better late than never, right?

I am ashamed that it has taken me four ridiculous months to post about our February Disneyland trip. Buuut.... whatcha gonna do. There will be a series of posts because we did so many amazingly magical things, a few we'd never done before. So stay tuned. This is just a smattering of pictures to highlight the magic.

Paul and Alison in their yellow teacup.

Curtis and Paul doing...???

Curt and Paul in line for delicious Dole Whips. Mmmm.

Alison and I on the Disneyland Railroad.

Make a wish!

Looks like they're ready for Splash Mountain!

I know I am!

The Fab Four at Big Thunder After Dark!

Alison and Paul in line for Alice In Wonderland.

Help! It's a runaway teacup!

Our knights in not-so-shiny armor.

All of us with the Wonderland gang.

Waiting for the Tiki Room...

In Tarzan's Treehouse.

Dinner at the French Market.

The Mad Tea Party.

Everyone enjoying the carousel.

Curt and Paul momentarily forgot that this is Disneyland and there are no zombie hoards to fight off.

Curt and I on It's A Small World.

In our orange teacup.

Enjoying some well deserved Pooh Treats from Pooh Corner.

Curt and Paul in the LEGO store in Downtown Disney.

More Dole Whip yummy-ness.

The Wildest Ride in the Wilderness!

Alison and I petting a magic goat at Big Thunder Ranch.

Dinner at the Blue Bayou.

Alison and Paul at the Golden Horseshoe.

Curt and Paul at the Shooting Expo in Frontierland.

Yep. That looks about right.

With the Matterhorn, that was unfortunately closed.

Paul and Curt, BFFs.

Each time we go it seems to be more magical and fun than the last time. I don't know how Disney does it, but keep it coming! More Disney magic to come.

it's a small world

I stumbled across this holiday promotional video on the Disney Parks blog and it tugged on my Disney heart strings. Seriously, I was a little misty in the eyes after watching this little gem. I'm sure it'll touch your Disney soul as it did mine. Enjoy.

Go ahead, watch it again.

rainbow of color at California Adventure

Last week Disneyland and California Adventure weathered some pretty heavy storms, but it was worth it just for this photo. This is such an amazing picture!

Captain EO returns

After much speculation over the months since Michael Jackson's death, Disney finally made it official that the King of Pop will be returning to Disneyland for a "limited engagement" starting in February.


Personally, I think this is a good idea. The current show in the Magic Eye Theater ("Honey, I Shrunk The Audience") has outlived its useful life. When we saw it last year, the theater was much less than half full, while the park in general was packed. Hopefully this blast from the past will provide some new enthusiasm to what has become, in my opinion, the area of the park that needs the most updating. Hopefully, Disney is / will be working on a new show experience worthy of "the future" for this space, once Captain EO retires for the 2nd time. In combination with an updated Star Tours, this would provide much reason for hope of a renewal of Tomorrowland.

So, what do you think? Will the chance to once again watch (or watch for the first time) Captian EO, Hooter, and the rest of his motley crew "change the world" cause you to try to make a special trip to Disneyland?

Oh, and one more FYI: Speaking of Disneyland homecomings, Mr. Lincoln is returning to the stage in the Opera House as of today.