Disneyland In May
Disneyland in May. Still bad, but not quite as bad as April. Unlike April we did ride rides this time, but they weren't the thrill types because either the rides would be broken down when we'd go to ride them, closed, or the lines would be long. It's was still pretty fun. I got grumpy near the end, but I'll get into that later.
I wanted to check out POTC first. Nope, still a long line. So, then we went to get fastpasses for Star Tours (our time was for 12:35 and it was about 11 am so we had time to kill) and wandered around and went to Fantasyland. We rode the Teacups. The line went pretty quick. Then we killed more time in the Star Wars Launch Bay. Found out there's no longer Marvel stuff upstairs, so I wonder if they're leaving that strictly for DCA. Then we got lunch at the Pizza Port. It was disappointing. My pizza wasn't hot and it used to taste better. I got breadsticks too, but they were nothing special. Then it was time to ride Star Tours, so we did that and then we headed across the way to DCA.
We headed over to the Monster's Inc. ride first when a Cast Member approached us. He asked if it was just the two of us and my mom said yes and he hands us this orange ticket called a Buddy Pass. It enabled us to go through the exit of the ride and walk right on to the ride. It was the most awesome thing ever. Good thing too because the line was pretty long and we wouldn't have waited in that otherwise. Can we get a Buddy Pass for every ride? Then we walked towards the new Guardians of the Galaxy tower which replaced the Tower of Terror. Some people hate this. I think the new tower looks pretty cool. Still not going to ride the new ride because it's still a drop ride. Too scary for me. The ride's not open yet, but I wanted to see if they had the store open because I was wanting to find either a Baby Groot shirt or plush. I always seem to be wanting to find imaginary things that don't exist at Disneyland or at least not yet. No store yet, but I'm sure if or when it opens they will have GOTG stuff there. There were still a few other stores we looked at for GOTG merch, but I'll get to that later.
Failing that, we went through A Bug's Land and went on Heimlich's Choo Choo Train. It's a pretty ridiculous ride, but decent for kids and still kind of funny. Hadn't gone on it in a while and it was something to do. "Something to do" was basically our motto for the day. Even the line for that ride was longer than usual. We continued walking through Cars Land to ride RSR. Nope broken down. :/ So we kept walking along. Little Mermaid, which also usually doesn't have a long line was still too long for us because we're spoiled. :P Then we got in line for the Golden Zephyr, and here's where things turned south for my mood. We were at the top ready to board, when the Cast Member announced the wind alarm sounded, which means it's not safe enough to ride so they told us we had to turn around and go back down as the ride was now closed.
Signs I'm never fully in control of my emotions is how much this incident affected me. I was so upset we got turned away, I was on the verge of tears (Obviously starting to hit meltdown mode. I would call it a "functional meltdown" though as I didn't get to the point where I needed to go home.), and I nearly let loose as we continued walking past the ride. My mom tried to turn around and go back the way we came but I dragged her back because I needed a replacement ride. So we kept walking down the boardwalk and I retreated into echolalia. I suggested we go on the Carousel so we did that and we haven't gone on that in a while either. Then I wanted to watch the rollercoaster take off. I held onto the railing overlooking the coaster track and rocked slightly, still upset. The railing makes for a good place to do that. :P I don't even try to hide stims anymore really. I've stopped caring. Wasn't too noticeable anyway I'm sure. Then it was time for a sundae and I got even more mad when my mom wouldn't share one with me. The sundaes are big to me, and I'm trying to avoid so much sugar. :S *sigh* But I surrendered and agreed to get my own. I continued to feel grumpy until we went back over to Disneyland to look in the shops.
In the second shop it hit me where they might have GOTG stuff at. Back in DCA. We went back again and to that shop, but eh they still didn't have much. Looks like I will have to wait and see what the Tower shop will offer. The ride doesn't open until the 27th. My mom said we could come back -- we don't necessarily have to ride anything. I don't know when that will be.
I wanted to check out POTC first. Nope, still a long line. So, then we went to get fastpasses for Star Tours (our time was for 12:35 and it was about 11 am so we had time to kill) and wandered around and went to Fantasyland. We rode the Teacups. The line went pretty quick. Then we killed more time in the Star Wars Launch Bay. Found out there's no longer Marvel stuff upstairs, so I wonder if they're leaving that strictly for DCA. Then we got lunch at the Pizza Port. It was disappointing. My pizza wasn't hot and it used to taste better. I got breadsticks too, but they were nothing special. Then it was time to ride Star Tours, so we did that and then we headed across the way to DCA.
We headed over to the Monster's Inc. ride first when a Cast Member approached us. He asked if it was just the two of us and my mom said yes and he hands us this orange ticket called a Buddy Pass. It enabled us to go through the exit of the ride and walk right on to the ride. It was the most awesome thing ever. Good thing too because the line was pretty long and we wouldn't have waited in that otherwise. Can we get a Buddy Pass for every ride? Then we walked towards the new Guardians of the Galaxy tower which replaced the Tower of Terror. Some people hate this. I think the new tower looks pretty cool. Still not going to ride the new ride because it's still a drop ride. Too scary for me. The ride's not open yet, but I wanted to see if they had the store open because I was wanting to find either a Baby Groot shirt or plush. I always seem to be wanting to find imaginary things that don't exist at Disneyland or at least not yet. No store yet, but I'm sure if or when it opens they will have GOTG stuff there. There were still a few other stores we looked at for GOTG merch, but I'll get to that later.
Failing that, we went through A Bug's Land and went on Heimlich's Choo Choo Train. It's a pretty ridiculous ride, but decent for kids and still kind of funny. Hadn't gone on it in a while and it was something to do. "Something to do" was basically our motto for the day. Even the line for that ride was longer than usual. We continued walking through Cars Land to ride RSR. Nope broken down. :/ So we kept walking along. Little Mermaid, which also usually doesn't have a long line was still too long for us because we're spoiled. :P Then we got in line for the Golden Zephyr, and here's where things turned south for my mood. We were at the top ready to board, when the Cast Member announced the wind alarm sounded, which means it's not safe enough to ride so they told us we had to turn around and go back down as the ride was now closed.
Signs I'm never fully in control of my emotions is how much this incident affected me. I was so upset we got turned away, I was on the verge of tears (Obviously starting to hit meltdown mode. I would call it a "functional meltdown" though as I didn't get to the point where I needed to go home.), and I nearly let loose as we continued walking past the ride. My mom tried to turn around and go back the way we came but I dragged her back because I needed a replacement ride. So we kept walking down the boardwalk and I retreated into echolalia. I suggested we go on the Carousel so we did that and we haven't gone on that in a while either. Then I wanted to watch the rollercoaster take off. I held onto the railing overlooking the coaster track and rocked slightly, still upset. The railing makes for a good place to do that. :P I don't even try to hide stims anymore really. I've stopped caring. Wasn't too noticeable anyway I'm sure. Then it was time for a sundae and I got even more mad when my mom wouldn't share one with me. The sundaes are big to me, and I'm trying to avoid so much sugar. :S *sigh* But I surrendered and agreed to get my own. I continued to feel grumpy until we went back over to Disneyland to look in the shops.
In the second shop it hit me where they might have GOTG stuff at. Back in DCA. We went back again and to that shop, but eh they still didn't have much. Looks like I will have to wait and see what the Tower shop will offer. The ride doesn't open until the 27th. My mom said we could come back -- we don't necessarily have to ride anything. I don't know when that will be.