For a while now, I've had a Disneyland Bucket List, and every time I go to Disneyland I tell myself that I'm going to get started on my list. Sometimes, I inadvertently get a couple of the things on my list, and do them without meaning to. Things like "Eat Dole whip" and "take pictures with princesses" are the easy ones that I always remember. But there are some things that I have on my list that I tend to write off thinking that if I do them, I won't have enough time to do all of the other things that I want to do.
Obviously, some of the things on my list are practically impossible, so I'm not going to put things like Walt Disney's private Disneyland apartment or the Disneyland Dream Suite or the super-exclusive Club 33 on this post. But I'll definitely share all of the things that I really want to do at Disneyland (and actually have a chance).
Get all of the Disneyland Buttons
Disneyland gives out buttons for all kinds of occasions-- birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, the "honorary citizen award" that you can get by registering as a citizen of Disneyland at the Town Hall on Main Street U.S.A.-- and I hope that one day I'll be able to get all of them. There's a couple that I couldn't possibly get (1st trip, lost a tooth, etc.) but I'm aiming to obtain all of the buttons that I can!
Meet Oscar
Oscar Martinez is Disneyland's longest- serving cast member. He has been working as a cook at the Carnation Cafe for 58 years! He has trained thousands of other cast members and even has his own area on the menu at Carnation Cafe titled "Oscar's Picks". A couple of years ago, when he hit his 55th anniversary of working at Disneyland, he was the first- ever cast member to receive the 55- year Snow White- themed service award. I've met and heard stories from plenty of people who have chatted with Oscar about the ways that the park has changed over the course of his time working there and I hope to talk to him next time I go!
See the Pet Cemetery at the Haunted Mansion
Ah yes, the fabled Haunted Mansion pet cemetery... it actually exists! Apparently, there are two of these pet cemeteries, though one of them is more exciting and detailed than the other. I remember asking for one of the "death certificates" that I'd heard so much about last time I stopped by Haunted Mansion, only to be told that they don't do that anymore-- I hope that I don't have a repeat of that!Ride in the Lilly Belle
The Lilly Belle Pullman Train Car is a very fancy car on the main Disneyland train that is named after Walt's wife, Lilly. This car is extremely high end and many famous people have used it to get around the park*. It's said that if you go to the Disneyland Main Street Station as soon as possible in the morning, you can get a ticket for a ride in the car (depending on various factors such as crowds, weather, how many cast members are working that day, etc.).
Leave a Message on Main Street
The best coffee in Disneyland can undoubtedly be found at the Market House on Main Street. But there is something that I only recently found out about the Market House other than the fact that it has amazing coffee and breakfast-- you can leave a message to the Disneyland- goers that will come after you. If you go to the Market House and walk a little to the right, you'll see the library. There are plenty of little props (some real, some not), and if you look for the little wooden box on the bottom shelf of one of the bookshelves, you'll see that it has a bunch of letters inside of it. These are all little messages from previous guests, and I hope to leave one next time that I go as well.
Pilot the Mark Twain
So does everyone know the Mark Twain Riverboat from Rivers of America? Yes? Good. Now does everyone know that if you ask a cast member (really nicely) if you can go to the wheel room of the Mark Twain and steer the boat on it's next voyage, they might just let you? Yeah, I didn't think so. I've known this little tidbit of Disney knowledge for a while now, but have never had the time to go, this year, I resolve to, because I want sooo badly to pilot that ship and toot it's horn all the way down the river.**
Spot the Eeyore Sign in Indiana Jones
Indiana Jones Adventure, The Temple of the Forbidden Eye. I love that ride. The technology they use for the cars-- genius. The cutting- edge audio animatronics they use for Indie-- top of the line. The hidden Eeyore parking lot sign-- wait. Yup, you heard me right. There is a hidden Eeyore parking sign in projection room when you're waiting in line, and it's there to pay homage to the Eeyore parking lot, which is now where the Indiana Jones attraction is. My hope is that I'll be able to spot it without having to ask a cast member to point it out to me.
Sources:
- innerchildfun.com
- dlrprepschool.com
- disneyparks blog
- longforgottenhauntedmansion.blogspot.com
- disneylandclub33.com
- just disney blog
- oh my Disney
* The first notable passengers on the Lilly Belle was the Japanese Emperor Hirohito and his wife, Empress Nagako.
** There is totally a chance that the cast member will say that you can't. 9 times out of 10 though, they'll probably let you.
- disneylandclub33.com
- just disney blog
- oh my Disney
* The first notable passengers on the Lilly Belle was the Japanese Emperor Hirohito and his wife, Empress Nagako.
** There is totally a chance that the cast member will say that you can't. 9 times out of 10 though, they'll probably let you.
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