Emerald City Comic Con

[captain_slinky]

I think we're getting a hotel room this year. I think it's going to be at the Sherraton Hotel, half a block from the convention center. Kind of excited!

But if I'm going to aford this, I really need to list more stuff on Ebay. I have a ton of Heroscape stuff listed right now, but that'll only cover one night! I need two nights, parking AND spending money!

But wow wouldn't it be nice to just walk half a block and then TA DAAAAA there's all my stuff, instead of lugging it all to the car and then driving home while fighting off the Con Sleepiness, then getting hom and knowing that I fully intend to get up in like 3 hours to drive back to the convention for the second day?

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[dagna76.livejournal.com]

We got annual passes as our Merry Birthaversary, yay-I-beat-cancer gifts. So we've planned monthly trips with the exception of July & August. Those people are nuts. The biggest trip will be October. Our anniversary is Halloween and its been a thing for us since WAY before "Halloween Time."

This was the first visit that we spent more time in DCA than we did in DL. Cars Land is way cool! I loved the details and the music (Johnny Cash & Bob Dylan in DL? Wha wha?!). The racers were awesome, and we got to ride freely because I had a guest assistance pass. My only complaint was that there werent more healthier foods at Fillmores Taste-In. But who really seeks out health food at Disneyland? On to the brownie/strawberry kabobs!

We went just after the holidays, so a few things weren't going, the T Party being one of them. Im really conflicted on these parties in DCA. We went to the Tron one, and I just didnt feel like it was *Disney* enough. Techno beats, mock-alcohol, dancers in cages? No matter how fun you make the names, I feel like its just club training for kids, and I dont like it. Plus, Im a bit of a Disney purist, and the new Hatter is not my cup of tea. But if we get the chance, we'll still check out the T Party and give it a shot, just to say we did.

Overall, Im really impressed with all of the changes to DCA. Cant wait to go back!! 21 days!!!

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

Awww MAN! You were SO LUCKY that you got to have cancer! No fair :P

In all seriousness, that is beautiful and awesome and *exactly* what my wife and i would do if/when either of us won such a battle :)

I liked ElecTRONica because it felt *right* to finally have some sci-fi presence in the parks that wasn't Star Wars or Buzz Lightyear. And it really did capture the atmosphere and style and spirit of TRON just perfectly. It wasn't a perfect show, but it *did* teach them everything they needed to know in order to make a perfect little show. I was EXTREMELY dissapointed in all the preview art, concepts and storyline when they revealed them on-line. I, too, am not a fan of "New Alice", and was not impressed AT ALL by any videos I saw on-line o the performances. But then we went there, and... and...

And it's really more of an *event* than any video or review can capture. It's a *show*. An interactive concert experience dance show acrobatic puppet show arcade extravaganza! Be there from the very beginning or the entire experience, it's just incredible - and that comes from a person with an actual documented PHOBIA towards bars, clubs and alcohol in general!

[dagna76.livejournal.com]

I know, right?! Year round trips and a front of the line pass...cancer set me up proper! The docs told me to seek out humor & joy. I cant think of a happier place. And removing the sick thyroid reset my metabolism so I dont gain 15lbs per visit. Im loving life right now!

Youve actually made me excited for the T Party experience. Did you mean 2014, or are you planning a trip later in the year?

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

Crystal had suggested that we "skip a year" of Disneyland since we went *twice* in 2012 (Valentines and Halloween), and in mock-solidarity I said "Agreed - no more Disneyland till 2013!" and it kind of stuck. Our *intent* is to just skip our usual End-Of-January trip (hooray for the Off-Season) and come back on Halloween at the absolute earliest. This is much, much harder than it sounds...

Yesterday I quoted Crystal on Facebook because she just spontaneously angrily blurted out "Dammit I am SICK and TIRED of not being at Disneyland!" :)

So you'll post lots and lots of pictures, right? So we can live vicariously through you?

OOH! And if you have a Tumblr, I highly suggest that you follow this girl called "HalleyTheHatter". She's a SoCal local who visits the parks on a nearly daily basis and knows how to do it *right*... I've picked up on several things I want to do next time that I never would have thought of just by seeing her posts :)

[dagna76.livejournal.com]

I dont think my camera does much justice, but I will post pics. I just registered with tumblr just to follow Haylie, thanks!