Search:
Recent Posts
Categories
Archives
www.flickr.com
This is a Flickr badge showing public photos from ChrisKnudsen. Make your own badge here.
Disneyland observations
Posted by Chris Knudsen on March 10th, 2008
I’m just winding down one of the best vacations I’ve ever had. My wife and I took our kids - ages 4, 7, 10 - to Disneyland for four days of fun and frolic in the sun. We’ve had a blast! My wife and I were just talking about some of the funny observations we made over the trip:
- Disney has the “market to the poor, live with the rich” thing completely figured out. Disneyland is a total cash cow and most of the people here don’t look like they can really afford to be here.
- If you bring a newborn to Disneyland you are nuts! You’ll have no fun.
- Likewise, if you bring your two year old triplets to Disneyland you are certifiably nuts and should probably be committed.
- If you’re here with no kids but spend time riding on Mr. Toads Wild Ride then you have issues. Dude, go get on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad or Splash Mountain!!!
- The fastpass is cool. If you do it right - you’ll spend no time in lines.
- Coming to Disneyland at the beginning of March was perfect - small lines and beautiful weather.
- I’m not saying that I’m skinny, but America has an obesity epidemic.
- The Disneyland strollers are worth the $10 daily rental fee.
- You can’t beat the California weather. Its been in the low 70’s all week.
- I’d never heard of the “Hollister” clothing brand before I got here, but those guys have got to be making a killing (another case study in the “market to the poor…” thing).
- I wish I owned a t-shirt company. T-shirts with stupid little quips are a dime a dozen here (example: “don’t talk to the voices in my head”, “always late but worth the wait”, etc)
- There are tons of Mormons here and they love to wear BYU hats and shirts.
- Deodorant is a neat invention that more people should take advantage of.
At any rate, we had a great time! Now I have to go back to work 
Hollister has the “make everybody believe all Californians live in a dimly lit beach house and if you wear our clothes, you’re just like them” thing figured out.
They have a big store at the Gateway and others around the state at the local malls.
Left by Russell Page on 03/10/2008Body odor FTL!
Left by Blake Snow on 03/10/2008Deodorant is a neat invention that more people should take advantage of.
Saved the best for last, I see.
Left by Connor on 03/10/2008@Russ:
I guess that just shows how much I go to the mall
Left by Chris Knudsen on 03/10/2008Lol at the byu hats.. We live in Utah and every on the plane we took to Long beach for our disney trip last month was going to disney as well.
Left by james on 03/10/2008