On an average day I love Disneyland. But during the Holidays? I LOVE Disneyland! It is absolutely my favorite time of the year to go. This year did not disappoint. What did disappoint, however, was my photography skills. Seriously, I have no idea what my problem was, but every picture came out dark or blurry or both. Oh well, I am showing them to you anyway! Oh, forgot to mention. I am the meanest mom ever. I went to Disneyland without my son. And I had fun!
We started out at California Adventure. We went on Soaring Over California, Monsters Inc. and (my personal favorite) Tower of Terror! Phew, that ride is FIERCE! CA Adv. does have some decorations, but they are nothing compared to Disneyland. Here are the lights on the Golden Gate Bridge.
Just like the real thing
We headed over to Disneyland! We walked in right as they were doing the Candle Light Ceremony. From what I could tell, it was a choir of ten thousand that sang before the tree was lit. I tried to get a picture, but it turned out even more blurry than the rest. Here is an “artistic” view of Main Street:
Was Main St. under water?
Every year, my favorite attraction is the Haunted Mansion. They change the whole ride to Nightmare Before Christmas. It is sooooo fun!
Christmas Wreath, Jack style!
This picture doesn’t do the mansion justice. But trust me. It is worth the cost of admission to get on this ride!
By the time we went by the castle to take pictures, they had dimmed the lights to get ready for the fireworks. That were an HOUR away!! Which brings me to my one big problem this year. I suppose that they want as many people as possible to enjoy the fireworks and “snow” on Main Street. However, it is like they shut the rest of the park down COMPLETELY! They close rides down and basically corral everyone into one spot. If you don’t want to watch the fireworks, it is impossible to get anywhere in the park, as almost every area is roped off. Half of the park was a complete cluster****. Now, I know that in previous years certain areas were roped off, but this is the first year that it was just awful for anyone not watching the fireworks. Okay, done complaining.
After we ate a scrumptious Fried Chicken Dinner (“I’m never gonna eat all three pieces!”) we scooted over to It’s a Small World. They just finished refurbishing the ride and we were anxious to ride! When we got there, we noticed it was roped off. The employee at the front said it was closed during the fireworks and wouldn’t re-open until 10:00 (%#&@^!!!). And then my friend, whom I shall call “Evil Genius”, had a brilliantly evil plan. We told the guy that our husbands were in line waiting for us. He walked us over and asked us to look for them. Well, we looked, but of course they weren’t there (they were home, no doubt pining away for us). The guy looked at us fake-looking, lowered his voice and out of the side of his mouth asked us if we wanted to ride. I sighed and said “I guess. We can just catch up with them.” And off we skipped to jump on the boat! Kids, don’t try this at home!
The whole shebang
Clock Tower
I tried to get some pictures of all the fun inside the ride, but ironically enough, the only picture that turned out was the Mexico area. So, in the words of the wee singing Mexican kids, Feliz Navidad!
Where's my tamale????
