I love Disneyland. We went on a Monday and Tuesday to avoid big crowds, at William’s pace, and loved watching his reactions to each new thing. It was nice to spread it out over two days, doing whatever we made it to the first day, and then going to the things we missed and getting to re-do the things he loved. He might not remember the trip in years to come, but Danny and I sure will!
Most of the rides that William would go on were rides that I could do as well (namely Fantasy Land). We started on Peter Pan, which he really liked, but was confused when we got on the ships and they started flying. He’d look at us and say “airplane?!”
He also loved the horsies that went up and down…
He loved all the boat rides and “choo choo trains”, but was pretty nervous on Storybook Land when we went into the whale’s big mouth.
Just like at the zoo, William did NOT want to ride in the stroller, which was fine, because he was really good at “helping us push” the stroller, and stayed really close to us. When he was getting really tired, we’d have him sit in the stroller and he’d zonk out and take great naps while Danny and I strolled around, checking out shops. We enjoyed a nice quiet lunch, Mary Poppins style, drinking Practically Perfect Punch. We had Mickey Mouse suckers all ready for when William woke up.
After lunch and a nap we went to Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, which was a little too wild for William. He preferred the car out front that didn’t actually move. Maybe next time!
It’s a Small World always surprises me, being longer than I remember it. William loved it though, so we did it a couple of times over the two days. Disneyland was still decked out for Christmas and New Years, so the It’s a Small World song was more of a Christmas medley. William loved the snowmen that were thrown in different parts of the ride!
Autotopia was also one we (Danny and William) did multiple times. William would let the wheel jerk out of his hands, making the car bang back and forth, and would laugh and laugh. Danny said it was hilarious. Wish I could have seen it! He also loved Toon Town, especially the fire truck. He sat down in and said “Seat Mom!” patting the seat next to him. It’s not everyday he’ll share such excitement…
They had cars like the fire truck everywhere, and he made sure we didn’t miss a single one! He also liked Donald’s ship and Chip and Dale’s tree house. Overall I would say that Toon Town is not my favorite part of Disneyland, but it was fun to see William love it so much!
And of course, a trip to Disneyland would not be complete without a picture in front of the castle! It was decked out for Christmas, covered in white “snow.” I think William normally would have been more impressed, but his little legs had had enough!
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these looks great, I want to take T now!!
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