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Monthly Archives: April 2010

Day 117 (9 Apr 10 part 6): The Iconic Disneyland Photo #1

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

I remember this same setup from Disneyland advertising efforts in the early 1960’s; I think I have one close to it on a ViewMaster reel… (1/500, f11, 22mm, ISO 200) Back then it was the Submarine Voyage (so much fun!!!) and now it is the Finding Nemo Submarine Ride.  Much of ti is the same […]

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Day 116 (9 Apr 10 part 5)

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Storybook Land Canal Boats…so good we did it twice! Uh oh…this doesn’t look good… Toots… …isn’t too sure, either! As we come out the other end (don’t think about it)… …Storybook Land.  All the Disney Storybook locations. Alladin’s Agroba! Seven vertically challenged people’s house. Cinderella’s Castle. Casey Junior’s Railroad.  Toots declined to ride it; it […]

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Day 115 (9 Apr 10 part 4): The Can?

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Of course, somewhere along the way we had to use the restrooms.  These by the Alice in Wonderland Caterpiller ride caught Leslee’s eye… Kings! An attractive border… Fanciful stall doors! Queens! An attractive border… Fanciful stall doors!  (And I don’t know who’s feet those are…) Just so you know, the last two photos were Leslee’s… […]

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Day 114 (9 Apr 10 part 3): Alice

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Interesting looking cat… Interesting looking head… Interesting looking caterpiller… A really interesting looking caterpiller… Oh Boy!  We get to ride a caterpiller! Up the hill! Down the hill! Oh great.  Now which way do we go? A Toots sized house! Wait…it is already taken. (I took a lot of video inside, but it is all […]

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Day 113 (9 Apr 10 part 2): Gratuitous Tea Cups

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Hey, this is fun, but there is a strange man watching us, Nana. Yeah, right over there. Papa who? ~Curtis in LA LA Land!  {!-{>

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Incredible photos of the Icelandic Volcano!

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

As ash from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano continued to keep European airspace shut down over the weekend, affecting millions of travelers around the world, some government agencies and airlines clashed over the flight bans. Brings back memories of Mount Staint Helens… ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 112 (9 Apr 10 part 1): Back to the Castle!

Monday, April 19, 2010

The next day broke bright and sunny (what else?  It is LA after all…).  We returned to the Castle! Over the Moat! The Castle! A close up of Nana and Toots! In front of Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride!                              Into the Tea Cup!             !!!!!!!! * Toots likes the tea cups…she rode it at least five times […]

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Day 111 (8 Apr 10 part 5): Finally, the Fireworks!

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Finally, the fireworks!  These are all wallpaper sized, if you like this kind of thing for your wallpaper (I do!).  The show was about 25 minutes long, I think.  I was busy with my camera.  These are just a few of the 368 photos  I took of the fireworks, mainly from the first third of […]

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Day 110 (8 Apr 10 part 4): Ninja Disney!

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

We found a good spot to watch fireworks under this lamp and flowers… …just behind the “Celebration Balloons” at the end of Main Street.  There was even a bench free! Then Nana got Toots… …a light saber… …and out comes the secret identity: Super Bunny Mermaid Ninja! *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** […]

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Day 109 (8 Apr 10 part 3): Downtown Disney

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

We headed back to the park in the early evening.  We had plans of eating somewhere in Downtown Disney, and then seeing the fireworks. Someone seemed happy about it… Our family portrait! What is that yellow building up ahead? It is the world famous (aren’t they all?)… …LEGO Store! We had to go in and […]

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