The Disneyland Bucket List: 40 Things You Need to Do Before You Die
9. Drink a Mickey's Fun Wheel before riding the Fun Wheel
Tucked behind Ariel's Grotto in California Adventure is the Cove Bar, where you can get everyday zombies and piña coladas... or this concoction, Disney's version of an AMF: vodka, gin, tequila, rum, and blue Curacao, plus lemonade and a few other splashes. The slow loop on DCA's Ferris wheel will be all the sloshier. Keep from getting too lightheaded by tacking on some lobster nachos or tri-tip sliders.
10. Make the most of the Season of the Force
It could be four or five years before Star Wars Land becomes a reality. So satiate your fevered anticipation by indulging in all the preview hype, including the first-ever West Coast incarnation of mega-popular weekend events like this that regularly occur in Orlando. Expected extras include a "Hyperspace Mountain" overlay for what's still the best roller coaster on site, a Star Wars-themed fireworks display with a score by John Williams, and a pop-up restaurant, the Galactic Grill.11. Doll up for Dapper Days
Twice a year, generally in mid-spring and again in late summer, the cool kids go retro in their best pinup and bow-tie gear for soirées and expos that tend to culminate in afterparties upstairs at Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen. Don't be a drag, daddy-o. Suit up and strut.12. Devour a Monte Cristo at the Blue Bayou
Yes, you can scarf one down like a ravenous vampire (let the jelly drip out from the corners of your mouth) across the way at Café Orleans. But why do that when you could do the same while watching the launches at Pirates of the Caribbean?13. Loudly sing the theme from Gilligan's Island before the first fall on Pirates
Because why not? If you don't do something silly at D-land, you're missing the point. Gotta do something once you've inched to the edge of the ride's sole big plunge... and then wait. And inch. And wait. Pass the time by battling back incessant rounds of "Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me" (no one knows the rest of the words anyway) and redirect your boatload with that ditty about a three-hour tour. Which is how long that wait can feel.14. Glimpse DTLA from Tower of Terror
You have to be in just the right cart at just the right time on just the right day to see the skyline. But you'll get a cross-county view like no other if you can swing it.15. Go to hell
After checking off all the other original Fantasyland rides (Snow White, Pinocchio), make Mr. Toad's Wild Ride the last stop, where you will get hit by a train while breaking out of prison and wind up in Satan's Playground, the end. It's not only one of the few remaining attractions from the 1955 opening but it's now only found at Disneyland -- the one in FL was closed in 1998 to make way for Winnie the Pooh.
16. Get a death certificate at Haunted Mansion
Ask a cast member guiding you into the foyer for one. If you're lucky and happen upon someone who knows what you're talking about, they might tell you to come back to the front afterward -- and a certificate will be waiting for you. It’s the ultimate bucket list souvenir. Get it? Do you?CONTINUE READING !
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