Disneyland 2013
Sorry for the silence, haha. Nothing new really going on in my life right now, basically just working and sleeping, with a little bit of eating involved. The only exciting thing that happened to me was that I got to go to Disneyland yesterday, and spent the entire day there! It was even more awesome than last year, mostly because I wasn't so confused about the layout and I had better, more supportive shoes. :)
I went with three friends, and I have to reiterate that Disneyland with friends (or even alone) is a totally different experience than Disneyland with family. It's way better, because you can go wherever you want to go and do whatever you want to do, not just what your parents or your kids want to do.
We got there very early, when the park opened, which meant that we could start the day off with an adrenaline jolt at the Tower of Terror with only a 13 minute wait - it was awesome! We hit pretty much every ride we wanted to go on. The Haunted Mansion was already decorated for the holidays, so that was cute - plus, Jack Skellington was there with Sally, taking pics with people. Sadly, we were in line for the Mansion when we spotted them, and when we came back out, Sally was gone. But we were still able to get a pic with Jack, which was still awesome. (I felt really bad for all the people in the costumes, tbh, because it was a pretty hot day - especially Jack in all black, and the guys in the fur costumes.)
We almost didn't get a chance to ride Indiana Jones again (last year it was closed when we went); we were almost at the front of the line when the ride closed for an indeterminate amount of time. As we were leaving the line, though, the cast members gave everyone a free no-waiting pass for the ride for when it re-opened. Lol, we actually got more fast passes for Indiana Jones, though, and used the no-waiting pass for Space Mountain instead. Went on Splash Mountain, did the Toy Story Mania one (always fun, and with only a 40 minute wait instead of a 65 min wait like last year), the Cars Land ride (fast passes are awesome, let me just say), and the Goofy ride that's a small roller coaster that makes you feel like you're going to die, haha.
Got amazing coffee at Ghiradelli's, ate great pasta and had an afternoon cocktail at the Winery, and saw two shows. One was a short, tiny show in Bug's Land that I'd never seen before, and it was really cute and totally worth seeing - I really recommend it to everyone. It doesn't take that long to see and it's super cute. Also saw the Aladdin show again, and the Genie was hilarious. I'll never get tired of seeing that one, to be honest.
Lol, every time I come back from Disneyland, I always have this burning desire to get an Annual Pass, because, holy crap, I love it so, so much!
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I went with three friends, and I have to reiterate that Disneyland with friends (or even alone) is a totally different experience than Disneyland with family. It's way better, because you can go wherever you want to go and do whatever you want to do, not just what your parents or your kids want to do.
We got there very early, when the park opened, which meant that we could start the day off with an adrenaline jolt at the Tower of Terror with only a 13 minute wait - it was awesome! We hit pretty much every ride we wanted to go on. The Haunted Mansion was already decorated for the holidays, so that was cute - plus, Jack Skellington was there with Sally, taking pics with people. Sadly, we were in line for the Mansion when we spotted them, and when we came back out, Sally was gone. But we were still able to get a pic with Jack, which was still awesome. (I felt really bad for all the people in the costumes, tbh, because it was a pretty hot day - especially Jack in all black, and the guys in the fur costumes.)
We almost didn't get a chance to ride Indiana Jones again (last year it was closed when we went); we were almost at the front of the line when the ride closed for an indeterminate amount of time. As we were leaving the line, though, the cast members gave everyone a free no-waiting pass for the ride for when it re-opened. Lol, we actually got more fast passes for Indiana Jones, though, and used the no-waiting pass for Space Mountain instead. Went on Splash Mountain, did the Toy Story Mania one (always fun, and with only a 40 minute wait instead of a 65 min wait like last year), the Cars Land ride (fast passes are awesome, let me just say), and the Goofy ride that's a small roller coaster that makes you feel like you're going to die, haha.
Got amazing coffee at Ghiradelli's, ate great pasta and had an afternoon cocktail at the Winery, and saw two shows. One was a short, tiny show in Bug's Land that I'd never seen before, and it was really cute and totally worth seeing - I really recommend it to everyone. It doesn't take that long to see and it's super cute. Also saw the Aladdin show again, and the Genie was hilarious. I'll never get tired of seeing that one, to be honest.
Lol, every time I come back from Disneyland, I always have this burning desire to get an Annual Pass, because, holy crap, I love it so, so much!
xpost: http://jadehunter.dreamwidth.org/188267.html