Life Day Seventeen At Disneyland

We Have Visited Disneyland Since Opening Day 1955

10/23/2014 - A Wonderful Day To Celebrate With Friends & Family

We did some chores and ate breakfast at home before heading 10 miles to Disneyland.

Twenty-eight years ago we got the new about Sue's lung cancer and we started to work to get it cured. We bought season passes to Disneyland a year later and have been going October 23rd ever since!

We met up with the Duda's at Catal's Uva Bar were we enjoyed a noon libation! Now, off to the "Happiest Place On Earth" to celebrate Life Day.

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's

The Meeting Place In Central Downtown Disney

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
How did we end up in front of the display?

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Wine and mimosa's... Excellent choice

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
The celebration can now begin!

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
The walking stomach is putting down pretzels

Did You Know? - A pretzel (German: Brezel) is a type of baked bread product made from dough most commonly shaped into a unique knot.

Pretzels originated in Europe, most likely among monasteries in the Early Middle Ages.

The traditional pretzel shape is a distinctive symmetrical looped form, with the ends of a long strip of dough intertwined and then twisted back into itself in a certain way ("a pretzel loop").

Pretzels now come in different shapes. Salt is the most common seasoning for pretzels, complementing the washing soda or lye treatment that gives pretzels their traditional "skin" and flavor through the Maillard reaction;

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
The pretzels got the "Nick Seal Of Approval"

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Must get tickets to ride...

Time To Enter The Happiest Place On Earth

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Now that there is a Goofy Pumpkin

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Inside at 1:10... Right on time

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Let's take a taxi to our first stop

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
It's a real racer

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Hang on... It's Mr. Toad's Wild Ride!

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
What does Bob know that he is not sharing?

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
"How fast does this thing go??"

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Warp speed.... Everything looks blurry

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
We arrive safe at our destination

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Must visit the Pirates... It's cool inside!

Big Thunder Mountain

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Must ride the rails... It is a favorite

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
The line was fairly short... About 15 minutes

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Bob tells us stories as we wait in line

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
The... for no apparent reason... Bob breaks into his Hula Dance demonstration

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
1880 was a good year... USC opened its doors to 53 students

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Every three minutes, the train fly by

Did You Know? - Although the details of the backstory vary from park to park, all follow the same general story arcs. Some time in the late 1800s, gold was discovered on Big Thunder Mountain in the American Southwest.

Overnight, the small mining town of Rainbow Ridge (at Disneyland), Tumbleweed (at the Magic Kingdom), or Thunder Mesa (at Disneyland Paris) became a thriving mining town. Mining was prosperous, and an extensive line of mine trains was set up to transport the ore. Unknown to the settlers, the Mountain was a sacred spot to local Native Americans and was cursed.

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Where should we go???

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Dinosaur ribs are exposed...

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
We could have fun with these

Did You Know? - Gunpowder was, according to prevailing academic consensus, invented in the 9th century in China, and the earliest record of a written formula for gunpowder appears in the 11th century Song Dynasty text, Wujing Zongyao.

This discovery led to the invention of fireworks and the earliest gunpowder weapons in China.

In the centuries following the Chinese discovery, gunpowder weapons began appearing in the Muslim world, Europe, and India. The technology spread from China through the Middle East or Central Asia, and then into Europe.

The earliest Western accounts of gunpowder appear in texts written by English philosopher Roger Bacon in the 13th century.

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Nick rode in the car ahead of us!

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Up we go to the top of the mountain

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
"Don't be scared... I'll go first and tell you if you need to be scared!"

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Nice goat,,, Nice goat

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
OK... Be scared

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Thunder Mountain is quite a facility

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Big Thunder Ranch

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
The three amigos... Three?

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
We took him out of the picture

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Just us and our little orange friend

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
"Hey... Did he wink at you?"

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Chinese pumpkins

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
These two guys have been playing cards for years...

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
This pose is traditional...

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
"Come on over and get your picture taken"

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
All smiles

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Bob is in search of something to drink...

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The cow enjoying all the visitors

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
We like "free"

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Some serious artists have been at work

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Now that is scary

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Apple pie anyone??

Did You Know? - A mock apple pie, made from crackers, was possibly invented by pioneers on the move during the 19th century who were bereft of apples. In the 1930s, and for many years afterwards, Ritz Crackers promoted a recipe for mock apple pie using its product, along with sugar and various spices.

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Get the horses and lets get going!

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
We miss Billy Hill... There was a Magic Show today

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Great view from the stilts!

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Donald patrolled the area

The Duda's Do Space Mountain While We Do Storybook Land

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
The lighthouse was helpful in locating the ride

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Castle on the hill

Did You Know? - The miniature settings include:

• Pinocchio's cobblestone village with Geppetto's wood shop
• Toad Hall from The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
• The Sultan's palace from Aladdin
• London Park from Peter Pan
• The village from Cinderella, featuring a gold-spired castle
• The dwarfs' cottage and mine from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• An English village, with a church and the entrance to the White Rabbit's hole, from Alice in Wonderland
• The pigs' homes from The Three Little Pigs
• King Triton's underwater castle, partially hidden behind a waterfall, from The Little Mermaid
• Prince Eric's seaside castle from The Little Mermaid
• The Cave of Wonders from "Aladdin"

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"Hey Mr. Toad... Come out and play"

Time To Done At Catal But We Stopped For Pictures First

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Test picture... The sun was quite bright

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Fall foliage.. The Disney way

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Thank you Disney Camera Professionals for the picture

Return To Catal

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Best view in the Uva Bar

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Rene is ready to pour

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Greg was already upstairs looking for us

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
The Three Amigos

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Robin and Greg

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Here's to you... Or a mojito in your eye

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Valerie celebrates Life Day with us...

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Nick went shopping...

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Greg takes in all the conversations

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Lobster paella...

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Hand rolled catotelli

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
"Just a second"

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Valerie gets Nick a Root Beer Float

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
"Do tell!"

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
"I am a happy camper"

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's
Heading for home

Life Day Seventeen at Disneyland with the Duda's