Tanabata festival decorations.
After all the stress of the past month, last week little dude and I took a random Thursday off from work and school and hopped the train out to Tokyo Disneyland. We spent the day riding rides, meeting characters, and eating popcorn. We made Tanabata wishes and watched parades. Little dude recently hit the 102 centimeter mark, so we were able to go on a few rides for the first time, including Star Tours (huge impression there!) and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. The latter was my absolute favorite ride growing up. My Dad and I would go on it as many times as we could on our trips to Florida. Little dude has seen Big Thunder Mountain from the Western Railway ride on our past two visits to Tokyo Disneyland, and as Thunder Mountain is a train, he has expressed great interest in the ride. Well, our day finally came. It was so much fun that we went on it twice.
Little dude's Tanabata wish- to go on all the rides and to have fun. Mine was to finish my dissertation!
Too bright to look into the camera...
Woot!
Waiting in line, the excitement builds.
Train coaster!
Meeting characters by Splash Mountain.
Curry at the Hungry Bear Restaurant for lunch.
Studying the map while waiting for a ride.
Parade time.
Waving to Toy Story friends.
My favorite- Alice in Wonderland.
More parade!
They let the kid drive!
The Electrical Parade, always a perfect end to the day.
Done.
The little guy fell asleep within minutes of the finish of the Electrical Parade, and we went home happy. Disney was a great way to celebrate the completion of my research presentation; taking a spontaneous day off to head to the park was something I have wanted to do since arriving in Tokyo, and it was really a great time. Little dude made many new friends, and a few high school girls even took photos together with him. I can't wait to go back.
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