May 30, 2007

• Friday I left work early to go to Disneyland, because Pirate's Lair was opening and I had to get myself one of those souvenir maps.  Ended up meeting one of my Disney friends and his son at the park and had a blast, it is truly better going there with kids.  I only wanted to stay a few hours but ended up leaving at around midnight.  So because of that I figured it would be good to just stay home.

  Sunday was the official Disney forum meet where we would go to Pirate's Lair, and got there for the first raft out ... which was around 9:30 am.  By far Sunday was the best day EVER because I ended up not paying for a thing.  By the time lunch rolled around there were 18 of us and we got split into four different tables.  I ordered the salad, and when our check came they overcharged our table ... the waitress was told and she fixed the check ... but this time my salad was missing to which the waitress said to just leave the bill that way ... so I didn't have to pay for my salad.  Even better after that was that she gave all 18 of us some free promotional Pirates: At Worlds End promotional coins and temporary tattoos.  After lunch our group of 18 shrunk to 7 and first on our list after a nice lunch was Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.  We used the handicap line so our group of 7 had to cram into three seats ... that is 6 adults and 1 teenager (thankfully he was VERY skinny).  So between myself and this other girl we had this poor boy squished between us ... but we all had a blast and that is what matters.  After that we made it just in time to Space Mountain to get some 30th anniversary pins, which ran out just as we got there.  I ended my day on that high note and was tired ... so I figured I'd sleep in and take it easy on Monday.

  Monday I woke up early and headed to Disneyland, even though I was tired ... because I was going to meet up with some of my friends that weren't able to go on Sunday because they were blocked out.  Most people didn't go on Monday so there were only five of us, but it was one of the best times at Disneyland because the park was practically empty!  We ended up also running into Maynard (for those who aren't Disney geeks he is one of THE BEST employees at Disneyland who makes the place magical). 

  I have to admit that I was sad to see Tom Sawyer Island go, but this new Pirate's Lair is great ... and I'll be taking pictures of the place soon.  Now I'll just have to wait until June 1 to see if one a spot to ride Finding Nemo before the general public.  If not I'll be heading down there on June 11 to check it out!  I also have to say that I have been enjoying getting to know the people from my Disney forum, it is amazing to just get together with total strangers and just start getting along through our love of Disney.  On Sunday our group was a mixture of many ages and races, and we all just enjoyed ourselves in each other's company ... no drama ... just fun.  Plus everyone hugs each other hello and goodbye ... how can anyone not like that!

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