Two weekends ago, change was moving quickly over the horizon in the lives of the Disney Dames. Among us, we’d experienced a bad break-up, quitting a stressful job, and welcoming one of our best friends back home after three years in North Carolina pretty much all in the same week. Needless to say, we had much to celebrate/mourn, and we knew just where to do it!
With our hearts on our sleeves and our annual passes in our wallets, the Dames met early on a Sunday morning, and geared up for what would become an epic Disneyland trip…
After our usual stop at Starbucks for iced lattes and refreshers, we began the Disney day by getting Fastpasses for Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy.
This seasonally revamped attraction is a MUST DO during Halloweentime, but always crowded. You’ll likely have to wait a few hours before you can use your Fastpass, but you’ll cut your wait time by 60% (at least). So in the meantime, you can squeeze in a few other rides, like we did.
Star Tours had a very short wait time, so we jumped right on for a ride on the Endor Express! The new version of this ride is incredible. 3D and a randomized sequence of stops and Star Wars cameos really takes it to the moon, if you will. ;-) If you haven’t experienced it, run don’t walk.
Next up, we dashed over to Adventureland to ride another favorite of ours, Indiana Jones Adventure, only to find that…Dum dum dum dum…duuuuuuuummm…!!!
IT WAS CLOSED for renovations! Notice our severe disappointment below, as our Indiana dreams were dashed.
...ah well...there's always next time...sigh...
At this point, we realized we still had a little time to kill before our Fastpass time, so it seemed the perfect time to try something new, ie: Innoventions! And with the realization that the temperature was slowly exceeding ninety degrees, I ran ahead to the attraction and waited for my friends to arrive.
What did I do to pass the time? What any girl would do to keep herself from melting into a puddle of aloe vera lotion and Mac liquid studio fix – I walked in and out of the entrance door, letting the air conditioner fan hit me. Over. And over. And over. And let me tell you, it felt like heaven. *Because in my picture of heaven, there are white tuxedos, unicorns, and a strong air conditioning unit hidden in a fluffy cloud.* But I digress…
Innoventions is a very intriguing walkthrough attraction that has been rumored to be on the chopping block for years. Created in 1998, it’s a warehouse of sorts with futuristic inventions like virtual videogames and voice activated appliances for you to marvel at. Problem? The inventions inside aren’t so futuristic anymore. :/ In the age of Facebook, Wii and the iPhone, Dance Dance Revolution isn’t so amazing, and can even seem a bit…I’m just gonna say it.
Vintage.
Even still, I’m glad we got to experience Innoventions. It’s fun to play the videogames...
...sit in the new Honda SUV...
...and most of all, walk through the Dream Home. In every room lies something cool. The kitchen is named Lillian, and “she” takes stock of what you need from the grocery store, pulls up recipes on a virtual screen, and even turns music and water off and on by your command. In the teenager’s bedroom, you can freeze your dresser mirror to take a photo of yourself and even pull up Facebook and email on it.
This is a cool house, trust me. It’s the Jetsons' proposed future crossed with our practical future, and it’s amazing. If I had the force within, I would magically uproot the home, send it flying through the air thirty-five minutes North, and drop it on a plot in the middle of Inglewood for myself. If only dreams were real…
After leaving Innoventions, it was finally time to board the very scary Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy! This is one of my favorite parts of Disneyland’s Halloweentime -- the entire feel of the ride is much more intense and creepy than it is the rest of the year. Unlike the starry skies you ride through in the regular version, this version sends your pummeling through the complete darkness with a mysterious ghost chasing you along the way. I won’t spoil it for those that haven’t yet experienced it, but there’s also a very fun surprise in the end that will leave you breathless!
Definitely check it out when you can, but remember Halloweentime ends on November 1st!
After an early morning of spooky fun, we were pretty hungry and ready for our usual late morning pit stop at ESPN Zone, where we refueled for the second half of the day.
With a backdrop of Sunday afternoon football, we had much-needed girl talk, a very scandalous tweeting session, and some very refreshing mojitos made by our favorite bartender, Guillermo!
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And of course a trip to ESPN wouldn’t be complete without a photo…or two….or three…or four. ;-)
This is how we get down. ;-)
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