Saturday, February 25, 2023

the happiest place on earth - part 1

 

1)    coop had asked to go to disneyland back in october for his 8th birthday. we did look into it, but it was such a busy month. ry purchased everything in november for our trip during coop's ski week. we surprised him the morning of our trip. this was the view from our hotel at the westin in anaheim. i was so pooped, i heard the fireworks but couldn't pull myself out of bed to watch them. ry took a pic. 
2)    had to take an "ussie" right at the entrance upon our arrival at 8am! 
3)    the adrenaline rush walking down main street towards the castle! no caffeine needed - just a natural high! and with ryan splurging for the lightning lane/genie+, all our photos were downloaded.
4)    it's silly to admit this now but i was completely giddy and smitten seeing "rey" walking through starwars land lol
5)    we had some time before our ride reservation so we wandered to critter country and hopped on the winnie the pooh ride. shortly after, we saw the character and coop got a pic and autograph with him! 
6)    we walked back to galaxy's edge to catch our ride and got an awesome family pic with the millennium falcon in the background!
7)    pic with chewy!!!
8)    i was able to snap a quick pic of coop in the falcon next to the dejarik table.
9)    with the help of the lighting lane, we were able to hop on to smuggler's run in a jiffy! this ride was wild with designated roles such as pilot, gunner and engineer flying in the falcon. so cool!
10)   i felt just like a little child again walking through the gates of disneyland. so much magic!