It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...
Today I answered the call of Muppets lost in time! (Translation, I went to Disneyland.)
First of all, the Muppets texting game they had for AP-holders was pretty fun. Although I got stumped on one answer, asked someone who I noticed was doing it as well (easy to spot us - people running around squinting at paper with their cell phones out), but he gave me the wrong answer. BAH! I nearly left the park empty-handed, but for some reason got a lightning bolt of the answer while standing in line for Small World. The prize wasn't huge, but still pretty snifty - a map of what DCA will look like in 2012 since they're redesigning a lot of it. Heh heh - time travel thing and you get a "map from the future." *snickers* And I had to admit it was even fun hounding down the Cast Member at the end of it to get the prize because he was really into it. "I knew someone from Muppet Labs was coming! I'm glad you're here! I've got the secret documents for you!" And you get this big envelope with "TOP SECRET. DO NOT OPEN UNTIL 2008." on it (You know, time thing.) that has the map and a letter. All in all, lots of fun! I actually spent most my time in DCA today because of it.
Anyway, a number puzzle for you all. This was one of the things you had to solve. To some of you this might be simple. I was glad I had a calculator on my phone. :D You had to hunt down numbers in the San Francisco area.
What is the missing number in this sequence?
Thank goodness it wasn't any harder. HEH.
Toy Story Mania!! I'd never been on this ride before.
SO. MUCH. FUN.
It's waaaaaay better than the Buzz Lightyear shooter ride. This one you wear 3D glasses for, but you're not actually moving when you're shooting at things. Well, "shooting." It's all electronic, but the great thing about this vs. Buzz is that you can see the thing you're throwing. The cars whip around and stop in long hallways where you play different games like hitting plates or ring toss or throwing darts at balloons. Stuff like that. Sometimes things come flying at you and they'll blow air at you or squirt water at you to make it all realistic. FUN FUN FUN! Great new ride!
I had to take this picture because the fake sky backdrop blends into the real sky. You can see more of a distinction in the picture but when looking at it, it took me a minute to realize there was a sky wall. (It was a beautiful day - about 75 for the high.)
Day and night Golden Gate Bridge. It's going away soon. They're redoing the whole entrance to the park. It's going to be a 1920s theme - basically to recreate L.A. when Walt Disney first came to it. The Red Car and everything.
The entrance Mickey had a sad lack of Christmas. It did, however, sparkle. Their slogan at the parking lot was "Sparkling...with joy." Or something like that. I only saw the word "Sparkle," which made snicker at the thought of sparkly vampires, and then promptly forgot it.
The inside of the train station was all set up for the Candlelight thing they do. The thing that made the park even more busy than normal. Also the thing that meant I would NOT be staying inside Disneyland past oh...4-ish. Basically because I wanted to be able to get out alive. I didn't see the monorails running and so that meant you were well and truly STUCK IN DISNEYLAND while this went on. Oh, they claimed there was a small corridor to go through. Tell that to the person probably curled in a ball next to Star Tours right now.
I like all the holiday touches they do. I should have taken pictures of all the different light poles in every land since they did different things. Like...pinecones and acorns for Critter Country. Or beads for New Orleans Square.
LOOK KIDS, THERE IS SNOW ON THE CASTLE! REALLY AND FOR TRUE!
I wasn't wild about the color scheme they had going. They went pastel-y to match the castle, but it just sorta seemed washed out. The colors weren't all that vivid. It probably looks better at night, however I wouldn't know because I value my life.
Two Mickey balloons making a break for it. They heard about the Candlelight thing too.
And speaking of making a break for it, I'm pretty sure there's supposed to be a figure in the middle of those wooden soldiers. Hmmmm. I would have loved to have been there if it had just randomly thunked over. :D
This is a bear. It really, really is. I'm told there are no bears in the UK.
While I went on a few rides in DCA, Small World was the only ride I went on while at Disneyland. Feel free to unfriend as needed.
Awww, Christmas stuff!
THE HIPPO! At last I have an in-focus picture of the hippo!!! \o/
Christmas Small World > Regular Small World
Deck the halls with boughs of holly, fa la la la la la la la la...
I love this throw I bought today. You could get it for $15 if you spent $50. Well then, I'd just have to spend $50. Doing my part in this whole recession thing.
MICKEY AND MINNIE SNOWBALLS. Okay, snowmen probably. Something. They are. so. cute. I also got some other stuff. A t-shirt, Mickey ice cube trays, Mickey pancake/egg mold. However, they are not as cute as the snowballs and so don't deserve picture-taking.
And now I can't decide if I'm hungry or if I want to sleep.
Note to Karen: NEW TRAVEL MUG! It's Christmas-y and has Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto, Donald...and randomly Stitch.
Note to Deb: THE SECRET ENTRANCE TO THE PARKING GARAGE WAS CLOSED. :( :(
First of all, the Muppets texting game they had for AP-holders was pretty fun. Although I got stumped on one answer, asked someone who I noticed was doing it as well (easy to spot us - people running around squinting at paper with their cell phones out), but he gave me the wrong answer. BAH! I nearly left the park empty-handed, but for some reason got a lightning bolt of the answer while standing in line for Small World. The prize wasn't huge, but still pretty snifty - a map of what DCA will look like in 2012 since they're redesigning a lot of it. Heh heh - time travel thing and you get a "map from the future." *snickers* And I had to admit it was even fun hounding down the Cast Member at the end of it to get the prize because he was really into it. "I knew someone from Muppet Labs was coming! I'm glad you're here! I've got the secret documents for you!" And you get this big envelope with "TOP SECRET. DO NOT OPEN UNTIL 2008." on it (You know, time thing.) that has the map and a letter. All in all, lots of fun! I actually spent most my time in DCA today because of it.
Anyway, a number puzzle for you all. This was one of the things you had to solve. To some of you this might be simple. I was glad I had a calculator on my phone. :D You had to hunt down numbers in the San Francisco area.
What is the missing number in this sequence?
Thank goodness it wasn't any harder. HEH.
Toy Story Mania!! I'd never been on this ride before.
SO. MUCH. FUN.
It's waaaaaay better than the Buzz Lightyear shooter ride. This one you wear 3D glasses for, but you're not actually moving when you're shooting at things. Well, "shooting." It's all electronic, but the great thing about this vs. Buzz is that you can see the thing you're throwing. The cars whip around and stop in long hallways where you play different games like hitting plates or ring toss or throwing darts at balloons. Stuff like that. Sometimes things come flying at you and they'll blow air at you or squirt water at you to make it all realistic. FUN FUN FUN! Great new ride!
I had to take this picture because the fake sky backdrop blends into the real sky. You can see more of a distinction in the picture but when looking at it, it took me a minute to realize there was a sky wall. (It was a beautiful day - about 75 for the high.)
Day and night Golden Gate Bridge. It's going away soon. They're redoing the whole entrance to the park. It's going to be a 1920s theme - basically to recreate L.A. when Walt Disney first came to it. The Red Car and everything.
The entrance Mickey had a sad lack of Christmas. It did, however, sparkle. Their slogan at the parking lot was "Sparkling...with joy." Or something like that. I only saw the word "Sparkle," which made snicker at the thought of sparkly vampires, and then promptly forgot it.
The inside of the train station was all set up for the Candlelight thing they do. The thing that made the park even more busy than normal. Also the thing that meant I would NOT be staying inside Disneyland past oh...4-ish. Basically because I wanted to be able to get out alive. I didn't see the monorails running and so that meant you were well and truly STUCK IN DISNEYLAND while this went on. Oh, they claimed there was a small corridor to go through. Tell that to the person probably curled in a ball next to Star Tours right now.
I like all the holiday touches they do. I should have taken pictures of all the different light poles in every land since they did different things. Like...pinecones and acorns for Critter Country. Or beads for New Orleans Square.
LOOK KIDS, THERE IS SNOW ON THE CASTLE! REALLY AND FOR TRUE!
I wasn't wild about the color scheme they had going. They went pastel-y to match the castle, but it just sorta seemed washed out. The colors weren't all that vivid. It probably looks better at night, however I wouldn't know because I value my life.
Two Mickey balloons making a break for it. They heard about the Candlelight thing too.
And speaking of making a break for it, I'm pretty sure there's supposed to be a figure in the middle of those wooden soldiers. Hmmmm. I would have loved to have been there if it had just randomly thunked over. :D
This is a bear. It really, really is. I'm told there are no bears in the UK.
While I went on a few rides in DCA, Small World was the only ride I went on while at Disneyland. Feel free to unfriend as needed.
Awww, Christmas stuff!
THE HIPPO! At last I have an in-focus picture of the hippo!!! \o/
Christmas Small World > Regular Small World
Deck the halls with boughs of holly, fa la la la la la la la la...
I love this throw I bought today. You could get it for $15 if you spent $50. Well then, I'd just have to spend $50. Doing my part in this whole recession thing.
MICKEY AND MINNIE SNOWBALLS. Okay, snowmen probably. Something. They are. so. cute. I also got some other stuff. A t-shirt, Mickey ice cube trays, Mickey pancake/egg mold. However, they are not as cute as the snowballs and so don't deserve picture-taking.
And now I can't decide if I'm hungry or if I want to sleep.
Note to Karen: NEW TRAVEL MUG! It's Christmas-y and has Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto, Donald...and randomly Stitch.
Note to Deb: THE SECRET ENTRANCE TO THE PARKING GARAGE WAS CLOSED. :( :(