Anyoneg to Knott's today to see the Cup?

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Originally Posted by orpheus

Oh, you wimp! ;)

That's the best part, hahaha. When my dad took us so many years ago, since we were in Buena Park and he had scored free tickets to the Wax Museum there (is it still there?) we went there during the early part of the day and they had like a horror movie section. After that, we headed to spend the afternoon/night for the Halloween Nights, and monsters do sneak up and sometimes really scare you. My dad thought this was funny, haha, and sneaks away without telling us. About ten minutes later, he jumps out and scares the **** outta my sister and me, haha! That's father of the year material! :D

Oh, and I like Disneyland and all, but it really is the type of place were you get too old to really enjoy it. People my age don't go there unless they now have kids of their own, haha, since I am not having any kids ever, haha, I won't be going there anytime soon.

One day, however, I pissed my parents when they took me to Disneyland because I kept acting up like yelling obscenities during the haunted house when it gets dark. The final straw, lol, was during the drop in the Matterhorn right before they snap the picture, I flipped the bird with both hands! I was like 11. :facepalm:

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i can't even watch most horror flicks also. :)

your dad sounds awesome though, lol.

i don't think anyone's too old for disneyland! it has a certain kind of kitschy quality to it that i love. the magic never wore off on me, i guess, and so some of the appeal for me is the nostalgia. i went every year in my childhood despite my living in ventura county and i kept going in my adulthood even before i became a parent. i actually had a bit more fun before i had my daughter because right now she's only 37" so there are a lot of the more fun rides that she can't go on yet and it's usually just her and i and maybe some friends who i'm not about to ask if they're willing to skip the fun ride to watch my kid so i can go on it. the people i go with are adults who don't have kids.
i have this routine where i show up in the afternoon, go on a few rides, go to CA adventure and get a beer while my daughter eats snacks and then go on more rides before coming home and having dinner with my husband once he's home from work. it's fun!
the other thing that appeals to me more is that a lot of the rides are movie based so growing up watching the movies provides something more familiar than knotts which really only has the snoopy, woodstock, etc mascots walking around.

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Originally Posted by lunchbox

i can't even watch most horror flicks also. :)

your dad sounds awesome though, lol.

i don't think anyone's too old for disneyland! it has a certain kind of kitschy quality to it that i love. the magic never wore off on me, i guess, and so some of the appeal for me is the nostalgia. i went every year in my childhood despite my living in ventura county and i kept going in my adulthood even before i became a parent. i actually had a bit more fun before i had my daughter because right now she's only 37" so there are a lot of the more fun rides that she can't go on yet and it's usually just her and i and maybe some friends who i'm not about to ask if they're willing to skip the fun ride to watch my kid so i can go on it. the people i go with are adults who don't have kids.
i have this routine where i show up in the afternoon, go on a few rides, go to CA adventure and get a beer while my daughter eats snacks and then go on more rides before coming home and having dinner with my husband once he's home from work. it's fun!
the other thing that appeals to me more is that a lot of the rides are movie based so growing up watching the movies provides something more familiar than knotts which really only has the snoopy, woodstock, etc mascots walking around.

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Yeah, but see, I was told by my dad, and someone else, that one grows up, and Disneyland loses a bit some of it's magic. I do like the kitschy appeal of Disneyland, hell, I watch classic Disney films all the time, I just rewatched Cinderella for the millionth time the other day. But to go back, people like my dad and others that I know said, you grow out of Disneyland, but if you get a chance, it regains its magic when you see it through a child's eyes.

And that's what you are saying, that is, you are speaking about how all of this relates to your daughter, and you are seeing that magic through her eyes, you know? If you and your hubby would go to Disneyland without your daughter, would be it even that much fun? I don't think so.

And that's what I am saying about Disneyland, I don't have a kid, and that's why it's lost its magic to me.

BUT, I do have nephews and nieces, and I took one of my nieces to Universal Studios (my sister is a stage manager there) and we went got to go backstage and she got to meet the actor playing the Grinch (it was Christmastime & it's funny because once he got into costume & makeup he couldn't take it off, which means, he has to eat in it, lol), but alas, he was happy to meet my niece and take pictures with her. My niece's eyes shone, and it made me happy and I remembered what it was like for me to go there for the first time (I like parentheses).

And that's ultimately what I am saying, I won't go to Disneyland with people my age, yeah, kitsch and all, but I really won't enjoy it until I get to go with a child from my family and see it through their eyes. Otherwise, lol, it just makes me feel old and lonely.

I overanalyze everything, haha, sorry, lol, that's why I don't have any friends. :P

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Originally Posted by orpheus

If you and your hubby would go to Disneyland without your daughter, would be it even that much fun? I don't think so.

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no way man. i still had a blast pre-parenthood! we used to go every year on mardi gras through my husband's job, all day park access plus dinner at club 33. this was the first year they stopped all that though because disney raised their club 33 prices and they declined to continue the annual affair. like i said, i also go with other friends (in their late 20s) who are childless and they love it, too. what's that saying though? different strokes for different folks, eh? :)

y'all are funny, its easy to see both Knott's and Disney are selling a good time to those that want to have their good time. Their good time is an easy good time. Viola profits for you and them. What most people don't realize is the knott's chicken dinner is ****ing awesome, try it once for sure. We get it take out any time we are driving through.

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Originally Posted by lunchbox

no way man. i still had a blast pre-parenthood! we used to go every year on mardi gras through my husband's job, all day park access plus dinner at club 33. this was the first year they stopped all that though because disney raised their club 33 prices and they declined to continue the annual affair. like i said, i also go with other friends (in their late 20s) who are childless and they love it, too. what's that saying though? different strokes for different folks, eh? :)

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I get you.

Lol, I am not married, and don't have any friends, so there are your different strokes, for different folks (thanks Sly & The Family Stone). I am weird. I wish I was still a kid when I could go to these places with my immediate family. Those days are over. It's life for some of us. But those memories still remain with me which is why I speak of them so fondly and they make me happy. :)

I went, there were maybe 400 ish people in line. Took me about 2 hours to get to the cup. I went with my friend who hasn't seen the cup yet so it was pretty awesome. I will say, the amount of people in ducks jerseys was pretty appalling. They were all booed when they got to the cup.

Overall pretty well organized event. Plus the park was empty, so rides had little to no lines.

what kind of jackwagon wears a ducks jersey to go see the cup on a 2012 stop when it was won by the kings?!?!!?

ducks fans. :45smile:

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Originally Posted by KOPISTAR

I went, there were maybe 400 ish people in line. Took me about 2 hours to get to the cup. I went with my friend who hasn't seen the cup yet so it was pretty awesome. I will say, the amount of people in ducks jerseys was pretty appalling. They were all booed when they got to the cup.

Overall pretty well organized event. Plus the park was empty, so rides had little to no lines.

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thanks. 400ish... ewwww... but i guess 2 hr wait isn't horrible. did you get rushed along or did you have a reasonably decent amount of time to take a photo AND look at the cup?

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Originally Posted by lunchbox

thanks. 400ish... ewwww... but i guess 2 hr wait isn't horrible. did you get rushed along or did you have a reasonably decent amount of time to take a photo AND look at the cup?

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It was sort of rushed. But only bc the cup had to leave to get to the ESPN zone right after. They were rushing to make sure everyone got a chance to take a pic. I'd say it was an average of about 15-20 seconds with the cup before you had to move along. Of course one of the duck fans took a good minute as she tried to find their names on the cup, then had to switch into like 3 different jerseys. She was booed as well.

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Originally Posted by KOPISTAR

It was sort of rushed. But only bc the cup had to leave to get to the ESPN zone right after. They were rushing to make sure everyone got a chance to take a pic. I'd say it was an average of about 15-20 seconds with the cup before you had to move along. Of course one of the duck fans took a good minute as she tried to find their names on the cup, then had to switch into like 3 different jerseys. She was booed as well.

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15-20 sec isn't too bad actually. i think i had about 5 sec with it in ontario, but it was a glorious and not unappreciated at all 5 sec. haha. that is unreal about the ducks fan. maybe she didn't get to see their names on the cup when they won so that is a little understandable, but changing into 3 different jerseys?! c'mon lady! it'd take everything in my power not to throw stuff at her, haha. geez.