After breakfast and taking in our morning view of the Castle and guests pouring in, we had about 4 hours before we needed to head out. Unfortunately I don't remember much of what we did.
I know we rode Indiana Jones. We looked for the home of the Little Man of
Disneyland before we got in line for the ride. I can't believe I had never heard of this before. I came across the book at a second hand store last fall before our week long trip to Disneyland. I planned to look for the little house with my daughter at that time, but completely forgot about it. I remembered to look for it this trip.
I know we rode Pooh and got treats for my kids at Pooh Corner. Happenings at the Haunted Mansion as we walked by after our time in Critter Country:
The only other thing I remember doing is going to Golden Horseshoe and watching the dueling pianos show. That was a one and done for us, I believe. We still miss Billy Hill and the Hillbillies. D got a good nap in before we left.
Well, eventually it was almost 3:00 and time to walk away from one of our favorite trips.
I always have to turn around and take a few "Farewell 'til next time" pictures as I walk out.
We walked back across the street to our hotel, collected our luggage and waited about 10 or 15 minutes for our Karmel Shuttle to take us back to the airport. We both flew out of LGB, on the same flight. D was home after the first leg and I switched planes to continue my journey home.
Wow, what a whirlwind of an overnight trip! We both commented that it was in our top 5 Disneyland trips. They say you can't go home again, but this trip sure felt like we did, 80s-wise. If Disneyland ever does another 80s Nite, count us in. But in our current climate, I don't see that happening again anytime in the near future.
Shortly after arriving home I received a survey regarding the event. I made sure to let them know that it was Videopolis that drew me and my sister in, from 2 different states. (Ah, nostalgia! Gets me every time.) I also let them know that they absolutely should have had a solid 80s-themed Plan B, in the event that the Fireworks show had to be cancelled. Disneyland Fireworks are no stranger to being cancelled. Given that tidbit, and given what they charge for the After Dark events, it was unacceptable to me that they just ran Mickey's Mix Magic again when the 80s Fireworks were cancelled.
This trip was 6 1/2 months ago. It blows my mind thinking about what has changed since then. One moment we were carefree and dancing the night away with hundreds of others at Videopolis...and 6 weeks later the parks closed. I was able to take 3 trips in the year leading up to the closure (not normal for me) and I am so happy that through my videos and pictures there is Always Something There To Remind Me (last one
) of Disneyland fun Pre-Covid.
Well, that's it! Thank you for following along as I reminisced about my 80s Nite Adventures!
