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by Wyatt
(WA, USA)
When we were sent on a fantasy trip to California during Spring Break 2011, my family had the absolute fantastic time of their lives!
The last day of 3 we spent at the resort, we went to Disney's California Adventure. My aunt and sister went with me to the Tower of Terror. Before the trip, my cousins told my sister and I that we absolutely MUST to go on the Tower.
The wait in line for the tower was devastating; I was so excited just from the suspense! When I got on the elevator, I almost had a heart attack when the ride operator said "If you have any questions- too bad, too late!", and then- BOOM! The doors closed, and I never let go of the side handle in the ride. The only relief I had on the ride was after the final drop, and the doors opened. The rest of the day, my legs would hardly support me, the Tower was that intense.
Next I had 2 Fastpasses for California Screamin', the rollercoaster. My aunt took one look at the ride and said "Oh No". I told her that she didn't have to go on it if she wanted to, but she said that she wanted to prove to herself that she could do it. We got in the last car and got ourselves ready. As soon as the bars clamped down, I nearly had a panic attack. But it turned out to be one of the best roller coasters I've ever been on.
That is just one of the many reasons why this was the best spring break ever, and that I wouldn't ever forget it.
by Lauren Varneth
(Dallas, Texas, USA)
A couple of years ago, my family and I visited Disneyland. I was only 7 so I was WAY too scared to ride California Screamin'. But of course, the family wanted to ride so I had to go! My dad made the FASTPASSES right after we ate, so right after the ride, my mom and I were rushing to the restrooms to puke! Even though that happened, I love that ride still to this day!
by Kathryn
(California)
by Kathryn
(California)
by Ally
(Sacramento, CA)
Last April, my family and I planned a trip to Disneyland. For the first time, I was allowed to bring a friend. So I brought my best friend of six years, who just happens to have a crippling fear of the dark. Yes, even at fifteen, she's terrified of the dark.
So the first ride we run to is the Matterhorn, knowing it would get busy later. However, they're having technical difficulties and it's closed. So we head back to Peter Pan and Mr. Toad, wanting to hit those before the little ones showed up.
After going through hell (literally! The end to Mr. Toad's? Crazy stuff!), we went to Snow White's Scary Adventures. My best friend asks me if it's scary because she hadn't been to Disneyland since she was four. I told her that it had scared little kids so they added "Scary" to the name as a warning but it was still a little kid ride. So we go on it. Big mistake.
I had forgotten how dark it was in there. The moment the lights went out, she started screaming. I told her to shut up, that she was going to freak out the real little kids. Her response was to start hitting me and saying that I lied to her and that "it was TOO scary! Liar!!!!" By the time it was over, she was curled up on the seat with her eyes closed and I couldn't keep from cracking up.
After she recovered from her fright, she went on the rides Space Mountain, Matterhorn, California Screamin', and other rides that were a lot more scary and didn't have a problem... until we got stuck in the dark when Indiana Jones broke down...
by Patrick Tuason
(Santa Maria, Ca USA)
by NMG
(California)
We waited about an hour until finally we got to the front of the line. When my brother stepped onto the boat it went down just a little bit, and I was convinced that it was sinking and I was going to drown! So I kicked and screamed because I refused to ride the ride and they tried to make me! Grandma eventually gave in but told me she would never take me to disneyland again!
13 years later we went again, and small world was the first ride we went on. :)
by Christina
(Welch, MN)
I remember riding on my dad's lap on the flying saucers in Tomorrow Land in 1963 and seeing the space man fly into the air with his jet-powered backpack. The flying saucer ride was so cool.
Disneyland is still my favorite place to visit - my kids love it too, but I wish they could have gone on that ride.
When I was about 12 our family took another trip to Disneyland. Our first trip was several years earlier, and my brother Paul, who was the youngest, did not come with us. This was his first trip.
As the gates opened we excitedly ran to the new Indiana Jones ride and got in line. I could tell my brother was duely fascinated by the real-looking decor. (He was about 6 years old) As we went to get in the big jeep our family was first in line. Dad looked at all of us kids and asked who wanted to drive. Katie- a 10 yr old- was jumping up and down with excitement so she was chosen. Paul was quite unhappy with the choice and kept saying he thought dad should drive. Unfortunatly people do not listen to 6 yr olds, so we all piled in and off the jeep went.
For those who have been on the ride, you know the turns and unsettling jolts it can have. At the bridge with the lava underneath my brother started outright crying saying 'I told you dad should drive!' Come to find out, he had thought the whole thing was real- not make-believe! He really thought his 10 year old sister was driving through all these horrible things!
Needless to say, mom explained things to him right after the ride. He had a wonderful time at Disneyland, and even went on the Indiana Jones ride again before the end of the day, laughing all the way through it.
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