05-05-05

[Gn2Dlnd]

You know, ISM and NA really said it all. I kept commenting that, although the Park was heinously crowded, no one seemed to mind. Total party atmosphere. Food lines were the only downside. If the manager posted at Zocalo had told me it was closed because of a sick-out, I wouldn't have been bothered and could have chanced a trip into DTD. Instead, I got the "media" line, and was irritated at Disneyland management for not taking what they had to know were going to be huge crowds into consideration. Aside from that, a truly Christmas Morning kind of day. Could not sleep at all, the night before. The surprises on Jungle Cruise, the really satisfying Disneyland-at-their-best parade, plusses on nearly every attraction, Great Moments With Mr. Martin, and the never-could-I-have-expected-Disneyland-to-pull-out-of-the-doldrums-of-the-last-fifteen-years fireworks extravaganza, made for a wonderful day with friends, and have turned the "little park in Anaheim" back into the crown jewel of the Disney Kingdom.