D-Land
With unemployment on the horizon and the world economy crashing down around us, I have been attempting to cover my ears (la, la, la) and ignore it a little bit by getting out and having some fun. Now, where is there a better place to ignore life’s difficulties than Disneyland? “The Happiest Place on Earth”- who can argue with that right now? So, in my attempt to stick my head in the sand, I have been to Disneyland three times in the last couple of weeks.
Crazy! I know, however, when you live in Orange County that’s just what you do. Considering that a walk-up one day park hopper to both Disneyland and California Adventure costs $94, it doesn’t sound so crazy that almost everyone who lives here has annual passes. We who live behind the “Orange Curtain” are incessantly mocked for this behavior, rightly so, we are an entire society of Disney-dorks.
So yes, three Disney visits… This is my favorite time of year at Disneyland. All of the Halloween decorations are up and they have converted the Haunted Mansion into the “Nightmare Before Christmas”. FYI, they did change it up a little bit this year!
The hubby and I have a new favorite at California Adventure- Toy Story Mania. A 3-D ride that is comprised of interractive carnival games. Men tend to do better at this game than women, but no worries, I’m working on it…..hubby be afraid!
Over the past year or so, I have noticed a disturbing trend, and because I don’t have children, I probably don’t understand but will rant anyway :) The amount of strollers running around the park lately has more than doubled which would be completely acceptable if there were stroller-aged children occupying said strollers. But I swear I have seen ten year-olds wheeling around getting a free ride! Ok, so I’m not very good at guessing a child’s age when they are shoved into one of these things, but seriously, I would think that if the kid is bursting out at the seams, and I keep getting kicked because it is just not possible for them to contort their little bodies into a human ball, that maybe, just maybe, it’s time to make them walk. Just a thought.
Hopefully, I will make to Disneyland again next week strollers or no strollers 
I LOVE Disneyland! You going to Disney to take your mind off things is just the best. Everyone I talk to, it doesn’t matter who they are, is worried sick about how the economy might effect them personally, or worse has already effected them. I was reading in the paper this morning that one of the best ways to deal with this is to divert your attention… so head to Disneyland. I wish I could go too. Oh, and if a kid is too big for a stroller he needs to walk, IMHO. (Unless he is disabled in some way, of course.) I kind of think shoving a kid into a stroller they are much too large for is the mark of lazy parenting. The parents just don’t want to deal with walking slower, frequent stops to rest, etc. Again… my humble opinion.
Comment by Melanie — October 12, 2008 @ 9:24 am