Disneyland: New Orleans Square

I still haven't posted any Disneyland pictures (or anything lately!) so I thought I'd do a few from each land. Today: New Orleans Square. All of these were taken with a Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS, as my dear DSLR is in the shop. Enjoy!

One of our favorite rides.

Inside the Pieces of Eight shop.

Mardi Gras decorations were starting to go up that week.

Inside Le Bat en Rouge. I love the details that Disneyland incorporates.

The lovely Club 33- we were so thrilled to get to go.

The bride in the attic of the Haunted Mansion.

Finally back!

So we've been on vacation, and working like crazy before that, and I'm finally back to posting! We were at our favorite place this week- Disneyland! Sadly, my DSLR died our first night there, before we'd even gone into the parks, so I used my husband's point-and-shoot all week. I think I still got some great photos, though!

I love to just sit and breathe for a few minutes here and there at Disneyland, and just soak in the magic. We ate lunch one day at Boardwalk Pizza and Pasta and this delightful band was playing. I love how Disney incorporates live entertainment! These guys (and girl) were the Ellis Island Boys. Their music was wonderful. They had just finished playing "All That Jazz" when I asked for a quick picture. I loved just sitting there in the sun, eating a delicious meal (sun-dried tomato pasta) and listening to wonderful music with my best friend and husband. It was definitely a beautiful, simple moment.

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It's about that time again...

Disneyland time!

I will be there on my birthday in 12 days... My camera will definitely be getting a workout. It is seriously one of the most picturesque places I've ever been. You just can't take a bad photo at Disneyland. And I won't mind getting some sun for a change!

Thunder Mountain- a favorite

King Arthur Carousel

Taken at Disneyland in October. I have always loved carousels/merry-go-rounds and King Arthur is no exception!

Happy Halloween!

Disneyland, 10/17/10

The treehouse

Another picture from Disneyland: Tarzan's Treehouse. We don't usually climb it, but I did stop and take a picture of it. It's a definite staple in the Adventureland skyline.

Disneyland preview

The Mark Twain riverboat

Flynn's arcade, temporarily in California Adventure to promote TRON: Legacy.



Taken from the ground on Main Street



A beautiful rose in California Adventure near the Wine Country Trattoria restaurant.



An adorable Marie pumpkin in Big Thunder Ranch in Disneyland

Disney's World of Color

In June, the amazing World of Color premiered at California Adventure in the Disneyland Resort. We saw it just a couple of weeks after it opened. It's basically the Bellagio fountain show on steroids, with plenty of Disney magic. Here are a few shots I took the night we saw it.

Little Mermaid segment

Pirates of the Caribbean segment

Lady & the Tramp, one my little sister's favorite Disney movies

Right after the show ended

The aftershow

Astronomical clock- Disneyland

Located in Fantasyland

Disneyland

I found a few minutes to post these. Just a small selection from our trip. More to come... Enjoy!

The esplanade between Disneyland and California Adventure:

"We want the redhead!"


The singing busts in the Haunted Mansion:


The first tunnel on Thunder Mountain:


Snow White:


Magical fireworks:




A shop next to Grizzly River Run in California Adventure:


The Lily Belle, the special train car Walt Disney named for his wife
(I've been on it!):


Main Street train station (from the train):


Peter Pan building in Fantasyland:


Court of Angels in New Orleans Square:

Wow.

I hadn't realized it had been so long since I'd posted! My brother and sister are here with us for two weeks after Disneyland (SO FUN) and I have a lot of pictures to share. Here's just one for now, taken on the canoes.

California, here I come...

Hopefully I can find a few minutes here and there to post since I'll have my laptop in the hotel. Might pop some pictures up if I can. We are stoked- can't wait to see my kids at Disney.

Have a great week, everyone! See you on the other side.

From the archives

Disneyland entrance flowers, May 2007. (Year of a Million Dreams)

Our next Disneyland trip is coming up in June and I can't wait!

Some more Disneyland photos- mostly nighttime

The new dragon during Fantasmic! The mist made a clear shot difficult. (We were sitting right behind one of the misters.)


Mickey conquers evil during Fantasmic!


Inside Haunted Mansion Holiday, in the "stretching room."


Pirates of the Caribbean from the Blue Bayou restaurant. If you've been there, you know how dark the ride and restaurant are. I turned my ISO up quite high to pull this one off!


Fireworks above Big Thunder Mountain as seen from the Rivers of America.


The moon above Big Thunder Mountain.

Halloween Flowers at Disneyland

Oh, I have many, many more Disneyland photos to share from our trip last week. Here is just a quick shot of some of the beautiful fall-colored flowers at the hub on Main Street. Fall is well underway here in Utah, so I miss gorgeous flowers like these!