Chapter 32 One Horse Town Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents Having been led straight off the ship and onto the train, we really hadn’t seen any of Skagway yet. Not that there’s all that much to see, of course. Here is a photo down the main street—aptly called Broadway. The epitome of a …
Chapter 168 One in the Park as Well November 11-15, 2013 It was tough to get through the workday on Monday because we were so excited about the prospect of getting to Disneyland now that Holiday Time was officially underway. We booked it over to the parks right after dinner and immediately saw the floral Mickey …
Chapter 13 Never Had a Friend Like Me We used our time for Mr. Toad next. And we followed that up by getting a time for the Matterhorn. While we waited, we walked over to Jolly Holiday Bakery to get another treat we’d yet to try—the Raspberry Mickey Macaron. I feel like macarons are usually pretty standard, …
Chapter 31 Dead Horse Trail Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents Rounding a bend, we could see the train that left in front of us up ahead, getting ready to go across a crazy-looking bridge. And there it goes! They made it, so it meant we must be next. For now, though, we still had …
Chapter 34 Sunsets Are Prettiest in Disney World (Originally posted August 25, 2012) After our merry go-round, I decided to try my hand at pulling the sword out of the stone. Alas, I was not meant to be king, so it didn’t budge. We made our way around the castle as we started leisurely toward …
Chapter 167 Surprise, Surprise November 4-10, 2013 November 9th was my dad’s 60th birthday, and when we were planning our next trip out to Colorado, I thought it would be fun to time it so that Tracy and I could surprise him. My stepmom, Beth, took the idea and ran with it—deciding to fly my …
Chapter 12 A Whale of a Tail After making the hop to Disneyland, we started to head down Main Street toward our first destination. Since we were in that sweet spot between the 4th of July and Labor Day, the whole street was still decked out in its patriotic regalia. Of course, one of our first …
Chapter 30 Prospectors, We’re Heading Your Way Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents Construction on the White Pass and Yukon Route began in 1898—toward the beginning of the Klondike Gold Rush. Gold was first discovered in the Yukon territory of Canada in 1896, and prospectors began making their way north in droves with the hope of …
Chapter 33 Classic Attractions Rock (Originally posted August 24, 2012) At some point we must have grabbed Jungle Cruise Fastpasses, because it was time to use them! I love the Jungle Cruise queue. Everything from the soundtrack to the MANY jokes hidden all around provide constant entertainment. Still, I’m always glad to be on the …
August 16, 2014 Chapter 11 Bloggers and Brits—Oh My! We started our Saturday morning by sleeping in for a bit because we were coming off a week of late nights and early mornings. Still, we knew that we had to get up in time so that we could book it over to White Water Snacks and …