Halloween in September

This is a post that is about Halloween at the parks.  You can probably bet that on the actual day of Halloween (October 31) we will have another Halloween post, but I'm doing one now, in September, too. This may not look like a Halloween picture, but it is.  This is the Red Hot churro with cream cheese dipping sauce. This was on offer one year, way back when. I got this right after we rode the Mansion.



The fact is, the Halloween themed treats are the best. Everyone seems to like the Christmas treats, but since I don't like the peppermint I'm inclined to enjoy the Halloween treats more.  Now, I've talked about the Grey Stuff at length in this blog. It's so good!  For Halloween they call it the Grave Stuff:



Of course, the Halloween decorations are fun too. Here's a thing Lissa got at Costco. She loves Disney and I think she likes Halloween too, so this works out nice:



Only slightly related to Halloween: I like the Mansion and I really like the shadow that plays the piano:




Here's the long story:

Off the Ride

As the ride came to a stop, everyone stumbled off with big smiles and slightly wobbly legs.

"That was awesome!" Zac said, fist-bumping Trevor. "I forgot how fast that ride is."

"And how terrifying that goat is," Mandy added, still catching her breath. "I swear it’s judging us."

"Well, now that we’ve survived Big Thunder," Lisa said, gathering everyone together, "How about we head to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge?"

"Yes! Let’s go see the Millennium Falcon!" Gage cheered, already imagining himself in the cockpit.

"Smugglers Run, here we come!" Christian said with excitement.

On to Star Wars Land

The group made their way towards Galaxy’s Edge, the kids buzzing with excitement about piloting the Millennium Falcon. As they walked, they couldn’t stop talking about the twists and turns of Big Thunder Mountain and the goat that would forever haunt Mandy’s dreams.

"Alright, next stop, a galaxy far, far away," Steve announced, leading the charge. "And maybe, just maybe, we’ll find those churros on the way."

 







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