PHXscuba
Mouseketeer since birth!
- Joined
- Jul 7, 2008
OK, before I completely wrap up, I wanted to share one more piece of my trip that I meant to share at the beginning.
If you've read along since the beginning you might remember a first-page post on my Dad and Disneyland. He is a longtime fan of Disney and Disneyland and probably has read more books about it than I have. He is 79 now and has some balance issues that prevent him from enjoying the parks.
But the day before my Mom and I went in September, Dad and I took a long walk to our favorite frozen yogurt place and we talked about Disneyland. I finally got a chance to ask him when he very FIRST went to Disneyland. I knew it was early on.
He said he had been there within the first year the park was open, in the spring he thinks. He was stationed in San Diego with the Navy and drove up with a date for the day. He specifically remembers riding Autopia, the pack mules and the stagecoach, seeing the Indian village, and the Jungle Cruise. He said they did "everything" and were done in only a few hours!
I'm glad I got a chance to ask him about it. I hate to even think about it, but I'm starting to treat every visit I have with him as if it could be the last time. He is a huge part of the reason I have always loved Disneyland and why I got to go so often as a child. As teens it was big treat one year when he took us kids -- individually -- for a day at Disneyland to celebrate our good grades. I don't have to explain or hide my love for the parks because my parents get it. And two of their three kids love it too. My brother liked it and married into a Disney-crazy family. My sister is only so-so about it -- she hates the high prices and long lines. I'm working on her!
PHXscuba
If you've read along since the beginning you might remember a first-page post on my Dad and Disneyland. He is a longtime fan of Disney and Disneyland and probably has read more books about it than I have. He is 79 now and has some balance issues that prevent him from enjoying the parks.
But the day before my Mom and I went in September, Dad and I took a long walk to our favorite frozen yogurt place and we talked about Disneyland. I finally got a chance to ask him when he very FIRST went to Disneyland. I knew it was early on.
He said he had been there within the first year the park was open, in the spring he thinks. He was stationed in San Diego with the Navy and drove up with a date for the day. He specifically remembers riding Autopia, the pack mules and the stagecoach, seeing the Indian village, and the Jungle Cruise. He said they did "everything" and were done in only a few hours!
I'm glad I got a chance to ask him about it. I hate to even think about it, but I'm starting to treat every visit I have with him as if it could be the last time. He is a huge part of the reason I have always loved Disneyland and why I got to go so often as a child. As teens it was big treat one year when he took us kids -- individually -- for a day at Disneyland to celebrate our good grades. I don't have to explain or hide my love for the parks because my parents get it. And two of their three kids love it too. My brother liked it and married into a Disney-crazy family. My sister is only so-so about it -- she hates the high prices and long lines. I'm working on her!
PHXscuba