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| From Vacation 09 – Check in at DLH |
After arriving at the Disneyland Hotel (henceforth known as the DLH), we were of course very tired. The kids were in a bit of shock, I think… and the coolest thing that could have happened, was while standing in the lobby waiting for me to check in, Goofy came wandering by. So immediately upon arrival, they got to meet one of the Disney characters. Sam attacked him with big hugs and they got pictures – click the link under the above photo to go to the album to see the photos.
From there we headed up to our 9th floor room. We brought in all our stuff, changed our clothes and got cleaned up (too many hours in the car!), and then headed down to explore Downtown Disney. Downtown Disney is just a giant outdoor mall, with the centerpiece being the most enormous Disney Store. We had dinner at the ESPN Zone, then walked around looking at the various shops. We closed out the night with a swim at the hotel swimming pool (Neverland Pool, complete with Captain Hook’s pirate ship). Then it was off to bed to get ready for the next 3 days of theme park fun and over-stimulation.
Next chapter – first day at Disneyland.
