Disneyland!

Our last weekend in California, we spent 3 exhaustion-filled days at the House of Mouse, Disneyland! The kids were so excited for this trip. This was Brian’s 3rd time and Emily’s 1st, and our first time staying down at the parks for 2 nights so we could fully use the 3-day park hopper passes we got for an awesome military rate of $125 per person. That’s cheaper than an adult 1-day park hopper, so it really is a good deal! Aunt Laura and Uncle Allan joined us for 2 days and Papa for one of the days. Only Grandma, Brian, Emily and I managed 3 days in a row! Actually it was more like a half day, a whole day, and another 3/4 day. Midday on day 3, we were all hot and tired and ready to be done.

 

Laura and Allan brought us to RideMakerz and helped Brian design and build his own RC car. Kinda like Build-a-Bear, but for boys that don’t play with stuffies. Brian loved it and still plays with that car daily.

Below, right: Papa with a Buena Vista Street sign in CA Adventure. He grew up on the Buena Vista Street in Burbank. Bottom, right: Laura and Allan dragged me onto Tower of Terror so we could make a hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil picture. We rocked it. Well, they did. I am actually holding my mouth to keep from screaming. It really is a tower of terror! The kids loved the new Cars Land, it’s adorable and the rides are great, especially Radiator Springs Racers.

Some things they really enjoyed: Cars Land, Soaring Over California, fireworks over Disney at night, Star Tours, building two light sabers (gotta have 2 to fight!), Tarzan’s tree house, the Matterhorn, Pirates of the Caribbean, the submarine, and taking the monorail to the Lego store in Downtown Disney.

Let’s play a little game called “Spot the real Matterhorn!”

A nice statue of Walt and Mickey on Main Street. The inscription reads something like “Give me your tired, your soon-to-be poor, your huddled masses yearning to meet Mickey…”

Emily passed out on the shuttle ride back to the hotel on day 2. Disney wore us all out. It was fun though. So much fun that I’m hoping it will hold us over for a few years before we need to return!