Deals I can Find:
- Disneyland 5-Day Park Hopper $305USD.
- Disneyland 5-Day Regular $315USD.
- Disneyland 3-Day Park Hopper $314USD.
- Disneyland 3-Day Park Hopper $400 @ Costco.
- Universal 2 Day $119USD
- Link
Rides:
- Consider a Hopper Ticket
- Hopper Passes(+$40) or FastPasses allow you to skip ONE line every 2 hours. Use it on the best rides.
- Go to the Busiest Rides in the Morning!
- When Rides are very busy, they take 5 people from the regular line & ~7 from the fast pass line.
- Download the Ap That shows RIDE TIMES!!! Android Apple
- Rides with the Longest Lines: Cars, ??????
- For the "Cars" Ride. Punch your card at the ride, then come back at the time given to jump the line.
Alternate Interior Trip:
- Yellow stone National Park (Gysers)
- Salt Lake City Temple
- Zion National Park (Crazy 1930s tunnel)
Questions:
- Can I buy a 5-day pass, then sell it to someone after only 3 days?.
- Is there ANY way I can bring Bosco? Would get him Guide Dog Certified.
Questions for Disneyland Experts: Phil+Dana, Karin+Randy + AshleyB
- DEALS on Tickets.
- DEALS on Accomodations.
- Secrets!
- Which parks can you drink in?
- Other Suggestions