Gotta finish this TR before I forget it all! I didn't really take notes, but I'm hoping by going through my pictures I will remember what we did lol
Jumping back to July 8, our first day at Disney in Anaheim...we had just walked to our hotel from DLR for a break. Our feet were killing and it was getting warm. Though I have to say, the temperatures were very pleasant on the days we were there, I think we were super lucky because it was quite tolerable walking around, and mornings we even needed a sweater sometimes!!
We hung out in the hotel for a bit and had showers so we wouldn't have to the next super early morning. Then we headed back out for an evening at DCA. I hadn't been there in forever and my companions had never been, so we didn't really know what to expect for DCA. We walked on over at about 5pm. Unfortunately with the FP max pass system there, you can only book one FP at a time, and you have to be in the park to do it. So by the time we got to DCA, there were no FP's left for the most popular Carsland ride, the Radiator Springs Racers, and also all out for Toy Story Mania but we did manage to get one for Soarin' which was good. Now that I've seen the new WDW version of Soarin', I was trying to remember if this CA version was the same as the old one at Epcot or not. It seemed to me there were more smells involved, but maybe my memory is just failing. In any case, it was great and a good time was had by all. We grabbed some corn dogs for dinner and also tried their cheese sticks which was basically a corn dog but with cheese instead of the hot dog, really yummy.
We walked around and did a few more low key rides and got some pics with Lightening McQueen and a few others. We went on the Monsters Inc ride which was cute and the Zephyr - a lot like astro orbiters, and the swings. After that, we had snagged tickets to the World of Color Dessert party. We saw people starting to line up so we got in line, even though that was kind of the point to not have to wait in line lol! But we did snag prime seats. I was kind of expecting a buffet? But instead they brought out the food on plates so we each got a plate of goodies but there was no going back for anything or substitutions unless you had specified dietary restrictions upfront, which we didn't. The plate had some grapes and crackers and cheese, and then a bunch of desserts. Some were good, some just meh. Nothing spectacular about the food, but the real value here for our tired feet was the SEATS! and the view of course! We LOVED this show. My friend who who was travelling with, Tania, really doesn't like fireworks so she was a bit apprehensive about this, but I was pretty sure this one was a bit more like ROL with not a lot of loud bangs, and I was right. The show was really cool. It was more of a projection show but it was really cool how they did it. I think we all really enjoyed it and it was a nice end to the day!
After the show, we followed the hordes out of the park and strolled back to our hotel. I can't say enough about how much I enjoyed just being able to walk out of both parks and a short walk right to our room. I mean, this was even closer than walking from the gates of MK to the Contemporary Resort, and our tired souls at the end of the night really appreciated this. Don't get me wrong, I love WDW, but this is a serious perk of DLR and DCA.