Disneyland is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. I remember when Disneyland celebrated its 30th anniversary in 1985. Dad, Mom, Rod and I went for a day. We had such a blast! Rod and I were old enough to do our own thing, but we also were mature enough to enjoy spending time with our parents. Highlight of the day was getting them on the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Mom and Dad were not roller coaster people. We said, "It's just a train ride," while they kept asking about the warning signs while we were in line! They survived, but I don't think they trusted us again to choose rides!!
I told Les I felt a little out of place at the park on Monday. It seemed everywhere we looked people were wearing mouse ears, Mickey shirts, Goofy hats, and Disneyland sweatshirts. Plus lots of little girls dressed as princesses. I'm not talking just a few people, I think about half the people there were wearing some kind of Disney apparel.
Then there were the Disney pins. This was something I hadn't seen before. We asked some teenage girls in line about them. Most people buy a starter kit, then start adding to them. You can exchange pins with other people. We saw lots of people wearing them around their necks. The strangest sight to me was one demographic - grown men! Teenage girls and small children? Sure. But grown men? It just seemed kind of strange to me. I decided next time I go I'll just wear my marathon finishers medals around my neck...
Of course no visit to an amusement park is complete without some people watching. After lunch, we made our way to the Ghirardelli store. Les had an ice cream sundae and I got a brownie with coffee. We then found a table outside and for about 45 minutes had the funnest part of our day - people watching with our own commentary! I really do wonder if some people own mirrors... and that's all I'm gonna say about that!!
