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Article: Disneyland a magical kingdom, even for grown-ups
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- May 14, 2009
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It happens every time we set our eyes on the iconic visage of
Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle: Swelling up inside us is a
fierce urge to plunge through the crowd and make a mad dash toward
Space Mountain.
At least that's the way it goes when we have children in tow. A
parent's gut says pick up the pace and get to as many rides as
possible. All the better to keep the little tykes happy and
stimulated and make every precious dollar count.
But this time would be different. Two longtime Disneyland
veterans had come to Uncle Walt's utopia, sans kids and wives. Our
goal? To enjoy a guy's weekend. To see what it's like to experience
the resort as grown-ups.
In other words, to avoid Toontown ...