With a trip to San Diego on the schedule, we decided to stop by Disneyland for Halloween. We are familiar enough with the park to do everything in one day. Well, the things we like.
Because we went on Halloween Day, Oct 31st, we needed to leave a bit early. Disneyland holds an evening party with a separate ticket called the Oogie Boogie Bash. They started arriving at 3pm so we started heading out about 4pm.
The park was nearly empty for the first few hours. What a delight! Haunted Mansion has a Jack Skellington overlay with Danny Elfman music.
There's nothing like walking down Main Street at 8am. We love rides, so we just go from line to line. Without children you don't feel the joy of their excitement at seeing what Disney does best. But neither do you have to stop and wait for the slowest member. Because that's now me.
Inside the art studio directly to the right upon entering, there was this little Pooh Bear painting that I absolutely loved. "Why is Honey Always Uphill?
We caught Mary Poppins and Bert wandering around Fantasyland.
This was the funniest experience of the day. We were standing in line and when the door opened, Chewie came and gave me a huge bear hug. It was completely disarming.
However, when we met Darth Vader it was totally different. I didn't dare go near him. Lots of heavy breathing. Very scary.
