The Happiest Place on Earth

Yesterday, Ian and I were feeling a little sad. So what did we do? We went to the Happiest Place on Earth. And did it work? You betcha! I love the Disneyland, for so many reasons. I've had a annual pass for probably a total of 8 years and I still did three things yesterday that I've never done before. That's just one of the things that makes the Magic Kingdom so magical - there is always something new to see or do.

Part of what was so fun about yesterday is that we went for 7 hours. We very rarely go for that long. And we got to be there at night, which is just so romantic. =) We got there around 3 and went right into California Adventure, hoping to get Fast Pass tickets to the World of Color. They only had tickets left for the 10:15 show, and even though we were there for the long haul, that was still a bit too late for us.

So instead, we went on Grizzly River Run (new thing #1). It was super fun! We did get pretty wet, but it was sunny and warm yesterday, so it was no problem. And you know what else was great? Even though it was a 40 minute wait, I got to talk with Ian every minute of those 40 minutes. That is another great thing about Disneyland - it's fun and it's interactive. Disneyland is truly a great way to really spend time with your spouse.

After that, we went to the Bakery Tour (new thing #2). Like the nerds we are, we watched the whole video on how they make sourdough bread. And like the food junkies we are, we ended our tour by buying a loaf of the bread. So delicious!

Then we went on Soaring Over California (thank you, single rider lines) and ended our stay in California Adventure with a trip to Burr-bank Ice Cream Shop (new thing #3). We split an ice cream sundae and it was delicious (Ian had lost a bet and the stakes were that the winner got to pick both of the special treats at our next Disneyland trip, so I was in special treat heaven!).

I won't go on to detail out the rest of our trip, but it did include a Fast Pass to Indiana Jones, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (Ian's favorite D-land ride), a trip on Big Thunder, the Matterhorn and Ian's first full experience of Fantasmic. Side note - why do parents, who arrive at the very last minute, still expect that their child should be able to worm his or her way to the front, just because they're a kid? Maybe it's because I'm not a parent, but I got there first and I don't care that your kid can't see. If it was really important, get there sooner and wait like the rest of us. And I'm short too!

That part was a little crowded, if you can't tell, and I was a little disappointed because they replaced the AWESOME, huge inflatable Ursala with just a screen version joined by the two bad side-kick eels, and they weren't nearly as scary. But it's still a great show - nothing beats the part where the fire spreads across the river and even though you're 200 feet away from it, you can still feel its heat.

So we can home quite cheered up. Yay for Mickey and the Magic Kingdom!