I snuck away to Disneyland for a few hours - A pictorial report

[disney-inspired]

My mom and I flew in to Southern California for a family event and while my mom stayed with the family at home, I snuck away for a few hours to visit Disneyland yesterday. Here are a few shots I'd like to share with you all.

I entered through the Harbor Blvd / Disney Way entrance, but was sent to the Mickey & Friends parking structure anyway.

The main entrance wasn't that busy. I was able to use my WDW park-hopper at Disneyland, so I was able to bypass the ticket booths.

Mary Poppins must have been late for a tea party somewhere. She walked away pretty quickly.

What a beautiful scene on such a lovely day.

The Disneyland band was playing in Town Square.

Just beautiful.

I wish we had the Matterhorn in Florida.

Tomorrowland ... I prefer the one at WDW. Disneyland needs a peoplemover badly.

The wait for the Jungle Cruise .... 5 minutes. Excellent and lots of fun.

I love this sight. The Mark Twain is so pretty. Thank you Walt.

Big Thunder is always a treat anywhere in the world.

The Haunted Mansion was fun.

Believe it or not, this was my first time on Space Mountain at Disneyland. I was BLOWN AWAY. It was a million times better than the ones at WDW and TDL. I had a grin on my face from start to finish. The ride was so smooth and the lights and music made it fantastic.

After a ride on Indy and lunch, I hopped over to DCA. It's a nice park despite what some people say - needs more rides, though.

This one's for my friend .... Handy Manny.

The Toy Story Zoetrope. This is a must see.

My first time on Monsters Inc. Was it my imagination or did Roz talk to me?

My Adam loves sour dough bread. He didn't join me on this trip, but I did the bakery tour in his honor.

Next stop was the Sun Wheel - non swinging for me, thank you very much.

The view - simply spectacular on such a gorgeous day. It's a shame we have to be confined in a cage for this as it's difficult to take pictures from this vantage point.

Paradise Pier in motion.

Pretty. I didn't want to get wet, so I skipped this awesome ride this time.

One of the highlights of my day - a ride on the newly reopened submarines. It was fun and a shame they did away with the version in the Magic Kingdom. I'm sure the WDW people are regretting their decision now.

One last stop before heading home - the Main Street bakery. The Mickey cookies were overpriced and not as tasty as the black and white cookies from the deli.

Walt is definitely at Disneyland. You can feel his spirit there.​

One friendly reminder ... remember to recharge your camera batteries before heading to the parks. Mine died while on the subs and the back up was completely drained. Fortunately I had my iPhone camera as a back up for the last few shots.

You're pictures are great and crowds were low! I like the iPhone picture, it came out rather nice.
I hope my visit has low crowds too

 

[Jennifer03]

Great pictures!

 

[tink too]

Great pictures. They've made me even more excited about our first trip to DL next month!

 

[lvstitch]

You can use WDW tickets (not AP) at DLR, but not DLR tickets at WDW.

So if you have days left on your WDW tickets you can use them at DL I didn't know that.

 

[4Ollies]

Wow. Great pictures. My Haunted Mansion loving son thought DL's version looks like a church unlike WDW's Mansion. LOL

 

[davidsprincess]

Loved the pictures! Thank you for sharing your beautiful day at DL

 

[Fallon3248]

Thanks for sharing. You have made me a very happy Disney Mom today. I just recieved my Mickey Moms Club package in the mail today and your photo trip report completed my happiness today. Thank you.

 

[PoohBearFriends]

Great pics, what nice sunshine.

 

[LuvEeyore]

Thanks for posting the wonderful pictures. They make me want to leave today...My plane ticket says June 19....Can't wait

 

[Boston Tea Party]

Walt is definitely at Disneyland. You can feel his spirit there.

You can, can't you? It's amazing.

 

[stopher1]

Thanks for the beautiful pictures! Of course it just makes me want to be there - but they were a treat to look at.

 

[chillin]

Thank you for all of the beautiful pictures. I get the pleasure of taking my DD (11) and her best friend ( a first timer) to DL June 25- 30. I don't know which one of us is more excited her, my daughter or I to see her face and excitement!
Sandee

 

[mikayla73]

Thanks for sharing your great pics!

Just a tip though about the batteries for your cameras if you have rechargable batteries ...

If you go to the photo shop on Main St. they will charge your rechargable batteries for you! I went in to buy some batteries because I had left my charger at home. I mentioned that I was crazy to have to buy batteries when I had rechargable ones and they offered to charge them for me. I just had to fill out a little slip of paper and they were ready in about an hour. AND it was free!!