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Hook Tripped A Child, I'm Actually Snow White BUT REMEMBER TO LOOK AT THE GOAT!
January 10th, 2018
I left off with us just getting off of Space Mountain and planning on meeting up with my friend, Kinzie!
Kinzie had continued to text me while we were on the ride until she finally said "I'll just wait here." After we got off, I called her and tracked her down to right in front of the Pizza Port. Hugs were exchanged, I introduced Raven and her to each other. Both Raven and Kinzie were feeling a bit famished and since Pizza Port was right there, we decided to head in. I wasn't feeling all that hungry yet so I went to get a table while they all ordered.
While at the table on my own, I decided to do some Instagramming to catch up on my day. Being a full-time Disneygrammer along with trying to enjoy your vacation is some really hard work, lemme tell ya...
Eventually they caught up with me with their meals and we got our first moment of the day to relax (sorry no pics of what they got. I apologize.) Kinzie and I caught up since it had been a little over a month since we last saw each other. Then I told her about Raven & I ours day as well as tried to give her a newbies intro into FastPass & MaxPass. It was a bit difficult but we got Kinzie on track with us. We also came to discover that she didn't have a Park Hopper pass just a one day one so that basically made our decision for us on that we were going to stay in Disneyland (a smart choice in retrospect). We hadn't made new FPs after getting off SM so we decided to do them now. I saw the Matterhorn had some coming soon so we all snagged some of those. The time was relatively sooner than we expected so as soon as they were both finished eating, we were up and off to the Matterhorn.
The waits were now really starting to build up. By the time we had managed to find our way out of the slowly congesting Tomorrowland to the Matterhorn, it had a wait all around the side of the mountain, ensuring us we had made the right choice by getting our FPs when we did for it considering we never got to ride it earlier in the day. As we were rounding the corner to get to the main entrance (there might be two tracks but just like Space at WDW, Matterhorn only has ONE FastPass), I decided to stop a moment to get a quick pic of the mountain.
Eventually we found the weirdly elusive FP entrance. We still had a minute or two until it was our time so we chilled out front then went right on to swipe in. In the queue, we were all fairly entertained by the Swiss accent of the safety spiel guy in line. I tried to imitate it but ended up making some weird turns into German accents and other European accents that did not fit. I don't even know, but Matterhorn has a bit of a wild line so it made the time go by. I barely even paid attention to which side of the moment we were on. I think it was Tomorrowland. We eventually got both sides but I'm getting ahead of myself.
I DO remember getting the front row for my first ride! I believe Kinzie was right behind me with Raven in the back of the front bobsled. I was so pumped for that and this ride. I'd always heard mixed reviews, generally the negative being about the bumpiness of the ride, which usually is something that doesn't bother me so I was SURE I was going to love it.
And what do you know? I DID.
Take this lightly but it almost did everything that Expedition Everest is failing to do right now. They had such cool effects with their Yeti including TWO Yetis that ACTUALLY MOVE. Seriously, this had me shook. Yeah, it was BUMPY, but omg it was SO MUCH FUN. And I thought I'd be prepared for the splashdown break but it got me WET. Luckily the day was at its warmest so I wasn't shivering, but again SHOOK.
Once we got off, we immediately went to finding another FastPass to book. We saw Big Thunder had one in about two hours so we got that one. In the mean time, we decided to continue wandering around Fantasyland. We were checking the app for wait times and saw that a lot of the FLand dark rides were pretty quiet so we were going to head that way. However as we were about to do that, Raven grabbed my arm and dragged me over towards Small World and was like "I have a surprise." I was very confused. Kinzie looked confused, but grinned because she knew how much I hated being out-of-the-loop.
On the way over, I lucky guessed and asked, "Is Peter Pan coming out?"
Raven flatly said, "Yes."
If y'all didn't follow my previous TR, Peter Pan is my FAVORITE. Favorite to meet, favorite character. I'm all about the green bean lost boy and I was SOOOOOO excited to meet him and maybe get him to give me a tour of Fantasyland since he just goes where pleaseths around here. Apparently the Disneyland app said he'd be out by Small World in like ten minutes so we went over to the sitting area by the little pond to wait. There was definitely a little crew of people waiting to meet him and we all were awkwardly made eye contact while waiting as if fighting for who would get to talk with him first and the longest. Pan fans are weird.
Things were about to get weirder though.
A small crew of two girls and two guys came by, all about our age, and had one of them sit down and video them doing... I don't know what. I'm still trying to figure out what was happening. Luckily I also stealthily pulled up my snap to get my own little clip of what was happening. Maybe you'll have a better idea for what these three were doing.
Click to watch!
Yeah, I'm... confusion.
Anyways, the waiting continued... and continued... and continued... and CONTINUED.
No Peter.
We were even more confusion than before at this point. I mean, it was the first time we were using the app for set times for characters so they might not be accurate, but Raven, a native, was also wondering what was up. I eventually made the executive decision to go elsewhere in five minutes since we were totally wasting time just sitting there.
Five minutes went by...
Still no Peter.
We got up to go and began walking away when I spotted a little green ginger running our way. We stopped and right as Peter shot me with finger guns with two lost boys in tow.
Yup, we found him and...
Click to watch!
Captain Hook too!
I think the videos I took are more fun to watch to explain the situation than me just writing so enjoy Timmy & co.'s encounter with a loose Pan at Disneyland.
Click to watch!
Click to watch!
Click to watch!
Click to watch!
Click to watch!
Like we said, Peter wasn't out for a M&G. He was out to play with the younger ones. I know he sometimes does this with the older kids, but there were a lot of kids younger than 12 around so it was in my better interest to just watch and I mean, as you can tell, it was QUITE entertaining. We decided then though that we would check back on my favorite lost boy another day or later when he wasn't doing his own thing.
It was back to the heart of Fantasyland for some darker entertainment faire. Pinocchio's Daring Journey and Mr. Toad's Wild Ride were the two dark rides in Disneyland's Fantasyland that weren't currently at MK or that I hadn't ridden there (I had visited MK before Snow White's Scary Adventures closed and got to ride it) so those were our two options. Pinocchio had the shorter wait so off to Pleasure Island, we went!
Click to watch!
Click to watch!
I had just missed when the Blue Fairy disappears. Honestly the best part of the ride.
I thought it was really cute. Cute I say lightly because Pinocchio is honestly one of if not THE most terrifying Disney film (That Coachman will haunt my nightmares forever), but it was enjoyable. Very classic Disney dark ride. Not topping my love of the PERFECTION that is Haunted Mansion, but again very cute and fun.
We still had some time before our FP at Big Thunder, but not too much so we were trying to figure out what to do that wasn't just sitting around. I wanted pics by Snow White's Wishing Well so we headed over thattaways. When we got over, Aurora was out meeting guests. Aurora's one of my faves as I've mentioned so I totally would've jumped in, but not only was the line a bit long the CM manning it was steadfast holding the end of it and turning people away. No meeting Aurora right then, but nobody was in the Wishing Well area so I got to have a photoshoot fit for a fair princess, no people blocking the shots.
My favorite has to be the first one of me looking down the Wishing Well. It was a tight squeeze there cause Aurora was meeting her loyal subjects right next to it, but we managed. All the other shots I feel like my smile looks forced. Oh well, at least I have the first one.
Once we had finished our quick little photoshoot we began making our way on over to Frontierland to go ride Big Thunder. Raven took us into Fantasyland since it would be a bit quicker and we had time so maybe we could go meet up with some other characters. Unfortunately, we didn't see anyone of interest on our way over. However, Raven led us right to where the entrance to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge was going to be. We even managed to find a hole in the tarp covering the gaps in the wood to see what was going on. Nothing interesting if you're wondering, just construction workers strolling around, but I guess that's still cool.
There also was a sign advertising for the new Disneyland land so I had to get a pic. Unfortunately Kinzie's not a photographer and Raven was too busy trying to get what she could from the little peephole.
Don't worry, Raven eventually grabbed the camera and got a decent shot.
That's better.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Anyways, we rounded the corner past the Big Thunder wall to Rainbow Ridge and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad itself. We timed it perfectly and were able to go right on into the FP line. I was really excited to ride this one as I've heard it's MUCH better than WDW's especially after the effects they added during the last refurb. Really was hoping those would make it to WDW's but no. Typical.
Anyways, let's take a ride with Timmy & co. on BTMRR!
Click to watch!
Click to watch!
Consensus? Yes, SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better than WDW's. More thrilling. The effects are awesome. It also felt a little longer for some reason. AND THE GOAT TRICK. OMG YAS IT WORKED. I was definitely STANNING this one after that ride. Would have to come back at night and ride again from the back. The best spot and best time for BTMRR.
After we got off, we went on the Disneyland app to see what other rides I wanted to conquer. All my must-dos were pretty covered in terms of attractions. We hadn't been to every land though. I was curious to see Critter Country though so we started heading that way. As we meandered out of Frontierland, we ran into the Disneyland band casually coming through. Kinzie got very excited when they came through bringing back more childhood memories of being stalked by them lol One even waved at her as we passed.
Click to watch!
We continued on from Frontierland into New Orleans Square, where I got a better look at the place. Honestly I fell in love pretty instantly. New Orleans is at the top of my list of cities I hope to visit with San Fran a close second. The food is the main draw there because I LOVE Creole cuisine. Gumbo, beignets, jambalaya, GIMME IT ALL. Then, Mardi Gras and the French-inspired architecture... I was in heaven, even just walking on by Disney's slice of New Orleans. The bliss was short lived because then we were at MY MANSION.
Only one solution to be locked out from my beloved ghoulish abode.
Nah, I want to be rehired by Disney not BANNED FOR LIFE (It's a thing. IT IS.)
At least I got to see some of the outer Haunted Mansion Holiday decor before it was all fully down. After that little photo shoot and near felony though, it was all grim grinning Timmy.
BUT IT WAS TIME FOR CRITTER COUNTRY, A NEVER BEFORE SEEN LAND FOR PRINCE TIMOTHY!! LET'S GET THOSE REAL GRINS GOING AGAIN!
Continued Here
January 10th, 2018
I left off with us just getting off of Space Mountain and planning on meeting up with my friend, Kinzie!
Kinzie had continued to text me while we were on the ride until she finally said "I'll just wait here." After we got off, I called her and tracked her down to right in front of the Pizza Port. Hugs were exchanged, I introduced Raven and her to each other. Both Raven and Kinzie were feeling a bit famished and since Pizza Port was right there, we decided to head in. I wasn't feeling all that hungry yet so I went to get a table while they all ordered.
While at the table on my own, I decided to do some Instagramming to catch up on my day. Being a full-time Disneygrammer along with trying to enjoy your vacation is some really hard work, lemme tell ya...
Eventually they caught up with me with their meals and we got our first moment of the day to relax (sorry no pics of what they got. I apologize.) Kinzie and I caught up since it had been a little over a month since we last saw each other. Then I told her about Raven & I ours day as well as tried to give her a newbies intro into FastPass & MaxPass. It was a bit difficult but we got Kinzie on track with us. We also came to discover that she didn't have a Park Hopper pass just a one day one so that basically made our decision for us on that we were going to stay in Disneyland (a smart choice in retrospect). We hadn't made new FPs after getting off SM so we decided to do them now. I saw the Matterhorn had some coming soon so we all snagged some of those. The time was relatively sooner than we expected so as soon as they were both finished eating, we were up and off to the Matterhorn.
The waits were now really starting to build up. By the time we had managed to find our way out of the slowly congesting Tomorrowland to the Matterhorn, it had a wait all around the side of the mountain, ensuring us we had made the right choice by getting our FPs when we did for it considering we never got to ride it earlier in the day. As we were rounding the corner to get to the main entrance (there might be two tracks but just like Space at WDW, Matterhorn only has ONE FastPass), I decided to stop a moment to get a quick pic of the mountain.
Eventually we found the weirdly elusive FP entrance. We still had a minute or two until it was our time so we chilled out front then went right on to swipe in. In the queue, we were all fairly entertained by the Swiss accent of the safety spiel guy in line. I tried to imitate it but ended up making some weird turns into German accents and other European accents that did not fit. I don't even know, but Matterhorn has a bit of a wild line so it made the time go by. I barely even paid attention to which side of the moment we were on. I think it was Tomorrowland. We eventually got both sides but I'm getting ahead of myself.
I DO remember getting the front row for my first ride! I believe Kinzie was right behind me with Raven in the back of the front bobsled. I was so pumped for that and this ride. I'd always heard mixed reviews, generally the negative being about the bumpiness of the ride, which usually is something that doesn't bother me so I was SURE I was going to love it.
And what do you know? I DID.
Take this lightly but it almost did everything that Expedition Everest is failing to do right now. They had such cool effects with their Yeti including TWO Yetis that ACTUALLY MOVE. Seriously, this had me shook. Yeah, it was BUMPY, but omg it was SO MUCH FUN. And I thought I'd be prepared for the splashdown break but it got me WET. Luckily the day was at its warmest so I wasn't shivering, but again SHOOK.
Once we got off, we immediately went to finding another FastPass to book. We saw Big Thunder had one in about two hours so we got that one. In the mean time, we decided to continue wandering around Fantasyland. We were checking the app for wait times and saw that a lot of the FLand dark rides were pretty quiet so we were going to head that way. However as we were about to do that, Raven grabbed my arm and dragged me over towards Small World and was like "I have a surprise." I was very confused. Kinzie looked confused, but grinned because she knew how much I hated being out-of-the-loop.
On the way over, I lucky guessed and asked, "Is Peter Pan coming out?"
Raven flatly said, "Yes."
If y'all didn't follow my previous TR, Peter Pan is my FAVORITE. Favorite to meet, favorite character. I'm all about the green bean lost boy and I was SOOOOOO excited to meet him and maybe get him to give me a tour of Fantasyland since he just goes where pleaseths around here. Apparently the Disneyland app said he'd be out by Small World in like ten minutes so we went over to the sitting area by the little pond to wait. There was definitely a little crew of people waiting to meet him and we all were awkwardly made eye contact while waiting as if fighting for who would get to talk with him first and the longest. Pan fans are weird.
Things were about to get weirder though.
A small crew of two girls and two guys came by, all about our age, and had one of them sit down and video them doing... I don't know what. I'm still trying to figure out what was happening. Luckily I also stealthily pulled up my snap to get my own little clip of what was happening. Maybe you'll have a better idea for what these three were doing.
Click to watch!
Yeah, I'm... confusion.
Anyways, the waiting continued... and continued... and continued... and CONTINUED.
No Peter.
We were even more confusion than before at this point. I mean, it was the first time we were using the app for set times for characters so they might not be accurate, but Raven, a native, was also wondering what was up. I eventually made the executive decision to go elsewhere in five minutes since we were totally wasting time just sitting there.
Five minutes went by...
Still no Peter.
We got up to go and began walking away when I spotted a little green ginger running our way. We stopped and right as Peter shot me with finger guns with two lost boys in tow.
Yup, we found him and...
Click to watch!
Captain Hook too!
I think the videos I took are more fun to watch to explain the situation than me just writing so enjoy Timmy & co.'s encounter with a loose Pan at Disneyland.
Click to watch!
Click to watch!
Click to watch!
Click to watch!
Click to watch!
Like we said, Peter wasn't out for a M&G. He was out to play with the younger ones. I know he sometimes does this with the older kids, but there were a lot of kids younger than 12 around so it was in my better interest to just watch and I mean, as you can tell, it was QUITE entertaining. We decided then though that we would check back on my favorite lost boy another day or later when he wasn't doing his own thing.
It was back to the heart of Fantasyland for some darker entertainment faire. Pinocchio's Daring Journey and Mr. Toad's Wild Ride were the two dark rides in Disneyland's Fantasyland that weren't currently at MK or that I hadn't ridden there (I had visited MK before Snow White's Scary Adventures closed and got to ride it) so those were our two options. Pinocchio had the shorter wait so off to Pleasure Island, we went!
Click to watch!
Click to watch!
I had just missed when the Blue Fairy disappears. Honestly the best part of the ride.
I thought it was really cute. Cute I say lightly because Pinocchio is honestly one of if not THE most terrifying Disney film (That Coachman will haunt my nightmares forever), but it was enjoyable. Very classic Disney dark ride. Not topping my love of the PERFECTION that is Haunted Mansion, but again very cute and fun.
We still had some time before our FP at Big Thunder, but not too much so we were trying to figure out what to do that wasn't just sitting around. I wanted pics by Snow White's Wishing Well so we headed over thattaways. When we got over, Aurora was out meeting guests. Aurora's one of my faves as I've mentioned so I totally would've jumped in, but not only was the line a bit long the CM manning it was steadfast holding the end of it and turning people away. No meeting Aurora right then, but nobody was in the Wishing Well area so I got to have a photoshoot fit for a fair princess, no people blocking the shots.
My favorite has to be the first one of me looking down the Wishing Well. It was a tight squeeze there cause Aurora was meeting her loyal subjects right next to it, but we managed. All the other shots I feel like my smile looks forced. Oh well, at least I have the first one.
Once we had finished our quick little photoshoot we began making our way on over to Frontierland to go ride Big Thunder. Raven took us into Fantasyland since it would be a bit quicker and we had time so maybe we could go meet up with some other characters. Unfortunately, we didn't see anyone of interest on our way over. However, Raven led us right to where the entrance to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge was going to be. We even managed to find a hole in the tarp covering the gaps in the wood to see what was going on. Nothing interesting if you're wondering, just construction workers strolling around, but I guess that's still cool.
There also was a sign advertising for the new Disneyland land so I had to get a pic. Unfortunately Kinzie's not a photographer and Raven was too busy trying to get what she could from the little peephole.
Don't worry, Raven eventually grabbed the camera and got a decent shot.
That's better.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Anyways, we rounded the corner past the Big Thunder wall to Rainbow Ridge and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad itself. We timed it perfectly and were able to go right on into the FP line. I was really excited to ride this one as I've heard it's MUCH better than WDW's especially after the effects they added during the last refurb. Really was hoping those would make it to WDW's but no. Typical.
Anyways, let's take a ride with Timmy & co. on BTMRR!
Click to watch!
Click to watch!
Consensus? Yes, SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better than WDW's. More thrilling. The effects are awesome. It also felt a little longer for some reason. AND THE GOAT TRICK. OMG YAS IT WORKED. I was definitely STANNING this one after that ride. Would have to come back at night and ride again from the back. The best spot and best time for BTMRR.
After we got off, we went on the Disneyland app to see what other rides I wanted to conquer. All my must-dos were pretty covered in terms of attractions. We hadn't been to every land though. I was curious to see Critter Country though so we started heading that way. As we meandered out of Frontierland, we ran into the Disneyland band casually coming through. Kinzie got very excited when they came through bringing back more childhood memories of being stalked by them lol One even waved at her as we passed.
Click to watch!
We continued on from Frontierland into New Orleans Square, where I got a better look at the place. Honestly I fell in love pretty instantly. New Orleans is at the top of my list of cities I hope to visit with San Fran a close second. The food is the main draw there because I LOVE Creole cuisine. Gumbo, beignets, jambalaya, GIMME IT ALL. Then, Mardi Gras and the French-inspired architecture... I was in heaven, even just walking on by Disney's slice of New Orleans. The bliss was short lived because then we were at MY MANSION.
Only one solution to be locked out from my beloved ghoulish abode.
Nah, I want to be rehired by Disney not BANNED FOR LIFE (It's a thing. IT IS.)
At least I got to see some of the outer Haunted Mansion Holiday decor before it was all fully down. After that little photo shoot and near felony though, it was all grim grinning Timmy.
BUT IT WAS TIME FOR CRITTER COUNTRY, A NEVER BEFORE SEEN LAND FOR PRINCE TIMOTHY!! LET'S GET THOSE REAL GRINS GOING AGAIN!
Continued Here
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