Today was Disneyland - Back to being a kid. Picked up @ 8.45am & by 10a.15am were inside "The Happiest Place On Earth" on a beautiful Spring Day.
Carved out of the orange groves of rural Anaheim, in Orange County,it represents the pinnacle of a global, often controversial media corporation. What amusements parks call "rides", Disneyland calls "attractions". A ride is a quick thrill, but an "attraction" is a journey into a narrative. Disneyland's real point of difference lies in its meticulous eye for detail.
After catching the courtesy train we entered the resort on "main Street", a recreation of Walt's hometown of Marcelline, Missouri, c 1900. Frontierland's "Big Thunder Mountain Roller coaster which careers through an old west mining town was the first ride of the day. This was followed by the thrilling "Indian Jones" ride in Adventure land. Fantasyland's "It's A small World" animatronics soon followed (so sweet & innocent it gave me a cavity...)
A very, very ordinary burger attempted to pass itself off as lunch. A quick visit to "Mickey's Toontown was next to be ticked off the list. One big disappointment was that a couple of the better rides were unavailable - Tommorowland's "Space Mountain" & "Splash Mountain".
The day ended with a drink in "Downtown Disney", a pedestrian mall jam-packed with high-concept eateries, shops & entertainment venues. Bus picked us up @ 6.30pm @ had us back to our hotel an hour later, where we met up with Stu & Simone & ended out to dinner @ "Il Fornaio", a trattoria-style favourite restaurant of the Beverley Hills locals. Lovely meal & consistent service made it another experience to savor.
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