What I learned at Disneyland: Wednesday

Hooray for Wednesday!  Evie's Princess Day has finally arrived and we woke up early to get royally ready for Ariel.  My mom made Evie her beautiful ballgown using all her favorite colors.

Princess Evie Little Mermaid

Wednesday was also our day to finally do the Toontown Morning Madness. 

Star-struck Evie!

My mom is so happy in that picture.  My mom is a HUGE Mickey fan so this is as good as it gets! :)  We went around to all the houses again and got autographs since we were unprepared the night before. 

Finally meeting Minnie Mouse!

Looking for Minnie's Magic Cookies.

This is my favorite picture!

Pluto just loved Evie.  We saw him the most during our vacation.  Pretty much proves we are dog people!  Evie's dress made her look like she should live in Minnie's house. 

After the madness we made our way to California Adventure to ride on Ariel's Under the Sea Adventure.  It was beautiful, just like being in the movie!  The line wasn't too bad either, we waited about 10 minutes.  As we made our way around to Ariel's Grotto, we of course rode King Triton's Carousel and the Jumpin' Jellyfish.   Lunch with Ariel is a MUST if your girls love the Little Mermaid or anything princess.  I was taking pictures of the walls and decor as we waited for our table.  I've been looking for ideas for Evie's room.  I was driving my husband nuts lol.

The Happiest Girl on Earth and her FAVORITE Princess!

I started to tear up watching my baby be so happy!  She's about to burst in this picture.  Ariel was FANTASTIC!  The whole staff was wonderful and said such nice complements on Evie's dress.  The food was really good too and we all stuffed ourselves.

White chocolate Ariel!

I had Evie change into a sundress after lunch since it had gotten so hot outside.  As we were leaving, we got to meet Duffy, the Disney Bear.

Isn't he so cute and cuddly?  We were pretty tired by this time so we headed back to the hotel for some R&R.  We came back later that night to watch a World of Color.  You cannot miss that show, it was amazing!

 

What I learned is that it's so worth the world to see your kid on cloud 9 and bring a poncho for World of Color! Especially if you are sitting on the waterfront.  The colors are so awesome that none of my pictures could compare. Also I don't want to spoil the surprise, you need to see it in person!!!

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What I learned at Disneyland: Tuesday

Ah, Tuesday.  You'd think by now we would have a plan but instead we wing it.  We started the morning by trying to get into Toontown early but after a miscommunication with customer service, we are told at the gate if Toontown that we have to wait until tomorrow.  So to make best use of being in the park early (due to a mistake by the ticket takers at the main gate) we hop on over to Tomorrowland!

Asimo

We were able to get into Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters with barely any wait. It caught up to us for the Astro Orbitors ride.  We also enjoyed Star Tours and the Innovations building where we watched a demonstration of Asimo.  He was cool and creepy. :)

Then we scooted across the park to Frontierland and traveled the Rivers of America on the Mark Twain.  You can ask to ride with the Captain but you have to be quick because it's well known to do that now and there's only room for 4.  We also got Evie on the Thunder Mountain Railroad.  Pretty much any "big" ride she did well. No crying but she would state loudly upon exiting that she "HATED that ride".

Posing in Minnie's House

After going back to the hotel for lunch and pool time we returned and explored Toontown a little bit.  We made plans for what to do the following morning and rode Gadget's Go Coaster and Rodger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin.

Posing with Mickey's Mail box like a true groupie.

We also got a surprise visit with Mickey Mouse!

Yay! Mickey Mouse!!!

You can walk through the houses of the characters in Toontown and during the day there are usually long lines to do so because the characters are home for pictures and autographs.  We had walked through everybody's empty houses and the last one was Mickey's.  And he was waiting at the end!  I was totally surprised



What's in Minnie Mouse's fridge? Cheese of course!

On the way out of the park we stopped in Fantasyland again and finished up by riding Alice in Wonderland, Casey Jr. Circus Train and the Tea cups again.

What I learned was when in doubt, refer to the fine print on your early admissions tickets and not on park staff because they obviously don't talk to each other in different "lands".  Also, that unplanned days can lead to pleasant surprises!

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Moved...."ALMOST"

Finally moved IN....but unpacking is AWFUL! One thing that has not moved....my internet! UGH! Thats even worse than unpacking! I'll be back soon though!
Love ya all~
Bree

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What I Learned at Disneyland: Monday

Happy Birthday Mom!  Monday was my mom's birthday and we celebrated by getting up early again and making our way in between the parks to the Disneyland Hotel where we had Breakfast at Goofy's Kitchen.  It is definitely something you want to do, especially if you want to meet some of the characters for pictures and autographs!  We saw Goofy, Chip and Dale, Rafiki, Cinderella, Pluto, Baloo, and Princess Aurora.  Nothing beats having the characters come to you while you eat instead of standing in the hot sun at the park! 

Our Awesome Awkward Family Photo

We explored a little bit of Downtown Disney again and then hopped on the Monorail and the kids got to ride in the very front with the conductor. They said it was awesome. :)  We decided to head over to Adventure Land where we rode on the Jungle Cruise and climbed Tarzan's Treehouse.  Then we scooted are way into the New Orleans Square area and enjoyed ourselves in the Haunted Mansion.  That ride broke down for a little while when we were about half way through but it was nice and cool.  As soon as we got out of the house, the Winnie the Pooh ride opened and we got right to the front. 

Waiting for our table at Goofy's Kitchen

After that we waited and waited for Splash Mountain.  Evie was very brave and we survived the plunge!  I would have bought the picture but you could barely see her.  I rode in the back, then Evie and then Dave.  Then it was break time for her.  My mom took the kids back to the hotel for lunch and pool time.  Dave and I went to Indiana Jones Adventure.  It was awesome until leaving.  Then I realized I had lost our park admission cards.  Then I cried but luckily they were in the jeep we were riding and the cast members saved our vacation!  Then I needed a break.  We headed back for lunch and naps. 

Evie with Dale, Cinderella, Pluto, and Rafiki while at Goofy's Kitchen.

Feeling better we walked back to Disneyland in time to catch Mickey's Soundsational Parade.

Then we FINALLY got to ride It's a Small World and I was not disappointed.  Zipped over to Toontown for a quick trip on Gaget's Go Coaster and then back to catch the Memories show on It's a Small World. Then we were able to squeeze in Peter Pan's Flight, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride and another spin on King Arthur's Carrousel before we got "kicked" out for the night.



So the things I learned on Monday were that you can't get across the area between the parks until the parks are going to open.  Having reservations across the way doesn't matter but the staff at the restaurant were awesome and we didn't miss out on breakfast!  And have your husband or someone with secure pockets keep hold of your admission cards.  If they are not found, you get to buy them again. Ouch! Oh, and don't let your banana get to the bottom of your mesh backpack. It won't survive! :)

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