DIS Divas, Take Two & Tyler....WooHoo!! COMPLETED!...OVER 1400 PICS!!

[DizNee Luver]

Thats a shame Mimi's was not that good

Love the pics of the old characters on the walls.....and the pics in front of the Muppet show are pretty cool, especially the one of Beaker

Usually you're rushed through or there are people on the other side (seating for the hot dog place).....so getting pics aren't always easy to get.....so I was glad we pretty much had the place to ourselves. No one around us & just a couple people on the seating side.

Some of my friends are doing the grad night thing. Except, this is NOT their official grad night.

They'll have a fun time!! I didn't figure they'd actually go on their actual graduation night. Those ceremonies usually aren't even over until 8:30-9:00pm. More fun to go on an off day so you can spend more time there!!

 

[DizNee Luver]

We headed inside the Animation Building.....love the rotunda lobby all the movie clips & sketches they show. When I took these, Ratatouille and Lilo & Stitch was the featured film.

We stepped into the side room with the Toy Story Heliotrope. Ty took these pics when it was spinning.

We mainly came in here today to go here!!!

These were some sketches on the wall as we waited to enter the auditorium.

While waiting for the doors to open.....one of the Divas showed up......Dianna!!

When the doors opened, we proceeded into the auditorium.....I believe there were 6 of us total.....so we had our choice of seats......lol

This is the drawing board they give you......complete with pencil with no eraser.....no good artist erases!!

Our Disney Animator and his drawing of the main character in Disney's newest movie opening this summer.........Brave.

We actually got to see a sneak preview of the movie!!

The character we were going to draw at this session was Oswald the Rabbit. Walt Disney's first character. We were pretty excited to get to draw this!!

Here's mine during the lesson:

Here's Ty's during the lesson:

These lessons are about 15 minutes long & it's amazing how easy they make it look. You are given step by step instructions & ANYONE can draw a pretty decent sketch if you follow along......so fun!!

My finished Oswald:

Ty's finished Oswald:

After the class, we said our goodbyes to Dianna and planned out our next move!!

 

[DizNee Luver]

We got our sketches rolled & rubber banded at Off the Page and put into a plastic bag to keep them from getting ruined if it started to rain.

We headed to Soarin' to use our Fastpass.

We decided to head back over to the pier to see if the wait had gotten shorter on Toy Story Midway Mania. As we headed that way.....we found Captain Mickey in the gazebo with a short line....so we got in it!!

We get back to TSMM to find a wait time of 30 minutes....so we jump in the line. Getting greeted by Mr Potato Head.

I got a couple pictures of California Screamin' while in line.....some different angles I thought were fun!!

Here were the scores at the end of our game......I won!!

Ty got this awesome Buzz coat, so I thought it would be fun to get a picture of him in the Toy Story toy box on the pier!!

Ty got in line for the Silly Symphony Swings and I got some pictures of the pier from that end of the water.

Ty took these while riding the swings!

My pics of Ty on the swings.

As he was riding, it started to sprinkle lightly.

 

[DisneyStitch626]

Nice drawings! That is one attraction is still would really love to try.

Ty's coat is awesome!

Some neat views of CS. Love that ride. And TSMM of course.

Eek, not a fan of rain. Hope it didn't rain too hard.

 

[DizNee Luver]

We made our way to the Little Mermaid ride & went inside....the line was short, so very little wait.

Here we go under the sea.......

Ariel swimming above our heads.

Ariel & Flouder with her treasures & Eric statue.

Ariel with her big hair......kinda weird looking.

Ursula:

So as we passed Ursula, the ride comes to a stop.....well almost anywhere on this ride would have been awesome to finally get some decent pics......but where are we when it stops.........at the eyes on the wall.....Yup that's what we got to take pics of.......lol

Kiss the girl.........

Ariel & Eric's shadows as Ariel gets her voice back.

Ursula loses!!!

The finale.

 

[DizNee Luver]

Nice drawings! That is one attraction is still would really love to try.

Ty's coat is awesome!

Some neat views of CS. Love that ride. And TSMM of course.

Eek, not a fan of rain. Hope it didn't rain too hard.

The animation academy is fun & really only takes about 15 mins......makes for a nice air conditioned break & you come away with a free souvenir!!

He got a lot of compliments on the coat & it was fun to walk by people & have them point & discuss the coat!

I live in Oregon & should be used to the rain....but I hate it!!! The last thing I want to do is go to Disneyland to get rained on.....lol I will get into this more soon!!

 

[DisneyStitch626]

Disney has lots of clothing that get people asking and talking, lol. I bought a Captain EO shirt on our 2010 trip and wore it in Vegas a few days later and got stopped several times by people asking where I got it. I still get asked sometimes. Same with my Dooney bag.

So many people say they love rain, but I just don't like it. I don't like being cold and wet. It rained on 3 of our 5 days in 2010, and I didn't like it one bit. Especially for the Halloween Party which was also my birthday. It definitely puts a damper on my spirits.

 

[DizNee Luver]

Disney has lots of clothing that get people asking and talking, lol. I bought a Captain EO shirt on our 2010 trip and wore it in Vegas a few days later and got stopped several times by people asking where I got it. I still get asked sometimes. Same with my Dooney bag.

So many people say they love rain, but I just don't like it. I don't like being cold and wet. It rained on 3 of our 5 days in 2010, and I didn't like it one bit. Especially for the Halloween Party which was also my birthday. It definitely puts a damper on my spirits.

Yup, they're good at that!! He got the last one at the World of Disney store.....not sure they were getting more or not.

I get so much rain at home, I don't want it on my vacation. I understand what they mean about walking onto rides...but sheesh....who wants to walk around in wet clothes, socks, shoes, etc. ICK!!

Bummer about your 2010 trip.......this is the first time I've been rained on at Disneyland.......so I had done pretty well up to this point!!

 

[Trentmom]

Love Tyler's pic of the spinning things...so cool

good job on both of your drawings

Loved the buzz jacket and cute photo in the box

enjoyed seeing the mermaid pics

 

[DizNee Luver]

Love Tyler's pic of the spinning things...so cool

good job on both of your drawings

Loved the buzz jacket and cute photo in the box

enjoyed seeing the mermaid pics

Thanx!! We actually got them home with out smushing them!!!

I love the toy box....I just wish they could do something about the glare on it. They should just take the plastic out of it.

I got great shots of the eyes!!

 

[DisneyStitch626]

Sounds like a bit of creepy timing, haha. Some evil yellow eyes blinking at you while you're stuck.

 

[DizNee Luver]

Sounds like a bit of creepy timing, haha. Some evil yellow eyes blinking at you while you're stuck.

I know!! Of all places.....eek!!!

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

Love it so far!! Our Disneyland thing is the senior excursion. Our graduation is earlier in the afternoon

 

[DizNee Luver]

Love it so far!! Our Disneyland thing is the senior excursion. Our graduation is earlier in the afternoon

Thank You Kaitlin!! What a FUN senior excursion......wish I had lived in the area to do that my senior year!!!!!

 

[kaoden39]

You got pictures of my favorite ride in DCA!! I have three favorites, Soarin', Ariell's, and Monters Inc.. Sigh I am hopeless.

 

[DizNee Luver]

You got pictures of my favorite ride in DCA!! I have three favorites, Soarin', Ariell's, and Monters Inc.. Sigh I am hopeless.

Glad we got a few of them for you!!

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

Thank You Kaitlin!! What a FUN senior excursion......wish I had lived in the area to do that my senior year!!!!!

Our senior excursion is about two weeks before graduation. I'm glad I live in the area.

 

[DizNee Luver]

Our senior excursion is about two weeks before graduation. I'm glad I live in the area.

I bet you are!!! So many awesome things to do down there!!

 

[kelmac284]

Sounds like more fun. We like the animation academy also. Shelby is REALLY into art and loves it. It was down the last time we were there though

I too agree about the rain. I used to live in Washington so I dealt with it too for 3 years and I got used to it but have gotten spoiled now that I have been back in CA for so many years. Now I don't like to go out in it if I don't have to and DEF don't want it on my vacay!! My ultimate weather would be spring like. Not too hot not too cold with lots of sun!

 

[DizNee Luver]

Sounds like more fun. We like the animation academy also. Shelby is REALLY into art and loves it. It was down the last time we were there though

I too agree about the rain. I used to live in Washington so I dealt with it too for 3 years and I got used to it but have gotten spoiled now that I have been back in CA for so many years. Now I don't like to go out in it if I don't have to and DEF don't want it on my vacay!! My ultimate weather would be spring like. Not too hot not too cold with lots of sun!

That's too bad it was down when you stopped in......it's really amazing how you can take a non-artistic person & get a decent sketch out of them!!! Disney is just brilliant!!

You would think being born & bred here in Oregon (either on the coast or the Willamette Valley) that rain wouldn't bug me.....but I can't stand it!! It can rain at night to keep everything green & such.......but give me sunshine during the day!!! If it only was that easy.........