We were quite disappointed on Sunday, May 24th when we found out our Disney passes were blocked for the day due to the holiday. I was sure that earlier it had said we were blocked on Monday, not Sunday. But it all turned out for the best in the end. Monday, although a holiday, I was able to spend the day with average sized crowds.

Mike had obligations, so I decided to spend the day at Disneyland alone. We bought tram tickets for the week, and Mike headed over with me. He wanted a cinnamon roll from the Blue Ribbon Bakery. We had coffee and he enjoyed his cinnamon roll. Then he headed back to the hotel for his assignment, and I started my solo day.

I set out at a leisurely pace, stopping and looking at things that caught my eye, browsed in stores I never really checked out before, people watched, and rested when I felt like it.

Over the course of the next 11 hours, I rode eleven attractions, watched three shows, had a healthy lunch of cheetos and a dill pickle, drank lots of water. Mike joined me at about 4:00 again. I was ready for a familiar face after seven hours! The highlight of our day was when we were boarding the train at the New Orleans station, the conductor invited us to ride with him on the Lilly Belle, Walt Disney’s private car primarily used for dignitaries and heads of state (we must be something!) He let us take lots of pictures and shared history about the park. That was a new thing for us and we really enjoyed it.