Y4 D114

24 hours of non-stop fun. Seriously. We left right around midnight, put gas in the car, and headed down to the park. As I mentioned yesterday we made it in record time - 5 hours and 45 minutes. Which of course meant we had like 3 hours to kill until the park opened. Our first stop was Denny's where the kid had a huge blueberry pancake mess. I had a heart smart omelette. Not because I was trying to be healthy, but more because I wanted the protein instead of carbs. I knew yesterday was going to be a long day and I didn't want to get sluggish early.

Around 7 we parked in the hotel lot and walked over to the park. From there it was happy glorious idiot time. We rode a few rides, shopped, went on a little hat hunt - I now have EVERY SINGLE little hat thank you very much (which caused a rift between a friend and me. More on this in a moment) - and we just enjoyed ourselves. Around 3 we headed to the hotel to check in and then crashed until 6. We then headed back to the park for dinner.

And what a dinner it was. We ate at the new Carthay Circle in DCA. Holy fucking shit. I have had the pleasure of eating at 33 and I would say this is better. Hands down better. We had an incredible two hour dinner, a back room all to ourselves, and made new cast member acquaintances including the executive chef.  The food? Well...

- Grape leaves stuffed with chemel on tomatoes
- Watermelon salad
- Quail in peaches stuffed with peaches
- Udon
- Monte cristo banana split
- Peaches with sorbet and frozen rose petals
- Chef created for us - hushpuppies with bacon and jalapeno stuffed with gravy

Yeah. And the best part? 150 with tip. Plus I had at least 4 if not five drinks. Our dinner also included reserved seating for World of Color. We were right on the water. The kid has never seen it and the look on her face was priceless. I thought she was going to squee overload. When WoC was over we went back to the main park just to wander and hang out. You can tell the real Disney people because at 11 we are going IN not OUT of the park.

Speaking of that...

I posted some pics yesterday while we were in the park. Some of my new little hats. I know that everyone doesn't get Disney or Disney stuff, but you don't have to be rude about it. One person called me 'a slave to the capitalistic machine'. Really? I retorted with what about all the hippies sucking up gluten free crap? That's not to make money? Or sports crap that people buy. That's not for money? Leave me the fuck alone. I like my Disney stuff and I am not hurting anyone. Disney is one of the few companies who puts its money where its mouth is in its hiring practices, employee benefits, and community contributions. Without Disney there would be no Anaheim. THOUSANDS of people rely on Disney for their life. I don't know of a single cast member who hasn't enjoyed working for the company. People tend to stay for life. It's a lifestyle, not a J.O.B. So fuck off if you don't like my love of it. And don't get pissed when I criticize your thousand dollar playoff tickets. Or your thousand dollar weekend chakra cleansing retreat. We all have our laughing places and mine just happens to be here. Bite. Me.

Back to the park so I can smile...