TIMES I'M MOST HAPPY AT DISNEYLAND
Problem is, I'm usually always really happy there! But there are certain places and things that make it extra special.
Disneyland Railroad
I'm going to talk specifically about the Lilly Belle in another post*, but in general, I love the Disneyland Railroad. It's perfect to hitch a ride on it when your feet are hurting and you just need a break. We often ride it more than once a day, for the relaxation as well as to save us from walking to another land. I also really love the dioramas of the Grand Canyon and Primeval World that you see on the journey from Tomorrowland to Main Street station. It makes me really happy to board that train and set myself up to relax for a few minutes.
Side note: Because of the Star Wars Land construction, the train is currently not running (as of publish date). On our last trip, to try and ease the pain of certain attractions being closed, they had some pretty cool experiences available. At the New Orleans station, they had a train parked at the station that you could get up close and personal with...and they let us cross over to the other side of the tracks to take pictures on the former New Orleans train station building! It was a really fun experience and I recommend checking it out before the train reopens sometime in mid-2017.
Christmastime
So we have officially experienced Disneyland during Christmastime four times now (two of those trips were within the same week)! Considering it's my favorite holiday and time of the year, being in Disneyland (my happy place) while it's decorated for Christmas is truly magical. The Christmas decorations have definitely evolved a little since the first trip we took in 2006 but they are still beautiful. This past year had fewer Christmas decorations because of the 60th anniversary celebration but it was still so perfect. I love that they change a few of the rides to add Christmas themes to them (Haunted Mansion, It's a Small World and Jingle Cruise). And with the addition of Buena Vista Street and Cars Land in California Adventure, the Christmas cheer is even felt in that park. There are many different decorated trees in Cars Land to represent the "car" that decorated them. I just love it!
Enjoying the Park with Loved Ones
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Josh and I have been on 7 anniversary trips, 2 trips with my whole family, 1 trip with my sister and brother-in-law, 1 trip with Josh's whole family, 1 trip with part of Josh's family and a few friends, 4 trips with friends, and 6 trips by ourselves that were at different times throughout the year. Although we love going by ourselves because we can do our own thing, we also love sharing the park with people who also share our love for it. It was also super fun for us to go with our nieces and to see their faces as they experienced different things in the parks (our nephew wasn't born when we went on our family trip). It makes me happy to share my love of Disney with others and I'm so glad my husband and I both love Disneyland so much!
And that concludes my mini-series...except *I have one more bonus post to share tomorrow! If you missed the series, you can read the first four posts here, here, here and here.
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