A trip out of their wildest dreams. And slight shock to me seeing how emotionally affected I was just being there again after so many years. Standing at the edge of Main Street, or floating along in the dim lit glow of Pirates, it's impossible not to feel a serge of nostalgia swell inside the better parts of your grown being in revisiting such cherished childhood boons. Sadly, I never made it to A Small World, but as sentimental as I was feeling already, it was maybe for the better.
We hung with old friends and met new ones too. Wandered aimlessly around the parks in between the string of scheduled events. Ate fried street food chased down with lemonade. And aside from the sweet perks that came attached to such an incredible opportunity, became plain kids again. Delighted to be immersed in the wild place that Walt build. Drunk with glee. And utterly, painfully, happy to be there.
Fun Facts:
Late at night on the day that we arrived I met Denise for a late night cocktail in the hotel bar where we were surrounded by a sharp looking crowd dressed in honor of "Dapper Day."
I devoured my first fried corndog
Rex hugged each and every single character he met with an intensity so great it made me forget all about the other rampant mischief he was causing while not chasing stuffed souls to squeeze tight.
Leon rode the Tower of Terror. And lived to tell every single person he's seen since all about it.
Arlo, from what I can tell, strongly believes the Chuy he met was in fact the Real Deal.
I got yelled at and legitimately scared by that tall dark Kylo Ren, whom I accidently called Darth Vador while trying to organize my group shot.
At one point, when we lost Rex (like what happens pretty much every time we visit a place like this) Mike half (or maybe a little less than half) jokingly suggested we just "keep going" seeing that Disneyland is "probably" the safest place to loose a kid he could think of. We found him 25 minutes later, outside of Cars land, totally unaffected by the ordeal, hanging with a balloon artist who was wearing a big puffy white hat who covered him in buttons and was just about to call security before we showed up to claim him.
Pretty sure I saw Leon get more hugs than Mickey in the three days we were there. Sweet, but not surprising.
Below, a visual document of the manic joy I know now to be downright contagious. With many thanks to Disneyland for the gracious gift of such an incredible trip. 60 never looked so good.
Disney's 6oth Celebration from Mrs. Habit on Vimeo.
jess, what do you use to edit your videos? Love them.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I only have the iPhoto edit options that came with my laptop, so what I do edit is super basic. I've yet to devout my patience at leaning anything fancier yet but would love to in the future at some point :)
DeleteJessica do you use your camera to record? Or your phone?
ReplyDeleteI use both actually but mainly my camera for the longer videos. Phone can still be a little low in quality sometimes.
DeleteI loved this omg!! What camera did u use and how do you edit your videos?
ReplyDeleteThanks! I have a canon rebel and just use iPhoto to edit. Nothing fancy :D
DeleteOk, please have Leon FaceTime me to tell me about the Tower of Terror.
ReplyDeleteDEAL!
DeleteHe WILL Lauren.
We are big on Disney. Your video just slayed my heart! I honestly loved seeing the magic through your lens and can say that it doesn't get old. Magic is just magic!
ReplyDeleteThanks Carolyn! It's true. About magic.
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