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I have to say that your sandwich and Luke's chicken dish at Café Orleans looked so delicious! Your evening at the Mickey's Halloween Party was sure chock full of fun things! How wonderful that you ran into Heather and got to spend time together. The parade pictures were great and so glad that you enjoyed the fireworks. It sounds like it lived up to your expectations. You almost had me in tears talking about your reflections of how perfect DL was to you and Walt's description on the World of Color. I felt Walt's presence in the park when we were there too. It's hard not to!
Sounds like the Halloween Party was a lot of fun! I truly hope to see the Haunted Mansion overlay some year. You got some great pictures from Paint the Night!! I had the music going in my head while looking at the pictures. Did they just add a Halloween portion to the beginning of it?
The party looks so fun! I love all the parade pics. I have to agree with you on the MSEP music. It drives me insane!! I wish they'd bring back Spectromagic!
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What a long, but fun day!! I loved the Halloween Party at Disneyland. Glad you enjoyed the Nightmare Before Christmas overlay. Its amazing!! Great pictures from the parade. It looks like such a fun parade. So glad to hear that you feel in love with Disneyland!!
Oh wow, the party looks like so much fun! The last time we did it was back in 2008, when it was still in the California Adventure, and it looked like they've really plussed the experience since then. I love all your photos of the Electrical Parade - I can definitely see some similarities to the regular Paint the Night parade.
I thought DL did very well with the party. The similarities aren't really similarities as it is the regular Paint the Night parade. Due the 60th Anniversary the Halloween parade was cancelled and replaced by Paint the Night. So it was exactly what we'd have seen on any other night.
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Beautiful pictures! The Halloween party sounds like so much fun-though I'm sorry your feet were hurting so badly.
At least the feet felt much better after I had sat for over an hour.
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Looks like you enjoyed your time at the party! Lots of great pictures!
Spectromagic holds a special spot in my heart. I remember my first visit to MK, I was so fascinated with this beautiful parade and its wonderful music. So magical! Then I was able to watch this parade a couple of more times in the coming years, even with my husband and kids.
Don't get me started on MSEP. I don't like this parade at all. It's not the floats that I dislike but the music. Reminds me of an ice cream truck. And the introduction of the parade sounds so robotic. Sorry MSEP lovers. I'll be starting a petition for a new nighttime parade at MK.
I will sign your petition. I love your description that the music is like an ice cream truck. For me, it's the music, too. It really gets on my nerves.
The Halloween Party looks amazing!! Your pictures are gorgeous and I really love the parade ones!! What a wonderful evening!!
I'm pretty sure I got enough good ones of the parade for a scrapbook layout.
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Great pictures of the parade! Glad you had a great time at the party even though it was so crowded!
I was very glad we hadn't intended to ride much or we'd have spent all our time in lines.
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I have to say that your sandwich and Luke's chicken dish at Café Orleans looked so delicious! Your evening at the Mickey's Halloween Party was sure chock full of fun things! How wonderful that you ran into Heather and got to spend time together. The parade pictures were great and so glad that you enjoyed the fireworks. It sounds like it lived up to your expectations. You almost had me in tears talking about your reflections of how perfect DL was to you and Walt's description on the World of Color. I felt Walt's presence in the park when we were there too. It's hard not to!
After just one day, I was a huge fan of Disneyland. The rides, the party, the parade, and so much more made it magical. I got teary eyed quite a bit throughout our stay, but it was all joy.
Love your recap of your first day at DL. It sure is a special place.
I totally agree -- special place!
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Sounds like the Halloween Party was a lot of fun! I truly hope to see the Haunted Mansion overlay some year. You got some great pictures from Paint the Night!! I had the music going in my head while looking at the pictures. Did they just add a Halloween portion to the beginning of it?
Nothing Halloween was part of the parade. Before we left, we read on the Disneyland site that the parade would be Paint the Night for the 60th Anniversary this year. It was also listed on all the party night literature. This parade was so awesome I didn't care that we weren't seeing a Halloween one.
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The party looks so fun! I love all the parade pics. I have to agree with you on the MSEP music. It drives me insane!! I wish they'd bring back Spectromagic!
I wish they could bring Spectromagic back, but unfortunately, all the floats were dismantled. I have a couple of the trading pins that have a piece of a float in them.
What a long, but fun day!! I loved the Halloween Party at Disneyland. Glad you enjoyed the Nightmare Before Christmas overlay. Its amazing!! Great pictures from the parade. It looks like such a fun parade. So glad to hear that you feel in love with Disneyland!!
Disney seems to make long days fun. I really felt I'd love DL, but I was also a little apprehensive that it might not meet my expectations. I knew the moment we were dropped off at the resort that there would be no disappointment.
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Wonderful update! Loved all the photos of the parade! Sounds like you & Luke did pretty well on the treat trails
We did so well on the treat trails that we shared with our neighborhood kids on Halloween.
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I am just getting caught up again, but oh, how I love that parade!!! We watched it on YouTube and while I know it isn't the same as watching it in person, we still loved it! Your pictures were great! What a fun ending to your day. I thought it was so perfect that you ran into Heather in New Orleans Square of all places!
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Glad you had a great time at the party even though it was so crowded!
The parade pictures were great and so glad that you enjoyed the fireworks. It sounds like it lived up to your expectations.
You almost had me in tears talking about your reflections of how perfect DL was to you and Walt's description on the World of Color.
I remember my first visit to MK, I was so fascinated with this beautiful parade and its wonderful music. So magical! Then I was able to watch this parade a couple of more times in the coming years, even with my husband and kids. 
I don't like this parade at all. It's not the floats that I dislike but the music. Reminds me of an ice cream truck. 
And the introduction of the parade sounds so robotic. Sorry MSEP lovers. I'll be starting a petition for a new nighttime parade at MK. 
I'm pretty sure I got enough good ones of the parade for a scrapbook layout. 
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