The priciest place on Earth
Feb. 23rd, 2023 04:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
luckykaaDisneyland is not close to Downtown LA. But there is an express bus service that will take us there in 2 hours. Not bad for $2 per person, especially since the driver decided he couldn't be bothered dealing with 2 tourists trying to pay so let us on for free.
Disney has the usual security bag check. We got through there, andflickums asked someone where we could buy tickets.
"You don't have a reservation!?" came the shocked reply. We were grudgingly directed to the ticket booth. I tried getting the app to work. Turns out it was the Disneyland Paris app. Tried downloading the correct app. Didn't want to let me log in. Tickets were a lot more expensive than Flickums was prepared for. And for some reason needed to supply an email address for tickets, as the ticket seller disappeared for several minutes dealing with this.
With Flick still feeling from sticker shock, we got in! I was feeling a bit grumpy over tech frustrating me, so Flickums let me have first choice. After walking down Main street, we were right by Star Tours! So that's my choice. It's really good fun! It's a simulator - hydraulic movements - and the premise is we're taking a trip to see the sights of the Star Wars universe but we get mixed up in the events of the movies.
Next was Flickums Choice, there wouldn't be any argument, so Haunted Mansion!!!
This did involve taking the train! Which took us through the dinsosaur era!
Haunted Manson is really good fun! Lots of clever optical illusions. Starts in a "Stretching Room", which seems to just extend. Portraits around the edges extend so you see the full bodies of the people in who are now shown to be in dangerous situations. The stretching room is actually a lift. something I told Flick about some time ago but she already knew and now I'm relentlessly teased about. But it is a really good ride! So much fun, and lots of clever optical illusions for the ghosts.
Rides in the area were a little heavy on the queuing, so I was dragged back to Fantasyland for Mr Toad's Wild ride - basically a car taking us through Wind In The Willows scenes. Next was It's a Small World because apparently it's the law. I have to say this is one that confuses me. I guess it was quite a nice attraction when is started in the 1964 worlds fair, but it seems a little tame and kinda of cheap looking by today's standards. And damn that song gets stuck in your head!
I really wanted something that was more of a Neil thing, so we agreed to go our separate ways, Flick hates roller coasters. I love them, so I went for Space Mountain! Longest I had to queue. An hour and a bit. But I would have been upset if I hadn't gone on this one. It's one of the famous rides. A space themed roller coaster in the dark! There are some elements that really feel like you're just being launched into a void! Great fun!
Poor Flick was stuck in the queue for the storybook canal, and then they closed the ride on her, so had to go for some retail therapy.
At this point the Pirates Of the Caribbean ride queue had died down a bit so we went on that. Good fun. We got to sail past diners at one of the restaurants. Were planning on food after this but Haunted Mansion queue had shrunk and Flick wanted another go!
Dinner at Alien Pizza Planet.
I really wanted to go on the Smuggler's run ride so we figured we'd squeeze in a few more rides. especially because things were a lot quicker now people had started going home. It was a confusing ride. Interactive to a degree. We were pilots. I was left/right, flick was up/down. Not sure whether the controls actually did that much but it was fun!
We were hoping to see the castle, and go on the paddle steamer but by this point things were starting to close. Decided to finish off with one last ride on Peter Pan - okay that came out wrong. But anyway, the ride involves flying over London and Neverland in a pirate ship.
And at this point we just had the trouble of getting home. Was a bit confusing where to get the bus. Tried the other side of the road, but no. Disney staff were pretty hopeless and guessed wildly but were wrong. A helpful man who knew what he was talking about. Turns out buses in both directions stop at the same stop.
2 hours later we were finally back home.
Bed was nice. Bed was warm!
Disney has the usual security bag check. We got through there, and
flickums asked someone where we could buy tickets."You don't have a reservation!?" came the shocked reply. We were grudgingly directed to the ticket booth. I tried getting the app to work. Turns out it was the Disneyland Paris app. Tried downloading the correct app. Didn't want to let me log in. Tickets were a lot more expensive than Flickums was prepared for. And for some reason needed to supply an email address for tickets, as the ticket seller disappeared for several minutes dealing with this.
With Flick still feeling from sticker shock, we got in! I was feeling a bit grumpy over tech frustrating me, so Flickums let me have first choice. After walking down Main street, we were right by Star Tours! So that's my choice. It's really good fun! It's a simulator - hydraulic movements - and the premise is we're taking a trip to see the sights of the Star Wars universe but we get mixed up in the events of the movies.
Next was Flickums Choice, there wouldn't be any argument, so Haunted Mansion!!!
This did involve taking the train! Which took us through the dinsosaur era!
Haunted Manson is really good fun! Lots of clever optical illusions. Starts in a "Stretching Room", which seems to just extend. Portraits around the edges extend so you see the full bodies of the people in who are now shown to be in dangerous situations. The stretching room is actually a lift. something I told Flick about some time ago but she already knew and now I'm relentlessly teased about. But it is a really good ride! So much fun, and lots of clever optical illusions for the ghosts.
Flick then insisted we go to Fantasyland which is where all the princesses live. Flick was getting very excited, then exploded at seeing a princess meet and greet! I glued the exploded flickums fragments together and we joined the queue. Flick was assuming we'd get a random princess, but we got three! First up was Cinderella who loved that I was being Lucifer for the day! Next up was Ariel who said it must have been a long swim from England. And we were directed to the next room. where Flick almost missed Snow White! I was on the verge of a rugby tackle before she noticed, and seemed really quite star struck! After that we went on the Snow White Enchanted Wish ride at Flick's behest,
I felt at this point, I could demand it was my turn to choose, so I went to Galaxy's Edge - the Star Wars area. Disney have done some fantastic set dressing there! It really feels like you're on Tatooine! There was a bar selling blue milk, which tasted kinda weird. We then went to Docking Bay 7 for food. Really quite tasty - Star wars themed but fairly general fast food type stuff. I had a pitta hummus and fake meatball thing - "Felucian Kefta", Flick had "Chicken Yip Tip" which was crispy chicken served with American style gravy.Rides in the area were a little heavy on the queuing, so I was dragged back to Fantasyland for Mr Toad's Wild ride - basically a car taking us through Wind In The Willows scenes. Next was It's a Small World because apparently it's the law. I have to say this is one that confuses me. I guess it was quite a nice attraction when is started in the 1964 worlds fair, but it seems a little tame and kinda of cheap looking by today's standards. And damn that song gets stuck in your head!
I really wanted something that was more of a Neil thing, so we agreed to go our separate ways, Flick hates roller coasters. I love them, so I went for Space Mountain! Longest I had to queue. An hour and a bit. But I would have been upset if I hadn't gone on this one. It's one of the famous rides. A space themed roller coaster in the dark! There are some elements that really feel like you're just being launched into a void! Great fun!
Poor Flick was stuck in the queue for the storybook canal, and then they closed the ride on her, so had to go for some retail therapy.
At this point the Pirates Of the Caribbean ride queue had died down a bit so we went on that. Good fun. We got to sail past diners at one of the restaurants. Were planning on food after this but Haunted Mansion queue had shrunk and Flick wanted another go!
Dinner at Alien Pizza Planet.
I really wanted to go on the Smuggler's run ride so we figured we'd squeeze in a few more rides. especially because things were a lot quicker now people had started going home. It was a confusing ride. Interactive to a degree. We were pilots. I was left/right, flick was up/down. Not sure whether the controls actually did that much but it was fun!
We were hoping to see the castle, and go on the paddle steamer but by this point things were starting to close. Decided to finish off with one last ride on Peter Pan - okay that came out wrong. But anyway, the ride involves flying over London and Neverland in a pirate ship.
And at this point we just had the trouble of getting home. Was a bit confusing where to get the bus. Tried the other side of the road, but no. Disney staff were pretty hopeless and guessed wildly but were wrong. A helpful man who knew what he was talking about. Turns out buses in both directions stop at the same stop.
2 hours later we were finally back home.
Bed was nice. Bed was warm!
