I Love...Disneyland! {Day 5}

Today is the last day of the Disneyland portion of my I Love series. I hope you have enjoyed it as much as I have!

Here are a few of my happy spots, or times when I am the most happy while I'm in the park.

Christmastime

I have only experienced Christmastime at Disneyland one time...and it was the best! Christmas is my favorite holiday, and seeing my happy place all decked out in Christmas decorations was so fun. There's actually "snow" in Disneyland in the evenings during the fireworks, and they have a special Christmas parade. They also decorate It's a Small World for Christmas, as well as The Haunted Mansion (though that happens in the fall before Halloween and continues through the Christmas season) - it becomes the Nightmare Before Christmas. One of my goals in life is to be in Disneyland on Christmas Day...and I really do hope I can make that a reality someday!

Disneyland Railroad

The railroad makes me happy for a couple of different reasons. 1) It's a nice way to unwind or get a little rest from walking. 2) I'm a people watcher and it's a fun way to watch people as you're going by. 3) I love the dioramas of the Grand Canyon and Primeval World. It's such a peaceful experience and one we enjoy more than once on a trip (often more than once a day!).

The Emporium Shop

This place is very nostalgic for me. I love the window displays, as well as the little animatronic set ups near the ceiling. It's one of my favorite places to browse or shop for souvenirs. It makes me happy every time I'm there.

Enjoying the park with loved ones

This definitely makes me happy. My husband and I have gone on four anniversary trips to Disneyland now, as well as two trips with my family, two trips with friends, and one quick day trip when my best friend graduated college. I've also been on one other trip with friends, and multiple trips with my family (one of those also with friends). I imagine I probably would still have fun by myself in Disneyland...but it's so much fun to experience with the people you care about most. And since not everyone likes doing the exact same things, being able to go with a group of people makes it easier for everyone to do the things they enjoy, as long as you're willing to split up sometimes. My poor hubby doesn't go on some of his favorite rides when it's just us because he doesn't like to leave me alone, even though I tell him just to go on them (he also enjoys those rides more if he has people with him, which I understand). Disneyland is just too fun of a place, and being able to experience it through someone else's eyes is so great.

(The top left was the family/friend trip, the top right was the second trip Josh went on with my family - my sister and I are making fishy faces, the bottom left is the first trip I went on with just friends - Josh was there but we weren't dating at the time, and the bottom right is the trip I went on with friends - it was a sisters trip!)

If you have never experienced Disneyland before, or even if you've experienced it many times, I hope you've been able to see some of the amazing pieces that make up my favorite place ever! It was really fun for me to go through all of my pictures and find ones that we've taken on various trips to use for these posts. It makes me really excited to go again someday!

Missed the rest of the series? You can find the posts here, here, here, and here.