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Back in late July, we made a quick 2-day visit to Disneyland prior to the kick off of Halloween fun at Midsummer Scream! We had tickets to see a concert the night before Midsummer Scream so had planned on spending a few hours at DCA before the show.
We then realized we hadn't actually sat down to watch the Main St. Electrical Parade since it came back, so we extended our weekend with a few hours at Disneyland. And it was amazing! We were able to enjoy a few nighttime hours at the park, a few hours in the morning at DCA, an incredible 3-hour nap, a fun concert and then a couple of days at Midsummer Scream (before yet another concert the day MSS ended). It was quite the jam-packed weekend! Written by Gregg Condon 
This view never gets old
We hopped on the train to avoid the first main street electrical parade crowd. We had plans to see the second show since there was less of a crowd. And it worked out perfectly.
We got to listen to a good portion of Fantasmic! while waiting for the Haunted Mansion
We then headed to Batuu for a snack and to watch the fireworks. This is quickly becoming one of our favorite places to see them.
But be warned, it's LOUD over here.
Exactly a year to the day our son and future daughter in-law got engaged in this spot, so we of course had to take pics and text to them.
While waiting for the MSEP, we started to hear some weird noises, and then the super fun "We don't talk about Bruno" show started on It's a Small World. We had no idea it was even a thing. But loved it.
Even though I'll never ride them again, figured I should get some night shots of the Submarine Voyage.
It sure does look beautiful
But there's just something about sitting in a steel tube with recycled air while we're still in a pandemic that doesn't appeal to me at all. I get it, that also describes planes, but those are a necessity.
Love the addition of Hank
Of course, the main reason we decided to come down to Orange County a day early, the Main St. Electrical Parade. We also tried something new that night and did a live stream on Instagram.
I know it's the nostalgia in me, but I love this.
The best
Dopey is still a pretty good driver!
After the MSEP we decided to take a ride on Storybook land. I really liked how this picture turned out.
I know we've ridden this since the parks reopened, but neither of us could remember Arendale being a part of the attraction.
Day two, it was time for a quick visit to DCA and brunch at Lamplight Lounge.
Believe it or not, this was our first time riding this
On one of our favorite silly rides at DCA!
How we feel when Emotional Whirlwind is closed
After rides on Little Mermaid, Grizzly and the Zephyr, it was time for brunch!
We had never eaten here before. Not when it was Wolfgang Puck. Not when it was Ariel's Grotto.
My new hat, with super-tag
I tried the Brunch Burger and it was fantastic. We will definitely be eating here again.
That's a wrap on Summertime at Disneyland! We'll be back down at the resort during D23 so will spending a few hours at the park on that Saturday night. Stay tuned to all of our social media this next week as we'll be visiting Silver Dollar City on Sunday, Cedar Point next Tue-Thu, Kings Island next Fri-Sat and Canada's Wonderland on Labor Day.
And then it's back to Southern California on September 8th for Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood, then D23!! We've got a packed few months coming your way!
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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
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Last week while down in OC for Scary Farm, we spent the morning/early afternoon at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure. Our goal was to of course see this years version of Haunted Mansion Holiday, but also finally experience the updated Jungle Cruise (somehow we missed it on our last trip) and see about getting our first ride on Monsters after Dark! Happy to say we were successful on all 3! Written by Gregg Condon  Welcome back to Disneyland!  We're ready for some fun!   Love the Halloween decorations!  We finally got to see the Jungle Cruise udpates! And we loved them! Also had an amazing skipper!
 Time for Haunted Mansion Holiday!    Can't believe it's already been 20 years! I still have my 2001 shirt, which I wear only once a year.     Always one of the favorite things to check out!  We got stopped in the graveyard so got a few good pics!   Time to join the resistance!  A wow moment each and every time  Backside of Walt and Mickey
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 Cars Land decorations! Click the pictures below for a larger version of each.
 After our snack we wanted to see what time Monsters After Dark started and if we had time to ride before heading to Scary Farm!
 We happened to catch it just as they started letting the line in and waited about 10 minutes! And it was AWESOME! This may be our favorite version of this attraction.  It also happened to be Gay Days, moved from it's traditional first weekend in October.  We had a great few hours at Disneyland, it's so great to be able to drop in again! Thanks for reading! We'll be back at Disneyland in a few weeks for a multi-day visit (a make up from our cancelled Florida trip) and will be checking out all of the nighttime Halloween magic at both parks! Related Videos
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