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Acouple of pictures from my most recent Disneyland trip. Nice to see the yellow subs going around the lagoon again!
In honor of John Frost's son's birthday, The Disney Blog is holding a birthday contest. John asks:
Have you ever celebrated your birthday at a Disney theme park? If so, tell us about it.
I can't think of anything I'd rather do on my birthday! Last year, I celebrated my 30th birthday at Disneyland with my dad and sister. I kind of needed the trip to look forward to to alleviate some of the trauma. Plus, I had always wanted to get one of those buttons that says it's your birthday. (I don't know why...usually I try to avoid that type of attention.) We brought some cardboard party hats and wore them on the rides that take your picture. Here are my sister and I on Buzz Lightyear. (Note the intense concentration--I still have not figured out where the camera is on that ride. Also, note the scores: I think that is the only time she's ever beaten me.)
We had a great lunch at the Blue Bayou, with free chocolate mousse and (not free, but yummy) creme brullee trio. Since we got annual passes for that trip, we are going back again this year close to my birthday, but earlier, of course, so we can go before our passes expire. I think that I may have celebrated my 23rd birthday at the park, too but that was before the buttons and I can't remember for sure if we were there on the exact date. Apparently, 23 is less truamatic and therefore less memorable than 30.
What is your favorite or most useful tip for guests of Disney's theme parks?
Well, I have a lot (go in October or May, take advantage of priority seating for dining, etc), but I think my favorite new "ritual" is to ride The Many Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh and then go to Pooh's Hunny Spot for a treat. There are some benches to sit nearby and it's a relatively quiet corner of Critter Country in which to relax for a few minutes and get ready to attack the park again (with a nice sugar rush from your Winnie-the-Pooh rice crispie treat, to boot).
What is your favorite Disney theme park attraction or show and why?
It's really hard to pick just one, but I think I have to go with Peter Pan. In a park filled "magic," I can't think of anything that feels more magical than floating above London and Neverland. I love that it's an original ride and I am experiencing something (or something similar, I know there've been upgrades) that guests experienced in 1955.
My last trip, the park was so empty that we didn't use regular Fastpasses at all--I'm not sure we ever waited more than 20 minutes for anything! But, of course, when we won the Dream Fastpasses, we did our best to take advantage of them. It was the second-to-last day of our trip, so we had been on most things already and were trying to finish up some of the minor things we hadn't done yet, so we didn't use every tab. Mostly we just enjoyed wearing them around and feeling special!
Well, the next day we got them again! We only used two of the tabs, since we had to leave the parks at about 2, but we happened upon a family of three coming in through the Grand Californian entrance of the park just as we were leaving, so we passed them on. It seemed like a Disney thing to do.
So, it seems like the trick to getting these is to travel off of the main pathways. The first morning we got them, we were leaving Fantasyland past the side of the castle with the Snow White sculptures and wishing well (and I had just happened to wish for something special to happen that day--for reals!). The second day, we were walking along the edge Rivers of America, near the steamboat dock. It seems like they give a stack of these out an hour or so after the park opens.
We witnessed a lot of interesting behavior, as we always do. My favorites were a lady in her 50s on our departing plane throwing a total fit because she didn't want to sit in the very back where the seats don't recline. I have never heard so much inappropriate use of the word "retarded" by someone over the age of 8 in my life. (She was sitting directly behind me, so naturally I put my seat all the way back as soon as I could.) The family sitting next to us at the Hungry Bear Restaurant included a boy about 11 years old or so who wanted to make sure he left Disneyland in time to watch a golf tournament, and who felt that his burger was "good, but not worth $7." Wow, what's he gonna be like when he's 30?
My birthday was lots of fun. I got a button to wear (although I did skip the birthday phone call from Mickey Mouse),
The Disneyland Hotel was very fun and cute, but I definitely like the Grand Californian better. It's closer to the parks and the pool (while not as cute) is less crowded.
Karen and Dad both got sick, so I thought I was a goner for sure, but it seems that persistent use of Airborne paid off, and I feel fine. I will certainly be taking that with me on future trips.
More pictures are on my Flickr account.
Give us artsy fartsy.
Submitted by Meg.
Okay, this picture isn't that artsy fartsy, but I'm not the most skilled photographer, so I was pretty impressed with it. Plus, it's Disneyland! (Well, California Adventure.)
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