I visted Disneyland on my birthday and due to their newest promotion, entrance to the park was free! you have to register ahead of time online and they will send you an email two weeks before your birthday that you have to print out and show to the main ticket window.
i had such a fun time - they give you a birthday pin that you can wear all day long and random people will greet you with birthday wishes. you also get to see all the other people in the park who also share the same birthday as you :)
the rides are geared more for little kids - this is not the place to go for roller coasters or high thrilled rides but more for escaping from the daily grind and running away to a magical place. i was disappointed that i wasn't able to take a photo with Mickey but we did see Buzz lightyear and mary poppins. My favourite ride was the Buzz Lightyear ride - i can't remember the name of it. There are FastPass tickets you can get for the more popular rides in the park that will enable you to bypass longer lines at a given time. I wish they had them on more rides because some of the good ones still had extremely long lineups (60 min + ) that I didn't want to wait for.
still, this is was really awesome. what a great birthday present! i was able to enjoy a day at the park absolutely free! :) it's not so great for the person you drag with you but hey, you can say it'll be their birthday present to you.
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