And so we begin our day at Disneyland! We were there for rope drop and right in the front of the rope, so I got to see them wind up the rope on a rope holder that perfectly centered each flag on the rope. Disneyland is so very efficient!
I was a riot of patterns today: bag, jacket, and dress.
We rode the Matterhorn first thing and I grabbed a picture of these two gentleman (and their son, who I cropped out of the picture) who were wearing the classic Mickey Mouse-style sweatshirt and original ears. I had that in the 80s, but in t-shirt version. It was rare to see the traditional ears. Most people wore headband-style ears that came in a multitude of styles.
One thing I didn’t realize until we visited is how many people would dress alike. There were so many fun shirts worn by friends and family groups.
Matt was our navigator, and here he is checking the map on his phone while we waited for the Storybook Land Canal Boats.
And here we are on said boats. I was glad we visited this ride when there was basically no wait. It’s a fun ride with a five minute wait. Maybe less so if the wait is longer.
Also the cast member’s uniforms in Fantasyland were my favorite. Such a good color of green. So Alps-inspired. The internet is not providing me with pictures, but they were great.
We visited Star Tours, which was much fun, and didn’t exist when I last visited.
From there, we headed off to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge to ride Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. (Many colons are present in Star Wars land.) My favorite part was the Stormtrooper hanger. So cold and creepy. Overall, I really did feel transported to the Star Wars world. Well done, Disney.
We took part in the earworm ride that is It’s A Small World. Such great design.
Both inside and out.
We spent a lot of time in Frontierland hanging out near the water. We took this raft to Pirate’s Lair on Tom Sawyer Island. We had ranked this island low on our things to do, but it turned out to be really fun to explore. We also canoed around the island, which was a fun and active activity.
And, of course, we rode the Mark Twain Riverboat.
We actually ended up riding this several times as it was a good time killer while we were waiting for our Lightning Lanes.
Cafe Orleans was where we had lunch. I got the famous Monte Cristo Sandwich. Matt got some pasta.
And here we are on the monorail.
We left around 7:00 p.m. and Matt was asleep before 8.
