Not coming back. Spent may too much time getting to parks than in the parks. We're Disneyland folks. WDW kind of looks like the kind of park Walt was trying to avoid.Well than you need to come visit more often!
When we returned to WDW post 2020-21, from our last visit in 2017, we had some catching-up to do - but with successive trips in 2022 and twice already in 2023 - our touring style has definitely changed
We only rideshare anymore - so can't say that I worry about transportation much to the parks. It almost feels like we are cheating as compared to the alternatives!
We don't, but I always do it in hotels for white noise.
We stay at the Grand Californian. Love than you can go from one park to the next in less than 5 minutes. We put our wet ride clothes, hit Splash Mountain in DL, walk over to Grizzly Flats in CA, go to our room, get into dry clothes, all in an hour of less.
We are staying at the Grand Californian on this trip - hoping it rises to the hype - looking forward to the parks but more so on the dining experiences ...
We are parks people. While we did eat at Le Cellier at EPCOT and have eat many times at the Blue Bayou at Disneyland, our dining tends to be burgers and such to optimize ride time. We used to love the ESPN Zone but of course it is long gone.
I hope you were able to get a Napa rose reservation. The food is so good there. If you can’t get a reservation you can usually still eat at the bar.
. It’s one of my favorites, I saved the bacon fat from breakfast to sauté the Shrimp in and it gives it an extra layer of flavor.
On our first night of arrival - Napa Rose, Lamp Light Lounge for Brunch, Blue Bayou on the second night, and Carthay Circle on night three.
I have an app on my iPhone and iPad for white noise, sometimes using one and sometimes using both, depending on how noisy the hotel is. I can actually use up to four devices, since I have an older iPhone and iPad as well. I could not sleep in a hotel without some sort of white noise.
That’s the perfect lineup!! I always email the allergy team a few days ahead of our trip and they prepare GF monte cristos for us at Blue Bayou. it’s such a treat
I stayed at the Grand Californian before Covid and I loved the aesthetic of the resort. I did think the rooms were a little bit worn back then (as in, they could've maybe used a refurb) but being able to walk into DCA in 5 minutes or less was amazing.
Making it my mission statement to have every DIS member (who drinks alcohol) to try at least one IPA that they end up liking.but I just noticed your "IPA enthusiast" update!! Brilliant
That's a shame. But you're in CA so not surprising.
Back in 2019 we did 3 days park hopper each trip (ended up being 2 trips) and that was enough for us. But back then there was MaxPass which is the precursor to Genie+. We just hated how you felt if you didn't purchase MaxPass you had a harder time getting on attractions so we ended up purchasing it 5 out of the 6 days total in 2019...which is unfortunately how Genie+ and ILL is with feeling like you need to purchase it however Genie+ and ILL seems to work out better with DLR due to slight differing rules.
and you can compare which ride versions you like the best. The beignets were very good, we may have gotten them more than once 
A bummer about the refurbs though 
Of course we can only guess what Walt would think, but given that his family has pretty much severed ties with the resorts and located the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco as a protest, we have an idea how they feel of the state of Disney.
I didn't mentioned anything about Walt. I am assuming you mention to quote a PP
