Disneyland Anniversary Trip (Part 2)

Disneyland is hyping their "Year of a Million Dreams" promo this season and I think the programs they've come up with are pretty cool.

Here you see some pictures of the Jedi Academy where volunteers from the crowd get to take part in a little scenerio where they learn some light saber moves and then get a chance to fight either Darth Maul or Darth Vader. It's kind of cool.



We also saw some parade floats where winners of the Million Dreams promo get to be honorary parade marshalls. It's a pretty clever idea to allow visitors and fans to have more interaction and participation.



One of the best, most interactive rides at Disneyland is the Buzz Lightyear Astro Blaster ride. Last time we were here, I scored 120k. This time I scored some 130k or so. Not that much of an improvement.



After we left the Astro Blaster ride, I started hypothesizing about what I would do if I were a big famous rich guy... like John Lasseter. I thought that if I were him, I'd arrange to have a private evening for the rich and famous (and their children). I'd close the park, charge $6000 a head, have minimal staff, and open the park for other celebrities who don't want paparazzi following them everywhere they go.

"This way," I said to Annie, "People like... I dunno... Noah Wiley and his kids could enjoy Disneyland too." I assumed, of course, that people like that just avoid theme parks because they don't want to be pestered. But while Annie stood in line to order food and I stayed with the kids/reserving a table, lo and behold! There was Noah Wiley in all his derby-lidded glory. True story. Strange coincidence.

Annie said, "Try thinking of another celebrity and see if they appear!"
Here are some pictures I decided not to sell to TMZ.

Here are some more random pictures. Autopia.