Dean & Nancy's Annual Easter Sunday at the Disneyland Resort - Floral Photo Trip Report 2004

Welcome! Here is Dean saying bye to Mina... during the two hour drive to disneyland, I read the instruction manual for my canon digital camera, i say that because after you view these photos, you will wonder! ...upon arrival, we parked in chip n dale, and took the tram in, then decided to take the monorail into the park... well, we strolled thru a few stores and ended up at... img_0446.jpg 1600 X 1200 1,219 KB	the disneyland hotel... one of our favorite places at the resort...so many flowers in bloom! img_0451.jpg 1600 X 1200 860 KB
i always love this view... next stop was of course the... img_0452.jpg 1600 X 1200 718 KB	Lost Bar!!! (thats a sierra nevada for Dean and a "last resort" for myself) img_0453.jpg 1600 X 1200 800 KB
We took our drinks and explored the grounds... admired the waterfalls... img_0456.jpg 1600 X 1200 895 KB	and the koi pond img_0462.jpg 1200 X 1600 416 KB
and more pretty flowers img_0463.jpg 1600 X 1200 1,499 KB	the wedding pavillion......lucky brides will have a sea of roses next week...the hedges are even prettier at night... img_0469.jpg 1600 X 1200 1,102 KB
we enjoyed the park at the dlh... but its time to get to the real parks! img_0473.jpg 1600 X 1200 969 KB	we took monorail red into disneyland (finally!) img_0475.jpg 1600 X 1200 605 KB
a fun balloon shot (i really must stay focused) img_0476.jpg 1200 X 1600 356 KB	once arriving in tomorrowland, we got on the DLRR at the tomorrowland station...is that the IP FREELY? (just kidding) img_0488.jpg 1600 X 1200 838 KB
i finally learned how to turn the flash off on my digital camera... i took a couple shots of primeval world... img_0494.jpg 1600 X 1200 569 KB	home sweet home img_0495.jpg 1600 X 1200 555 KB
main street station img_0501.jpg 1600 X 1200 572 KB	while we waited for more passengers to board, i noticed a birds nest in the eves of the train station, and tho this photo is blurry, you might notice that there is colorful ribbons hanging from the nest. the little birdy poked his head out and said hello, but was apparently camera shy... :) img_0502.jpg 1600 X 1200 277 KB
the leopard (?) was missing from the train route... here we are pulling into New Orleans Square, where we disembark... img_0506.jpg 1600 X 1200 585 KB	more lovely blooms in NOS img_0507.jpg 1600 X 1200 866 KB
mom? what are these flowers called? img_0509.jpg 1600 X 1200 670 KB	it is scenery like this that makes me love New Orleans Square img_0512.jpg 1600 X 1200 1,395 KB
This billy team isnt musically as tight, without the marshalls, but we had fun anyway... img_0516.jpg 1024 X 768 368 KB	"ticket to ride" was a highlight of the show img_0518.jpg 1024 X 768 362 KB
kirk made hysterical "paul" faces... hahaha img_0520.jpg 1024 X 768 387 KB	next stop, BTMRR fastpasses! I got a mutant!!! img_0521.jpg 1024 X 768 315 KB
The big thunder trail is lovely as ever.... im noticing a floral theme to my photography :) img_0522.jpg 1024 X 768 553 KB	lovely :) img_0524.jpg 1024 X 768 243 KB
we stopped at the petting zoo... the place was full of kids having a wonderful time. i got some "home on the range" swag to bring home... img_0526.jpg 1024 X 768 357 KB	i've always loved these barrels img_0528.jpg 1024 X 768 604 KB
another favorite scene at disneyland... the skyway station img_0531.jpg 1600 X 1200 1,020 KB	the flowers that adorn the station make it even more beautiful img_0532.jpg 1600 X 1200 1,045 KB
cant you just smell them? img_0533.jpg 768 X 1024 809 KB	i cant resist snapping shots of the lovely spring flowers img_0537.jpg 1024 X 768 506 KB
monstro and a mouthful of flowers img_0541.jpg 1024 X 768 602 KB	talk about perfect timing! we walked right into the fantasyland theatre!!! img_0544.jpg 1024 X 768 521 KB
the mirror is cool img_0546.jpg 1024 X 768 317 KB	is this a bird or what? she was en pointe the whole time... blurry pic sorry... img_0548.jpg 1024 X 768 217 KB
it wouldnt be a disney show without confetti :) I bought some home of course, haha img_0557.jpg 1024 X 768 517 KB	we walked back down the thunder trail and i snapped this shot over at 'zolaco while dean bought a hat img_0558.jpg 1024 X 768 476 KB
dean and his new hat :) img_0559.jpg 1024 X 768 594 KB	petunias on main street img_0562.jpg 1024 X 768 581 KB
this is the first indication we found of Easter Sunday... some lillies in a planter off main street img_0564.jpg 1024 X 768 507 KB	the disneyland rose img_0568.jpg 1024 X 768 649 KB
more about the disneyland rose img_0571.jpg 1024 X 768 523 KB	and a very few more Easter LIllies img_0572.jpg 1024 X 768 398 KB
my civil war hero img_0573.jpg 768 X 1024 473 KB	city hall is all shiny and new lookin' img_0574.jpg 1024 X 768 394 KB
hmmm where was this taken??? img_0576.jpg 768 X 1024 639 KB	with my newfound "no flash" feature i snapped a few shots of my favorite scenes inside the lobby of the animation building... img_0579.jpg 1024 X 768 413 KB
i dont like how the CM's yell like carny's to get people into the shows, but i understand why they have to do it... img_0580.jpg 1024 X 768 356 KB	we sat thru an entire loop of movie scenes... still no lilo & stitch... img_0583.jpg 1024 X 768 343 KB
oh my i love this shot img_0589.jpg 768 X 1024 360 KB	once outside, i wanted to play with the shutter modes on my camera... img_0599.jpg 1600 X 1200 575 KB
pretty daylillies in the bay area img_0605.jpg 1600 X 1200 417 KB	dusk at the pier img_0609.jpg 1600 X 1200 510 KB
We ate at Storytellers for dinner... They had decorated Easter eggs all over the buffet!!! There was ham in addition to the prime rib and chicken and salmon img_0615.jpg 1024 X 768 448 KB	and candies made especially for the holiday! img_0616.jpg 1024 X 768 520 KB
special egg shape cookies, and little bunnies on all the brownies img_0617.jpg 1024 X 768 410 KB	Those large eggs are actually cakes! img_0618.jpg 1024 X 768 494 KB
an exquisite sculpture made of pulled sugar displayed in the dessert area img_0620.jpg 1024 X 768 382 KB	row after row of tempting desserts!!! img_0621.jpg 1024 X 768 387 KB
a drain shot for amber img_0623.jpg 1024 X 768 574 KB	we caught a bit of Believe! from the entrance plaza img_0625.jpg 1024 X 768 263 KB
we renew our AP's at the old prices... we are good until 4-20-05 img_0628.jpg 1024 X 768 370 KB	a little more fireworks from just outside the park img_0630.jpg 1024 X 768 279 KB
wow - how did i make the camera do that??? img_0641.jpg 1600 X 1200 612 KB	what if i twirl the camera around? img_0645.jpg 1600 X 1200 368 KB
i swear we are still at disneyland img_0649.jpg 1600 X 1200 401 KB	deans favorite rides part one img_0648.jpg 768 X 1024 139 KB
inside the haunted mansion, camera still wacko img_0650.jpg 1600 X 1200 372 KB	no flash - stretching portrait img_0651.jpg 1024 X 768 289 KB
the ghost ship img_0656.jpg 1024 X 768 237 KB	i changed the camera mode, and accidentally took this photo with flash, only to immediately hear "NO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY" oops... I yelled back, "SORRY" img_0660.jpg 1024 X 768 401 KB
after the HM, we caught a bit of fantasmic, and i took more long shutter photos img_0692.jpg 1024 X 768 254 KB	more Fantasmic img_0694.jpg 1600 X 1200 300 KB
more Fantasmic (trust me, these are only the "good" photos) img_0716.jpg 1600 X 1200 200 KB	MST watches Fantasmic? i took this one while we split early to get in line for POTC img_0726.jpg 1024 X 768 268 KB
after riding pirates, we did a little more shopping on main street, and on our way out the park... YES I WANT MY PICTURE TAKEN WITH PLUTO!!! img_0754.jpg 1212 X 1059 761 KB	the last bad floral shot of the night - its hard to tell but i could see the tower of terror from this spot in disneyland.... it was a lovely day! great weather, and a great time :) img_0755.jpg 1600 X 1200 639 KB