Useless Disneyland Observations from a 30+ Year Old

FROM THE DESK OF: Aiza

An interesting “California Adventure” for me.

As a person in my mid to late 30’s who is single with no kids, Disneyland has zero appeal to me. But this past weekend, my sister’s family and I took our parents to the “Happiest Place on Earth” to celebrate my dad’s birthday. Seriously, I can’t even remember the last time my immediate family went to an amusement park together (maybe when I was 9?). I can’t really remember the last time I even went to Disneyland.

Admittedly, when my family first moved to California from Chicago, Disneyland was one of the best places. Moreover, Disneyland was an especially fun place during my middle and high school years. My high school grad night was held at Disneyland. Let me just say, the bands playing the years I went included Hi-Five (Kissing Game, great song from the 90’s) and Color Me Badd! Now that was a high school grad night line-up to brag about.

Maybe it’s age, arrogance or my personal life experiences, but this trip to Disneyland felt and looked completely different than all the years before.