The countdown to Disneyland and the D23 Expo has reached less than 30 days!  I’m so excited for the Expo but I’m also really excited that I’ll have at least a couple of days in the parks and that there are quite a few new things to explore.  I’m definitely ready for “Soundsational Summer!”  🙂

The first night we are there, we have reservations for World of Color dining at Wine Country Trattoria.  I watched a few short clips of the new Pirates sequence in World of Color on YouTube and I can’t wait to see it in person.  On the first day, I also really hope to be able to get in a ride on Little Mermaid at California Adventure and see the Soundsational Parade at Disneyland.  I’m really looking forward to Little Mermaid… I think this one has been a long time coming, and, while I actually loved Golden Dreams and was sad to see it go, I think this will make a great addition to DCA.  I was definitely not a fan of the previous parade at Disneyland – the name of which I never bothered to remember 🙂 – and I think (hope) the new parade will be much more in keeping with the kind of entertainment I want to see at the parks.

My other must-do is Star Tours.  While I did get to ride the new version at Disney World, I definitely want to experience this one at Disneyland too.  I’m hoping that with the somewhat limited time I’m going to have away from the Expo that I have time for lines at both Star Tours and Little Mermaid.  Beyond those two new rides, I also want to make sure to have time for Soarin’ and Toy Story Midway Mania, since we had to skip both of those at WDW.  That seems like a pretty tall order of popular rides for no more than a bit over two days in the parks!

Regardless of whether or not I end up having time for all of that, I’m so excited just to have a chance to soak up a little bit of the magic for a few days, and the Expo is such an amazing opportunity.  I just can’t wait!! 🙂

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