In 2008, Marquette played in the NCAA tournament at the Honda Center in Anaheim. As a member of the Pep Band, I was there for the games. The first game was on Holy Thursday and the second game was on Holy Saturday. With the Team and Pep Band flying back early in the morning of Easter Sunday, we only had Good Friday to sightsee.
Most of the Pep Band (including me) wanted to spend the day at Disneyland with some of those bandos getting park hopper passes so they could also go to the best attractions at Disney’s California Adventure. Due to the fact that I was a frugal college student as well as that I had been to DCA shortly after it opened, I decided to stick to just Disneyland. Now before I talk about Good Friday, I do want to mention that several of us did do something related to Holy Week on Holy Thursday (after our game). We attended a bilingual Mass of the Lord’s Supper at a parish near our hotel. We also visited the Crystal Cathedral (which is now the Catholic Cathedral for the Diocese of Orange). Being at Disneyland on Good Friday does not really dispense one from the Good Friday regulations, namely abstaining from meat and fasting (one regular meal and two others that don’t add up to another meal). I can’t speak for my fellow bandos, but the only “food” I ordered at Disneyland was a root beer float. I don’t think I would be able to eat so minimally now with all the energy I use at a theme park. At one point in the day, there were about 17 of us bandos hanging out. The group wanted to ride Autopia—a ride where you get to drive a car on a track. Not having a strong desire to ride it (I rarely pass on a ride), everyone gave me their tickets so that I could get FastPasses for Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin. After I returned, I also was able to take pictures of the other bandos on the ride. A couple of personal highs for me were riding Matterhorn Bobsleds and Indiana Jones Adventure for the first time. The Matterhorn always seemed to be closed whenever my family visited Disneyland. It was a great ride...I’m sure it would be neat to ride at night! I think the one time my family was at Disneyland after Indiana Jones Adventure debuted the ride was closed, too. The only other Disney ride that uses the EMV style ride system is Dinosaur at Animal Kingdom, and this one was a cut above! Anyways, although I enjoyed my time at Disneyland on Good Friday, I would not encourage others to go there on that holy day. If it was the only option (like it was for us), then maybe it’s okay. But as one of the holiest (and penitential) days of the year, praying and having a simplified day would be the way to go (and maybe commit to returning to Disneyland again soon).
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