The Magic of Disneyland

Our kids were shaking with anticipation! The final hour was at hand. They were making their first pilgrimage to the Mecca for kids: Disneyland. Colin decided it was great, but Derek was underwhelmed. He thought it was majorly over-rated! We went with Marcus' cousin Becky. We did all the must do's... It's a Small World, Indiana Jones, Space Mountain, Matterhorn, The Enchanted Tikki Room, the Haunted Mansion... Derek was so disappointed in the roller coasters that he found it hard to enjoy himself. Favorites of the day were: Colin Autotopia and Matterhorn , Derek Toy Story, Marcus- Matterhorn, Ann Matterhorn. Least Favorite:Enchanted Tikki Room for all of us.

We were tired, we were hungry, but we the adults decided the kids should see the parade. We went to where we thought the parade started, waited FOREVER only to discover they reverse course during the week, so we were at the end of the route. The kids were underwhelmed with that as well. We left Disneyland after the parade to go to dinner and straight to bed. So much for the "Magic of Disneyland!" We think perhaps we were all overtired and should have had some downtime before tackling such a big day.

Steps for May 26th ( theme parks seem to help out on this front! Some of the wilder rides give steps while you are seated.)

Derek 16,630

Ann 14, 671

Marcus 22, 624

Colin 22,912 Winner

Ratings for May 26th

Derek 6 Disneyland was NOT what I expected!!

Ann 7 There were few crowds, I enjoyed the time with Becky, the weather was great, but Derek was difficult!

Marcus 6 Hard to enjoy Disneyland with unhappy kids.

Colin 9 The roller coasters were the perfect speed for me!

VIP for May 26th: Ann with 31 out of 40 points

Quote for the day from Colin: " It's Disneyland mom, get used to it!"

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