Disneyland in September

Yeah it was time for my monthly Dosage of Disneyland with my God-daughter, Amanda. Yesterday was also the first day of Disneyland's Halloween Time. Disneyland doesn't really celebrate Halloween outside of the Haunted Mansion and a few pumpkins here and there. This year they are giving it a little more consideration...
As you arrive...

Guy getting a boost from his girlfriend so he can have a picture taken with "his" letter...

Entrance









Then there was the Haunted Mansion...


Halloween Wreath

Overheard in line about the rows of Jack O'Lanterns: "Oh... that one near the top looks soo sad!"




I was waiting for someone to tell her, "you would be sad too if you had a pole through your head..." but that didn't happen. We were surprised that Friday not withstanding, the park was not very crowded. We actually rode the Haunted Mansion 3 times that day. The first two times, back to back and the third time right after lunch.
I have a bunch of pictures from the ride, but I don't want to spoil it for people who are planning on going but if you want to see all the pictures go here.
Since Amanda and I have been on for the most part every ride already, we just hit a few rides...

Hahahaha! I won! Hey Amanda, didn't think I was going to post this huh? Well, after the beating you gave me the last time...
We ended up just hanging out at the top of Main Street facing the Castle and people watched...

I love it when people dress up...

Feeding the ducks, I'm sure Donald appreciates it...


Overheard from people passing by:

1. A father to his 6-7 year old son as they walk towards the castle, "Next time we leave the house you have to remind me to bring a camera."
2. Two guys headed towards the Matterhorn, "Damn, that's a Big Ass Mountain!"
3. A 6 year girl to her mom in the Haunted Mansion line, "Mommy is this scary?" Mom answers, "Of course, it's haunted."

Then there was the fireworks and we were right in front of the castle this time...

If you want to see all the pictures click on the link below.

Pictures

Time to fill up

"Looks" like the prices are going down or is it just a tease?

Amateur Barbarian

One of the nicest person I know is taking a long deserved Vacation. Celia got him to blog about his travels and as he writes there is a little part of me that gets more and more envious. His blog is a great diversion, I get a chuckle every time I read it.

More Photos

Still playing catch up, so... Nothing but pictures...

Disney in August...

Nethercutt Museum...

I wish...

A favorite...

I can see me driving this...

Or this...

but not this

Another Pechanga Trip...

If Hank's asleep...

and Derrick's asleep...

James is down...

and I'm asleep...

What I want to know is....

Who was taking all the pictures?

Labor Day at the Lai's...

Ok, whenever the families get together, there are two things that you can be sure of. That there will be lots of food and that there will be a bunch of games (cards, board games, speed scrabble or whatever the game of the month may be). Well, this was no different.

"Take homes"


And finally, going home...

Stamina at La Creperie (Part 2)

So, dinner and desserts gone, all that was left was to go home...

But on the way to the car... there were a few distractions and I guess "photo ops". Not so sure what the draw was with the tree...They say we were being followed by some "weird" guy... hmmmm... weird huh? Well, it was a lot of fun. Hey Steven, next time you really have to come along. We really had a blast.