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The Life & Times of Zack · 2012-2015 · 191 posts

ZBL’s first time to ride a carousel: Disneyland August 7, 2013

ZBL’s first time to ride a carousel: Disneyland August 7, 2013

← Earlier<p>ZBL loved the parades and just being with the family.  He rode a bunch of rides including the carousel &amp; the Bug&rsquo;s Life Train in CA Adventure, and the train, Dumbo, and It&rsquo;s a Small World in Fantasy Land.  The only bummer was we didn&rsquo;t spend any time in Toontown because it was *way too crowded.*  Magic mornings and &ldquo;baby switch passes&rdquo; were the keys to this year.  We got in each morning at 7:30 am and would ride as many rides as we could before 10 am, when we&rsquo;d grab breakfast.  Baby switch passes allowed us to take turns watching ZBL while the other parent rode w/ SPL &ndash; and then swap off.  So SPL got to ride twice and only had to stand in line once &ndash; hooray for baby brothers!  Switch passes also don&rsquo;t expire like the Fast Passes (we learned that the hard way!  D'oh!). </p> <p>Once again, we had an awesome time &ndash; looking forward to next year and seeing what rides Z will be tall enough for :-)</p> <p>Photos above: (top row) Z and his mom watching the parade; family photo with Goofy; SPL and Z hangin&rsquo; with Dale at the Critter Character Breakfast. (2nd row) Smiles on the plane ride home; Z and Dale; Z watching the parade from his favorite spot: dad&rsquo;s shoulders.  (3rd row) brushing up on airplane safety on the plane ride home; riding the carousel with mom; dinner @ the Blue Bayou resturant: Z was losing patience and the (mom of 4) waitress gave us a cup with a glowing Tinker Bell inside.  Awesome.</p> Later →August 7, 2013: Hotel @ Disneyland: Practicing his walking and discovering himse