Just like the outdoor pools in southern California, Disneyland is open year round and in January the lines are pretty short. I came here last when I was 15 in 1990 and since then they have added the "Disney California Adventure" park which is of course a separate admission. The scope of the operation is just as astounding now that I'm all grown up as when I was a kid, and the Pirates of the Caribbean ride is that much cooler after seeing the movie.

However, as an adult I can appreciate the park for different reasons. While standing in line with fifty other people to buy a five dollar large cinnamon roll I can admire the way the place shakes the money right out of your pockets, tens of millions of dollars a day. And now they have a complex electronic fast pass ticketing system which makes it possible to avoid hour long waits for some of the rides. At my more advanced age now I should of known better than to go on Space Mountain right after gorging on burgers and fries...yo ho yo ho a pirates life for me!