Disneyland Halloween Time adventure

by Cheryl, posted on October 22nd, 2012 in Blog Events

What’s amazing is how quickly your kids can turn the Happiest Place on Earth to the Whiniest one:

3.1 seconds.

Which then may or may not turn their mother into the Grumpiest Woman on Earth. Luckily, it wasn’t anything a few Mickey Mouse lollipops couldn’t cure.

Magic.

And then, as expected, we had a fabulous day. It’s Halloween time at Disneyland. Which is a lot of fun, even if you’re not in costume.

Sawyer and Sage are old enough – and tall enough – to ride the fun rides. They dragged me onto the Matterhorn, I took them on Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride and then It’s A Small World (which they loved). By the time we finished the rides we were ready to sit and watch the parade. I loved watching the kids watching it, especially Xander, as he waved to Donald Duck and Minne Mouse and Goofy.

Magic.

Next we made our way over to Cars Land. We hadn’t been to Disneyland since it opened. Lightning McQueen was driving down the street when we got there. Lightning McQueen! The kids’ eyes widened as they took in all the buildings they’d seen in the Cars movies.

They of course didn’t just want to hang around taking in the scenery. Not only are Sawyer and Sage old enough to go on the fun rides, they’re also old enough to want to wait in line. Long, long lines. David took Xander over to Bug’s Life rides and Sawyer, Sage and me waited for the Street Racer ride. For 45 minutes. They never wanted to get out of line or give up. I’m so glad they didn’t. It is so interesting, the difference between the older rides we went on compared to the brand-new one, with all its technology. We had a blast. I *might* have shrieked.

By the time we finished the race, it was time to go home. More whining. This time, it was because they didn’t want to leave.

Magic.

Disneyland provided passes for my family and me to come to the park for the day. The whining, grumpiness and the “can we PLEASE come back again tomorrow” was all our own.

Tags: Cars Land, Disneyland, Halloween Time at Disneyland

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11 Responses to “Disneyland Halloween Time adventure”

Shannon Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 7:00 am

Ah Disneyland…the happiest place on earth…except for the kids Kidding — I have taken my kids to Disney a couple of times, and it is amazing. But, you definitely have to prepare yourself for the whining and tantrums (my kids are younger). Glad you had fun!
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Cheryl Reply:
October 23rd, 2012 at 11:59 pm
Going is such a special treat for my kids, I was personally offended by their whining!

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JoAnn Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 10:03 am

count your lucky stars you didn’t go when I was there last and the cars racer ride was a 2 and a half hour wait…or you could get a fast pass IF you got there first thing in the morning because they would sell out. Good times.

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Cheryl Reply:
October 24th, 2012 at 12:01 am
The wait was actually 110 minutes. But my kids are big enough to go as single riders, and that line was so much shorter. And it worked out perfectly: Sage and Sawyer sat behind each other in one car, and I was in the car behind them.

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tracy@sellabitmum Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:00 pm

The fact that you did not invite me did not go unnoticed.
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Cheryl Reply:
October 24th, 2012 at 12:01 am
I would love to push you around in a stroller all day!

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Mandy Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 1:45 pm

Looks like you guys had so much fun! I can’t wait to take the kids this fall and try out Carsland. Wait. It’s already fall. I need to get crackin’!

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Cheryl Reply:
October 24th, 2012 at 12:02 am
Yes! And then we can come meet you!

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angela Says:
October 22nd, 2012 at 10:47 pm

But did you have the Mickey Mouse ice cream ears? Those are my faves
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Cheryl Reply:
October 24th, 2012 at 12:02 am
No. We did have mickey mouse pretzels, tho!

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Cameron Says:
October 24th, 2012 at 7:54 am

Felix does not even know how jealous he is of Cars Land, because I can’t bear to speak of it. California might as well be Mars right now.

And I have always wanted to do either Halloween or Christmas in the Magic Kingdom…
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