So Saturday night we went to Disneyland and took a TON of pics and here are some of the best ones. BUT first let me recap how the day played out. We were all soo excited to get to Disney that we were up nice and early and as though the minivan joojoo had rubbed off onto my kids they were all still pleasantly getting along. We got up at 6am, got dressed and were down at the shuttle bus at 7:30am. We wanted to get there right when they opened! We got on the shuttle, which was shockingly empty and off we went. We got a sweet deal on tickets through Laurens work so we had them at will call and lucky for us had no outta pocket cost for that first day. THANK YOU LAUREN! We got in and the excitement began. We took pics at the First Mickey flower thingy-mabobber and we also made sure that we had a course of action. First ride of the day was Pirates of the Carribean and it was awesome. The little kids even did great, and Rian was excited but also got scared at some of the darker parts. However as soon as the music would start up (yo ho yo ho a pirates life for me) he would be happy again.
We rode as many rides as possible before it becaming scorching hot and some of the faves of the day were "Mr Toads wild Ride", Teacups and well...some other ones but I will let the pics speak for themselves. We also headed home this day to take a breather, we were all still trying to play catch up on rest and sleep from the day before and Lauren and I took the girls out to the pool while our hotel made our sweet roomservice dinner. After dinner and swimming, we headed back out to the park and we finished up on some rides, and watched the fireworks show. It was awesome. We didn't have the best spot in the park but ya know, standing out there with my family and one of my closest friends brought tears to my eyes. Its soo awesome that we can all make these memories together. So awesome.
Note. RC had about 6 churros by this time. Just sayin'.
So now before I bore you with more stories I just want to point out a few things we learned.
1. Your kid needs to be at least 40 inches tall to enjoy EVERY Ride they have. Well...I take that back. Indiana Jones they have to be 46. Either way...40 inches is min for nearly everything that isn't a complete lame-o ride, including Star Tours and Space Mountain. If you are 40 inches you are good.
2. Go to the park early and leave late. Most rides stay open from open to close and from 8-12 in the morning and from 8-12 in the evening is the best time to ride. During the middle of the day, ANY ride in Fantasy Land is ridiculous to wait in (at least 40-60 minutes)and since its the kids nap times you might be best off just going back to your hotel and resting.
3. Get fast passes for only the good rides, because otherwise you will waste your fast pass ability on a lame ride and be shut out from getting any more fast passes until you use that one.
4. If you go with multiple adults, always try to ask for a family pass right before you get on the ride when you are asked "how many people in your party". They will give you a pass at certain rides that you take to any folks waiting (two people max) and those people take that pass and get in the fast pass lane right after you are done. No need to wait for some scheduled time. Pretty sweet!
5. Make sure you see the World of Color show at CA Adventures. Get a fast pass for this early in the day, it guarantees you a better spot. It is an amazing show and should not be missed.
6. See one parade a day, and whatever one you dont see on either day, make sure you go to the rides that normally have the longest lines because no one will be there. 70% of people go to watch the parades and that leaves 30% of the people walking around hunting for rides. Which means. You will most likely not have a wait at all.
7. Take snacks and water in and try not to waste your money or time waiting in the silly vendor lines.
8. We took two full days in Disney. We still didnt get to see and do all we wanted. I highly recommend no less than 3 days.
There you go. Those are my tips. Now here are my pics :)
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