Disneyland

Yay we're here! For those of you who have never been, Disneyland is like stepping into a cartoon. All of the buildings have a very painted look about them. There are many areas, each based on a certain theme such as Tomorrow Land or Storybook Land. Get ready for it, here's the rundown...

As we entered on Main Street the decoration was mesmerizing to the last detail. You could smell the cookie dough in the air. All the shops boasted toys, posters, artwork, statues, of all the Disney characters.

As we walked further up the street a parade was starting. There were loads of floats with the Disney characters dancing to music. Each float was crafted to give an overview to each cartoon. There was a Lion King float, a Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty and many more.

Further up we seen the Disney castle which is at the centre of the park. This is a lot smaller than the EuroDisney version and you can't go inside.

They had a few different modes of transport to get around the park such as a train, a cartoon style fire engine or a horse and cart. They had a little cinema there where you could watch cartoons (we figured we can watch cartoons until the cows come home when we get back, and so we moved on).

In Fantasy Land we first tried out 'Pinocchio's Daring Journey' which was like a ghost train ride which very quickly took you through the story. Pretty much the same for the Roger Rabbit, Snow White and Alice in Wonderland rides. Quite entertaining and full of nice artwork.

Next came 'Storybook Land Canal Boat' journey which was a bit dull. It had a bunch of miniature houses from Disney films. They could be anything as far as I could see. I think they could have done a lot more with this.

We went to meet Mickey Mouse at his house which was pretty cool although we were surrounded by mostly children.

Frontier Land had a nice boat called Mark Twain that took us for a tour around Tom Sawyer Island. This is the island where they perform some of the shows such as fireworks shows etc. There are a lot of the usual shooting galleries and other such games here.

The Pirates of the Caribbean ride was pretty cool. It had loads of atmosphere with cannons going off and the animatronic characters.

Indiana Jones ride was good fun. All of the booby traps were going off around the carriage, poison darts, rolling boulders and all.

The Jungle Cruise was a little boring. It was just a tour down a river with a bunch of wooden animals plonked here and there. I guess the magic is spoiled when you have done the real thing.

The Tiki Room was great fun. It was filled with animatronic birds who would all sing and put on a performance for us. It was a good laugh and had some terribly catchy tunes.

We walked into Tomorrow Land where everything was based on the future. We went on a 4d ride called "Honey I Shrunk The Audience". This was good fun and again surprised us that the 4d rides are always so unique and offer so many little differences in the show.

We went on a tour ride called Innoventions. It introduced us to a load of new gadgets in the home such as ovens that would start cooking when the owner returned. It was all good although our greatest discovery was VMK, see next post!!

Disneyland was great, offering loads to do. We got a three day pass and were still kept busy. Food was pretty expensive mind. We went to a Mc Donalds there where they only sold fries and drinks. I guess Disney didn't want them stealing all the business. A great few days though.