Here in southern California, it’s hard to believe that the dog days of summer are almost here when you look outside and see dreary June gloom all around us. Nonetheless, before you know it we’ll soon be dealing with sweltering hot days and blackout days with the So Cal annual passes. Anticipating my seven-week hiatus away from the Happiest Place on Earth, I am trying to pack in as much time as possible in Disneyland now through June 26.
On Monday I loaded up like a pack mule and took the boys for a five and a half hour trip to Disneyland. In true tour guide alumnus fashion we booked it through the park and packed in a whole lot of activity in an otherwise crowded day. We rode the Disneyland Railroad followed by the Monorail. I was pretty excited to find there to be absolutely no line at the Monorail–an attraction we usually skip. Apparently, 10 to 11 in the morning is a great time to go on the Monorail because most guests are not using it as transportation to Downtown Disney at that time. After that we ate lunch at Tomorrowland Terrace where the boys sat in fear and awe of the Jedi Training Academy. Oh, and I got them to eat by telling them that Darth Vader was going to take them to the dark side if they didn’t shovel it in quickly. (No nasty letters please, I know this is not a way to instill good eating habits, but it is a way toget them to eat fast when I’m on the move!) After lunch, we cruised over and used the fastpasses we had picked up for Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters on our way into Tomorrowland earlier that morning. I don’t want to brag or anything, but I did get my highest score ever–over 200,000 points.
Anyway, after the Buzz attraction, we headed to Adventureland where we boarded the world famous Jungle Cruise. The Jungle Cruise is one of our favorite attractions and we rarely miss it every time we visit. Our skipper, Sherry, was fantastic. She really got the boat going and received applause from the entire boat when we reached the dock at the end.
After the Jungle Cruise, we went to the Enchanted Tiki
Room. My kids are seriously addicted to this place. My little guy giggled and wiggled with delight. After we went over to Fantasyland and on Storybookland Canal Boats. Before we left, we even had time to catch some little performances by Mary Poppins and Bert at Sleeping Beauty Castle and Mickey and his friends in Town Square and buy Brandon his first set of mouse ears.
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