Disney by the numbers

Rather than give you a day to day journal on our recent trip to the Magic Kingdom with Wild Thing (WT) I thought I would just list a few stats – you’ll get the general gist of our trip.

Left the Bay Area at 5:15 pm on Friday, July 1^st.

# of times WT asked “Are we there yet?” – 11 (at least)

Harry Potter movies watched on the way there – 3 –Sorcerer’s Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban

# of times he subsequently yelled – “Expecto Patronum!” – 10 (at least)

Arrived in Santa Barbara to have dinner with Mandi at CPK at 10:15.

Arrived at Residence Inn in Camarillo at midnight.

# of times he threw up at the hotel in Camarillo – 1 (at 5:45 am)

# of times he threw up in the car – 2

# of baths he had before we left Camarillo – 2

Arrived at the Paradise Pier Hotel at 10 am, checked in, parked the car and headed for California Adventure Park.

Temp on Day 1 - 88 degrees

Temp on Day 2 - 96 degrees

Tally of times on these rides over 2 days:

“Mike & Sulley to the Rescue” – 5

Ariel’s Undersea Adventure - 4

Astro Blasters – 3

Toy Story Mania – 2

Star Tours – 2

Carousels – 2

Jungle Cruise - 1

Tiki Room - 1

Bumper cars – 1

Splash Mountain – 1

Raiders of the Lost Ark – 0 (a smidge too short)

Pirates of the Caribbean – 0 (too scary and he refused)

Space Mountain – 0 (refused)

Matterhorn – 0 (refused)

# of fireworks displays watched - 2

# of times we hopped between Disneyland and California adventure over 2 days - 6

# of times WT rode on Ron's shoulders - 3 (poor Buddy!)

Bottles of water purchased and drunk – 8

# of meltdowns – 3

# of naps taken – 2 (1 each day)

# of characters we photographed with WT – 6 (Mickey, Pluto, Stitch, Woody, Buzz, Green Army Men)

# of gift shops we stopped in for “prizes” – 12

# of “prizes” purchased for WT – 3 (Lego Green Army Men, set of Star Wars Action Figures, Light up Bubble Gun)

Current cost of meals at Disney - $11 per person no matter what or where you eat - to which Ron says "I finally understand why Walt made Mickey's fingers so fat - he can't possibly take a single bill from your wallet, he can't help but grab a bunch!"

Left Anaheim at 11 am and arrived in Santa Barbara before 1 pm. Watched 4^th of July parade, went to Goleta Beach.

Temp at beach 74 degrees

# of SPF Sunblock – 50

# of hours at beach – 5

# of Star Wars action figures lost at sea – 1 (bye R2D2!)

# of precious sticks found at beach – 2 (yes, we brought them home)

# of times we “buried” WT in the sand – 1 ½

Left Santa Barbara at 11 am and arrived back in Bay Area at 4:15 pm.

Harry Potter movies watched on the way home – 3 (Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince)

# of suitcases, bags taken – 9

# of miles travelled – 802

# of photos taken – 198

We love everything about Disney and experiencing it through the eyes of a 4 1/2 year old was wonderful The hotel was lovely and the Disney employees do everything they can to make you happy. The parks are clean and safe. It was a great trip all in all, but the best part happened right after we picked him up and told him where we were going. He said “Man, I love hanging out with you guys!” Those are the moments that make it all worth it.