Today we woke to blue skies and the smell of corn dogs in the air as we descended on the happiest place in the world – Disneyland.
There are actually two theme parks there – Disneyland on the right and California Adventure Park on the left as you walk in. Lots of childhood memories flooded back – Cinderella, Snow White, Mickey Mouse. Then lots of young adult memories from my time working at Wonderland Sydney and just what the staff there have to put up with – loud tourists of all shapes and sizes who eat too much and move too slow. Our small groups stayed together as best they could and we spent from 10:30am – 9:30pm in the two parks. Some great rides there including Space Mountain, the California Screamin’ roller coaster, Indiana Jones Adventure, Splash Mountain. Thank God for the ‘single rider’ queue that allows the loners to go in by themselves and fill up the empty seats each time the rides get going. It saves a lot of time, but you don’t get to go on it with your mates most of the time. No harm done. Still, lots to see and do and its easy to see why they go nuts for it over here. Fun Disneyland Facts: - Trash cans are strategically placed so guests are never more than 30 steps from one. - Disneyland staff members never point with one finger. If they are gesturing in a direction, they will either use an open palm or two fingers to point. This is because in some cultures it is considered very rude to point with one finger. I actually saw this today, when a guy asked for directions. - Disneyland purposefully does not sell chewing gum or shelled peanuts, to help keep the grounds clean from litter. - There was a time capsule buried at Sleeping Beauty’s Castle in 1995. It will be unearthed on July 17, 2035, the 80th anniversary of Disneyland. The fireworks display and the Season of Light water jet/light show were pretty awesome to see too. Will have to clarify overnight if Mr Bataille or, at the other end of the size spectrum, Clancy or Banjo or Brad were denied entry on some of the rides due to the length of their lower extremities. Tomorrow we hit one last factory outlet venue close by, then off to face our final test with three big matches v St Margaret's Episcopal School, about 40 mins away. These guys will show up to play. Will be a good contest but our boys did do some miles in their legs today. Preparation is important and boys will be found out in this last game just how their diet, hydration, sleep and energy levels are at this point of the tour. Tune in for the final blog post tomorrow night (US time) along with match results and reports from the second placed cutest student, according to the Providence HS girls basketball team survey. G'night. JS
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Tracy Dowling
12/18/2017 01:19:57 am
Another day living the dream!!
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Kathy Guiffrida
12/18/2017 06:35:35 pm
Another great instalment - thanks for sharing these awesome photos with us 👍
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