Gogo and Ogo Go to Disneyland & California Adventure

"Gogo" is the white one and the name
stands for "goat goat." "Ogo" is a
metal spring, and the name stands
for "other goat." Clever, no?

Katherine (16), Elizabeth (12), Bobby (10), and I embarked on our annual trek to Disneyland. Now, I’m not saying that Disneyland is boring or anything, but after about the 6^th visit it becomes … redundant. So, this year we brought along two “goats”: Gogo and Ogo. 

Our mission was to get photos of Gogo and Ogo doing typical “Disney” things. 

[Side note: Katherine or I took the photos labeled with www.abstractgoat.com. Disney photographers took the rest. I highly, highly, highly recommend the Disney photographers. At $39/day for a photopass, they are the best deal at Disneyland, hands down.]

As you will see, we had a fantastic time. What I could NOT capture on film was the reactions and looks we got from all sorts of people. "Who are those crazy people and what are they taking a picture of?"

Here we go!

First stop, gas station. It's a long drive.

We arrived in one piece and went out for a walk and dinner on Disney Main Street. Goats in purse... 

You are never too old for balloon animals!

Breakfast time!

We finally made it into the park!

The princesses were all so lovely. Big smiles!

But, Doctor Facilier (aka The Shadow Man) was tied for first place for his interactions with the goats (and us, of course).

The other first place cast member was, of course, Cruella de Vil (with her trusty henchman).

After all that villain-ness, we needed some furry, friendly characters.

Across the park to the new Star Wars "Launch Bay" to see who we could find. I, for one, was terrified of Kylo Ren. I had to look up his name up on Google. I have no idea who or WHAT that was. It was not friendly, that's for sure.

But Chewbacca was.
















Since life is about balance, we went to friendlier places: Toy Story, Monsters Inc., and the Tiki Room (my personal favorite).  

Jungle Cruise was closed for refurbishment, but the river guides were out in force, putting on an imaginary "Land Cruise" with props and a handout of jokes for audience participation. These guys LOVED, LOVED, LOVED Gogo. (And we loved them - one of the best activities at Disneyland this year).

I decided to make this next collage BIG so you could really see our expressions on the rides. Gogo and Ogo are brave.

Grizzly Rapids is not our favorite ride (too wet), so we watched it from the lookout point.

Help! We are being eaten!

Well, phew. We survived another trip. What will we possibly do next year?!