Time is drawing to an end.
Sad to see it come to an end. Believe me I was more sad to see my trip come to an end when it was time to fly home.
It's funny how you tend to relive and do the same things over and over again. I think its the comfortability factor mixed with nostalgia. Of course Disneyland had to be the park we finished with the on the trip. We find ourselves riding our favorites on the last day. Pirates and the smell of the water that permeates into the que and beyond. I can smell it now as I'm writing this entry. Then its on to Splash and Haunted Mansion. When its a family of five we sometimes jockey for position on rides like these. Sometimes the boys like to sit together, my youngest will battle to sit with my wife, or I will decree that this ride must be shared with just Mom and Dad. Fantasyland rides I love to ride with my better half. IASM is my tunnel of love. We usually play for keeps on Buzz Lightyear. It becomes competitive as both players in each car battle for control of the lever to move from right to left to position for the shot. These are all the things I love about Disneyland and sharing it with my family. It has become indeed the Happiest place on Earth for us. So many good memories.
To kick us off with the photos this time around I will start where we kind of left off with me walking around the castle during my commando session. I tend to get the same shot thinking I can better my last shot of the same scene. This time I got lower and didn't try to take away the little wooden bridge that I probably would have tried to remove from the scene.
To me the castle is soft and welcoming. I like how its smaller and inviting to its guests.
Probably my best shot of Monsto in all these years I've been shooting. Again I took it with the 55-250 and caught the flowers in front to give it more depth and crispness
I mentioned that I ate at the Plaza Inn. I stopped just enough from filling my belly to take this shot looking through one of the many doors
Who doesn't love a corn dog and the little red wagon?
Have you been or seen the "Hidden Oasis"?
Toontown and all its colorful glory
20,000 leagues of finding Nemo
One of the my favorite parts of the early evening this time around was that we hopped on the monorail and took a fun spin around the resort. We got to see the parade going into the hidden areas of Disneyland, got a higher look of the new DCA entrance, caught some interesting sights, and was able to shoot more shots from different perspectives.
I'm still sad to not see Billy Hill in the Golden Horseshoe. The only reason we went in was that there is a hidden electrical outlet on the top floor of the Horseshoe and I went there to recharge some batteries. For those of you reading this report you must keep this quiet. I'm passing along some very privileged information here!!!!
Here is a shot while I was waiting for the charging to finish