Todd hadn't been since he was a teen, and it was my very first time ever. There is far too much I could say about it, which is why I've been home for five days and still haven't posted. It's highlights today, or nothing, so here goes. Loved:
* the characters! There were plenty of them around, and we usually didn't have to wait long in line to meet them. I swear Hazel thought they were the real deal. Her hugs for them all were so sincere. We met Tigger and Winnie the Pooh, Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Tinkerbell, Cinderella and the Fairy Godmother, Aladdin and Jasmine, Rapunzel, Ariel, Aurora, Mulon, and Belle. We bumped into Cinderella four different times!
* the parade our last night. We got a great character sweep, seeing everyone we hadn't found already, so Hazel walked away satisfied that she'd also seen Peter Pan and Captain Hook, Tiana, and Snow White. I don't think she would have felt complete otherwise, as she'd been "keeping her eyes peeled" for those guys the whole time we were there.*Tower of Terror. Nothing like free-falling twenty stories or whatever it was. Got my heart pounding. It was probably the only ride that gave me a rush. Poor Hazel. I think she was too young for that. She was sitting next to me. There I was, body off the seat, before I realized Hazel was totally mid-air as well, and probably freaked out. But I loved it!
*Autopia, Go Go Gadget Coaster, Ariel's Undersea Adventure, Silly Swings, Peter Pan's Flight, Dumbo - those were probably Hazel's favorite rides.*spending time with family. Hazel and Jack both seemed totally happy to be with everyone we came with. I feel like we really strengthened bonds and made memories with them, and we had a ton more fun than we would have if we had gone alone.
* pineapple soft-serve ice cream outside the Tiki Room. Delish!* the Hotel Disney swimming pool we played at our last morning before driving home. We found out Hazel and Jack both love water slides!
Unimpressed by:
* most of the rides. I suppose I had this idea that Disneyland is the end-all for amusement parks, but most of the rides were just eh. Lots of sitting and looking at recreated movie scenes. The perfect customer would be six years old and familiar with every movie featured on the rides.
Hated: * the noise! All the rides were way too loud, and there was music being piped in throughout the entire park, so there was nowhere to go to have some peace and quiet. I got a migraine. :(
* the crowds! It was serious low-season and I was still feeling claustrophobia. There were way too many people there. And it boggled my mind how we'd get on rides with no line, but we had to walk for five minutes from the entrance to the actual ride just getting through space dedicated to ride lines! Mark my words, I will NEVER go in the summer!
Overall, I don't think you'll ever be able to classify me and Todd as major Disneyland fans, but it was a blast and everyone had a good time. We're glad we went, if only to give Hazel a place where she could wear her dress-ups all day long and fit right in!
2 comments:
We LOVED the pineapple hut too! Looks like your family had a wonderful time. I agree about the rides-- too loud. And most of them, with the dark and the noise, scared our girls. We ended up just going to every show-- the bird one in the Tiki hut was Ru's fav.
seriously, everyone and their brother was there either the week you went or this past week--crazy! glad you had a good time and i have a feeling we will feel the same as you did when we finally make our obligatory trek to disney.
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