Disneyland 2006
I went to Disneyland last weekend. What a great trip.First came the preparation. I researched the playlist for the Sunshine Plaza area of Disney's California Adventure and made a CD with all of the tracks. I already had all but seven in my personal collection, iTunes provided four more, two were on Natalie Cole's "Unforgettable: With Love" that I picked up at Best Buy, and "California Sun" by The Rivieras was available on the "Good Morning, Vietnam" soundtrack that I found at Zia. I decided to surprise my daughter by just having the CD come on during the road trip. When it came on, she was listening to her iPod, and the effort was wasted.
I'm an owner in the Disney Vacation Club with 300 points to use per year. Since I haven't been to Florida since 2004, I have some serious points to go through. We stayed in a two bedroom Artisan Suite. What a view. On the night we arrived, I took a picture of Grizzly Peak from our balcony (no flash, shutter stayed open nearly two seconds). I'm very proud of that picture.Unfortunately, the room was so cozy, we never made it to the rides before noon. As a result, my cost per ride exceeded $10. It was not a total loss, however, as we enjoyed meals at the ESPN Zone and Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen. And we had the joy of riding the new versions of Space Mountain and Pirates. We also got to enjoy every E-Ticket attraction while there as well as a performance by Billy Hill and the Hillbillies.
I'm already looking forward to next year.
posted by Lloyd Lawrence @ 12:10 PM
2 Comments:
i live less than 25 miles from Disneyland..i spent the day there yesterdy with friends...i was wondering if you have ever been to Knotts or Magic Mountain?
bob leonard
Costa mesa. Ca.
popart@the-leonards.org
As a matter of fact, I've been to them, but not very often.
I last visited Magic Mountain in 2004, and I was disappointed in a number of things.
1. The older roller coasters were not being maintained well. Viper, with 7 inversions and a great coaster in its day, had wheels in disrepair that resulted in a bumpy ride.
2. The queues were horribly disorganized. At Disneyland, when you reach the point where people break off into lines for each car of the vehicle, a cast member takes charge and directs you. At Magic Mountain, it's every man for himself.
3. The front of line reservation system (FastPass at Disneyland) is a money center for Six Flags.
4. Some portions of the park look like they just don't care. They used to have an on ride photo booth for Superman. When they decided to close it down, a shell of a photo building remained in its place and looked like discarded junk.
All that said, if you have teenagers, they will love this park.
Knotts, on the other hand, seems to be better maintained, still has plenty of thrill rides, is very close to Disneyland, and has shows for those of us who can't handle "all speed all the time". And they still have a great chicken dinner.
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