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5/24/2022 Disneyland Visit Thoughts - May 24, 2022In this (kind of) update I'm going to share some thoughts about our visit to Disneyland yesterday. This isn't a proper "Disneyland Update", not in the least. I will be sharing some Disneyland update pics/thoughts on Lightning lane separately. In this post I want to share some thoughts about our visit yesterday, and just how special it was for our family.  Special shout out to the Photopass person in Hollywood. So great, and so many awesome pics! We had an awesome day yesterday. For those who saw my tweet yesterday, our visit was kind of one last visit with our current family structure. Both of our children are moving out and getting married within the next 8 or so months. Our first born is moving out in 2 weeks and marrying their partner in February. Our son is moving to Canada in August (that's gonna be a long/fun drive) and getting married in October. So it's an emotional year for Mom and Dad as I'm sure you can tell.  In any other year, this would have been our Christmas Card Luckily our children indulged us with one last (free) trip to Disneyland with just the 4 of us. Lol. Disneyland was such a huge part of our lives when they were growing up. We would always offer them the choice between playing sports/other activities or getting Disneyland AP's. It's just that we knew the time commitment for those activities would make the AP's not worth it. The ALWAYS chose AP's until they got into HS and found other activities like FFA and Track. But Disneyland visits were always special. It was always our chosen family escape. Heck, our son got engaged at Disneyland last year.  So yesterday was special. Not that every future trip with their spouses won't be, because we can't wait for that either. We just wanted one last trip just the 4 of us. And it was awesome. We pretty much took it chill, had way too many snacks and so many laughs.
So a word of advice to you younger parents, take the time, make those special memories. Because it's not very often that 24 and 25 year olds with lives of their own take time out of their lives to simply hang out with Mom and Dad, even if it's at Disneyland. Our oldest is finishing up their masters degree within the next 2 weeks, so we know it wasn't the easiest ask to "take a day". Unbeknownst to us, we did something right. =) Related Videos
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New family-thrill coaster at EPCOT takes guests on an intergalactic chase through time and space with the heroes of Xandar  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (April 4, 2021) – Saving the galaxy this time is gonna take more than a dance-off. Starting May 27, 2022, guests visiting EPCOT at Walt Disney World Resort better get ready to crank up the mixtape and blast through an awesome intergalactic chase through time and space in Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind! This thrilling new family-friendly coaster matches the “grandosity” and fun of the blockbuster “Guardians of the Galaxy” films, featuring those lovable cosmic misfits – Rocket, Groot, Drax, Gamora and Star-Lord. The attraction is another major milestone in the ongoing transformation of EPCOT and debuts as part of the Walt Disney World 50thAnniversary celebration. Located in the park’s newly renamed World Discovery neighborhood, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind will be the first “other-world” showcase pavilion at EPCOT. Xandarians traveled from their homeworld in the Andromeda galaxy to Earth – or Terra, as they call it – to build this Wonders of Xandar pavilion, inviting EPCOT guests to learn more about their people and their advanced technologies. Until the Guardians arrive, anyway, and adventure ensues … A New Kind of Family Thrill In addition to the Wonders of Xandar pavilion, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind will offer several other “firsts,” including:
The Wonders of Xandar Pavilion Xandarians have come to Earth and are hard at work building their new EPCOT pavilion. Highlights include:
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For more on the transformation of EPCOT and the Walt Disney World Resort 50th Anniversary celebration, visit WDWNews.com and DisneyParksBlog.com. Related Videos
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Over the weekend, we had some friends visiting Disneyland and they took over our social media for a couple of days, and sent us some great shots of both the Festival of Holidays and other things around the parks! Enjoy!  Lots of Festival of Holidays banners throughout DCA  This was one of the first Festival of Holidays treats we tried, and it was our favorite.  We got stopped on Mermaid right here, never realized how big Ariel and Eric's head and hands are compared to the rest of their bodies.  Hot Chocolate Macaroon  Some kind of tart thing  Write a letter to Santa!
  Over at Disneyland, Sunday was a gorgeous and not very busy night at the park    Love the Pet Cemetary  Took advantage of riding the Mark Twain at night. Always a favorite.  Some work going on with the Fantasmic fountains
 The best mountain is even better at night   It was a gorgeous night at the park  Even though it's closed (reportedly for awhile) it's still nice to see the lights on Small World.  The Lightning Lane sign has been added  Gorgeous tree in Town Square  The next morning we started at Disneyland  Love hearing the Christmas Loop walking down Main Street  Hi Walt and Mickey  Rode Storybook for the first time in awhile     Caught this at the Big Thunder station
 Back at DCA, we tried some more food. The Peppermint Shake was awesome!  As was this pasta cone  And this Philly Cheesesteak  Don't be sad  The best Cars Land entrance  We love that the Festival of Holidays celebrates a variety of holidays, not just one. Related Videos
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