5 Days @ DISNEYLAND

Days 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9 were spent at Disneyland. I have no idea when these pictures were taken during those 5 days and there is no order to them. We headed to the park every morning at opening and stayed to play until about 10-11pm before heading back to the hotel. Throughout the five days we hit many of the ride multiple times and 99% of the rides at least once. We didn't ride the canoes. We watched the fireworks, Fantasmic, and the World of Color on different nights. The World of Color was amazing. Before the show they had huge characters that were different colors (like Lumiere down below). Then the water show was so cool to watch.




The tea cups were MJ's favorite. We rode on them over and over again one night when the line was super short. We made MJ ride on some rides once to see if she would like them. The first day was rough with her. She cried on Splash Mountain but told grandma when she gets older she'll like that ride. She doesn't like the dips in Pirates but we still made her ride that one and she just hid during the drops. On the last day we bribed her to ride Indian Jones. She didn't like the fast turns and the dip at the end. She says, "Mommy's favorite ride is scary for me." MJ whined all through the tea cups ride too. Once she rode it, it became her favorite. So even through she didn't like the Matterhorn, there were many rides that she was unsure of at first and then liked after going on them, including Talking Turtle with Crush.


Lil on the other hand did really well on the rides she was tall enough to ride. She would grab a leg on the dips on Pirates but she still liked it. She didn't enjoy Autopia though because when the car drives itself the wheel crashes back and forth. That scared her. So as long as she wasn't driving she was okay with the ride. Lil really liked meeting the characters. She would get a big smile on her face and walk right up to them. MJ was the shy one and didn't want to get close to them. Lil is so cute hugging Handy Manny.




While waiting to see Minnie Mouse MJ found a puff ball like the speck on Horton Hears a Who. She had to take a picture of it.


Splash Mountain with RB's sister and her husband.


Dumbo was another favorite for the girls.


We had the rare opportunity to ride on the Lilly Belle. My father-in-law got a ticket and we rode it all the way around the park. The worker that was in with us said her mom has worked at Disneyland for 40 years. Crazy. The Lilly Belle has had many presidents of the US ride in it. It was pretty cool to be in there and say "I've done that."






A family favorite was Toy Story in CA Adventure. It was a blast! The girls were pretty good at it too like Buzz. However, I feel Toy Story is far superior to Buzz.


Lil really likes the movie Cars like her Uncle.


We ate the Blue Bayou one afternoon. It's pretty cool. It was our most expensive meal but we knew we were going there so we planned accordingly. MJ loved it. She must have felt like a princess because every time they brought out something she got a big smile and would say, "Wow mom look, it's celery (or grapes, or whatever it was)." She was funny.


RB loves jeeping and had to take Lil off roading. Lil loved it.


This is the Tower of Terror ride. I like roller coasters and rides. However, I like hanging on too. RB's goal is to get me to like the rides with my hands up. He wouldn't let me hang on to anything on this ride, so I grabbed his arm instead. I was still proud of myself though. That is a step up to what I usually do with the dead grip of hanging on for dear life.


I'm not sure why people dislike Disneyland lines. I have plenty of entertainment to pass the time!


We had a lot of sleeping in the strollers through the five days. Lil would pass out in her stroller mid-day while we walked to another ride. We'd get there and Lil would be passed out. Every night walking to the hotel both girls would be asleep.




I'm glad we were able to spend the five days with RB's parents, his sister and her husband. It's always funner with family. The only bad part of Disneyland was my feet hurt so bad. We wore tennis shoes too but it didn't matter. We had so much fun and are already planning on going back in two years. Can't wait!