CP, I hope some day it will be your kids that you will be taking to the park to see it through their eyes. There's nothing like it. I've done the stroller and wheelchair gig, and it's a real pain (but unavoidable).

Great Trip report, thanks! :snap:

Thanks for sharing

I had actually lost interest in DL (shock, I know, don't ban me) for many years until I had my first. Taking her even when she was 2.5 really changed everything and restored my love for it. Now we have to take the kids frequently and it is the thing we enjoy most as a family.

Not taking a stroller has its advantages. The first time we went to Disneyland, before my son turned 49 dollars, we got there at opening, spent half a day and the kids were thrilled.

From there we went to visit my father-in-law's judicial chambers. We met some of the justices, some of whom had toys in their offices, and the kids were thrilled.

A year or so earlier, we went to one of the tort-fest fairs that rolls into town every year. Ten dollars for adults, kids were free. Three or four rides, cotton candy and a funnel cake. We met Pervy the Carny and Hep-C the Clown (Oh, don't touch his cut) and the kids were thrilled.

Last Christmas we went to our local toystore and a big old Didd'l Maus was there hocking his schlock. The kids instinctively ran up for a cuddle and a picture. That was free, and the kids were thrilled, if a bit puzzled as to why.

If you have kids, you know that half the time when presents come from UPS, the kids have as much fun with the box as with what's inside.

So, yes, Disneyland may be the most thrilling, but pound for pound and dollar for dollar, I don't think it competes.

Perhaps, then, the appeal is that kids being thrilled by Disneyland is something their parents can relate to.

I think it's easier for adults to be thrilled with Disneyland than a UPS box. And so, when we see Disneyland through our childrens' eyes of wonder ... we as parents get more out of it than when they play with a dead squirrel. I think we tend to project that appreciation onto them. They may enjoy the squirrel in the UPS box just as much as it's a small world.

But since Disneyland is fun for the whole family, despite whatever rosey delusions parents conjure up ... I believe it's pound for pound above most family fare.




Anyway, thanks for sharing that family visit, CP. What a charming day. I'm so glad Greg was feeling well enough to make the trip with you. Good thing he made such a quick recovery.

Glad you had a nice day, great report.

So strollers as battering-rams is unavoidable you say. I'm still going to yell at people when they peel the skin off my heels!

too bad you didn't run into Lumbo for some extra Magic:(

Time to grab the bucket.

I still hope for a kid-free day at DL. How awesome that would be. No parents using strollers as battering rams. No crying, no screaming (cept coastermatt), no need to elbow little ones in the head (well that can be fun actually).

Hey! I like GD and CP. Why would you wish such evil things upon my friends?

:evil:

No kidding. My husband used to bring home refridgerater boxes and the kids loved them.

And, yes, a day without strollers can be fun. Also, sometimes I just don't even bring a camera. And, other times I don't give a care about what we eat and eat a bunch of junk and don't carry a backpack....

*sigh* I am sitting here thinking of how I do NOT miss strollers...remembering I am now at the point where I need to get a wheelchair for my mom...

The cycle of life.