Disney Day 1
We left Saturday afternoon for our flight to Los Angeles. We told the kids we were going to Disney when they saw their friends at the airport who were going with us. All 4 kids had no clue what was going on and why their friends were at the airport. Carter didn’t believe us at first and thought we were teasing him but they were all excited once it sank in. The flight was a breeze – I watched the movie the Illusionist on my laptop and Carter kept himself occupied. It’s just over 2 hours flying time so not a big deal.
Dave lost their car seats and we had to stick around the airport waiting for someone to find them but they never showed up so we left without the seats in the hopes they will arrive by Wednesday when we rent a car. We took the Super Shuttle van to our airport and it worked out great. About a 45 minutes drive to our Hotel the Holiday Inn Anaheim Resort. Check in was easy and we got 2 double beds and both rooms on the 8th floor so Priceline.com worked out once again. I figure we are collectively saving $90/night.
We ate in the hotel restaurant and called it an early night. We were up at 5:45AM and I had a terrible sleep but away we went for some breaky and catch the 7AM shuttle. We were 2nd in line and waited about 40 minutes for the park to open. Everything was great and everyone was totally pumped on Disneyland. We headed straight for Fantasyland and knocked off all the rides there. Peter Pan, Dumbo, Carousel, Snow White, Mr Toad, Alice in Wonderland, Tea Cups, Pinocchio, Matterhorn, Small World. Quite impressive to get done before 10AM. No major waits at all. Then came the Princess meet and greet event and they all waited almost 60 minutes to get in to see princesses and Carter and I headed for Toon town and met Goofy and went on some rides there. Carter is cute and so good - he really didn't want anything to do with the princesses but never complained. He would look but keep a solid 10 feet between him and them. We headed back to see all the others and they were next in line so the timing was perfect. I got to see Haley meet Belle (wowza) and Mulan and Sleeping Beauty. She loved it but then started to go quiet – I think the excitement of it all was overwhelming and she even said she wanted to go home for a brief period. After 2 hours there we had lunch and then hit more rides. Autopia (won’t do that again) Buzz Lightyear Blasters, and then Honey I shrunk the Audience. Ooops – bad idea. Both Carter and Haley freaked out at the 3D movie and were very terrified and cried. The rats at the feet and snake and air was all too much. That was sad to see them cry at the Happiest Place on Earth.
We met Mickey and then headed to more rides. Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion which surprisingly wasn’t too bad for all the kids. We then Took Daves Daughter 8 and Carter onto Indy Jones ride – the 4 of use and the other girls stayed back. Mistake 2 – they were once again terrified of this ride – I loved it though – what a blast it was. Took them on Jungle cruise and then headed for the Parade. We waited for almost an hour for the parade and saw a great show. The kids loved it and seeing their favorite characters was fun. We then did Big Thunder Railroad which was loved by everyone and did some shopping so the kids could get some stuff. Mistake 3 – we didn’t have dinner. We waited for 30 minutes for the fireworks show to start and 10 minutes before they were about to, we had 3 crying kids and one sleeping kid at 9:15PM. We took off before the show which was a great idea since we just caught our shuttle bus and were able to get back to the hotel to watch the remaining part of the show from our room. The kids promptly passed out.
What does MrSlurpee do at 10PM when he’s exhausted ? Go find a 7-11 and get a slurpee – wild cherry at that. Also bought $30 worth of groceries from there to make up for some of the ridiculous prices Disney charges for things. Only about 2Km away so I walked. Now – 11:45PM and I’m in the lobby checking out my pics of the day and writing this up.
What a great day – the weather is smoking hot and sunny – so nice – almost too warm – around 82F. Tomorrow is another great day – breakfast with the characters and we get in an hour early. Another 5:45AM wake up call. This time we keep the kids fed and hydrated much better. Now that we nailed so many things, the pressure to see stuff and go on rides isn’t there. It was good jamming this all in on the first day. I even had fast passes that I didn’t use.
We left Saturday afternoon for our flight to Los Angeles. We told the kids we were going to Disney when they saw their friends at the airport who were going with us. All 4 kids had no clue what was going on and why their friends were at the airport. Carter didn’t believe us at first and thought we were teasing him but they were all excited once it sank in. The flight was a breeze – I watched the movie the Illusionist on my laptop and Carter kept himself occupied. It’s just over 2 hours flying time so not a big deal.
Dave lost their car seats and we had to stick around the airport waiting for someone to find them but they never showed up so we left without the seats in the hopes they will arrive by Wednesday when we rent a car. We took the Super Shuttle van to our airport and it worked out great. About a 45 minutes drive to our Hotel the Holiday Inn Anaheim Resort. Check in was easy and we got 2 double beds and both rooms on the 8th floor so Priceline.com worked out once again. I figure we are collectively saving $90/night.
We ate in the hotel restaurant and called it an early night. We were up at 5:45AM and I had a terrible sleep but away we went for some breaky and catch the 7AM shuttle. We were 2nd in line and waited about 40 minutes for the park to open. Everything was great and everyone was totally pumped on Disneyland. We headed straight for Fantasyland and knocked off all the rides there. Peter Pan, Dumbo, Carousel, Snow White, Mr Toad, Alice in Wonderland, Tea Cups, Pinocchio, Matterhorn, Small World. Quite impressive to get done before 10AM. No major waits at all. Then came the Princess meet and greet event and they all waited almost 60 minutes to get in to see princesses and Carter and I headed for Toon town and met Goofy and went on some rides there. Carter is cute and so good - he really didn't want anything to do with the princesses but never complained. He would look but keep a solid 10 feet between him and them. We headed back to see all the others and they were next in line so the timing was perfect. I got to see Haley meet Belle (wowza) and Mulan and Sleeping Beauty. She loved it but then started to go quiet – I think the excitement of it all was overwhelming and she even said she wanted to go home for a brief period. After 2 hours there we had lunch and then hit more rides. Autopia (won’t do that again) Buzz Lightyear Blasters, and then Honey I shrunk the Audience. Ooops – bad idea. Both Carter and Haley freaked out at the 3D movie and were very terrified and cried. The rats at the feet and snake and air was all too much. That was sad to see them cry at the Happiest Place on Earth.
We met Mickey and then headed to more rides. Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion which surprisingly wasn’t too bad for all the kids. We then Took Daves Daughter 8 and Carter onto Indy Jones ride – the 4 of use and the other girls stayed back. Mistake 2 – they were once again terrified of this ride – I loved it though – what a blast it was. Took them on Jungle cruise and then headed for the Parade. We waited for almost an hour for the parade and saw a great show. The kids loved it and seeing their favorite characters was fun. We then did Big Thunder Railroad which was loved by everyone and did some shopping so the kids could get some stuff. Mistake 3 – we didn’t have dinner. We waited for 30 minutes for the fireworks show to start and 10 minutes before they were about to, we had 3 crying kids and one sleeping kid at 9:15PM. We took off before the show which was a great idea since we just caught our shuttle bus and were able to get back to the hotel to watch the remaining part of the show from our room. The kids promptly passed out.
What does MrSlurpee do at 10PM when he’s exhausted ? Go find a 7-11 and get a slurpee – wild cherry at that. Also bought $30 worth of groceries from there to make up for some of the ridiculous prices Disney charges for things. Only about 2Km away so I walked. Now – 11:45PM and I’m in the lobby checking out my pics of the day and writing this up.
What a great day – the weather is smoking hot and sunny – so nice – almost too warm – around 82F. Tomorrow is another great day – breakfast with the characters and we get in an hour early. Another 5:45AM wake up call. This time we keep the kids fed and hydrated much better. Now that we nailed so many things, the pressure to see stuff and go on rides isn’t there. It was good jamming this all in on the first day. I even had fast passes that I didn’t use.
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