Our time at Disney

I think Legoman has said nearly everything about our trip to Disneyland, with a few exceptions... so if you'd like to get it from the perspective of a 1 1/2-inch-tall plastic guy, here are his reports: Day 1 (part 1), Day 1 (part 2), Day 2 and Day 3.

Some strange things Legoman didn't notice:

My sister Jenny witnessed a woman having a seizure on Pirates of the Caribbean. They had to bring in medics to remove her from the boat. We haven't seen anything in the news about it, and hope the woman in question has recovered well.

Once we tried to get on the Disneyland Railroad at the New Orleans Square station, but no passengers were being allowed to board. The Cast Member who was in charge of the ride told us what had happened: some crazy person on the Autopia thought it would be fun to stop the car, unbuckle the safety belt, get out and run around areas that guests aren't supposed to be in. This created a huge mess for everyone -- they shut down the Autopia and the Disneyland Railroad until they were able to track down the person who'd left the ride. People who pull stupid stunts like this are exactly why there is no longer a sky tram at Disneyland.

By the way, the Fantasyland sky tram building is still there. Trees have grown up all around it and there are items blocking the stairs that lead up to it, but if you know where to look you can still see it there, looking forlorn. I'm not sure if the sky tram building on the Tomorrowland side is still in existence. There's also been an effort to disguise the hole that runs right through the middle of the Matterhorn, where the sky tram used to go.

I experienced a minor epiphany on this trip, namely: there's something about being in an amusement park that seems to lower most people's objective IQ by 20 to 30 points. I call it the Theme Park Brain Drain Effect. If you're already pretty smart, this effect just makes you a little giddy and silly... but if you're a bit less than average, the Theme Park Brain Drain Effect turns you into the kind of blithering idiot who takes flash pictures inside rides, cuts in line, pushes little kids out of the way, tries to sneak into areas where guests shouldn't be, grabs "souvenirs" from attractions, or runs loose on the Autopia. In fact, I'm going to go out on a limb and say most deaths at Disneyland are directly attributable to guests suffering from advanced TPBD.

Advanced TPBD patient. Don't let this happen to you.

Off to pick up Miss V's carpool.