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Trip Planning > Disneyland > Trip Reports > Tony - May 05, 2005
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Tony - May 05, 2005 - First Day of 50th Celebration Cast: TonyDate: 05/05/05 (First day of the 50th Celebration) Hello folks- 05/05/05 at DL was amazing. I do not have the time to give a full report but I do want to offer up some do not miss for those of you that are going to celebrate the 50th. I also want to say that I'm a WDW person so what I'm commenting on is what is not in WDW. Park hopping between MK and DCA is super easy. The distance between the two parks is the length of Main Street. Get a park hopper just so you can do Sorin', Tower of Terror, Aladdin -musical, can not be missed, river rapids makes kali looks silly, bug's land, screamin' (greatest roller coaster I have been on at a Disney park), and the block party parade (how often do you get to see bo Peep from Toy Story?) Get you Gold Ears at the Mad Hatter! They are a blast and everyone had them on until DL ran out. And bring those pennies to press. There are 50 special "magical moment presses all round DL. And the hidden golden 50th Mickeys are a whole lot of fun. The two restaurants that you should hit: Blue Bayou go for lunch, have the Monte Crisco and a mint julep. Goofy's Kitchen at DL Hotel great food and nice mix of princesses and fab five. Fantasyland is beautiful. Mr. Toad's ride-wonderful (just remember that it can be very scary for kids) Alice in Wonderland Ride- loved it rode it three times. Pinocchio's daring Journey - This ride rocks! Why is there no version of this in WDW? And the Storybook boat rides are wonderful- note that Casey Jr Train is in the same area, but you will not get the guided tour of the miniature castles on the train. Do both if you can or just do the boat. And the Mattahorn is too much fun! And I was very happy with the Snow White Musical. Costumes and special effects are great. Toontown is so cool. Much more fun than WDW. And all adults should take a spin on Roger Rabbits Cartoon Spin. - In general I skip toontown at WDW, but don't skip this ride. It is not just for kids. New Orleans Square is exciting. Fun little shops. I enjoyed eating at the French Market- counter service on real plates. Pirates is longer and better. Ride it after eating at Blue Bayou. And I loved a different looking HM. Adventureland wow. The conversion of Swiss to Tarzan was okay for me. Looked like kids loved it and everyone seemed to understand the story. Indian Jones Ride is amazing. And the upgrades on the Jungle Cruise were very nice. Tommorowland will be fantastic when SpaceMT is open. That said Buzz is much better here, because the guns are not mounted. Autopia is a million times better than the Tommorowland Speedway. I dislike TS and will not willingly ride it again, but I was more than happy to go on Auto twice. It is landscaped. The cars are cute, comfortable and don't emit fumes. The jokes are silly and funny. And they gave out Driver Licenses. Frontierland has a great bill and the hillbillies show as well as some great merchandise. Derek and I made it a point to buy things that were unique to Disney Parks. Such as personalized Sheriff Mickey and Cowboy Donald key chains and leather bracelets with Disney character rivets. We also got our silhouettes done for the first time. They did them in gold and came in a black and gold frame. Speaking of merchandise bring lots of cash. There is so much amazing stuff. I ended up with the entire gold ride pins and Derek got all of the retro pins. We purchased the amazing, but not cheap, 6 CD box set and love it. And as a side note on clothing: Women and Kids get all of the cool stuff! Men are stuck with Grumpy (Couldn't Happy make it onto a t-shirt or tie) and dark colors blah blah blah. And anyone who is thinking of going…just go! 
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