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Today was my flex day and Denise had taken a sub. job so it was just me and AJ today. I had been home all weekend and had no desire to stay at home so AJ and I went to Disneyland. One of the benefits of having a pass is that you can go to the park for just a few hours and not feel like you wasted your money.
It was a fun few hours, we did a handful of attractions, but the main one I wanted to see was the newly re-opened Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln. Recently restored, the Main Street Opera House and Bank is now home to three different attractions. The first thing is that they have redone the Main Street Bank and it is now home to the Disney Gallery. Here you can see many different Disneyland inspired art displays. The second part is the Disneyland Story. Here you can see the bench where Walt Disney first thought up Disneyland, some original sketches and models, and a little musuem about the history of the park. Going on further you get into the Lincoln exhibit. You watch a short preview film of the original voice of Lincoln and head to the theater for your encounter with Mr. Lincoln himself. After the presentation, you go into the Spirit of America hallway where you see portraits of influential Americans such as John F. Kennedy, Elvis Presley, Martin Luther King, and Hanna Montana(not really sure why she is there). In all it was a fun day with AJ and we really enjoyed our Dole Whip:
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My mom is a very smart lady.

She is soo smart that she was born on a day that everyone would celebrate her birthday. On Wednesday, November 11, we took advantage of Disneyland’s free birthday offer and went to Disneyland with my Mom and my sister Amy. It was a very fun day. We rode many attractions and even got to see the new show called Tiana’s Show Boat Jubilee, which is basically a big advertisment for Disney’s The Princess and the Frog (which we were probably going to see regardless of this new Disney show).


For being a holiday, the park wasn’t too crowded. We of course used the “JohnnyP Refuses to Wait in Line for Anything” technique. It involves a convuluted system of fastpass collecting and zig zagging through the park, lots of walking, but no waiting.
AJ is getting better at the Carousel, here is a little video (my sister needs a bit more practice):


In all it was a fun day.