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Forty inches that is. That's a big milestone for Disneyland! At 40" a whole new world of rides opens up! Stand up straight. You're there! And our very first ride is... The Silly Symphony Swings! Being here first thing in the morning, there was hardly anyone in line and we got to go twice in a row! I wasn't too sure about it at first, but I am really loving the MaxPass system now. Yes I could walk and get a fastpass, but it's much more convenient to use the phone. I got more fastpasses today than I have on multiple trips combined. All of these baby tractors are the same right? Wrong! Ian always wants to ride one with green eyes. And Alli prefers the blue-eyed baby tractors. Jacob is joining us! Next up is another brand new ride for Ian. Soarin! Ian, T, and Jacob all rode together. This new film has a ton of jump-scares, and I think every single one of them startled Ian. But he loved it and wanted to go again. Alli and I watched the Newboys crew singing and dancing w...

It's the start of summer, which means once again it's time for the Belmont Shore Stroll and Savor. I don't know how she times it so well, but Rita always happens to be out here for it. Let's go eat! First we need tickets. 12 tickets for $10 means that each ticket is worth $0.83. We started with 36 tickets, but before the night was over, used 60 for the 6 of us.  Finally we allowed enough time to get to Long Beach. In the busy LA traffic it took nearly an hour. But we'd left early enough to arrive at 5pm. Too bad the event starts at 5:30pm. Some places were getting set up early though. At Thai Gourmet, Jacob dug into a plate of chicken pad thai, while Theresa sampled 1 krab and cream cheese wonton. And La Strada right next door all of us, and especially Rita, were disappointed not to see Bruschetta on the menu. Before coming, I jokingly said that we'd probably spend an entire book of tickets on bruschetta. Instead we consoled ourselves with spinach pizza, peppero...