Wow, no lines and Hilly too...

I better not hear any complaining out of you for a while, there, mister!

Sounds like a lot of fun!

I think they just re-opened the Haunted Mansion here in Orlando last week with an all-new permanent updated look.

I love that final photo. It reminds me of The Wonderful World of Disney TV show from when I was little. I never missed it.

The place will never been the same, I'm sure! I mean, did they KNOW who they were letting into the park? And should I tell you that my first visit to the park was in 1968? Yikes!

I'm jealous! I've been to DisneyWorld, but never DisneyLand... which seems much more fun!

That's awesome. Sully is a top favorite of mine too, but only because he can do 200 upside-down-situps without breaking a sweat. I can't wait for them to do a Monsters, Inc II where "Boo" is in her 30's and Sully is in his 60's and they end up having a love affair.

What.

Aww, I love the photo with you and Sully :)

I'm jealous you got to meet Sully

I haven't been to Disney since 1993...I've gotta get back there. Maybe for next Halloween, that seems like a good time to go. Do the people in the disney costumes put costumes on their costumes?

I'm so jealous! What fun. NO LINES? Oh, man! That would be the best part!..oh, and being with Hilly... ;)

That settles it. The first trip to Disney World here is going to consist of taking the kids out of school on a week day and heading off to the Magical World Of NO LINES!!!

YAY!!! I thought of you two when it started clearing off, and thought you must have been VERY GOOD KIDS for the Weather Gods to smile on your D-Day. I'm so glad all went well.

Now let's hope the weather's not too horrible when Bret and I make the drive to LA tomorrow.

OMG, DAVE!!! Tomorrow night we FINALLY meet!

How cute are the two of you!!
You are making me want to visit Disneyland for the first time very berry much so!

No lines? On a nice sunny day? At a Disney park? What weird parallel universe vortex did you fall into???

Wow. I've never been. I'm having a little moment here.

And on top of it all, Sully! I am so jealous!

How fun!!!! Thanks for the great pics.
No lines, that is a "big wow."
Did Sully ask about Bad Monkey?

Why Davy-Joe, I do believe you know how to make a girl blush what with all that fancy talk and stuff.

It really was an absolutely perfect day and you were the biggest part of that perfection....hrm, or was it the lines? ;)

Thank you again for you-know-what and sorry again for you-know-what. ;)

You'll be happy to know that should you visit DCA in about 5 years you won't even recognize the park. They are spending more money to revamp it than they did to build it. It will be awesome.

great pics! looks like so much fun. of course, with you and hilly together, how could it NOT be?!

I like the idea of alternate personas at a theme park. It's...themed. And appropriate.

How cool! I'm glad you had a good time at the big D, but it sounds like you missed the one and only reason to visit Disney's California Adventure: SOARIN' OVER CALIFORNIA... I want that ride in my living room! I'm so happy the weather is cooperating. That picture of you with Sully is priceless.

I went to that Disneyland when i was about 6 years old. My brother and I lost our minds on the "Schmatterhorn", we thought that was he most exciting ride EVER. And the Haunted House scared me so bad i had nightmares. "There's NO WAY OOOUUTT!"

AND it was around the time of Chinese New Year and we were watching the dragon parade and the dragon shot fire out of its nose and snapped its mouth open and closed very close to me and i freaked the fuck out and my parents had to carry me away screaming because I thought it was trying to EAT me.

And I think I punched Mickey Mouse. I didn't like him, I wanted Donald Duck, dammit!

RW... Uhhh... this is ME we're talking about. Complaining is what my blog is made for!

Avitable... And I can't wait to see it. :-)

Delmer... Me too. And all those reruns of the Mickey Mouse Club! All that was missing was Tinkerbell. :-)

Lewis... My first visit was in the 70's, and things sure have changed! Mostly for the better... but sometimes not. Still, it's tough not love Disneyland? :-)

Bre... Well, I think that they're just as fun as you want to make them out to be. But Disney World sure has a LOT more to do than Disneyland.

Wayne... Uhhh...

Kilax... That's because I love Sully! I even have a Sully plush toy at home on my desk!

Amanda... You should be! Sully is awesome!! :-)

Mia... Some of them have Halloween accents on their costumes, and some of the characters do too... but I didn't see a lot of that. This may change as it gets closer to Halloween though.

Sue... Hanging out with Hilly is definitely the hi-light of the day... as anybody who has met her can attest.

Miss Britt... I've been to both Disney parks dozens of times and have never seen anything like this before... even during a weekday. It was mondo-bizarre.

SJ... Indeed! The weather is supposed to be all rainy in the morning, but is supposed to clear off in the afternoon. Drive safe you two!

Diane... I think everybody should go to Disney at least once in their lives. Or several times. :-)

Robert... Both Hilly and I were wondering the same thing!

Blanetalk... Yes, meeting Sully was almost too good to be true.

Bogup... Sully was so in awe of meeting me that he didn't speak at all!

Hilly... It was probably the no-lines. :-)

Whit... I certainly hope so. Originally, I was going to just buy a pass for California Adventure, thinking that I could just spend the entire day there. Now I know that had I done that, I would have been very disappointed! With a few exceptions, it didn't seem much like a Disney park at all. :-(

Sizzle... I guess it could have been a bummer if Sully mauled both of us and we had to go to the hospital!

Sandra... Well, it did add another level of excitement to the day... albeit a totally bizarre one. I still have no idea how it happened. We just started being rednecks and didn't stop!

Bombshell... I've been on Soarin' in both California and Orlando and do like it a lot. We thought the lines were going to be long, so we went to Grizzly first... then didn't want to go to Soarin' all wet, so we decided to skip it. :-(

Karla... Hilly had to take me away screaming after I thought that Cinderella was going to eat me, so I can totally relate.

Wow! No lines that's unheard of but then I prob. went last one summer with a buttload of kids there. Sounds like an awesome day and to meet up with Hilly too....been reading her blog for a while now and she is great.
I like Sully too.

No lines at Disney is unheard of. I have been to DW in FL on some very lightly attended days. It's great to have the park to yourself.

California Soaring is the best ride in the California park. We went to Disneyland a few years ago and only rode rides they didn't have in Florida.

Sully, Hilly, No lines...Disney heaven! I have been A-deep in work all week and am looking forward to this weekend - P.S. My bowling name is Dottie.

Patty... I tell you, it will be VERY hard to go back to standing in line now that I've experienced the life of no-lines!

Yellojkt... They have Soarin' on both coasts now. It's the same ride, but in Florida they tell you that you are flying TO California instead of being IN California.

Foo...Oh I'm afraid it's not Dottie anymore... it's Dottie-Mae!

:-)

Man, I miss that place. I grew up 1.5 miles from there and have almost always had a great time.

No lines... the best is being able to ride the same ride over and over... hopping the gate and jumping right back on the ride. Indiana Jones and Pirates are easy to do that on.

Glad you had fun there.

Down here in the real south of Etlannta, Jawjuh I actually have friends with similar names....I hope you-ins had a hale of a good time! And I didn't even have to fake the accent.

The bank teller told me she went on Tuesday and it was the same way. I refuse to believe that anyone had our same magical experience and have labeled her a liar ;)

gosh that brings back memories :)
I went (for the second time) in 2000, in late November, had a perfect sunny day, and NO LINES! Well almost none - the longest wait was for one of the kids rides (Dumbo I think) for ten minutes. I went on Space Mountain three times! (has that been reopened?)
We had to leave early (4pm) to go catch a plane, but in the six hours I was there I went on nearly every single ride, except the Indiana Jones ride, which I skipped so I could go on Pirates of the Caribbean, which we didn't get to do in 1983, and I'd wanted to since Jurassic Park came out.
They were nearing completion on the California Adventure, so didn't get to go there, maybe next time :)

I hate to tell you just how old I am, but I lived in Santa Ana, Calif.( during my Military Days) in the early 60's and could heard the Disneyland Fireworks every night. On the weekends , a couple could get in for $5 and they had dance bands. Actually got to meet Annette from the Mickey Mouse Club....

Its good karma--probably from saving the worm.

I am a lurker - love both you and Hilly. I watched Disneyland being built (shows my age) and I was there opening day.

OMG, you totally ate Churros and thought of me. That's the like the nicest food anyone has ever associated me with (previously the record holder was an avocado...I will not expand further on that point).

Did you jointly raise your Churros in salute to me?

   
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