Last week we attended the Boo Lights holiday display at
Hogle Zoo. Even with limited entry, face masks, hand sanitizer stations and
social distancing, it felt like one of the most “normal” things we’ve done in
months. The lights were stunning, but the soundtrack – mostly from Haunted Mansion,
Pirates of the Caribbean and Nightmare Before Christmas – made us miss
Disneyland even more than usual. Sadder still, our hopes of Dole Whip desserts
were dashed when a zoo employee told us the Dole Whip machine was broken. Apropos
of nothing: did you know there was a time you could arrive at the Happiest
Place on Earth by helicopter? Between 1955 and 1972 there were regularly scheduled
flights between LAX and a helipad near Tomorrowland (in 1963 it moved to the
Disneyland Hotel). The flights ended after two accidents with 44 casualties. I
do recommend seeing the Halloween lights at zoo. It isn’t Disneyland, but it IS
open.
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