We were finally reunited with some of our Indiana friends - Sara, Joe, Libby, and Jenna (the happiest people on earth) and what could be better than doing it at Disneyland!! We had a fabulous day with them and other than the weather (perhaps a little cooler) we couldn't have had a more perfect day. Andy and Joe worked the fast pass system and we managed to get on LOTS of rides - including all major roller coasters and the longest we ever waited in ANY line was maybe 25 minutes.
FUNNY STORY
We participated in the "give a day get a day at disney" program so we got in absolutely FREE. And apparently our service paid off throughout the day. We wore buttons indicating that we had done that service and once while in line a lady came up to us and gave us a really nice Disney gift to thank us for our service. Then one of the HIGHLIGHTS of the day was being in the Main Street Parade!!! Because they saw our service buttons (OK by now Andy was the only one wearing it) they asked if we'd like to be in it. We were escorted off behind the gates (no pictures allowed back there - darn!) and placed on the old firetruck which happened to be leading the parade. We were taught a few different kind of waves and off we went, waving, singing, clapping and giggling a lot. We kept wondering how WE ended up in the parade. Crowds were lining the streets watching us and yes, even video taping us!!! he! he! he! The kids thought it was cool but I'm pretty sure that Sara, Joe, Andy, and I enjoyed it more than the kids! After the parade we had a lot of laughs about being in the parade. It was definitely a once in a lifetime experience and one of the highlights of the day!!!
Here we are on the firetruck in the parade!! Good times!
Jenna and Ethan took turns ringing the bell throughout the parade - notice all the people on the streets!!
Ethan LOVED the roller coasters - the scarier the better. I was impressed that Lucy tried all but Thunder Mountain. She cried/screamed the entire Space Mountain ride (I felt bad) but she kept getting on them!! Yay Lucy. And Andy and I enjoyed all the rides with our kids because Mom S stayed home with Lucas and Jane. It made it for a pleasant day for everyone!! (Thanks mom!)
The Girls finally made it to see lots of the princesses! It was cute!
There was a parade in the middle of the day. We watched some of it and the girls had tons of fun dancing to all the music.
I was just so happy to see Sara again!!
We did find treasures on Pirate's Island - too bad we couldn't bring it home to pay for school books!!
We weren't sure how long we'd stay. I figured we'd stay until the kids were tired but figured we'd be home around 9:00 or 10:00. Well, we were all worn out by the end of the day and did everything we wanted to do and walked in the house just after midnight!!
3 comments:
How fun! And i love that you were in the parade! I think next time (?) we go to Disney Land we will have to do the give a day get a day!
Fun!! We did Disneyland a few months ago and loved it as well. How cool you got to be in the parade! And get free stuff! And get in for free!! AWESOME! Glad to see you could all go on big rides and that the kids (for the most part) enjoyed them as well.
What a fun day!! And that is so cool that you did the give a day to get a day...sounds like it paid off for you.
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