Disneyland

I need to collect some pictures, so instead of posting some photos I will catch up on some of our activities since Ina has been here.

In August, we purchased Disneyland Annual Passes for the family. It has been a long time since we have had them and wanted to be able to take Ina multiple times during her stay.

Ina purchased her own Annual Pass and we have been able to take her to visit three times so far.

On visit # 1, the entire family went along for a morning visit. We had her photo taken for the annual pass and visited a few rides. Two of particular note were Pirates of the Caribbean and Splash Mountain. Pirates was nice because she got to see the ride that led to the movies. Splash Mountain was probably not what she expected. Most of the time riders are in a log flowing along some nice tubes with dancing creatures. However, there is a long drop at the end that can be scary. Ina took it well, but I'm not sure that she will go on more rides without us telling her exactly what she is getting into! We left around lunchtime.

For visit # 2, Bethany and I took her for a mid-day visit. We walked a LOT and gave her a chance to take a number of photos. Her favorite ride of the day was Soaring Over California: a simulation of a hang-glider flight over many famous California locations. Ina does not like the "thrill" rides, but we got her to try Space Mountain. That is a roller coaster that is inside a dark building. We told her what was ahead, but she tried it anyway -- and she liked it! We also ate at "Pizza Port" (from the movie Toy Story) during the middle of our day.

Visit # 3 was last Friday evening where we celebrated my birthday. The entire family went along again for an evening visit. Ina had a fancy new camera that she purchased here and got to take some scenery photos and some fireworks pictures. We rode a number of thrill rides such as Big Thunder Mountain and the Matterhorn. For a girl that does not like fast rides, she is doing a very good job of trying out some fun ones! The night ended with the Disneyland fireworks show which was bigger than anything similar she had ever seen. It was a warm evening so we got some Ice Cream on the way out.

There are a lot more details available, but that gives an idea of what we have done so far. We'll post more details and photos with future entries.

- Rob