The alarm woke us at the appointed time and we showered, ate from our ample collection of food and by 7:15 we were standing in line at the front gate. Then, magically, the gates opened and we power walked down main street only to find the rope up separating us from our first destination…..Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. At 8, the rope dropped and the power walk resumed. We rode Indy twice and that was a real wake up call. Then, another power walk over to Big Thunder Mt. and twice around again. The “wildest ride in the wilderness” wasn’t enough so we went to the Haunted Mansion, which is totally redecorated for Christmas with a “Nightmare before Christmas” theme. It was wonderful! Then, back to Indy for the 3rd time. Now we were getting hollow and it was time for breakfast.
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| Stupid Shoes #1 |
So we went to the Plaza Café for the Minnie and Me breakfast. It is costly, but worth it…….Capt. Hook, Eeore, Pooh, Minnie and other assorted characters joined us while we chowed down on Mickey waffles and omlettes. Ahhhhh! What a joy to sit and relax and sip coffee and rest our feet and tired bodies.
Revived, we went to Tomorrowland and Max, Ru and I went to Space Mountain. Max hadn’t been there since he was 14 and it was a lot darker, faster and scarier than he remembered. So much fun! Then it was across the park to Splash Mt. and the Pooh ride and finally on the train to rest our feet and go back to Main St. and home.
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| Waiting for Space Mt. |
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| On the train |
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| The big tree |
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| No really---not stupid shoes---stupid with NO shoes. |
Max and I collapsed and Ruben went swimming while Emily watched. This is the key to effective Disneyland touring. You have simply got to get out of the park and take a mid afternoon rest. There are plenty of people who haven’t gotten that message and you can see those crying, overwhelmed children and surly exhausted parents all over the park after about 2:00. Just a short afternoon break makes all the difference. By 5, we were ready to have an early dinner and head back for more fun.
More of the adventure later. And thanks to Em for her mobile posts!
K
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