I post about Disneyland a ton, only because we have Season Passes and go there rather frequently. We’ve learned how to streamline our little day trips by eating before we go, and getting there at the right time. For the next few months, I will have a few days off in common with Angry Husband. For childcare reasons, we’ve always alternated our schedules to be able to take care of Angry Kid. A few weeks ago, we took a little day trip to Disneyland, which is about fifteen minutes away from our house.
I’m using carrying a big bulky purse with snacks, odds and ends, plus my Digital SLR camera. I’m that crazy photo girl who lugs around her big SLR just in case the perfect shot comes along. I decided to ditch my SLR for the day, and only take my iPhone as a camera. I also took about my Season Pass and handed it to my husband. I was hands free with no purse, or baggage to carry.
We stopped at the entrance of the park for a photo opp with the Disney Photo Pass folks. Angry Husband HATES having his photo taken. But I somehow forced him into a photo. They took about five photos and this was the best one. It was worth the $14.95 for the download, because we RARELY take family photos. I may have edited it a little, to match the photos below. I gave it a vintage feel.
Upon entering the park, we walked down Main St. And the end of Main St. is Sleeping Beauty’s Castle. At Hong Kong Disneyland, Disneyland Paris and Disneyland in California, it is Sleeping Beauty’s Castle. At Walt Disney World (Magic Kingdom) and Tokyo Disneyland, it is called Cinderella’s Castle. Just a little trivia for you Disney fanatics. And I’m not quite sure how everyone gets such great pictures of the castle, because there are always a million people there trying to get pictures. I usually end up cropping out the people in the photos, like I did here.
My son loves going on The Jungle Cruise so we headed for Adventureland for our first ride of the day. It is always entertaining to see what Tour Guide we are going to get on The Jungle Cruise. On this day, we had an older gentleman, and wow, he was full of one-liners. He was HILARIOUS. You would think that my son has never been here, because every time we go, he sees something new.
After leaving The Jungle Cruise, we headed over to Indiana Jones. My son is not quite tall enough for the ride, but he goes over there to check his height every time. He is about two inches too short. I told him that he will probably be tall enough when he’s around seven or eight, but he still checks every time. We wandered around and ended up on the Winnie the Poo ride which is soo silly but my son loves it.
We eventually headed over to Autopia, but I couldn’t help but take a picture of Matterhorn Mountain when I walked by. I love all of these amazing structures that they have built at Disneyland.
My son loves driving the cars around Autopia. He chose to ride with my husband AGAIN. Which was fine because I could take in the scenery and drive how I want to. It was a perfect day at Disneyland. And I loved just being able to take photos with my iPhone. I love my SLR but it can get quite heavy when you are lugging it around all day.
At the end of the day, which was only a few hours, my husband and I reflected upon this trip to Disneyland. It was our first time without the stroller as a family. My son usually gets very lazy, and wants to take our jogging stroller, which can hold up to a 100 lbs. I took the stroller out of my car a few months ago. We told Angry Kid that he is a big boy and that he has to walk around Disneyland now. If he gets tired, we will stop and rest, or get a drink. Wow, seriously amazing, how much faster we got around the park. I never realized how much it is a pain to get around things with a stroller. But I sometimes miss that stroller to toss things into. And because I took my iPhone, I didn’t have any photos to download or edit later. I was able to use my Instagram app on my iPhone to share the photos along the way on my Twitter account, Facebook, and Flickr.
