Last Wednesday Jake and I took off work to go to Disneyland. We’ve almost lived in Los Angeles for a year and hadn’t managed to go until now. My Parents were in town visiting so we thought it would be a good excuse to finally go. Everything in the park was magical! It brought us back to wonderful memories of our childhood. I don’t know about you, but Disney basically defined my childhood.
We each got these fun pins for our first visit.
The first ride we went on was Pirates of the Caribbean. It was so much fun. Some of the pirate figures on the ride are originals from 1967.
Next was the Haunted Mansion. To be honest I was a little worried about this one, but Jake assured me Disney would never make a ride for kids that was scary. He was right. It was a lot of fun.
We couldn’t help but visit Winnie the Pooh and all his friends from the Hundred Acre Woods. This ride was so cute.
And of course we couldn’t pass up meeting Winnie the Pooh. He was just as I imaged, cute and cuddly.
The carousel was classic.
Can I take one of these home?
Wouldn’t it be fun to stay in the highest room in the tallest tower?
I’ll take them all.
Disney does everything perfectly. Aren’t these posters wonderful? The only purpose for that wall is to hide construction; but instead of just leaving an ugly wall blank, they had someone design amazing posters for our viewing pleasure. For a second I dreamed of designing for Disney.
We finished the day with a water light show. It was nothing short of a grand fanale. It was actually probably one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. They shot lights and water up to classic Disney music. It was magical. Disney music tends to do that. If you are planning on going to Disneyland and want to see the show, make sure you go straight to California Adventure when you get there. You’ll need to get a (free) fastpass ticket to get in to the show. They go fast!
…and they lived happily ever after…
Oh and we also upgraded our tickets to passports so now we can go anytime we want. I can’t wait!
