Twenty-two years ago exactly, a dashing Captain flew from South Korea to surprise me at Disneyland in California. I was stationed at Vandenberg AFB and had gone to Disneyland with friends on Christmas Day, unbeknownst to me, by the suggestion of my then boyfriend...just so he could surprise me with a proposal of marriage, on television!
Family photo before we enter one of the Happiest Places on Earth!
And, for those of you that are military (even retired, like us) be sure to know that Disneyland Paris gives the 50% discount, just like in the US, just show your ID at the gate!
The kids and their friends were so excited!
I absolutely adore Christmas time at Disney!
The traditional castle view down Main Street.
Super sunny, but we stopped for a family photo with the castle behind us. Meant to get back here for another photo, but we didn't end up back on Main Street until closing time!
We got stuck on Pirates of the Caribbean for about 30 minutes....so, we got to see what Disneyland Paris looks like behind the scenes ;)....Indy commented that he got the same treatment as they brought him through the back streets and tunnels in '96 so as to surprise me at the Wishing Well for our engagement.
We loved the roller coasters! Longer than the ones at Disney World in Florida.
The boys just had to stop for a round of "Shootin'"
We loved all the French themed Disney movies....here is the Hyperion from "The Island at the Top of the World." We've seen that movie about ten times!
And, one of the other MAIN reasons for this trip....the NAUTILUS from "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea." Jules Verne and that book have been favorites of Krypto (and Indy) since he was a small boy...(see photo below)
An old photo from Krypto's 4th birthday party...see that he's holding a model of the Nautilus in his hand and Uncle Tony is dressed up as Captain Nemo. The kids that came to the party got to discover treasure from Atlantis and meet with Captain Nemo and it was all so much fun!
We got to walk through the Nautilus.
Sissi and Gwangi in the map room.
Indy and Krypto and the Giant Squid!
The organ!
Just a girl taking a selfie.
Krypto leaning over the Nautilus...he was so excited.
Definitely one of our favorite parts of the park! Can you see the Nautilus in the water behind us?
We had to pick up some new Disney pins for our lanyards...these two were shared by Indy and I.
We had so much fun on the Star Tours ride. I love how it's a different adventure each time you ride it.
A lovely view of the castle from the side.
Walking thru to get to Fantasy Land.
The tea cups!
The group waiting for us while we were on the ride.
Another fun memory for us! We rode this ride together and were filmed by the Disney publicity crew back in '96 after our engagement. It was fun to do this again, 22 years later!
The kids, each trying to pull the sword from the stone!
Taking the stance of Arthur!
A one handed attempt at the pull.
All lit up, at night.
Family pic, this time without so much sun in our eyes.
Me and my friend. SOOOOO happy they came with us! Love you!
Me and my honey! So glad we got to be here with our family.
On the walk out! What an amazing end to a beautiful Christmas Day!
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