Halloween Time At Disneyland 2012 & MY 100th POST

Last year, after Sam hit a small jackpot at the slots,

she decided to surprise me for our anniversary

with a 3 day Disney Destinations trip to Disneyland

and Disney California Adventure!

We had an especially wonderful time

because the parks were right in the middle of

their Halloween Time celebration.

In Downtown Disney they were

busy making some tasty candy apple treats

with a Halloween theme.

At Marceline's Confectionery window,

the apple from Snow White,

Mickey getting his marshmallow ears,

& Jack Skellington getting coated.

A very busy kitchen.

We pulled ourselves away from the window 

wiped the drool off our faces and 

headed toward the Disneyland main gate.

It was adorned with the fab five as pumpkins.

Fall bunting and 

pumpkins were everywhere!

This fellow, 

refused to move, for Sam

 to get a clear shot of Jack O' Lantern Mickey.

Themed Jacks were all around Main Street.

We grabbed breakfast at 

The Carnation Cafe.

Eggs and beacon for me...

Mickey waffle for Samantha.

Then it was on to a fun filled day.

See more of our adventure after the jump!

From the center hub 

we were off in all directions.

Fantasyland

Adventureland

I just love me some Tiki Room.

Tomorrowland 

At midday we headed to the 

New Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe for lunch.

It has a Mary Poppins Theme.

We split a sandwich,

and a scrumptious Halloween cupcake.

 Then off to the rest of the park.

The Haunted Mansion was hosting 

the Nightmare Before Christmas Holiday 

Tiki room, Halloween pumpkins, & Trains!!!

I just want to live here.

Disney's Dia De Los Muertos display.

Frontierland

Pumpkin carving.

That night, we had our special anniversary

dinner at The Blue Bayou.

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It was wonderful!

Day Two we headed to

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Disney California Adventure

and breakfasted at

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The Fiddle, Fifer, & Practical Cafe

(Aka, Starbucks)

After breakfast we headed to 

Cars land

After several hours we headed back to 

Disneyland for lunch

and rode the horse drawn streetcar 

to the back of the park.

 To the Big Thunder Ranch Barbecue

 It was all you could eat!

 As they kept bringing out food 
in little pots and bowls.

Plus live entertainment, it was a 

a terrific experience.

After Lunch we explored 

Critter Country

and found more candy apples

 and Tigger Tails

We rode the Mark Twain

and enjoyed the back of the park

Till it was time for the 

Mickey's Halloween Party

We saw these balloons going up

and the park started to fill 

with costumed guests.

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They charge an extra admission to the party

so we left the park and went back to DCA.

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Where we took in some more rides.

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After a 2 hour wait in line at 

Toy Story Midway Mania 

we watched World of Color

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Only,

we were way in the back 

and exhausted,

we called it a night about mid show 

and went back to our room 

and slept hard.

Day three we didn't have 

park tickets so we spent it in 

Downtown Disney

Breakfast at La Brea Bakery

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and took in a movie.

Frankenweenie.

Then lunch, shopping, and drinks

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at Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar, 

behind the Disneyland hotel.

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When you order a drink there
all sorts of things happen around the room

I ordered the Krakatoa and the 

volcanoes out the windows 

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erupted

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and the sounds shook the room.

My drink even glowed red!

We got to keep the souvenir mugs!

It was quite an adventure!

After that,

 it was a quiet evening back at the hotel.

The next morning we headed home

to some happy pooches...err, 

I meant "not amused" pooches.

The end.

Hope you are having a

wonderful Halloween season!

Thanks for stopping in.