A Piecemeal Tour of Los Angeles - Disneyland Interlude

I went to Disneyland for the first time yesterday. Since it is a thing that you might be inclined to do should you visit Los Angeles, I thought I'd say a few words about it. This is just a brain dump. It's by no means comprehensive since we only spent about 6 hours in the park whereas most people spend closer to 16.

• People who work for the Walt Disney Company (including all of the acquired companies like ABC, ESPN, Marvel, etc.) can get you into the park for free. It's totally worth going if it's free.
• We arrived late in the day. All of the parents had 30 yard stares. I was thankful when the sun set and I no longer had to see their cold, blank eyes.
• Pro Tip: There's this thing called Fastpass where you swipe your park ticket and get a voucher to jump a line for a specific ride at some point in the future. You can only have one outstanding Fastpass at a time, but it means that you get to do things in parallel instead of waiting in a 2 hour line. The only ride we really had to wait for was Space Mountain.
• Space Mountain should be renamed "Mass Effect: The Ride." It looks exactly like the citadel. All they need are animatronic Keepers.
• The Pirates of the Caribbean ride has incorporated elements from the movies in sometimes comically hamfisted ways. The animatronic Johnny Depp was impressive, though.
• Splash Mountain was my favorite ride. I don't want to spoil anything for you, so I won't say more. But you should ride Splash Mountain.
• We determined that the World of Color attraction is not really worthwhile. It is a water and light show exactly like you'd see in Vegas except longer and incorporating clips from Disney movies. The promise that we'd get wet turned out to not be true.
• Captain EO. Go see Captain EO. There probably won't be a line. Michael Jackson. Francis Ford Coppola. George Lucas. James Horner. Angelica Houston. It rocks so hard that the floor moves.
• Ice cream is delicious.

So there you have it. I'm preparing a bonus feature along with the upcoming Hollywood post. Look forward to that!

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I never been to Disneyland.. I dream about it since my childhood..