Terror at Disneyland

Since this blog is about anything and everything, I can write about whatever happens to be on my mind. This morning I was musing about what is the scariest ride at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA. I've never been to Disney World and I haven't been to Disneyland is six years, so my comments may be slightly dated.

None of the rides at Disneyland itself are terribly scary in the traditional sense. If you want that kind of scary, you have to walk across the way to California Adventure. There you have the Tower of Terror which is a falling elevator. It lifts you up, then drops you over and over. Finally, it opens the window so you can see how far up in the air you are as it continues to lift you up and drop you. Not for the faint of heart, especially those with a fear of heights. Also at California Adventure, is California Screaming, a roller coaster which goes very fasts, twists around, and, of course, turns you upside down. Both of the rides are scarier in the traditional sense than anything they have in Disneyland.

In Disneyland, I guess the closest to that kind of thrill is Space Mountain, a roller coaster in the dark. Then there's Splash Mountain, which is a children's ride right up to the last moment, when it drops you out a log ride type drop of several stories. There is the Haunted Mansion, but the thrills and chills in there are more tongue-in-cheek. I doubt anyone over seven would be frightened by anything in there.

Which brings me to the ride I personally consider the scariest ride at Disneyland. That would be, Small World. It may be the dolls, I don't like dolls. It might be the fear that the ride is going to break down and I'm going to be stuck in one of the rooms for an extended period of time. That happened to me once and I sat in a room in the middle of the ride for over half an hour. Come to think of it, that might have something to do with why I don't like dolls.

I'm not the only one to find that ride a bit horrifying. We were getting off of the Jungle Ride once when the pilot said, "Don't forget your kids. Any child left on the boat will be taken to Small World, their feet nailed to the ground and made to sing that terrible song for the rest of their lives."

And now that song is running in your head, my work here is done...