So yeah...they didn't quite "get it." We checked in, and went wandering around Downtown Disney. We saw the sign at the Monorail saying "to Disneyland" and C got excited...she said "can we go to Disneyland?" I think it was so beyond the poor girls they never really understood that we were AT Disneyland. Very interesting.
We pretty much overwhelmed them all around. C became an adrenaline junkie - craving rides on the Matterhorn, Space Mountain, Thunder Mountain, and the Hollywood Tower Hotel Tower of Terror! E on the other hand became very fearful and would barely try any rides...sigh.
We learned how not to "do" a big theme park again...but we also had a lot of fun. The girls really liked seeing the characters and watching the shows. I am so very thankful we stayed on-site and stayed for five days. We would go to the parks in the morning, return in the afternoon for food and naps, then return to the parks again for the late shift. One word of advice: avoid weekends unless you like crowds and lines. The mid-week was great; Saturday and Sunday sucked.
That's all for now...except of course the pictures! If you don't want to suffer through all 159 photos of the Bass gang in Disneyland, here are a few choice selections :)
3 comments:
It sure looks like you all had a fabulous time. Good idea to spend more days there so you could allow for rest and real food time. Your kids are all so cute. I'll bet the girls didn't want to wash their faces after that fancy face painting.
Well it does look like you managed to have some fun! If you think you could have prepared them better... my parents and I promised take G to the Budapest Amusement Park when he was 4. For the week prior, all he could talk about was going on the (legendary historic etc.) roller coaster. Come the big day, he totally chickened out :) Overzealous, I convinced him to get on with me anyway and he really was terrified the whole way. We finished the day with a huge temper tantrum when it was time to leave--no doubt from the frustration that the experience didn't turn out as whatever it was that he had imagined... Maybe preschoolers are just too young for these sorts of places, surprise or not?
Jen,
Can you email me about your experience--specifically what not to do? I'm taking lil pill there in July with my tax rebate :) and he gets overwhelmed pretty easily. Thanks! Rachel
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