Disneyland 2012 Day One

Tuesday we met Stephen and Ann in St. George for supper and then traveled as far as Henderson, NV for the night. Wednesday everyone met in Burbank at the Disney Studios for a tour led by nephew, Brigham, who is a senior vice president there. It was my first outing in a wheelchair -- I can still walk, but if I overdo, my knee speaks to me. Prior to the tour, we met Katy and Daniel for lunch at a great little Mexican restaurant in Burbank. The studio tour was extremely interesting and Brigham was very kind to let us come.

After the tour, we headed south down the Santa Ana Freeway to the Hampton Inn for check in and swimming. We all had supper together at Buca di Beppo next to the hotel.

 Henderson from our Comfort Inn window

 Lunch at Poquito Mas in Burbank

 Disney Studio from Google Maps

 Waiting for the tour in the Legends Plaza

at Disney Studios

 Maria Magdalena and Katy Kathryn

 The wheel-chair brigade forms up

 Admiring one of Walt's Oscars in the archives

 A working set in one of the studios

  Iconic water tower

 A theater from the early years

 One of the screening rooms where we saw some

impressive previews of Brigham's projects

 Our host at the original Animation Building

 Taylor-style "shade bathing"

 Ready, steady, go!

 Beckham Gavin Young looks fine

 Philly launching Ollie

A great Italian supper

Today it will be on to the Parks in unseasonably hot weather: they predict 18 degrees above normal: ouch!

That's all for now.

OXO

D.