First visit to Disneyland, Day Two, Post No. 7

We three rode Heimlich's Chew Chew Train--someone at our hotel recommended it, so we decided to try it. Turned out to be a cute and creative ride meant for adults with little children.

From the Disney Web site: Ride atop the Bavarian caterpillar from Disney•Pixar’s A Bug’s Life on a fragrant journey through his favorite food. Chew, Heimlich, Chew! Crawl through a garden in search of tasty treats on a toothy tour with the ever-talkative Heimlich.

Hop on top a giant caterpillar and take off on a journey through a food-filled garden. As the hilarious Heimlich winds his way through the grass, he devours one snack after another. Smell each scrumptious morsel as he chomps through every delectable tidbit: watermelon, carrots, candy corn and more! You'll soon discover he's not particularly "chew-sy" about what he likes to eat because his belly seems to be bottomless.

All Aboard Each of the two 5-car-long “trains,” designed to look like Heimlich himself, can accommodate 2 Guests per seat.



Sharon and Amy sat in the car in front of me. I was last in line and sat in a car alone which was great because with another person in there with me, it would have been tight, no matter what it said on their Web site. How about that huge slice of watermelon!



If I remember fight, Heimlich's favorite is candy corn. He's eating a piece of it in the top photo. He talked about it a lot during the ride.

The Portland Trail Blazers are ahead in the first round of the NBA playoffs, Western Conference--we won both games in Houston. Now the Rockets will be in our house where we fans will be loud and proud as we watch our team make every effort to win the third game in the best-of-seven series. Go, Blazers!

First visit to Disneyland, Day Two, Post No. 6

Characters here, characters there. And I'm not talking about Sharon and me, although we are known far and wide to be a couple of characters!

 

Sharon, Pluto, and me, smiling our heads off! How kind of him to wear a name tag! Most everyone we saw out and about smiled a lot, well, except for tired and/or frustrated children, toddlers and babies, followed by their parents/grandparents/extended family members. Whew. A real-life reinforcement of the brilliance that children are born to the younger generation, let me tell you! Thankfully for everyone, most of the babies, etc. within earshot made it A-OK. By the way, his whiskers did not touch our faces, so everyone else who poses with him shall be safe and sound! Hey, Blue Diamond PDX, my favorite neighborhood bar in Portland, I'm wearing one of your comfortable T-shirts!



Mrs. and Mr. Incredible, aka Helen and Bob Parr! Wearing their suits designed by Edna "E" Mode. Do I ever wish I'd seen her. You see, my little Mama's first name was Edna, her middle name Earle, therefore she was an Edna E, too! And she stood right around five foot tall, probably a little taller than Edna "E." So, besides the fact that Helen, Bob and I are all incredible, we're closely connected with a tiny woman named Edna!



On to the next attraction with characters!



The speedy, suave and debonair Lightning McQueen entertained Sharon and me as we posed for a photo while visiting Radiator Springs in Cars Land. Ladies, y'all ought to hear him roar!




Amy joined her mom Sharon and I as we met Sir Tow Mater! Love that guy! It was a lot of fun to pose with him and Lightning in front of the Cozy Cone Motel.