Hello!

And welcome to Vary Amusing, your one-stop shop for the stories, secrets, and shenanigans

of a popcorn-fueled theme park journalist.

I'm Carly Wazal and I've been to space, baby!

I've been to space without my feet leaving the ground and it was wild.

We have a lot to talk about, is I have tons of thoughts and opinions to share, and frankly,

we probably have a lot of new listeners this week who aren't as interested in my usual

gab-fest-up top, so I'll keep it tight with two major updates before we get into all

things Star Wars Galactic Star Cruiser.

First up, I attended Disneyland's Holiday Festive these this past week, and it was really,

really wonderful to be there.

I was a bit hesitant considering how much I think about representation in theme parks

these days leading up to Shrek's Ember, or month-long dedication to theme parks is only

legitimately popular in park characters whose arguably Jewish Shrek.

But I had a great time!

Disneyland Resort, I think, takes the crown when it comes to Jewish representation during

the holiday season.

Even if that got forsaken, merchandise line of tea towels, much like the miracle of Hanukkah

itself, will last for way, way, way longer than anyone ever anticipated.

There were plenty of little non-store holiday that made me feel included, which I outlined

on my Instagram at CarlywiseL this week if you want to check that out.

But all in all, I had a wonderful time.

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