You know what ... it actually is! Despite the heat, crowds, crap food and billions of screaming children - the place really is magical.
Just to be there was something special.
Being winter and the first day all American children went back to school - doing all the rides was a breeze because there were no queues! BLOODY FANTASTIC!
Our first ride was Splash Mountain - a water log ride ... somehow I managed to get in the front seat, Craig behind me ... the last bit of ride is a 80ft drop and I got drenched, not just a little bit wet ... I'm talking drowned! My hair was soaked and my clothes were dripping - thankfully I wasnt wearing a white tshirt! LOL It was a warm though so by lunch time I'd dried out. We completed 4 rides before lunch, miss most of the crowds.
The best ride was Space Mountain roller coaster - I screamed the whole way it was SOOOOOO COOL. Completely in the dark - loads of twists and turns and ups and downs all to the music of Red Hot Chilli Peppers .. WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO
Some of it I remember from when I was there when I was 8 yrs old. My favourite ride then was "It's a small world" - it still is at 36yrs old too. I cried back then and I cried this time round - instead of my Dad sitting next to me this time it was my husband - quite emotional really. So much of it was new for me though - especially Tomorrowland - that was very cool.
They no longer do a main street parade and instead down in Frontierland they have a waterside Mickey adventure show - which apparently has lots of lights, singing, audience participation and of course at the end ... FIREWORKS ... it starts at 7:30 - the gates close @ 8:00pm. So we hurridly did another couple of rides before heading down for the show. Unfortunately the show got cancelled at the last minute due to "high winds" ... we couldnt believe it! The flags were hardly blowing ... hell Craig can fart harder than those high winds they said ... anyway, disappointed, but we came, we saw, we conquered Disneyland ... and in one day.
Another huge day - started 6:00am and we got back to the hotel after dinner at 9:00pm. I wore my pedometre and did 15,000 steps!
