Disneyland, Disneyland & MORE Disneyland

Wow! JC dropped me off Thursday (after a visit to the Grand Californian for a snack and refreshment, then a tour trough Downtown Disney, and more refreshment at The ESPN Zone) at the Disneyland Hotel, where I'm staying for the weekend events.

And I've been up to my eyeballs in Disneyland, Walt Disney, Mousekateers, Imagineers & Disney Legends ever since. From 8:00am to 10:00pm. (OK, so we cut out on the Music portion) last night and ran over to California Adventure to take in the WONDERFUL WORLD OF COLOR show (Note about the Video - compared to the "real thing" this half hour video only rates about a "3" in quality, you just can't duplicate the vibrant colors they produce, and the amazing choreography of lights, sound and water are pretty amazing. That being said, the video does give a pretty good idea of the show, so if you want to be surprised, probably best not to watch it), and then made a banzi run over to Disneyland to catch the second FANTASMIC show. Whew, a bit of a hustle, but worth it.

So - back to yesterday... fortunately, the wonderful D-23 Folks at Disney already have a GREAT summary of the entire day posted on their Blog, so just CLICK HERE to get the full report AND photos.

I will make one comment though, at the close of the Imagineer's portion, host Marty Sklar had the following to say... "Disneyland is NOT a place to "escape" it is a place to "relive." A place to relax and remember when you could feel safe, in a clean environment, and feel comfortable talking to a stranger, and enjoy life and be happy!" And he's right. It only bears out a philosophy I've held for just about my entire Adult life, "If the WORLD were run like Disneyland, we'd all be better off!"

"To all who come to this happy place: - Welcome - Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past ... and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts that have created America ... with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world." Walter E. Disney July 17, 1955