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I have to add my own recent Disneyland negative experience: on Friday May 25, for the first time ever, our car was directed to the Lion King lot, then we hustled to get to the tram loading area. No queue line guides or anything, thus complete chaos. Our group of four (2 mommies and 2 young boys) stood in what we thought was a line. Some jerk with an SUV-stroller, a baby, toddler, and wife PUSHED us aside to get on the tram. I was so astonished that I did not respond. My friend and I just looked at each other and told our boys that we were going on a new adventure: the walking path! My theory is that some folks travel a long way, spend a lot of money, and believe that they have the right to act any way they want on their vacation, and to heck with anybody else. What is this world coming to???

My husband thought I was crazy to ride California Screamin alone 3 times in a half hour last December, but our passes expired that day, and I don't know when we'll get back there. Love that single-rider line!

Good God! I barely let my 6 year old on that Drop Zone ride at Adventure City. Anyway, congrats to Rob and Elissa. They grow up fast! Seems like yesterday my son was newborn, and now he's in kindergarten. Tomorrow, he'll be flippin burgers at In N Out and going to a CSU. Enjoy every moment!

Here's my first attempt Help! Yetiball's being eaten by the Legoland Dragon!

Gravity: 15 years old and 12 pounds of feline fury. Gravity the cat

That Jack Sparrow sure looks like Freddie Mercury... and I just read somewhere that Johnny Depp is considering playing Mercury in a bio-pic.

Hmmm. Seems a lot like Legoland's Knight's Tournament http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/legoland/21589/

I'm glad I rode Screamin 3 times last weekend! (love that single rider pass).

We finally made it to Disneyland and DCA on my son's 6th birthday. We rode Indiana Jones first, and he didn't like it very much -- too much turbulence and darkness. In this photo, he's rating Indy a "thumbs sideways." We also rode Tower of Terror, which freaked out all of us, including my son! We were all wobbly afterwards. My son now calls the ride "the terrible tower of terrible terror." We're going back after the Matterhorn reopens (and before our APs expire). The little dude gives Indy the "thumbs sideways"

I know what you mean about kids wanting to go on rides versus parents making them -- over the last year I've been an AP I've seen so many people bring screaming toddlers and babies on Pirates and the Haunted Mansion rides, and I get upset every time I see that. My son only wants to ride these 2 rides because his Dad will be with us. We already told him that it's okay if he changes his mind. If he'd rather go climbing on Tom Sawyer island, that's great!

I had read about some incidents on themeparkinsider.com. Anyway, I appreciate the feedback. I'll be more scared than my kid on TOT!

What's your opinion? Our family is going to DL and DCA for my son's 6th birthday soon. He wants to go on both the Indiana Jones ride and Tower of Terror, and he's tall enough. Based on your experience, are these 2 rides really safe for a 4-foot tall kid? I ask because I haven't been on the Indiana Jones ride in 5 years, and I've never been on Tower of Terror; and I know there have been a few "incidents" on these 2 attractions. FYI: my kid's already been on Space Mountain, the Matterhorn, and Big Thunder Mountain RR dozens of times.

It's interesting to get the mixture of replies to my report. BTW, my son had nothing to do with the button pushing. He didn't even notice when the woman in black talked to me because he was too busy looking at the red car. In the end, I think it's a case of the stupids and science-center-itis (we visit the local science center frequently and I got used to pushing buttons to see what happens). I won't argue that it's wrong to touch unknown buttons. I posted to find out what exactly the button does and why the staff person was so abrupt with me. Now I know. I've already told my kid the whole story and explained why it's wrong to touch unknown buttons. P.S. my mother-in-law touched a stalagmite in Carlsbad Caverns in 1974, and got reprimanded by a park ranger. The family has never let her forget it!

jackskellington101, thanks for the insider info. I still don't know what possessed me to touch that darn red button (perhaps: a day of crowds + + coaster riding + junk food = sh*t for brains), but at least I know not to touch another one!

I have to say that I was so taken aback by the security guard's reprimand that I just took my son and walked away. It was the first time I had done something like that, so I was too embarrassed to question it! I just wish I knew what that button really does. BTW this isn't a dare to go push it, either! I was hoping a cast member could post a scoop.