I have wanted to go to Disneyland during the holidays at night so we could see the Christmas lights,the Christmas parade, see Santa and his reindeer, see it "snow", and watch the firework show, since James has never seen it at Disneyland. We went last night because it was Craig's B-day and we thought it would be a great night to go. Plus we needed to get his free $72 Disney dollars since it was his B-day! I was so excited, I thought it would get us more in the holiday spirit, it has been cold and I couldn't wait to see all this stuff bundled up with some warm coffee. My Mom watched Jake for us so it was even better that we didn't have to cart him around! Poor Jake. Craig, James, Brianna, my niece Alex, and I all went.
So we get there at 6:35. As soon as we walk in I see Mickey. I look at my parade time sheet and the last showing of the Christmas parade was at 6:30!!!I am bummed, but oh well. So we go eat dinner. We have a yummy dinner at the Mexican place and we decide to walk back to where Santa is and his reindeer to see them before we go on any rides. Well guess what...he wasn't there and it was closed! So now everyone is giving me a hard time because two of the things I wanted to see we weren't able to! We then went on a few rides, I felt like it was the middle of summer, on a Saturday the lines were SO long and it was SO crowded. I have never had to wait in line for the merry-go-round! I asked someone if it was true that they have snow on Main St. since my group didn't believe me. He said yes at 9:00. It was 8:45, so we walked down to Main St. waiting for the snow to come out, during this little walk James fell asleep! It was past 9:00 and there is no snow still. Craig goes to get his Disney $ and I go ask another worker if there is really snow because we are debating whether or not to leave. I want to see it snow, we are all talking about what we think the "snow" is...he says yes there is, it is on Main St. between the Christmas tree and the castle. I am thinking FABULOUS! Then I ask him what the snow actually is and he tells me it is bubbles! I was so disappointed, I thought it was real, fake snow. When we heard that all of us decided let's just go!
So I was really disappointed in the whole experience. I was expecting so much more from Disneyland! I'd rather not hassle with the crowds next year. Been there seen the lights and that's enough for me!
Here is a picture of It's a Small World with all the lights.
Craig and sleeping James in front of the tree
All that really counts is James had a good time at the Happiest Place on Earth! And he did!
3 comments:
What a bummer!! Gosh, it looks so crowded in your pictures!! At least you got the gift card though!! =)
:( Sad. Did you see the firework show? I remember the first time I went and saw the "snow," I was sad, too. It's hard to be excited when you had something else in mind. :(
Awwww! Sorry for your bad experience or your expectations weren't met. We've had Disneyland passes now for 4yrs and I still think the BEST time to go is January and February!
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