Riding Dumbo the Flying Elephant For the First Time - Disney Flashback Friday

I don't often post pictures of the kiddies on the blog, although they are featured from time to time, but this week's idea really stood out to me.  It came to me as the family was sitting down to watch the new release of "Dumbo" for our own "Friday Night Family Movie Night" last weekend.  We try to do it fairly often, especially when there's a new Disney release to be watched, and we had a lot of fun doing it!

It got me to thinking about the Dumbo the Flying Elephant attraction that's in Fantasyland in Disneyland Park.  It's not an attraction we get on a lot anymore because the boys are getting older now and moving onto bigger things inside The Park, but looking back, I couldn't help but realize that in terms of "first attractions ridden", Dumbo just might be the one that each and every one of my boys rode for their very first Disneyland ride.

My oldest is almost 9 now, but he was just 2 when these pictures were taken, and looking back at them just brings a big ole smile to my face.  Maybe the coolest thing about it is that it was dad's first time on Dumbo too!  And although when we walk by now I poke fun at it a little bit, the truth is it's one of my favorite Disneyland memories, and hopefully by looking at the pictures, it's pretty obvious exactly why.

All smiles as we're ready to fly

Didn't take long to find the handle to steer Daddy up and down, up and down...

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"Almost" Wordless Wednesday: Naptime! 2.0

Last week's picture of Mark napping on Amy's spot outside of Off the Page in the Hollywood Pictures Backlot proved pretty popular (we got several comments on it), so we decided to bring it back for another round!  It got us to wondering if we had any other pictures in our files of Days In The Park napping around The Resort, and what do you know, we did!  Enjoy!

Mark's back for another week of napping on Dumbo...

...but there's nothing like the original. Look at Amy go!

It's no Dumbo, but Minnie's bed has a subtle uncomfortableness perfect for Chad

And nothing beats a nap after a long, hard day in The Park when you're a Days In The Park kid

We're blog hopping along with "Focused On The Magic" and "The InfoMouse Blog" today and their Wordless Wednesday Blog Hops.  Come on by, link up, follow lots of other blogs and be followed back.  It's all great fun, with loads of great pictures.  Check it out and let them know we sent you!

"Almost" Wordless Wednesday: Naptime!

Amy is fond of regaling us with the story of a particular time when she spent the night inside Disney California Adventure while waiting for an event the next day.  Apparently, and we've been told this many times, she spent the night right here on this particular spot of concrete, on top of Dumbo, right outside Off The Page in the Hollywood Pictures Backlot.

We were pretty beat after running around during the unofficial Star Wars Fan Day at Disneyland this past weekend, so Mark felt it a good time to recreate the event in its entirety so we could share it with the world.  "The ground was a little hard, but if Amy could do it, so could I!", he was quoted as saying.  So next time you're in The Park, and looking for a good napping spot, give it a whirl!  We think that you'll be happy you did.

Love you, Amy!