As someone who has been going to Disneyland for years, there's little I haven't done there--I've been to Club 33, circled the park in the Lilly Belle, and experienced almost all of the attractions. I am not particularly interested in exclusive experiences--I am grateful to have had the chance to go to Club 33, but it probably would not have been on my bucket list. I've also had many other Disney experiences, such as visiting the Walt Disney Family Museum, visiting Walt Disney's Barn, riding the Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round, visiting the Walt Disney Studios, attending the D23 Expo and various other D23 events, and running through the parks in several RunDisney events. There are definitely advantages to living in Los Angeles!
As I ponder what's left to do, I'm mostly coming up with items that I just need to take the time and/or money to plan and do, such as visiting the other Disney parks. I'm sure there are countless specifics that could be on my list for each park, but, with a few exceptions, I'm going to avoid falling down that rabbit hole. (I'm sure Pink Bunny and her kin appreciate that.) I was trying to think of other types of Disney experiences, but perhaps this list is enough, as there is a big, beautiful world out there. I have considered trying to visit all the locations in Soarin' Over California, but, over the years, have never felt strongly motivated to plan that trip. There are many places I want to visit--a golf course in the California desert is pretty low on my list.
- Walt Disney World -- I've never been; I need to go. (I'm currently planning on Fall 2015!) I'm a bit overwhelmed just by this one, because I feel like I'd need to see everything while I'm there. A few items I definitely want to experience on one trip or another:
- Try the Grey Stuff (I hear it's delicious.) Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite Disney princess films, based on one of my favorite fairy tales, so I need to eat in the restaurant inspired by it.
- EPCOT Food & Wine Festival
- Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress -- I fondly remember America Sings, the attraction at Disneyland that replaced the Carousel of Progress. I look forward to going back in time even further.
- Country Bear Jamboree -- I hear this one isn't as good as the former Disneyland show, but I'm sure the show is better in my memory than it ever really was, anyway.
- Drink around the world at EPCOT -- I'm not much of a drinker, but I love this idea. I'll just have to share drinks with a friend.
- Japan:
- Tokyo Disneyland
- DisneySea -- After EPCOT, this is the Disney park I'm most excited to see.
- Studio Ghibli Museum -- I love the work of the "Japanese Walt Disney," Hayao Miyazaki. Disney is the American distributor of Miyazaki's films.
- Europe:
- Disneyland Paris -- Third on my most-wanted Disney parks list, after EPCOT and DisneySea. Or... maybe it's second, because, you know, PARIS.
- Tivoli Gardens -- This is an amusement park in Copenhagen that's been around since the mid-1800s may have been an inspiration to Walt Disney.
- Back home at the Disneyland Resort:
- Spend a day at Disneyland just watching the street entertainment. I keep saying I'm going to do this.
- Watch Fantasmic! I've only seen snippets of this show, when I've mistakenly been caught up in foot traffic while trying to maneuver through the western section of the park at night. I may have to buy the overpriced cheese tray that guarantees a chair, because I cannot deal with those crowds.
- Stay at the Grand Californian. I just stayed at the Disneyland Hotel for the first time, and there was something magical about a hotel with a channel that plays twenty-four hours of princesses telling bedtime stories. I was also lucky enough to get a room with a balcony, and that alone may have ruined me, not just for other hotels, but for my own apartment. I should be sitting on a balcony right now! The Grand Californian just seems so... grand, and it's even closer to the Parks than the Disneyland Hotel. I love walking through that hotel to avoid Downtown Disney crowds.
- Take one of the tours.
- Literally at home:
- Read all the books about Disney that I've bought. (This will never happen.)
- Play Epic Mickey. I own the game. I own a Wii. I don't know what my problem is.
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