Day of Accomplishment

It's become my tradition to start my day at Disneyland by riding the train. I find it helps me get the day started a little more relaxed than I tend to be otherwise. To be honest, the train was my ride for this trip. It's the one I went on multiple times, because I found it the perfect thinking spot for helping me decide what to do next. I would just sit there and mull over my options until I came to a conclusion. It's a great spot for those of us who mull over things a lot! Inadvertently, I found it a pleasant spot for spying on the Main Street entertainment. My favorite was when I chose a seat at the front of the train, and we sat there for several minutes. However, as we waited for the train to move, the Dapper Dans were singing at the fire station, and those of us who were sitting there were entirely enjoying the show from our seats. We could hear them really well, and even though they had no clue they had an audience from that long of a distance, we still applauded their song. That was a great moment!

I was able to get much accomplished attraction-wise, having done nearly all (skipped out on Autopia) of the attractions by 10:30 or 11 a.m. Yes, that included Space Mountain as well as some time to eat. I was still full enough from breakfast that all I had for mid-day was a pretzel, but I was in the area where the piano player was playing at Refreshment Corner, so it was nice to stop and listen to him for a while. That, in addition to the Bootstrappers were on my list of things I don't normally stop to enjoy, and I did both that day. In fact, while watching the Bootstrappers, one of the guests got so much into the music that she started doing a dance for us. I love those impromptu moments. They had to reassure her that she wasn't getting paid for it though, LOL. I caught it on audio, but not camera. That would have been fun to watch again! 

Pirates was only a 15-minute wait (didn't get to the tree house or Indiana Jones on this day), but noticed one of the jailed pirates was still missing of the threesome in the jail. I experienced a breakdown in the Haunted Mansion just as we were walking into the stretching room and were left waiting for a while wondering what was going on, but it was only a short breakdown. For those of us who stayed, it was a smooth ride afterward.

I stayed around Rivers of America that night for the fireworks, and a few minutes in, it dawned on me that they weren't showing the mixed magic show. I was getting a preview of the Wondrous Journeys show for the 70th! That made me so happy, because I would only be there on the first day of the 70th, and I don't always have good luck when I only have one night to see things. That was the best! I think that was when I finally felt like I'd arrived (the magic did its thing).

My favorite snapshot from this day taken in Tomorrowland.