Come Rain or Shine

As an annual tradition, Belles visited Disneyland in January - the only difference this year was that it was forecasted to rain all day. We got to Disneyland and it looked so different under a gloomy sky, with the castle shaded in grey and the theme park almost deserted. Nevertheless we headed straight to Hyperspace Mountain and went on to spread Belle love.

Only Bruin Belles would take a day uncomfortable with wet socks and drenched jackets, and turn it into one of the most incredible days of my year. We looked at the silver lining around every corner – there were no lines for any of the rides and we got to go on almost everything, sometimes even twice! I was left with four amazing girls at the end of the day – Bess, Anne, Raegan and Echo and we even got dinner at the Blue Bayou! If it weren’t for the rain, there was no way we could have gotten a reservation and given how cold, wet and exhausted we were, it was the most magical and enchanting dinner ever.

Sulagna Hati

Distinguished Belle

Third Year Bruin Belle

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