First, Im
BAAACCCKKKK!!!
Its a little embarrassing that it has been over six months since the trip and this trip report hasnt even made it into the park yet
However, that will all be fixed right here, right now! Lets get on with Day 2 of this little trippie!
Day 2, Friday, September 23
The morning started bright and early. A little too early for me, in fact. If you remember, I started getting sick the day before but decided to call it off as allergies. Well, after an entire night of tossing and turning and hardly sleeping because my brain was focusing on my ever increasing sore throat, it was official. I was sick.
BUT, because Im not a man, I wasnt going to let this ruin my Girls Weekend at
Disneyland. Oh no no. I had waited too long for this! So I loaded up on DayQuil and some Advil Cold and Sinus and some Sudafed and I was ready to go! (Disneyland in a looped up state is an interesting experience, let me tell you!)
The park opened at
well, I dont remember when it opened, but we walked to the park and waited to enter the Esplanade for what seemed like days. They finally let us in 15 minutes before the gates opened before Rope Drop.
Can you say awkward?
I look like a three year old ready to go to preschool on the first day
We did a classic walk/run to our favorite Gate 13 and waited ever so patiently to be let in chanting Let us in! and rattling the gates with increasing energy as the time got closer. We were finally let in and the turnstile made its magical little DING as your ticket is scanned (you know the sound, possible the most magical sound ever). Once again, our classic walk/run came in handy as we were one of the first groups on Main Street.
If not for this guy, who scooted all the way down Main Street and then disappeared into the candy shop, we would have been the first ones!
A really attractive picture of my mom's back. She'd be so proud of my photography skills.
Jess and my mom headed for the rope while Julie and I went straight to the Blue Ribbon Bakery for
wait for it
CINNAMON ROLLS. Just thinking about it right now makes my mouth water. We got way too many cinnamon rolls than needed (which is apparently tradition now) and made sure we got my mom her coffee before we pushed and shoved our way to the front of the rope (yes, that was us) to find our people. We didnt look back to see who gave us dirty looks.
All the poor saps behind us.
Once the rope dropped (but really, where else on Earth can a widdly little rope keep hundreds of excited people from bursting into the rest of the park?), we walk/ran to Tomorrowland. I was in charge of getting Star Tours FPs while the others moseyd on over to Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy.
I was pretty excited about SMGG. All the hype Id read online, the excitement of riding a new version of my favorite ride! I was about to pee my pants.
The tension built as we climbed up into the building and then rounded the corner and made our way down to the loading area. My heart was pounding, my palms sweaty, a perma-grin on my face. THIS WAS GOING TO BE FANTASTIC.
We loaded into the car, waved to Mr. Control Guy in the window and were headed into space!
Annnnddd, then the first incredibly creepy ghost popped out of nowhere it scared the crap out of all of us. Not okay, Disney. I want regular Space Mountain back! This was the only time we rode Space Mountain on this trip, which is very unusual for us since our usual trips include 5+ rides per day on our beloved Spacey.
We wandered over towards the Castle (we may have rode Buzz?) and had a little photo shoot (PhotoPass, I love you.)
A teaser...I'll post the rest of my pictures for this segment in another post...
We then went to ride Peter Pan and the wait wasnt long at all. After Peter Pan, Julie realized she hadnt taken her antibiotic before we left the hotel, so she and my mom headed off to go back to Hotel De Gross. In the meantime, Jess and I went and picked up FP for Thunder Mountain and then rode (back seat, of course. Is there any other viable option?? The answer would be no.). At some point we got Indy FP too. We headed back toward Fantasyland and rode Pinocchio (freaks me out every time). I lead us to the Castle walk-through which a) I had never been in and b) was air conditioned (it was getting a bit warm!). We found the handicapped viewing area and made ourselves comfortable.
A throne fit for me!
We went into the Bibbidy Boppity Boutique and, omg, TUTUS GALORE! I found a Cinderella tutu (and actually tried it on this time!) and then dropped a nice $38 on it. To run 13.1 miles in. And never wear it again. YESSSS!
We walked through the Castle and down Main Street and had an impromptu photo shoot with the PhotoPass Photographer (again, PhotoPass, I love you.).
By that time, my mom had called and they were on their way in. We told them wed meet them at Indy. So Jess and I meandered our way to Adventureland and plopped ourselves on the rocks in front of Indy and waited. And waited. And took some pictures. And waited.
Finally, we see two brightly colored shirts bouncing towards us. Before we used our FPs a) we got more FPs and b) Julie insisted I take another Advil Cold and Sinus (she practically shoved it down my throat). Yes maam!
Hopefully this is a good start to the rest of my trip report. Apparently I never finished uploading my pictures to Photobucket so Im still working on that. There will be more to come, including an installment about my Tinkerbell Half Marathon!
