We had a great first day at Disneyland. Even if we did forget the nice camera at the apartment. 
It was a good day, and the crowds weren’t too bad. I had researched it before hand, and knew that the Germans, French and English were not on vacation as the same time as us. But it seemed that the entire population of the Netherlands was there, if the license plates in the parking lot were anything to go by. Still, no tremendously long lines, except for some of the newer rides, which was to be expected, and even those only took about 30 minutes. Now that the kids are older, waiting in line is easier to handle. Plus we all have fun being silly together while we wait. It’s part of the fun!
We were a bit saddened to see that some changes had been made to It’s a Small World. There used to be a fun little indoor maze to walk through at the end of the ride, that had little video screens set into houses and buildings from around the world. And in those screens were little scenes being played out. We would sometimes stay in there for 15 minutes after the ride just looking at everything. And now, it’s a Princess Pavillion where you can get a ticket to come back and meet some of the princesses. Boo! Hiss! I know this is how they do it at the original Disneyland now, but I liked the old fashioned way of just walking around the park and being surprised when you saw a princess. We were afraid that this was how it was going to be for all the characters as we saw pretty much zero the entire day. 
There were several parades to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Park. (We also went for the 15th anniversary, do we get a special pin?) We watched them if we happened to be in the right spot at the right time, but mostly we went on rides and enjoyed the ambiance of the whole park.
I did talk the kids into going on Snow White just one more time. Maybe it wouldn’t be as scary as they remembered now that they were older? Um, wrong. There was slightly less screaming and no tears, but they still hated it and made me vow to never, ever, ever make them go on it again. ha! They still have never been on the Pinocchio ride, either. Or most of the roller coasters. I tried to talk Sophie into going on Space Mountain with me and Nick, but no dice. At least their reticence means they will be able to enjoy the park for many more years to come.
We stayed longer than Chris would have liked, but not as long as some of us wanted to stay. They were having a special evening presentation for the anniversary and I really wanted to see it. So we decided that we would stay late on Friday and see it, since the only thing we had to do the next day was drive home. We had a late dinner at the apartment, and then got into bed. Two things we tried this time really helped with the tired, sore feet we have always gotten on previous trips. One, I made sure everyone brought two pairs of really comfy shoes, usually a pair of Crocs and a pair of tennis shoes. We traded off each day, which pair we were wearing, so our feet didn’t get used to being in the same pair of shoes and getting rubbed in the exact same spots. Second, I brought some peppermint oil spray to put on the soles of our feet. It really helped at night to refresh our feet, and by morning, any tiredness they had felt was gone.