Thursday, July 12, 2007

Disneyland Day 4

Thursday June 28th, was our 4th and final day at the resort. We woke up early again to use Early Entry. Gosh I love Early Entry, you can really get so much done at that time, that would otherwise take hours to ride. We got ready and checked out of the hotel. We had the hotel hold our bags for us, which is a service they provide while people are still enjoying the parks.

Once in the park at 7 AM we headed to Fantasyland again. Today was our day to do whatever rides we wanted to go on again. So the kids said they wanted to do Dumbo, Teacups, Carrousel, and Sierra and I went on Alice again. Then we went to Tomorrowland and Sierra & I rode on Buzz again. Dallin decided at that moment that the robot in the ride was too scary for him, and wouldn't ride it that time around.

Then we went back into Fastasyland to ride the Storybookland Canal Boats. Once in line the kids decided they needed to use the bathroom. So we had to walk back out of line to do that. After that we decided to just skip that ride. We've never rode on it before, so maybe next time.

Instead we went on It's a small world. There was no wait whatsoever to ride this, which was great. It is a cute classic ride. Too bad the song gets stuck in your head afterward, and tortures you for practically the rest of the day. lol



Once Small World was done, we decide to just sit a few minutes and wait for Toontown to open up. It opens an hour after park hours open. Except for the days of Toontown Morning Madness. And then it just opens early for those that have tickets, which we did but didn't use the day before. We did a lot more sitting Thursday, than we did the other days. My feet demanded it, and it was nice to take it easy.

When Toontown opened up we walked straight to Mickey's House to meet Mickey Mouse. We had about a 15 minute wait until it was our turn. Then we got to meet "the Mouse that started it all". :) Then we explored his house, which was really cute. Then we checked out Donald Duck's Boat. No Donald there though.



After that we tried to get on Gadget's Go Coaster, but it wasn't working and wouldn't be for a couple hours. Instead we headed to Roger Rabbits Cartoon Spin. It has been a while since I've gone on that ride. It was the kids and Dan's first time riding it. We probably won't do it again anytime soon. None of us really liked it. It especially isn't that much fun, if you haven't seen the movie. The kids have not seen the movie, so it was not that great if a ride for them. When that was over the kids wanted to play at Goofy's playground. The kids played and Dan & I watched.






We walked all the way to Critter Country after that. The kids wanted to ride on Winnie the Pooh a couple more times again. We then decided to just wait in New Orleans Square and relax until our lunch reservations at Cafe Orleans. Our family met up with us there.



Cafe Orleans was yummy yet again. We ate there last year, and had to eat there again this year, we loved it last time so much. Grandma and I split the Monte Cristo sandwich. Which is the best sandwich ever! It is turkey, ham, and swiss cheese sandwich, dipped in a batter and deep fried. It comes with this tasty berry dipping sauce. Sooooo good. Dan got the seafood crepes. He said they were very yummy too. And the kids got Mac & Cheese, (do we see a theme going on here, lol) which also came with fresh fruit. Can't remember what the rest of our party had.






Once lunch was over Grandma, Dallin, and I wanted to go watch Billy Hill and the Hillbillies. I love this show, it is very funny. It is in the Golden Horseshoe, in Frontierland. Four "brothers" all named Billy, play instruments, sing, and do silly things for the audience. I highly recommend it. While we watched the show, Dan and everyone else went on Big Thunder Mountain. They even convinced Sierra to go on it. My brave girl!



After that Dan, Grandma, Dallin, Sierra, and I went to Main Street to shop for a minute. I needed a hat. My poor scalp was fried. I found a cute one that reads, "Princess..Pampered, Primped, and Perfect in Every Way". Too too true, lol. ;p When we were through shopping we went and sat down in the Plaza Pavilion area to wait for Alice and the Mad Hatter to come for Musical Chairs. Every day at 2:30 they play musical chairs with the kids. A lot of other characters like Bert, Peter Pan, Geppetto, etc. join the fun as well, depending on the day.

While we waited for musical chairs we had some delicious icecream and relaxed. Mary Poppins and Bert came along. So we got to meet them. I was totally excited, because they are my favorite characters and the ones I wanted to meet the most at Disneyland. Both cast members were spot on in their acting. Bert asked Dallin, "Are you a chimney sweep?". Dallin said, "No", and laughed because Bert was so silly.




A few minutes after meeting Mary and Bert, we spotted Alice coming along. It was time for the fun! Unfortunately she was the only one playing that day. No Mad Hatter or anyone else. The kids were disappointed a little bit. They were looking forward to meeting Peter Pan. But they did still have fun with Alice. It was such a blast to watch. Sierra was the second one to be an "un-winner". Dallin made it to the final three, before he became an "un-winner". When he lost, Alice let him tell everyone a joke. His joke was "Why did the chicken cross the rode?". Alice asked, "Why?". "To get to the duck on the other side!". What a goofy boy. :D






When musical chairs was finished, and the rest of our party joined us, we walked over to Tomorrowland to ride Space Mountain. We all had fastpasses for it, so we had only about a 5 minute wait. Dallin and Sierra didn't want to ride, so they stayed with Grandma. It was so much fun once again. Love that ride!

After Space Mountain we decided to head back over to California Adventure park. We wanted to catch the Block Party Bash parade. On our way out of Tomorrowland, who should we run into, but Buzz Lightyear! Dallin was so excited. Buzz is his favorite character. As we were leaving Buzz, Dallin said to him "Keep up the good work Space Ranger!" And Buzz gave Dallin a high five and then saluted him.



We walked over to DCA, and the kids wanted to ride Monster's Inc. again. While we were riding that Lindsay and Brandon ran over to Screamin' and picked up everyone fastpasses. When Monsters ride was done, we wanted to do Tower of Terror again. So Grandma, Dan, Laurie, Lindsay, Brandon, Makenna, and I went on that ride. While Erin took Dallin and Sierra over to the Animation Studio where they have Turtle Talk with Crush. Erin had never done it, and Dallin & Sierra wanted to talk to Crush once before our trip was over. So it worked out perfectly. On our way to our destinations the kids got to meet Jojo from "Jojo's Circus". Which is a kids show on Disney Channel.




Even without fastpasses Tower or Terror had a very short line. We only had to wait maybe 10 minutes at most. Since the wait had been so short for us, after we got off the ride, we wanted to go ahead and go on it again. But when we came out the line was all the way down the street. So it was a no go. :(

Instead we decided to rest for a minute, and then head over to Cali Screamin again. We decided to do that instead of watching the Block Party Bash parade. Dan and I wanted to fit the coaster in before our dinner reservations at the Napa Rose. Grandma took the kids and was going to meet all of us at Grizzly River after we were done with Screamin.

After riding the coaster again, it was time for Dan and I to go. We were just having a special dinner for two, while Grandma and everyone else took Dallin and Sierra to dinner.

The Napa Rose is in the Grand Californian hotel It is such a nice restaurant. Very fancy and romantic. The food was excellent. We had a sausage and pasta appetizer. And then Dan got a NY Steak dish, and I had a veal dish. Mine was very good. It had a nice flavor, but it was a lot more rare than I like it. It started to gross me out a little bit, and I ended up not finishing it. Next time I will make sure to ask for it a little more well done. Overall it was a very nice meal, and we will definitely eat there again if we get the chance.

With dinner finished we walked over to Disneyland. We met up with everyone else at Plaza Inn. They were in the process of getting dinner there. They said the kids were very well behaved the whole time Dan and I were at dinner. While they were eating, we decided to use our last two fastpasses and ride Space Mountain again.



When we got back from the ride, everyone was pretty much finished with dinner. They wanted to use all our fast passes to go on Splash Mountain. I decided not to go. I really wanted to, but I knew with it being as late as it was, if I got wet I would not dry and proceed to freeze instead. So the kids, Grandma, and I stayed at Plaza Inn and relaxed, while Dan and the others went off to ride Splash.




We waited there to watch the fireworks again. And the others were going to meet us back there as well, for the fireworks. When the others came back, they said they ended up not being able to go on Splash. It had broken down before they got there. So instead they rode on Haunted Mansion. Which ended up working out well, because Dan wanted to ride on that ride. I don't like Haunter Mansion. I've been on it one time, and will not go on it again. I don't like ghosts, even if they are watered down Disney ghosts.

The fireworks were great again. Plaza Inn wasn't the best place to watch. There are trees and stuff blocking the views. But we were still able to see quite a bit of it. And it was nice to be away from the crowds. Dan said he found a great place to watch the fireworks. Where you can see the castle and the Matterhorn and everything very easily, without the crowds or having to wait a long time to save your seat for a good view. So next year we will try that new place out.

After the fireworks were over, it was time for Dan, the kids, and I to say goodbye to everyone. It was time to go home. We left Disneyland and walked back to Grand Californian to get our luggage and car. And we were off.

What a wonderful vacation we had. One that we will not soon forget. It was really hard to leave. But we look forward to going again next year. We can't wait actually!

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