Disneyland!

a couple of weekends ago Stefan and i decided to head down to SoCal to visit some friends, Chris and Niki, and go to Disneyland. during this season Disneyland is transformed into Halloween Time. there are pumpkins everywhere, the Haunted Mansion is completely taken over by the characters from the Nightmare Before Christmas and Space Mountain turns into Ghost Galaxy. and while i loved the differences they made, i sort of wished they transformed it even more. i was hoping that the characters i saw would be in costume as well (think Mickey as a dinosaur or something) or that the roaming characters were only the villains from all of the stories. either way, you can never have a bad time at Disneyland, right? it's the happiest place on earth!

it sounds a little cheesy, but Disneyland is the only place in this world where you step foot inside and you feel like you've left real life. Main St is from a different place. the second i see a glimpse of Minnie or Snow White, it brings me back to when i was a kid running around with an autograph book in hopes of filling it with every storybook character i can name. then at the end of Main St you come to the symbol of Disney; the castle (that seemed a lot bigger when i was a kid), that is ingrained in my mind from the beginning of each childhood movie. i always imagined seeing Tinkerbell flying around the castle and thinking that i had just missed her.

whatchoo you know about Dole whip? this was my first time having a Dole whip. i've heard about it from people who've traveled to Hawaii and had yet to try one. finally at the best place on earth i had the most magical smooth, creamy, light, pineapply goodness!! 

Niki and i

i'd always seen turkey legs at Disneyland yet never had the desire to try them. then one day Libby introduced me to them and i've been hooked ever since! 

this was Stefan's first time on the Tower of Terror. so. much. FUN!!! this ride is second to Space Mountain on my list of top Disneyland rides.

then it was time for World of Color. i didn't think it was going to be anything spectacular. i had already seen the water show at the Bellagio plenty of times and figured it'd be similar but with splashes of color and familiar Disney music playing in the backround. i'm happy to report that i was so very wrong. World of Color is what i imagined, except it's what i imagined on crack. it is insanely awesome. i couldn't take my eyes off of the floating colors and was in awe of the work that must have gone into such a production. it is definitely a spectacle to see! 

i <3 Disneyland!!...even if the Matterhorn is a waste of time!