The Happiest Place on Earth
May 6, 2009
I love Disneyland!!!
I mean, who doesn’t? … other than my husband! (He was”sick” and went home after the first day!)
Really, I think half the reason I had kids was so I’d have a valid excuse to go to “The Happiest Place on Earth” twice a year.
We always start with the Matterhorn!
Lots of sugar is a must…
… a good scare in the haunted house!
Followed by a minor disaster when aforementioned children got stuck in the middle of Thunder Mountain when it broke down… in the dark… alone. Pubescent Disney employees, while nice, have very little understanding of crazy Mom who has no idea where her kids are or if they’re hurt. “Don’t worry, they should be off in 10-20 minutes.” ARE YOU KIDDING ME! Anyway, all’s well that ends well. The girls were fine, we got a ‘go to the head of the line’ pass, we didn’t use the pass because it was late and the kids were a little scared, we did make a group of teenagers happy when we gave them the pass to use on Splash Mountain (in the cold), we had a fun story to tell, and there was cold chardonnay, microwave popcorn and a warm bed back at the hotel.
And on day two… the answer to the age old question “How can they call it ‘The Happiest Place on Earth’ when you can’t even get a cocktail?!?”… California Adventure! Nothing says California like a margarita and a rollercoaster ride!
and at the end of the day, the girls are exhausted and my nephew is still going strong….
Which is why they invented Downtown Disney for one final good meal…. with cocktails… before the long ride home!
Okay, that was our weekend in a nutshell. Now my parting words of wisdom (drum roll please… ) Two words - SINGLE RIDER! If you know about it you know it’s even better than a fast pass, if you’ve never heard about it ask around, it will change your life!
