Waylon's First Disneyland Adventure

On Saturday, May 24 we took Waylon for his first visit to Disneyland! Aaron's customer and his wife, Joe and Cecilia Weaver, are Disney uber fans, and invited us to join them for a day in the park. It was awesome! I love Disneyland, and it was fabulous to see Waylon experience it for the first time. It was the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend so it was incredibly busy, but we got there early and had a lot of fun before the crowds rolled in. I cannot wait to get passes next year!

The Weavers are Disney experts and knew exactly how Disney first-timers should start their day. We all had breakfast with the Characters at the Grand Hotel. Waylon was very wary at first and kept insisting that the animals "go away", but he loved watching them from a distance, and as you can see above he finally warmed up enough to get a few autographs and even a picture with Dale.

Starting our adventure in front of Cinderella's castle. Joe and Cecilia were awesome tour guides.

Waylon already had ears from his buddy, Chloe's, birthday party. He was excited to wear them as he enjoyed the storybook train and boat ride. He seemed somewhat overwhelmed by the rides, but warmed up quickly.

Checking out Aladdin's castle from the boat ride. My heart melted seeing him with his ears on.

Starting out on the Alice in Wonderland ride. Fun!!!!

Not quite so fun when we're inside the dark part of the ride.

Back outside, Waylon is not sure how he feels about Alice in Wonderland.

A little leary on the Bugs Life ride in California Adventure. Waylon had his look on his face for most of the rides. He usually is very quiet and observant when experiencing something new, and Disneyland was no different. This ride went up in the air and spun "round round."

Waylon enjoyed this ride that didn't go up in the air and didn't spin. Much more his speed. The best I can describe it was like a caterpillar train.

This is my favorite picture from our Disneyland trip. The monkey leash was an absolute lifesaver. It allowed Waylon limited freedom, and he also got worn out, which is always nice for mom and dad.

Our last ride was on Jungle Cruise, and we got to experience the joy of waiting in line. Waylon did pretty well since there were so many people around to look at.

Trying to keep Waylon entertained during the loooong line

Almost to the front of the line!

Here is Waylon on the boat. His look is priceless. He had no idea what to think of everything.

He was especially leary of our cheesy Jungle Cruise boat driver. However, as soon as we were off the boat Waylon insisted on "more animals." We couldn't quite explain that you have to wait in the long line to go on the boat ride again.

Waylon was happiest crawling around the playground in Toon Town

Where is Waylon? He loved his Mickey balloon, but it didn't last long after Waylon bit into it. Bye bye Mickey.

This photos says it all.