I am exhausted, and speachless about my experience in Disneyland today. They don't lie when they say it is a magical and wonderful place. We were so tired about the day before in the Mall, but we waked up earlier so we could get earlier to Disneyland too anyway. The interns explained to us all the cares that we had to have in Disneyland, some advices and the schedule as always. Then, we had our breakfast on the bus, out of little brown bags, like I've always seen in cartoons. I liked it very much. They gave us lunch and dinner cards with Mickey and Tinkerbell pictures on them, a card for taking fast passes tickets with a picture of Pluto and a colorful soft new map for each one of us. I couldn't wait to get in there. And when we finally entered, I could sense with all my senses the greatness of the Magic Kingdom, from the flower smell, to the beautiful tall and narrow buildings. We started the trip with our guide Courtney, who told us a little bit about Walt Disney, his life, his work and his dreams while walking by the main streets. We learned about leadership and played some games about teamwork and confidence as part of our studies in SUPP. Also, we went on our first ride with Courtney and the rest of our group to Splash Mountain. I was so scared! But it was so much fun. The rollercoasters here are not the same as in Argentina. At least not as the ones I had ridden. After that, we went for some lunch in groups of four, for our protection, and planned the order of our trip in that enormous park. We knew we couldn't pass through all the atractions in one day, so we managed our time the best we could. We visited roller coasters and toontown. It was like beeing in an actual cartoon. We also saw the big parade. I was so happy! Many caracters in Disney movies I've watched over and over again were just in front of me, dancing to the sweet party music across the big streets of that magical place. The floats had so many curves and beautiful colours. It was beautifully painted, and the actors were just like the actual characters, and many of them said hi with their hands. They looked so happy! It was pure joy. But what really touched me deeply were the big, spectacular, flashy, colorful fireworks at night. There was a great presentation in the sky. Tinkerbell appeared in the sky, with Peter Pan's movie sounds, and painted the sky with sparkly blingy lights. The songs were changing all the time, and always with the fireworks following the music and the tone of the words. Some were like little pops, other like big cannons, and other were like little but strong bubbles exploding at the same time. I think there is anything I disliked but the large lines. And we had fast passes for many games, so it was not so trouble making. While doing all those activities the entire day, I couldn't help thinking all the work all those people do in Disneyland everyday. All the costumes for the dancers in the parade, the big decorations in the parade's cars, the make up, the organazation of the streets, the constant cleaning, the coordination between sound and lights at the time for fireworks. The shows played over and over again all day, Mickey, Goofy and others characters walking all the way in the park taking pictures with children, teens, parents and grandparents. Made me think again in Walt Disney's life and the inspiration that he is for so much people. He is a real example of a hardworking, never-give-up role model. I wanted so much to visit the park because I knew it wasn't like the ones in my country, and I could see this differences like the importance of the history of the park, and the size of the attractions, at the end of the day. I've also learnt that when you have to organise something big, you have to do big preparations. At the end of the day we wanted still more attractions, even when we almost couldn't walk anymore. But we could rest in our beds knowing that we've had our first experience spending all our Saturday with the happy characters of Walt Disney's imagination and lots of amazing attractions. We had a great day of fun at Disneyland. 
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