All of us love Disneyland...after all, why would you be here if you didn't enjoy it? I'm just as much a fan of the parks and of the history of Disney as most of you, but lately something has changed...
My last trip to Disneyland was....well, ok. I mean, maybe it was the dissapointment of not seeing the fireworks shows (high wind advisory cancelled the performance), or that people were unbelievably rude and didn't seem to care that my wife was in a wheelchair (you've never really seen people at their worst when you see them blatantly NOT care for someone with ailments, trust me).
The biggest thing for me was when we arrived, I wasn't all that excited. Sure, I hadn't been to the park for several months, the holiday decor was out and I was looking forward to seeing it all, but I wasn't thrilled about it. Then, when we got into the park, I didn't feel that sense of nostalgia wash over me like it usually does (the only time I felt anything was when we were standing near Walt's apartment, and I just stared up at it and let my mind wander).
Now it sounds odd coming from someone like me to not have any immediate interest in returning to the park, but then I was shopping at Vons last night, and they have the Twofer tickets on sale at the register. I looked at them, expecting to have some kind of "Hey, let's go to Disneyland!" feeling come over me...nothing.
To add insult to injury, I haven't felt an urge to continue reading more on Walt, or to look into more of the history of the parks, company, or the people responsible for it. This has been going on since December.
I think it's just being burned out on Disney. The draw for me to anything Mouse related is slim (however I did enjoy Daddyb's update
), and I'm hoping that a break and shift in interest will restore that nostalgia I miss in walking through the gates to the Magic Kingdom.
Who else is feeling burned out? Or rather, what do you do when you're Disney'd out?