Yesterday was my day off from work, and I spent the entire day hanging out in the the Happiest Place on Earth; aka Disneyland.
Now, I have been to Disney
world a truckload of times thanks to the fact that 90 percent of my extended family lives in Florida. However, whenever I point this out to Californians they tend to scoff and make it perfectly clear that Disney
world is little more than a desperate wannabe struggling to live up to Disneyland's awesome factor.
In truth, they're remarkably similar. The same rides. The same characters wandering the little paved streets. Even the same shows.
However, I don't think I'd ever been to Disney
world during the holiday season, and seeing Disneyland all decked out in Christmas lights and decorations was a real sight to see. Especially impressive was the completely-redone Small World. Outside, the Small World castle boasted a facade-full of glittering holiday lights. Inside, the trademark dancing children had been decked out in holiday gear and spun around bearing signs that said things like "Feliz Navidad!" or, in the case of the Chinese children, "Happy New Year!"
California Adventure was a completely new experience for me. I fully admit to having been a ride-dodger throughout my teenage and young adult years. I was the girl who stood patiently on the platform holding half a dozen purses while everyone else went on the rollercoaster on top of New York New York in Las Vegas. But, since I'm trying to approach life in a different way, this time around I did all the rides right aloneside them. And they were a blast! I loved it all; especially the Hollywood Tower of Terror.
We left at about 9:30 am and didn't get back home till almost 1:00 am. It was a completely full day, jam-packed with constant walking from one "land" to the next (i.e. TomorrowLand to FrontierLand, etc). I was completely exhausted by the time we got home, but it was totally worth it.
