I just got back from Disneyland resort, Anaheim, California. I took my toddlers for a family vacation. We were super excited to be at Disneyland during Halloween time. Last year before my second son was born I got my oldest son’s silhouette done at silhouette studio on Main Street. This year I was so excited to get my one year-old silhouette so they each would have one. The silhouette studio line was really long and they have a new process for their line. They allow five people to wait in line and then give anyone else who wants to get in line a buzzer and write your name down once your buzzer goes off then you are allowed to get into the actual physical line. With two toddlers, I just couldn’t wait around, but one of the cast members told me that they have a secondary location that does silhouettes which was at Disneyana near the entrance of the park. The line was much shorter so I waited once we got in everything was fine. The cast member did the silhouette super fast and it was late. They were going on break so I really didn’t take a super good look at it. My toddler was being a bit fussy once I got back to the room and took a look. I was super unhappy with the silhouette. It did not look like my son at all. In fact it looked like a much older child. I wanted to take the silhouette back and have them redo it, but I forgot it in the room when we went back to the park for the second day when passing the silhouette studio original location on Main Street the line was very short and there was no buzzards being handed out just yet so I got in line because I really wanted a better silhouette of my son. The main artist was there from 8 AM to 3:30 PM. I believe her name might be Lolita. She did such an amazing job. There’s a huge difference between both silhouettes. I just ended up paying for it again because I forgot the original silhouette in the room but a cast member did tell me if I would have brought it. They would have redone it for free. I do not recommend going to Disneyana for silhouettes. If you want a silhouette that actually looks like your child I would stick with the original silhouette studio and try to catch the main artist who is there from 8 AM to 3:30 PM. My son has curly hair and in the second silhouette the main artist really was able to capture that and that was super important to me.

Can’t always trust this but the calendar on the Disney site is showing the last day of the refurb as 10/22 meaning it should be reopening on the 23rd. Great news for anyone heading there towards the tail end of the Halloween season and into the holidays.

I didn’t know that cast members can have security called on people who cut the line/they can be sent to the back or out of the park. So if someone cuts you, please report them so that they never do it again and it serves as an example to other people who want to attempt it.

Yesterday two parties cut my toddlers and I, probably because I’m a petite girl and look easy to cut.. only one party left the line after I confronted, but the other said “my kid is autistic, so no, im going to stay right here.”

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Also adding to clarify: I didn’t know about reporting until I got home and looked it up (I was fuming in line and didn’t think about looking it up at the time), so unfortunately she never got sent to the back of the line.

If it were to ever happen again, I’d let them know I’m going to report to the next cast member we see, so they can either go to the back of the line now or waste time in line only to be sent all the way to the back again. I’d also make sure I communicate with other people in line around me so that they can vouch for me in case the cutter tries to accuse me of lying.

May we all have happy, fume-free visits to Disney parks 🥲

I have one of these leftover from last year. Is it still good? (No date on it)

I kept hearing people rage about these things but they were sold out by the time I got there last time. But today when I got there right after opening they said they don't even make them anymore! I'm so bummed I missed out even though it's just a basic breakfast burrito that's fried lol. They keep removing the best vegetarian options like the Bengal skewers and giving us more salads :/

as the title says, I’m trying to recreate it!! but no one I’ve seen online so far has been able to do those super pretty streaks from the cold foam. Everytime I see a video of someone recreating it, their cold foam doesn’t do the same effect

Day two of our Disneyland trip, only documenting the things that nobody takes pictures of, but it’s the small things that make the parks real. Enjoy.

After FINALLY listening to of our wishes, Tomorrowland is getting a much needed refurbishment. So what do you want to see in this retro update?

I have three big ones:

1. PeopleMover. This goes almost without saying, we need to have this incredibly classic Disney transportation back. Whether they fix the old track or scrap it with a new one, I don’t care. Just make it up and running again.

2. Carousel of Progress. It baffles me that Disney got rid of this ride so quickly back in the 70’s, given it was one of Walt’s last passion projects. I hear Imagineering is already making an updated version, so I say bring it to Disneyland. I hope that it’s a cross between the original CoP and Horizons.

3. Captain EO. I am a huge Michael Jackson fan, and I remember being blown away seeing this at Disneyland. The Magic Eye Theater is empty and in desperate need of a quality 4D movie. I want them to bring it back with modern state of the art 4D effects. And I know there’s a big audience for this, because despite everything, MJ remains as popular as ever. And I still see merch EO worn.

What do you want to see?

Looking on eBay, they seem to go anywhere from $49 a piece to $100. Can anyone tell me what they may be worth?

We used to have an annual pass when we lived in SoCal but never had a chance to try Rise of the Resistance since our daugher was too little.

We went back for our daughter’s 6th birthday, and we decided to give it a try right before the park closed when the wait was short. None of us had no idea what to expect.

When we got into the transport, I was mildly disappointed because I couldn’t imagine how fun the ride was gonna be in that little space with no seats.

It blew my mind when we got off the transport and moved into a different building with a bunch of Storm Troopers, and cast members yelled at us to get on the ride. I told my daughter to stand up straight and arms at her sides and we both acted like we were being held hostage which was really funny.

The guys who got on the ride with us made our experience even better especially when one of them yelled thank you for saving us before the ride took off to escape from the first order. lol

Everything that led to that point was awesome yet the actual ride still managed to go well above and beyond my expectation. That drop was so unexpected! This whole experience was amazing and now I know why some people would pay $ for the lighting pass for this ride.

My 6 year old daughter had so much fun and kept saying she wants to watch Star Wars with us!

For those of you who have gone in the past, what’s it like? Is it worth a visit on that day or is it meh? I live locally and was thinking about checking it out.

Why am I not able to acquire a day to get into the parks with Imagine Magic Key? Is this going to be the norm now that you no longer get dinged for no shows? You can only reserve day of with Imagine Key?

I have IBS and had a recent flare up. I’m going to Disneyland in two weeks and am worried about a flare up while there. Where do you normally choose to eat that can accommodate low fodmap diets and be on the healthier side?

We are going to Disneyland the first week of November. My mom wants to come but she had back surgery a few years ago that makes it very difficult for her to walk more than about a half a mile. We are thinking of renting her a scooter but she is apprehensive. Her first job out of high school was being Mary Poppins at Disneyland and loves it there but hasn’t been in forever. I really want to make it accessible for her and make it so she can actually enjoy it. We dished out for the lightening lanes and are staying at Grand CA. But yeah if anyone has experience bringing elderly family I would love to hear

If you saw a mom wrangling a screaming & thrashing two year old over her shoulder shortly before the 1:30pm parade today I apologize. I felt like the special guest walking on a nearly empty Main Street while onlookers watched with fear & commiseration instead of awe. Several of you nodded in silent solidarity as my brand new two year old decided that was the perfect time for an Oscar worthy meltdown of all meltdowns (she was extremely tired from lack of bedtime sleep and then a missed nap). Anyway, thanks to those who smiled a sad knowing smile and you’re welcome to those who have now decided to remain blissfully childfree hahahahahahaha

Disney obviously decorates for Christmas with Christmas trees and red and green that are obviously Christmas colors. So why do they write happy holidays on merch that has Christmas trees or Christmas colors and NOT Merry Christmas?

We’re back! My wife and I make it out to Disneyland at least once a year. A few years ago I stopped taking pictures of the stuff everyone takes pictures of, the castle, the front entrance, etc. and started focusing on the things nobody takes pictures of. A half eaten churro on the ground. A guy passed out on a trash can from exhaustion.Turns out I have more fun doing this than almost anything else. Here are this years first day of highlights. Enjoy.

What do you all think of this 21 year old dark ride?