TR: Utah/California Trip Pt. 8; Disneyland (9/6/2013-9/8/2013)

Walt’s first foray into the world of theme parks, Disneyland opened in 1955 and effectively re-wrote all the rules as to amusement park design from that point forward. Today, Disneyland is still massively popular and influential across the globe. The tendrils of the empire started here have firm grips into the European and Asian continents, as well as at sea and in standalone resorts on some of America’s beaches. Then when talking about Disneyland at any length, it isn’t about what one can say so much as what they can say but about how it is said. Disneyland has been analyzed to death. Super fans and harsh critics have both made their position known. They’re not budging, and their analysis is the stuff volumes of academia has been written of. A college may pay my bills, but I don’t consider myself a professional intellectual. Or an intellectual at all.

TR: Disney/KBF & Arce/Darchinyan (2/7-10/2009)

A couple weeks ago happened and wifey and I had decided to make a run to the West Coast to get away from lousy weather here in the midwest. Naturally, it followed us west while Michigan warmed up and melted down, but hey, you can’t win every battle, right? The boxing section gets the usual separation by “######” symbols too.

PARKS:

-DISNEYLAND-

Last time I was here, I think I forgot to write a TR. Which is fine, I suppose, because there’s not much I can add to what’s already been written about the park and its attractions. Here’s what I can add right now:

TR: 7/26/2000: Disneyland and Adventure City

Well, it was supposed to be a short trip. Instead, we didn’t get back to Cathedral City till 1AM. Why these two? Claimed motive: Close to one another, 6 coasters in total. REAL Motive: MR. TOAD’S WILD RIDE.

Adventure City-

-Park itself-
Damn, I though Castle was small. Still a nice park.

-Coasters-

Bumper-to-bumper – Kid’s coaster, goes around a rock. Not too bad.

Tree-Top Racers- Why seatbelts? Lakeside didn’t have ’em. Still shreds.

-other notes-

Drinks weren’t to expensive, and there were lots of trees. And cool hobby shops too (I still want that Ayrton Senna die-cast).

-DisneyLand-

-Park Itself- New stuff looks awesome. May have to return. Took about 2 1/2 rolls of film, too.

-Coasters-

Matterhorn- Its the Mattherhorn.

Space Mountain- Its Space Mountain. Has FastPass, which was nice.

Gadget’s Go-Coaster- Isn’t this a Roller Skater? AND I WAITED 40 #%$@#% MINUTES FOR IT? WTF?!?!?

Big Thunder Mountain- Its Big Thunder Mountain.

-other rides (Namely Mr.Toad, and only Mr. Toad)

MR. TOAD- Why isn’t there a cult for this yet? I love this damn thing. Best dark ride ever. I mean, you hit a train, and go to hell. HOW F’N COOL IS THAT?!? I laugh myself into pains every time.

-other notes-

Those car things at Tommorrowland (no, not Autotopia) rock. Its like a Sci-fi movie. Me loves it. Theming, also happens to rock. And Indiana Jones can’t stay up and running when I get in its line. Damn.