Who's your favorite Disney character?
in reality it's Sully from Monsters, Inc., but since he's also Pixar, my Disney-only favorite character is Timon.

If you had to add your character to one ride, what would it be?
Sully would be great in the Jungle Cruise! haha!.. and Timon would randomly pop up in Space Mountain.. with a space helmet..

I'm sure Walt's rolling in his grave. Moving on. What are your top three favorite rides at Disneyland (not DCA)?
1. Space Mountain
2. Indiana Jones Adventure
3. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

And your least favorite ride?
It's a Small World.. song is overly repetitive.. the ride itself is a huge BORE even with the newly added Disney characters..

What ride do you think Walt is most ashamed of?
Finding Nemo's Submarine Voyage.. not that it's a horrible ride, but because Walt was proud of his original colored submarines.. and another, while it doesn't count since it's at Disney World, the "Sounds Dangerous" show. that show is an epic mess and should be avoided at all costs.

I value your opinion. So what's your favorite land?
my favorite land is New Orleans Square. just seems like a real busy city. i like the view of Rivers of America and it's where you can watch Fantasmic.

Your favorite restaurant?
Redd Rockett's Pizza Port. but i have yet to try the Soul/Comfort Food at Plaza Inn.

Yum. And your favorite thing to order there?
The Chicken Fusilli. trivia: you CAN ask for extra alfredo sauce on the side for NO charge. me bert and neil get it all the time.

What about your favorite snack throughout the resort?
Catch-A-Flave flavor-infused ice cream at DCA. those things are like crack.

Time to get random again! Which ride's soundtrack is your favorite?
Soarin' Over California. hands down. Jerry Goldsmith totally beat Michael Giacchino in the composer battle. (sorry lauren, haha)

What's your favorite Disneyland souvenir?
i dont have any souvenirs.. but i'd like to get a vinylmation one day.

Let's do something most people rarely do and show DCA some love! What are your top three rides there?
1. Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
2. Soarin' Over California
3. California Screamin'

Which new addition to DCA are you most excited about?
World of Color and Cars Land/Radiator Springs

That's enough about DCA for one survey. What extinct Disneyland attraction do you wish you could bring back from the dead?
Captain EO... but... since that's already confirmed to be coming back for Halloween, the Rocket Rods. those were actually kinda fun.

Anything that you haven't done at the parks that you've always wanted to do?
Consume an alcoholic beverage. Club 33. and ride: Mulholland's Madness, Cartoon Spin, and Monsters Inc (even though i heard it sucks)

If only. What's your favorite entertainment you've ever seen at Disneyland?
Fantasmic! despite it breaking down a lot recently.

Last but not least, (time to get deep) why do you love Disneyland?
a fun place to be where you can leave all your troubles at the gate. and with the right people it's the best in the world.

took my mom out for a day at the Disneyland Resort (DLR) for her (free) birthday! it was quite a great trip.

didn't start at DLR though, we went to my sister's to pick up her and char. then to tustin to pick up kimi. then to john wayne airport in the OC. my mom and i finally got to DLR at around 1pm.

we parked at Downtown Disney to see if we can try to leave after midnight and get away with "free" parking. trekked on over to DLR and used her birthday voucher, got her birthday pin, and upgraded her birthday ticket to a parkhopper ($25). but i must add, we had the most unenthusiastic lady at our ticket booth.

( Click Here to read the rest of the day. Caution: Long. )

we were at Disneyland for 11 hours. 3 shows took a total of about 4 hours, so that means we rode 10 rides in 6 hours. amazing! word of advice: don't be intimidated by "long" line waits, cuz it's really not that bad, and you end up just riding a couple rides cuz you keep walking around looking for a short line..

Disneyland will be raising their prices on August 2nd.

Admission Prices
Single ticket adult: $72 (from $69)
Single park child, ages 3 to 9: $62 (from $59)
(i don't have any word on how much parkhopper tickets are yet)

Annual Pass Prices
Premium AP: $429 (from $389)
Deluxe AP: $289 (from $269)
Southern California AP: $194 (from $174)
Southern California Select AP: $144 (from $134)

for a quick breakdown in the recent history of the pricehike:


glad i decided to get my AP before then. only saved me $20, but that's still $20. so if you're thinking about getting one, do it before Sunday :X talk about a rush decision.. regarding the monthly payments (at least for the Deluxe AP), it's only about 2 bucks more a month with the higher price.

[EDIT]: COSTCO STORES will still be selling the Deluxe Annual Pass at the lower rate until August 31st!! Plus, if you get the Annual Pass at Costco, you get a free $50 Disney Gift Card to use for any merchandise at the park OR to add parking to your AP. The Disney Gift card MUST be redeemed by October 31st.

Source.

blogfail. havent been posting. ah well. the week in quick pics!

so after attending michael jackson's memorial last week, i didn't notice how epic an event it was until i got home and saw all the news coverage and buzz surrounding the incredible event. but considering the epicness of last week, i still had myself quite a week this week.

last saturday, i had much troubles finding my way to vegas for all the festivities. vegasfail. but alas, it was party weekend back at home anyway! started out at neil's residence for his family and friends party. occasion? NOTHING! his family just threw a party to have a party. stocked up on lechon and massive amounts of lumpia. beer pong then ensued. neil and i remained undefeated for the entire duration of the party. we were running low on pong fluids, so kwaku and jay made a quick run. and strolled across the street with a brand new 36-pack as seen in the above picture. as neil's party started to wind down, a handful of us headed out to jasmine's housewarming all the way in riverside. more pong games ensued. as well as dramatics. but all is well as the night ended with bam and thai at denny's. highlight of the night: neil peig finally finding out his drinking limits. ha!


left to right: bert, myself, jay (neil's little but bigger and older looking brother), danny, neil
on wednesday, i met up with bert to then meet up with neil, danny, jay and jenise at disneyland. neil was taking his family and little cousin's out to their first trip to disneyland. bert, jenise, and i tagged along with the grecia's for the duration of our visit. i knew it was going to be hot. so i came in cargo shorts and any white t-shirt i had. turns out all the other guys had that same mindset. we all wore the same thing -- unplanned. since there were 12 of us in the group including neil's family, we split up in half for splash mountain and had an entire boat each. neil started splashing some water into our own boat which started an all-out fend-for-yourself splashing war on our boat. i'm surprised Disneyland didn't stop the ride and tell us to stop reaching out of the boat and grabbing water. we were completely drenched minutes after the ride had barely left the boarding area. we looked as if we jumped into a pool fully clothed. good thing i decided to put my phone and camera in jenise's purse beforehand. bert and i had to leave the festivities early since he was going out with someone later that night. but that person ended up flaking on him and we could've stayed with the fam at Disneyland. ah well.

yesterday. neil and i decided to continue our Disneyland adventures on our way to the bMod beach day. plus, it was Disneyland's 54th birthday and who would want to miss that?? we were only there for a few hours since we parked at the free downtown disney parking. but we were able to ride on Indiana Jones and Space Mountain which both had pretty long lines. Big Thunder Mtn is the only mountain i haven't been on since i got my annual pass. that needs to be on my to-do list for future visits. we attempted this time, but the ride got stuck as we were about to enter the boarding area.

when our parking time limit was almost up, we left and headed to the beach to meet up with the rest of bMod. had some awesome libations to keep us busy as well as hotdogs and good people. randomness all over the place, and a quick bonding game to end the night around the bonfire. good times with the team. headed home and slept quite early.

went on a quick disneyland trip on monday. went with neil and met up with jowena, later met with bert, and even later met up with cesar.

long story short: we met up, tower of terror, toy story mania, mickey's fun wheel, 4th of july fireworks show, pirates, run through the kiddie rides in fantasyland.

by the way, since when did the Whinny the Pooh ride turn into a gigantron E party?



afterwards, met up with cesar andrew pat eric chloe steve and kevin for his birthday gathering at The Lost Bar at the Disneyland Hotel.. just chilled there till about 1:XXam. got home a little after 2am.. and i had to wake up in a couple hours to get to The Staples Center to attend Michael Jackson's Memorial. yes. i was selected to attend :) but that's getting an entry for itself.

guest choreographer BK stopped by bMod's practice last night to teach a workshop. to my delight, he taught his segment from my ultimate favorite set ever, Common Ground's Vegas set. sick piece. had myself a dancegasm. watch their set HERE. and watch it in high quality. if your Internet connection doesn't allow for it... why are on you even on the Internet? weirdo.


alex brittany and myself. jowena got pwn3d by tinkerbell.
finally buckled down and got myself a Disneyland Annual Pass! It's a deluxe so i have blockout dates throughout some of the year.. boo :( but still awesome at the same time. most of the blockout dates are major holidays and most saturdays.. when i probably would just complain about the huge crowds that are there. went with alex brittany and jowena this past Tuesday. even though it was a lot hotter than i'd want it to be, still had a blast in the 3 hours i was there (had to leave early for bMod practice). managed to ride the Matterhorn, then to CA Adventure to ride Mickey's Fun Wheel on the swinging gondola's *finally!* last time i went (which was only about once or twice in the last 10 years), the group i was with was too scared to ride it. toy story mania was closed, sadly. convinced jowena to ride a roller coaster with a loop for the first time ever in her life with CA Screamin. she did it! got herself a well-deserved ice cream afterwards, watched the pixar parade, then jowena and i headed to practice. alex and britt stayed a bit before heading out to visit.

bMod pool party later on today???