Friday, February 15, 2013

Disneyland: kid-free in February 2013

Back to Disney we go.  Sam’s pass expires on March 15th so we had to squeeze in one more kid-free day at Disney! 

Sam picked me up around 8pm on Monday night, right after she got off work.  We hit the road and drove to Anaheim.  When we got to Barstow, I went to grab my credit card to pay for gas and that’s when I realized my purse was still in Las Vegas.  The hotel was in my name but luckily they were sympathetic and didn’t need a matching credit card or ID!  And it’s a good thing Sam actually had a credit card on her.

We stayed at The Sheraton for the first time {thank you, Priceline} and it was nice.  We got a full night sleep before heading to Disneyland!

Our main objective was to just have an easy day at Disney.  It’s always fun with the boys but it’s also exhausting.  We tried all kinds of new food that we’ve been wanting to sample & found a few new favorites: baked potato soup, garlic fries, chili con queso cone, cinnamon roll, fried pickles, etc.  The only thing I was not a fan of was The Monte Cristo sandwich. 

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There was a celebration in New Orleans Square which was fun.  Lots of live performances with Princess and the Frog.

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We took a few minutes for a Disneyland first – “Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln.”  Walt Disney had an admiration for Mr. Lincoln and the entire thing is wonderful.  I love seeing/riding things at Disney that were envisioned directly from Walt.  The “Voices of Liberty“ singers were also there – that was quite a treat.  Extremely talented people but a little cheesy for Sam and I.

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We saw a few new characters.  Nate & Ryan would have loved to meet Jake.  Maybe he’ll be there on our final trip!

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I’m never very good at the shooting rides – but this time I had an extremely high score and I thought it needed to be documented.

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Every time the day is done and we’re headed to the parking garage, we always have to guess where we parked.  We usually guess right but it’s always an adventure finding the car!

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Thanks to Sam for a great trip!

2 comments:

Melissa Snyder said...

That is cool that February is kid-free. Looks like a year pass is the way to go. Looks like you guys have a great time each time you go. We went during Christmas break and it was CRAZY!

Lauren said...

We are going in 3 weeks and I can't wait! Where is all of this fabulous food from? I need it all! Especially the garlic fries. My weakness. Have you ever tried the restaurant in the hotel California? I think that's what it's called. It's really good. The prices aren't bad, there's hardly ever a crowd, and you get served at a table by a fire. It's lovely.