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kodalaiPerhaps I should have done this last night, but I was way too tired. I got up at 6:30 that morning; was at Disneyland by 8:30, and stayed there until 10 at night. Not to mention sugar crash. Whew.
Disneyland was not as expensive as I'd expected. Heck, it costs $80 to get into Hershey Park, and only $50 for here. It was very... thematic. In one way, I was a little disappointed, as it was neither as large nor as grand as other amusement parks I've been to. However, it was extremely consistant in its themes, like I said, and they made very good use of the space they had. Every inch was used for something; a very nice example of what you can do when you concentrate millions of dollars and thousands of man-hours on a few squarre acres of land.. The landscaping was impeccable, no garbage anywhere, and everything was carefully constructed to be appealing.
Sort of reminded me of college, at that.
I was also rather surprised that the rollercoasters were not terribly thrilling. But, as I said before, they were *very* themed. Being indoors like Space Mountain or Indiana Jones, they could control the environment perfectly. (I went on both of those twice, actually.) And for the Pirates of the Carribean ride, I was amazed at how much they made the ceiling look like a night sky. I still wonder how they did it. Ah well, I suppose that would spoil the magic...
Saw many characters wandering around. Was pleased to see Beast, not so pleased to see Minnie. Bleah. Mickey Mouse just doesn't do it for me, and I'm annoyed at how much they hype him. He's just not their best work by any stretch of the imagination.
Note to self: if by some stretch of the imagination I ever have kids, I will *never* take them to an amusement park while they're still in strollers. If they're not old enough to walk, they're not old enough to fully enjoy it. Pfeh. On the other hand, I also saw many cute children, or fluffies as kouchou would say. However, a disturbing number of them were crying.
Was much enamoured by Toontown -- had a bad moment before I realized that the trees and hills surrounding it were fake. >.< Well, sorry! In CA you HAVE hills and mountains like that! I'm still getting used to them! Did not like it at first, until we went on the Roger Rabbit ride and got to see the slums. *grin*
Moving on... Tomorrowland. Much amused by big watery marble. A whole crowd of kids was moving it but Sera and I made it stop all by ourselves. Booyah. Girl power, word up. On the down side, Star Tours made me want to toss my cookies. Have not been on one of those moving-seat rides before. Now know to avoid them in the future. -_-
Hmm, what else? It was just generally, overall, a great time. Partly because we were so unhurried. We did what we wanted, when we wanted. (Aside from having to wait for food places to open!) No conflicting agendas. Maybe I go out with my family too often. ^^ It was cold at first, so we clung together for warmth, but later on the sun came out and it was really beautiful. Not baking like it would have been in the summer. It wasn't too terribly crowded, really, either. Line-waiting wasn't really a hassle. For the only two times that lines looked unreasonable, we used the Fastpass thingie. Like making an appointment. ^^
It helped that the company was great.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
windandwater and aoi are wonderful people to spend the day with. And they didn't mind that I made them listen to angry German music on the way there and back. ^^ They insisted that since it was my first time at Disneyland, we should do what I wanted, which made me feel vaguely guilty, but I got over it. All in all it was a most satisfying venture. V. pleased.
Rides gone on: 11
Rides gone on a second time: 3
Foods eaten: Rice Krispie treat thing, barbeque chicken skewer, cotton candy, fudge, dinner involving fried chicken and mashed potatoes with gravy to die for, more cotton candy, and ice cream. Good thing we walked around the park ten times and thus burnt off all that energy.
Souvenirs bought: 1 ( a bendy snake thingy)
Entertainments watched: Counting the tapdancer guy, three.
Shops gone into: Lots
Line waiting time: Minimal
I feel a sudden craving to play Railroad Tycoon. Damn those PC-only games. -_-
Disneyland was not as expensive as I'd expected. Heck, it costs $80 to get into Hershey Park, and only $50 for here. It was very... thematic. In one way, I was a little disappointed, as it was neither as large nor as grand as other amusement parks I've been to. However, it was extremely consistant in its themes, like I said, and they made very good use of the space they had. Every inch was used for something; a very nice example of what you can do when you concentrate millions of dollars and thousands of man-hours on a few squarre acres of land.. The landscaping was impeccable, no garbage anywhere, and everything was carefully constructed to be appealing.
Sort of reminded me of college, at that.
I was also rather surprised that the rollercoasters were not terribly thrilling. But, as I said before, they were *very* themed. Being indoors like Space Mountain or Indiana Jones, they could control the environment perfectly. (I went on both of those twice, actually.) And for the Pirates of the Carribean ride, I was amazed at how much they made the ceiling look like a night sky. I still wonder how they did it. Ah well, I suppose that would spoil the magic...
Saw many characters wandering around. Was pleased to see Beast, not so pleased to see Minnie. Bleah. Mickey Mouse just doesn't do it for me, and I'm annoyed at how much they hype him. He's just not their best work by any stretch of the imagination.
Note to self: if by some stretch of the imagination I ever have kids, I will *never* take them to an amusement park while they're still in strollers. If they're not old enough to walk, they're not old enough to fully enjoy it. Pfeh. On the other hand, I also saw many cute children, or fluffies as kouchou would say. However, a disturbing number of them were crying.
Was much enamoured by Toontown -- had a bad moment before I realized that the trees and hills surrounding it were fake. >.< Well, sorry! In CA you HAVE hills and mountains like that! I'm still getting used to them! Did not like it at first, until we went on the Roger Rabbit ride and got to see the slums. *grin*
Moving on... Tomorrowland. Much amused by big watery marble. A whole crowd of kids was moving it but Sera and I made it stop all by ourselves. Booyah. Girl power, word up. On the down side, Star Tours made me want to toss my cookies. Have not been on one of those moving-seat rides before. Now know to avoid them in the future. -_-
Hmm, what else? It was just generally, overall, a great time. Partly because we were so unhurried. We did what we wanted, when we wanted. (Aside from having to wait for food places to open!) No conflicting agendas. Maybe I go out with my family too often. ^^ It was cold at first, so we clung together for warmth, but later on the sun came out and it was really beautiful. Not baking like it would have been in the summer. It wasn't too terribly crowded, really, either. Line-waiting wasn't really a hassle. For the only two times that lines looked unreasonable, we used the Fastpass thingie. Like making an appointment. ^^
It helped that the company was great.
windandwater and aoi are wonderful people to spend the day with. And they didn't mind that I made them listen to angry German music on the way there and back. ^^ They insisted that since it was my first time at Disneyland, we should do what I wanted, which made me feel vaguely guilty, but I got over it. All in all it was a most satisfying venture. V. pleased.Rides gone on: 11
Rides gone on a second time: 3
Foods eaten: Rice Krispie treat thing, barbeque chicken skewer, cotton candy, fudge, dinner involving fried chicken and mashed potatoes with gravy to die for, more cotton candy, and ice cream. Good thing we walked around the park ten times and thus burnt off all that energy.
Souvenirs bought: 1 ( a bendy snake thingy)
Entertainments watched: Counting the tapdancer guy, three.
Shops gone into: Lots
Line waiting time: Minimal
I feel a sudden craving to play Railroad Tycoon. Damn those PC-only games. -_-
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Date: 2003-03-16 09:40 am (UTC)Father: grouchy because it's so damn expensive and manipulative. Won't wait in lines. Mostly just wants to sit somewhere and do a crossword puzzle.
Mother: grouchy because organizing trips like this with her family is an exercise in frustration, also because her husband is grouching at her and at least two of her offspring are bickering about something stupid.
Older Sister: feet hurt, can't walk very far. Uses a combination of guilt and cunning to get everyone to do her thing.
Middle Sister: sulking because she's had some petty argument with between one and four members of her family in the last two hours. Determined to be miserable and bad company at all costs.
Younger Sister: wants to go everywhere, try everything, and to do it by herself, without getting dragged around by her annoying family.
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Date: 2003-03-16 02:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-03-16 10:38 pm (UTC)Hey, I actually got a few pages done on that today. Go me! Just have to decide now what song Tro's gonna sing...
I'm glad you guys had a good time at D-land...you were in my old stomping grounds, y'know. That big store that Star Tours drops you off in - I used to work in there. Oh, and as for the strollers - I still have scars on my ankles from those damned things. Your child is not a battering ram, dammit! >.
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Date: 2003-03-17 01:24 am (UTC)Just realized: you're not gonna kill Quatre, are you? *whimper*
But aside from the strolling hazard, what's it like to work at DL? Or shall I say, to be a 'cast member?' *grin*
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Date: 2003-03-17 02:58 pm (UTC)*whistles innocently*
But aside from the strolling hazard, what's it like to work at DL? Or shall I say, to be a 'cast member?' *grin*
*lifts eyebrow* Okay, who works there? You're learning the lingo from somewhere...*glances at
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Date: 2003-03-17 09:28 pm (UTC)