Friday morning, we were up and at the front gates at 7:30. It isn't too crowded so we head over to Fantasyland, hit Peter Pan, Snow White and Pinocchio. Whenever we would exit one of these rides, Bailee would yank my arm out of my socket and try to get over to the Carousel. "Just a minute sweetie, lets get on these other rides first." So, finally we get on the Carousel and Bailee is in Heaven. I just don't get it, she has a real live horse at home, but she always wanted to ride this. Oh well, that is why it is called the Happiest Place on Earth.
And after the horses you have to ride Dumbo at least once each day.
As we exited Dumbo Bailee saw the teacups so we took another spin on those, and we went down the Rabbit hole while Matt and Jeremy took off to find a restroom. After we got back together, I decided that I wanted to go on the Storybookland Canal Boats. All the times I have been to Disneyland, I don't remember going on this ride, so I was determined to ride it. It was cute. You board a boat and you sail through Monstro's mouth into a land of miniatures. 
We saw Jasmine's Palace, Snow White's Grotto, Alice's Neighborhood, Captain Hook's Ship, and even King Triton's Underground Palace. It was cute. Jeremy leaned over to me and said, "Mom, I'm humongous wouldn't you agree." Which I later found out is a line from the Backyardigans movie they watched on the way down. So after the boat ride, we hopped on Casey Jr. Circus Train. Jeremy wanted to be in the wild animal cage all by himself, Bailee called to be a monkey with Grandma, and Matt and I got the caboose all to ourselves.
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride had been down earlier and as we walked across Fantasyland, we saw that it was running so we climbed aboard. Jeremy was convinced that he was actually driving, and whenever we would turn a way he didn't want to go, I would scream and he would look at me and say "Mom, its not me, this car is broken." I convinced him, however, that it was just because he was a bad driver. Bailee was just turning the steering wheel left and right and didn't care where they were going until Mr. Toad got hit by a train and she turned the corner to discover that she had taken Grandma to Hell, and then she started to cry. It was great. But, by the time they exited, she was a happy little girl again. 
After Mr. Toad's we wanted to go meet Mickey so we headed over to Toontown. On our way, Bailee spotted the Teacups and she insisted that we ride them again. So once again, we all piled into a teacup and spun til Bailee's little heart was content.
After the teacups we headed over to Toontown to Meet Mickey. Disclaimer: We waited about 30 minutes to see Mickey. So even though I had previously said that we never waited longer than 15 minutes, this doesn't count, because you are going to see a character not a ride. Plus, you don't go all the way to Disneyland and skip seeing Mickey. So we did wait about 30 minutes and then we got to see the famous mouse. 
After you visit Mickey, you get to wander around his house. Disney puts a lot of effort into their designs. There is just no place like it anywhere else. Here are some cute shots of the kids playing around in Mickey's House. 
As we were waiting to see Mickey, Pluto was over playing by the fountain, so the kids ran over to him and, thankfully for Pluto, Jeremy didn't head butt him in the groin this time. 
As we were leaving, we saw Minnie walking up to get pictures taken. Mom loves Minnie and she wanted Bailee to go see her. Bailee however was not wanting to see her. She was done with the characters and wanted to go on some more rides. Mom wasn't going to let it go so easily, she grabbed Bailee by the arm and marched right up to her, with Bailee kicking and screaming the entire time. You gotta cherish the memories.
As we were leaving Toontown, the entire group, Matt, Mom, Jeremy, and Bailee start whining about being hungry. It was only 10:00. We did all of this in only two hours. Like I said, I know how to do Disneyland. So Matt requested breakfast at his favorite place in Disneyland: The River Belle Terrace. Here you can get Mickey Mouse pancakes and Mark Twain Eggs, or any yummy breakfast food. So we sat on the Terrace under an umbrella and we ate and watched the Steamboat sail by and laughed at the ducks playing in the wake of the steam boat. Jack Sparrow was even over on Pirate's Lair. Matt tried to take a picture of him, but the camera battery died. It was still pretty cool out, so it was a perfect breakfast.
So because we did all that stuff early in the morning, we decided to take it a little easy. Jeremy wanted to do the target shooting in Frontierland, so Mom and I waited in line to see Billy Hill while Matt and Jeremy went shooting guns. Billy Hill and the Hillbillies is a cute western show. All the performers are named Billy and they all play the fiddle or some other string instrument. I was amazed at how talented they were. Of course, they were dressed like Hillbillies. Needless to say, Jeremy liked this show very much.
After the show, the temperature was starting to get up there, so we decided to take a break from Disneyland and go to the Beach. Our hotel was just right across from the main pedestrian walkway, so it is only a five minute walk to our hotel. I don't know why, probably because I was so excited, but I forgot to pack Matt's swimsuit as well as my own. So we stopped at a Target on the way to the beach and bought some. It was really warm by the time we got parked, changed, and on the sand. Bailee was on a mission, she wanted to find tons of seashells, and tons she did find. Later, Matt decided to make a sandcastle with the kids. They had a blast.
I thought for sure that they would be scared of the waves, but both of them had no problems.
Finally, we brought some kites along and we got those out and started to fly them. The kids weren't interested in them at all. They started to play a game where they would try to outrun the waves as they came sailing in. However, Matt thoroughly enjoyed flying a kite on the beach.
After about an hour and a half I had had enough. The beach used to be my all-time favorite place to be. This visit, however, changed all that. When I was younger I don't remember it being all dirty and smelly. I guess the glamor has worn off. So we headed back to the hotel for a shower and a long nap.
At about 6pm we got everyone up and back to Disneyland. Tonight was the night we were going to watch Fantasmic. So Mom staked out a spot while Matt and I went to rustle up some dinner. We decided on Mexican from a place by Big Thunder Mountain Railroad called Rancho Del Zocalo.
The portions were huge. I could have shared with Mom easily. So we sat by the Rivers of America and ate our dinner. Afterwards, we each took turns saving our place for Fantasmic. It didn't start for two hours, but that is what you have to do if you want a good seat. It was totally worth it too. 
I love this show. Disney just goes all out. They have three screens of water spray that they project onto and they have live acting with it. Anyone who goes to Disneyland shouldn't miss this show. It is awesome. I found a bunch of videos on the Internet and downloaded them and burned them to a DVD to show my kids, so they wouldn't be scared on the rides. Fantasmic is on their too because there are some scenes that might be too scary for younger audiences. So they watched this show over and over. They were so excited to see it live, Jeremy and Bailee knew exactly what was coming next. It was cute. 
So immediately after Fantasmic, they start the Fireworks. They pump the music all throughout the park, so wherever you are, you can hear the fireworks. After the Fireworks, we headed back to the hotel and bed. Coming up . . . Day Four.
And after the horses you have to ride Dumbo at least once each day.
As we exited Dumbo Bailee saw the teacups so we took another spin on those, and we went down the Rabbit hole while Matt and Jeremy took off to find a restroom. After we got back together, I decided that I wanted to go on the Storybookland Canal Boats. All the times I have been to Disneyland, I don't remember going on this ride, so I was determined to ride it. It was cute. You board a boat and you sail through Monstro's mouth into a land of miniatures. 
We saw Jasmine's Palace, Snow White's Grotto, Alice's Neighborhood, Captain Hook's Ship, and even King Triton's Underground Palace. It was cute. Jeremy leaned over to me and said, "Mom, I'm humongous wouldn't you agree." Which I later found out is a line from the Backyardigans movie they watched on the way down. So after the boat ride, we hopped on Casey Jr. Circus Train. Jeremy wanted to be in the wild animal cage all by himself, Bailee called to be a monkey with Grandma, and Matt and I got the caboose all to ourselves.
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride had been down earlier and as we walked across Fantasyland, we saw that it was running so we climbed aboard. Jeremy was convinced that he was actually driving, and whenever we would turn a way he didn't want to go, I would scream and he would look at me and say "Mom, its not me, this car is broken." I convinced him, however, that it was just because he was a bad driver. Bailee was just turning the steering wheel left and right and didn't care where they were going until Mr. Toad got hit by a train and she turned the corner to discover that she had taken Grandma to Hell, and then she started to cry. It was great. But, by the time they exited, she was a happy little girl again. 
After Mr. Toad's we wanted to go meet Mickey so we headed over to Toontown. On our way, Bailee spotted the Teacups and she insisted that we ride them again. So once again, we all piled into a teacup and spun til Bailee's little heart was content.
After the teacups we headed over to Toontown to Meet Mickey. Disclaimer: We waited about 30 minutes to see Mickey. So even though I had previously said that we never waited longer than 15 minutes, this doesn't count, because you are going to see a character not a ride. Plus, you don't go all the way to Disneyland and skip seeing Mickey. So we did wait about 30 minutes and then we got to see the famous mouse. 
After you visit Mickey, you get to wander around his house. Disney puts a lot of effort into their designs. There is just no place like it anywhere else. Here are some cute shots of the kids playing around in Mickey's House. 
As we were waiting to see Mickey, Pluto was over playing by the fountain, so the kids ran over to him and, thankfully for Pluto, Jeremy didn't head butt him in the groin this time. 
As we were leaving, we saw Minnie walking up to get pictures taken. Mom loves Minnie and she wanted Bailee to go see her. Bailee however was not wanting to see her. She was done with the characters and wanted to go on some more rides. Mom wasn't going to let it go so easily, she grabbed Bailee by the arm and marched right up to her, with Bailee kicking and screaming the entire time. You gotta cherish the memories.
As we were leaving Toontown, the entire group, Matt, Mom, Jeremy, and Bailee start whining about being hungry. It was only 10:00. We did all of this in only two hours. Like I said, I know how to do Disneyland. So Matt requested breakfast at his favorite place in Disneyland: The River Belle Terrace. Here you can get Mickey Mouse pancakes and Mark Twain Eggs, or any yummy breakfast food. So we sat on the Terrace under an umbrella and we ate and watched the Steamboat sail by and laughed at the ducks playing in the wake of the steam boat. Jack Sparrow was even over on Pirate's Lair. Matt tried to take a picture of him, but the camera battery died. It was still pretty cool out, so it was a perfect breakfast.
So because we did all that stuff early in the morning, we decided to take it a little easy. Jeremy wanted to do the target shooting in Frontierland, so Mom and I waited in line to see Billy Hill while Matt and Jeremy went shooting guns. Billy Hill and the Hillbillies is a cute western show. All the performers are named Billy and they all play the fiddle or some other string instrument. I was amazed at how talented they were. Of course, they were dressed like Hillbillies. Needless to say, Jeremy liked this show very much.
After the show, the temperature was starting to get up there, so we decided to take a break from Disneyland and go to the Beach. Our hotel was just right across from the main pedestrian walkway, so it is only a five minute walk to our hotel. I don't know why, probably because I was so excited, but I forgot to pack Matt's swimsuit as well as my own. So we stopped at a Target on the way to the beach and bought some. It was really warm by the time we got parked, changed, and on the sand. Bailee was on a mission, she wanted to find tons of seashells, and tons she did find. Later, Matt decided to make a sandcastle with the kids. They had a blast.
I thought for sure that they would be scared of the waves, but both of them had no problems.
Finally, we brought some kites along and we got those out and started to fly them. The kids weren't interested in them at all. They started to play a game where they would try to outrun the waves as they came sailing in. However, Matt thoroughly enjoyed flying a kite on the beach.
After about an hour and a half I had had enough. The beach used to be my all-time favorite place to be. This visit, however, changed all that. When I was younger I don't remember it being all dirty and smelly. I guess the glamor has worn off. So we headed back to the hotel for a shower and a long nap.At about 6pm we got everyone up and back to Disneyland. Tonight was the night we were going to watch Fantasmic. So Mom staked out a spot while Matt and I went to rustle up some dinner. We decided on Mexican from a place by Big Thunder Mountain Railroad called Rancho Del Zocalo.
The portions were huge. I could have shared with Mom easily. So we sat by the Rivers of America and ate our dinner. Afterwards, we each took turns saving our place for Fantasmic. It didn't start for two hours, but that is what you have to do if you want a good seat. It was totally worth it too. 
I love this show. Disney just goes all out. They have three screens of water spray that they project onto and they have live acting with it. Anyone who goes to Disneyland shouldn't miss this show. It is awesome. I found a bunch of videos on the Internet and downloaded them and burned them to a DVD to show my kids, so they wouldn't be scared on the rides. Fantasmic is on their too because there are some scenes that might be too scary for younger audiences. So they watched this show over and over. They were so excited to see it live, Jeremy and Bailee knew exactly what was coming next. It was cute. 
So immediately after Fantasmic, they start the Fireworks. They pump the music all throughout the park, so wherever you are, you can hear the fireworks. After the Fireworks, we headed back to the hotel and bed. Coming up . . . Day Four.
4 comments:
Okay, Abby. This is torcher. Even Cory really wants to go now. We will be there with our four little boys and two double strollers.
I'm all for it. Don't forget to pack lots of diapers and sunscreen.
You are making a good documentation of this fun filled vacation. You did forget to say we laid right where we were after Fantasmic and watched the fireworks, which as you know is my favorite thing at Disneyland.
True mom, but you could write about that if you ever decide to update your blog.
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