{"id":888,"date":"2011-03-12T10:04:01","date_gmt":"2011-03-12T18:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/w\/?p=888"},"modified":"2011-03-16T10:31:02","modified_gmt":"2011-03-16T18:31:02","slug":"2011-3-12-disneyland-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/?p=888","title":{"rendered":"2011.3.12 &#8211; Disneyland, Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I visit Disneyland.  It&#8217;s not my first time ever to a Disney park though.  Disneyland Hong Kong was my first.<\/p>\n<p>We started bright and early.  Here I am waiting right outside the entrance gate.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-889\" href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/?attachment_id=889\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-889\" title=\"2011.3.12 - Disneyland entrance\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1339blog-600x389.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1339blog-600x389.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1339blog-400x259.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1339blog-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1339blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The first ride we went on was the Finding Nemo submarine ride.  We got there early, so there was barely a line.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-890\" href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/?attachment_id=890\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-890\" title=\"2011.3.12 - Nemo line\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1342blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1342blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1342blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1342blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1342blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course I was very interested in everything going on around me.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-891\" href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/?attachment_id=891\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-891\" title=\"2011.3.12 - Nemo ride\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1347blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1347blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1347blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1347blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1347blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"625\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iw0l6MalnN8?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I liked Fantasyland as it had many rides I can go on.  The carousel was fun.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-892\" href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/?attachment_id=892\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-892\" title=\"2011.3.12 - Carousel\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1367blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1367blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1367blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1367blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1367blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dumbo was fun too.  I get to control how high I get to fly.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-893\" href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/?attachment_id=893\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-893\" title=\"2011.3.12 - Dumbo\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1375blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1375blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1375blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1375blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1375blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"625\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iSLR76aJjfU?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Storybook boats didn&#8217;t have a long wait so we got in line there.  I have fun even in line.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-894\" href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/?attachment_id=894\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-894\" title=\"2011.3.12 - In line for Storybook boats\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1386blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1386blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1386blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1386blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1386blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was a long morning, and I was getting hungry.  It was time for lunch.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-895\" href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/?attachment_id=895\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-895\" title=\"2011.3.12 - Lunch\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1402blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1402blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1402blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1402blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1402blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I rested a little bit after lunch, so I just watched the canoers go by.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-896\" href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/?attachment_id=896\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-896\" title=\"2011.3.12 - Rivers of America\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1403blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1403blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1403blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1403blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1403blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I also got a little bit of exercise with some walking and running.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"625\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0rylpw6D8SY?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I even took some time to blow bubbles.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"625\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BSp1OdWBAJM?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>No Disney trip can be complete without riding It&#8217;s a Small World.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/?attachment_id=897\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-897\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1462blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"2011.3.12 - Small World\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1462blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1462blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1462blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1462blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"625\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/47pGBc9gcfA?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"625\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4aT6Mjnq8X8?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We had reservations for dinner in California Adventure, so we left Disneyland late afternoon.  Before we left, I got a First Visit button from City Hall.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/?attachment_id=898\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-898\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1479blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"2011.3.12 - First time button\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1479blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1479blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1479blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1479blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After dinner we got special passes for the World of Color.  We didn&#8217;t have to wait in a long line, and we got into the best viewing area.  We also had a lot of room for ourselves.  We weren&#8217;t packed in like the sheep in the other areas bounded by ropes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/?attachment_id=899\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-899\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1487blog-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"2011.3.12 - World of Color\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1487blog-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1487blog-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1487blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nathan.siucity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/IMG_1487blog.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"625\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D8T6T5Mw7tQ?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I visit Disneyland. It&#8217;s not my first time ever to a Disney park though. Disneyland Hong Kong was my first. We started bright and early. Here I am waiting right outside the entrance gate. The first ride we went on was the Finding Nemo submarine ride. 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