Sunday, November 2, 2008

Disneyland (Finally!)

We left over UEA break for California again. We were shocked to find out that the weather while we were there was going to be 86 for the high. It was SOOO nice to get some sun.

This is a re-enactment picture of Kelly at the airport. Her birthday was a few days before our trip and she hadn't realized her license was expired until we got to the airport. Luckily, she was able to get her passport to the airport just in time to board the plane. She did have to run through the whole airport and was frisked by security. We were so happy when she finally made it on to the plane.

This trip we brought along this hidden mickeys book to pass the time in line. Apparently Disney is famous for hiding mickey's throughout the park. We found quite a few of them.


This one was hiding on the ground just behind the "R" of the big California letters. This one was hidden in the tree of the entrance to our hotel, the Grand Californian. It was fun to have our own entrance to the parks and it was really nice to be so close. We loved hanging out at the pool, but I don't think we'll pay to stay here again.


We finally got to ride on the new Toy Story ride. It is a lot like Buzz Lightyear where you have things that you have to shot at but it's in 3D. We got to ride it twice while we were there.


We loved how they decorated for Halloween, everything including the letters was themed.




For staying at the hotel, we got a magic morning so we could go to Disney an hour before opening. It was a beautiful morning, and we finally got to ride Nemo. It was fun, but totally not worth the 7 hour waits that we saw last summer on opening day.



Toy Story the 2nd time.


Kelly had always wanted to get a turkey leg and this was her time. We thought she was disgusting for wanting meat on a stick, but she loved it. It did smell and taste suspiciously like ham though.



Minnie Mouse in her fall attire.


On our way back to L.A. we stopped at In-N-Out for a quick cheeseburger, animal style.



It was a fun trip, but it was very quick. I loved seeing how Disney goes all out for the holidays. I didn't post any pictures of the Haunted Mansion, but it was completely changed to the Nightmare Before Christmas inside and out. SO FUN!


2 comments:

nate and hill said...

Sheeseh Cyd, I don't check the blog for a week or so and next thing I know, I've missed like 6 posts. I would comment on them individually, but I think you'd miss them. A few things: 1. your blog looks amazing...guess we could use a little face lift, huh? 2. Love the music on your blog...it makes me want to hang around longer like I'm shopping or something. 3. Love the pics and comments. It makes me miss you so much. Hope you're having a great fall. Come out and see me soon.

Gifford Family said...

I loved Disney at Halloween time... so festive! I am glad you all had a good time!