Disneyland Day 4

Ready for another day at Disneyland!

We had just a few more new rides to do this day, and we wanted to revisit some of our favorites. On Dad's list were all the kid rides along Main Street. No one else was really interested in this, but Dad likes these little nostalgia trips. Mark wanted to do some things in California Adventure, mostly Guardians of the Galaxy. Dax wanted ice cream. Seth wanted to do Space Mountain all day. Mom just wanted everyone to enjoy their last day at Disneyland. 

Almost all of those things were accomplished. We actually rode every ride in both parks at least once. Of course, we did skip Dumbo and a few other spinners. The only one Dax and Mark complained about was Alice in Wonderland. We liked it well enough, but they did not want to spend 20 minutes in that line. After the rest of us got out, the ride broke down. The boys car stopped just short of the unloading zone. The ride was emptied from the start to the end, so they were the last car to get unloaded. We giggled as they had to sit there an extra five minutes in a caterpillar until staff released them. 

The tea cups are actually so fun!

We even went on Nemo! 

We saw a bunch of characters this day starting with Pinocchio.

The Mandalorin.

Rey 

Goofy

Snow White

Back to Toy Story Mania!

Finally got some yummy ice cream!

Tried the Spider Man ride.

Buzz Lightyear was not fair to Seth in this ride.

Dax did well!

The only time Mom won any of these shooting rides was with Dad.

So thrilled to be riding Alice in Wonderland.

Stuck on the ride!!! 

After all was said and done, we all enjoyed Star Tours the best. We ended up doing it six times, and enjoyed each variation. The ride seemed new every time! The boys were sad that Guardians was down all day and they never got back on. Mark was most disappointed, but he handled it well. 

We only stayed until 8 pm, and we didn't watch any parades or shows. We finished our last turn on Indiana Jones and slunk off to bed. But first, we put around 12 miles on our step counters.

Randy was so nice to let Natalie bring the boys to Disneyland.

We really had the best time!

Back to Star Tours!

Dax and Dad loved this corn.

We had the photo pass, so we got to keep all our pics!

Love this family!

Space Mountain is a favorite!

Dad really had fun on this one!

So long Disneyland! It was a blast!

Disneyland Day 3

On our second day we went straight to Disneyland. During the morning we got most of our big ticket rides done. Of course, lines got really long after lunch. We had better luck today, too, with rides. Only Rise of the Resistance broke down and kicked us out of line.

Seth switched his favorite from Space Mountain to Indiana Jones. Mom and Dad really enjoyed the new Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railroad. Mark and Dax liked Thunder and Space Mountain. Then somehow, we magically got a fast pass to Tiana's Bayou Adventure, which shaved 2 hours off the wait. None of us really wanted to do that ride, but it turned out to be the most memorable. Despite some ponchos, we got absolutely soaked, with Dad riding in the front with Mark. They weighed the bow down and all the water came right over the front of the boat! We laughed until we dried! 

The other exciting thing at the park today was the Savanah Bananas baseball team, who were clowning for everyone. We came across them multiple times and they were very interactive and fun with the kids. Mom also got to try all her favorite foods as we treated her with a churro, fresh raspberry macaroon, frozen lemonade, and a massive chicken sandwich. We even let her watch a bit of the light parade before we left the park. This day was much better than the last!

We spotted the Savana Bananas on the first ride of the day!

We were all very excited.

This is our favorite picture--not sure what Dad is looking at!

Good old Jungle Cruise!

Spotted the Savana Bananas here, too!

Everyone said to get this raspberry macaroon and holy cow, it was so good!

Peter Pan is a favorite!

We made the kids go on all the rides, even Winnie the Pooh!

Seth spotted Tigger!

Haunted Mansion!

Seth was a crazy drive on Autopia!

Dad, too!

Spent a little time in Toon Town!

Mom and Dad have a picture here from their first year of marriage. Had to reenact!

Seth is super strong!

He is also the best spot for taking pictures.

Only Mom wanted to ride Small World, but we tried to make it fun!

Back on Big Thunder again!

We were soaked after Splash Mountain!!!!

Star Wars Land is so cool!

Mom thought the electric light parade was amazing!

It just reminded her of her childhood!

Disneyland Day 2

Rope Drop!

We wanted to hit rope drop early, and we ended up second in line! Unfortunately, Dad still beat us, because he was first in line at the tire shop. We had a great time hitting a few of the bigger rides while Dad got the van fixed and then walked the short distance from the hotel into California Adventure. Finally, Dad joined us about an hour late, so he tried to get on a few rides.

Right near the front for rope drop. 

Good thing we are fast walkers!

We rope dropped the Cars ride and it was so fun!

We enjoyed Pixar Pier and the rides there.

Seth rode the Incredi-coaster once, but not again. So here are the other three of us!

It wasn't exactly a lucky day after that. We tried to get on the Incredi-Coaster, but it broke down while we were in line. Then we saw that Goofy's Barnstorming ride was open. Sadly, with Dad and Seth sitting in the front car ready to take off, that ride shut down, too. Then we took Dad over to the single-rider lane for Cars. After 2 delays, it was shut down completely. It was nearly 11 o'clock, and Dad still hadn't been on a ride! We finally got him onto Little Mermaid! 

After that, we did a lot better, mostly because we crossed over into Disneyland, though we did have one more ride break down as we got to the front. That made four for the day. The boys really enjoyed Star Tours and the Rise of the Resistance, which was a first for all of us. Dad loved Indiana Jones because that has always been his favorite. 

Dad finally getting to ride a ride.

We single rider lined the Cars ride for Dad!

We found Mr. Incredible!

Dad finally made it on the Incredi-coaster.

Nice pic guys!

We got a family pic at Cars Land.

Seth is still a big IronMan fan.

Family pics at Avengers Campus.

Mark and Dax were so excited to walk through here.

Monsters Inc, ride.

Star Tours: a family favorite!

The Rise of the Resistance ride is amazing!

So much fun!

We grabbed dinner at the Pizza Planet, and the pace started to slow down a bit. We decided to walk back over to California Adventureland to hit one more ride. Mom braved the Tower of Terror, which is now Guardians of the Galaxy, though she insisted she was never doing it again! We also had reservations for the water show and we had front row seats. The show was fun, but we did get wet, and most of us got a little cold. It was after dark, and the day hadn't been hot at all, which was nice. We hopped back over to Disneyland for the Millennium Falcon ride and some fireworks. It it only a 0.6 mile walk back to the hotel, but it seemed long after 11 pm. As we dropped off to sleep, we decided not to do rope drop the next day.

Hollywood Studios is fun in the evening. 

Mark loved this ride!

Mom seriously almost died!

Mark and Dax loved it!

California Adventure is fun in the night time!

The watershow was so fun.

The Millennium Falcon is very realistic to the movie.

We were getting tired.

Everyone has a job on this ride.

Fireworks as we walked through the park.

There was also a light show in Star Wars Land.