"Disneyland...Day 3"
Today was our last day at Disneyland. We decided to go back and forth between Disneyland and California Adventures to hit all the rides that we hadn't been on yet and possibly ride some again that we already did. Our main plan for the day was to get to the park before they opened so we could try and get on the "Radiator Springs Raceway". The line for that ride gets really long super fast!
When we got to the park, the boys and I got in line by the entrance to California Adventures while Josh and Jaedyn got in line for the fast pass for "Radiator Springs". That way we figured we'd have a better shot at actually getting to ride it before our trip was over. As soon as the park opened, it seemed like everyone had the same idea we did. It was like a herd of cattle heading to the same field, in our case, a super fun ride. The boys and I went in the line that looked shorter and we didn't realize until we were almost to the front that it was the "singles" line, meaning we'd have to ride separately to fill up other cars. We were okay not all riding together at this particular moment because Josh was still waiting in line to get our fast passes and we really wanted to ride it. Jantzen actually chickened out at the last minute because he didn't want to ride without me, so he waited until Jaron and I were done.
The ride was really fun! It will be even better when we can all ride it together.
After Jaron and I were done on the raceway (the car I was in totally beat Jaron's car), we met up with Josh and Jaedyn. They were able to get us some fast passes for "Radiator Springs", but we couldn't go back until 1pm, so we went back over to Disneyland and rode some rides that we hadn't gone on yet.
Jaedyn was begging to go on the "Dumbo" ride, so Josh went with her. She, of course wanted to ride in the purple Dumbo...
Jaron and Jantzen decided they weren't too cool to go on it too...they had a blast!!
Then, Jaedyn insisted on riding the carousel again. I think she's been on this ride about four or five times now, she loves it! This time I went on it with the kids while Josh stayed by the stroller. I love the expressions my kids make when they have a camera pointed in their direction...
We couldn't leave Disneyland and not ride the tea cups. Josh can't handle rides like this and I like them, so I got to go with the kids...
...we had a blast spinning around as fast as we could!
Disneyland brought back "Captain EO" in 3D with Michael Jackson, so that's where we headed next. On our way there we ran into this storm trooper...the boys thought he was cool!
BTW, "Captain EO" is not as cool as it was when I was a kid. It was really cheesy and the graphics were horrible! My kids just looked at Josh and I like we had mental issues for thinking it was ever cool and for making them watch it. Sorry kids, I know that's time you can never get back!
"Tower of Terror" is one of Josh and Jaron's favorite rides in California Adventures and they had to get a fast pass to go on it because the line was over an hour wait. They couldn't convince Jantzen to go on it with them, so he stayed with Jaedyn and I. I'd have to say that I really don't blame Jantzen for not wanting to go on it, I can't handle those kind of rides.
While we were waiting for Josh and Jaron to get done on the tower, we met some more friends...
Jantzen had no desire to meet Mr. and Mrs. Incredible, but Jaedyn thought they were cool. They thought Jaedyn was cute and they were discussing amongst themselves about wanting to add her to their family, I told them I think I'll keep her.
Josh and Jaron got done on the tower and it was time for us to head over and use our fast passes on "Radiator Springs". Along our way we met Flik, Jaedyn wanted nothing to do with him. I'm thinking giant bugs are a little too much for her.
We then made our way back to Cars Land. When we got in line we were told we'd only have to wait about 10-15 minutes...nice!! We were so excited to ride this all together.
The ride was awesome, again. Jaedyn and Jantzen loved it for the first time and Jaron loved it for the second time. The kids all got a Cars button as we were leaving...
I had to sneak myself in a picture with Josh with some of the awesome scenery behind us...
...then we checked out some of the races as we were leaving...
Before we left "Cars Land" we were able to officially meet Lightning McQueen, and talk to him...Jantzen was fascinated!
We then decided to go back over to Disneyland so the boys could use their fast passes for "Star Tours". On our way out of California Adventures we stopped by a souvenir shop and let Jaedyn pick out something. She picked out this cute Ariel stuffed doll...
As we were walking back into Disneyland we ran into Belle. Jaedyn was sooo excited that she was finally going to meet her other favorite princess. Josh took the boys over to their ride and I stayed with Jaedyn so she could visit with Belle. Belle was so cute with her and she spent about 10-15 minutes talking to Jaedyn about her pretty necklace, her hair, and some other things. Jaedyn was in awe of her...
After the boys were done on "Star Tours", which they all loved, Josh and Jaron got in line for the "Materhorn". This is Jaron's absolute favorite ride at Disneyland and he didn't want to leave without getting to ride it. The line was about an hour wait, but Josh was a good sport and said he'd wait with him. Even though Jantzen liked this ride last time we were here, he didn't want to go on it this time. Instead, I took Jantzen and Jaedyn back over to "Toon Town" and let them play in Goofy's House and on Donald's boat...Jantzen really enjoyed this!
The "Materhorn" actually had some "technical difficulties" when Josh and Jaron were about to get on, so they had to wait even longer before they could ride it. While we waited even longer for them, I took Jaedyn and Jantzen on a few more little rides. Josh and Jaron met up with us when they were done. We did end up going on the Buzz Lightyear ride again and I didn't notice until we were off it that Jaedyn had lost her hair bow somewhere inside. There were too many people for me to get through to try and find it, so I just left it.
It was getting late and we were able to ride pretty much everything we wanted and then some, so we decided to head back to our hotel. Before we left, we took the boys to another souvenir shop to let them pick something out and my whole family got a little distracted in the process by this video game...
That's right, it's "Fix it Felix" from "Wreck it Ralph". I didn't know it was an actual game, but it was even before that movie came out. They all had a lot of fun playing it.
I got a quick picture of Josh and Jaron in front of the Materhorn...
...then we headed down Main St. on our way out of Disneyland. The kids didn't want to stay for the fireworks again, instead they wanted dinner. Here's the dinner they wanted...ice cream! Yep, Josh and I are cool like that...sometimes!
Here's my littles with their souvenirs. Jantzen picked out a "Boba Fett" gun, Jaedyn got her Ariel doll, and Jaron picked out a "Star Wars" Lego set (surprise, surprise!)...
Jaedyn's souvenir was a double surprise though...it turns into Sleeping Beauty too!
We were all a little sad that our fun at Disneyland was over, but we were all exhausted from the last three days of 12 hours of walking at the parks and very little sleep in between, so we were also ready to be done. All that exhaustion is worth it though when you see smiles on your kids' faces from all the fun they're having. I'm so glad we were able to spend our spring break here as a family.
Tomorrow we're heading back home, but we have a few more fun things to do before we get there. We're going to have breakfast with Mickey Mouse and some of his friends, the kids are excited!
