Even The Tarps Are Themed

 While The Emporium was closed and walled off, they put up tarps that made it look like business as usual.

April 2011

Grandma's Need For Speed

Thinking of my mom today.

She is as Disneyland purist as they come.  She doesn't like change.  We were especially surprised when she rode Radiator Springs Racers for the first time and declared it her new favorite ride in all of the Disneyland Resort.  (What?!?  Something replaced her favorite for years...Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.)  It was especially funny since she's never seen the movie Cars and didn't have that connection.

She was 73.

October 2012

"OK, I'll Go..."

My first trip back after the 13 year drought meant I'd have to split my Disneyland time with what I had been referring to as "the imposter park."  I didn't have anything in particular against this new-to-me park.  I'd just never had a desire to visit Disney California Adventure. (Which will be referred to as DCA from here on out.)  I've always been a Disneyland fan, but I thought everything was just fine the way it was. I loved walking through that big old parking lot. (Not so much at 1am after 15 hours in the park, dragging my Disneyland feet back to Eden Roc.) I'm just not one that is big on change when I like things as is. I could have easily stayed at Disneyland our whole trip and never hopped.  But...the rest of my family felt differently.

So we hopped over to DCA for the first time during the afternoon of our 2nd day.

This is a picture I took of Mickey Mouse as he copied what my then-3-year-old son was doing.  He wasn't a fan of meeting Mickey and immediately covered his eyes.  Mickey's handler told the Photopass Photographer, "Let me know if that wins photo of the day," as the photographer snapped a picture of Mickey and my son.

November 17, 2009

Hidden Mickey

 I learned about this Hidden Mickey from the official Hidden Mickey book.

(Why does fruit taste better if it comes from a Disneyland Main Street cart?)

April 2010

Why My Husband Goes To Disneyland

 For the Turkey Legs.

November 2011

What his fingers look like when he is finished, after the napkin has fused to his fingers.

He didn't tease me about packing around wet wipes today, during a trip for just the two of us.

April 2010

Because I Don't Want to Wait Until December...

...To show the Christmas version of my favorite window display.

November 2011

It's February...

...And that calls for a Valentine scene from Disneyland.

The Sewing Machine Display.  A favorite window display of mine.

January 2011