kristie73
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Aug 14, 2006
So we left at 6am on Monday morning and drove up from San Diego. It took us about an hour and a half. We checked into the Disneyland hotel, but our room wasn't ready. So we took the monorail to Tomorrowland. We did Nemo first. It was about a 15-20 minute wait. I'm glad we did the ride, but I think it's lame. Then I got the boys (ages 3 and 7) on the Matterhorn. The line was about 20 minutes. My boys did not like this ride. It was too dark and fast for their 2nd ride I guess. But I liked it. We got a fast pass for Autopia. We walked to Main Street. Looked at the fire engine. We saw Donald and Pluto, but the lines were too long for pictures. We got First Visit buttons at one of the stores rather than City Hall. We took the train to New Orleans square. Then we on Winnie the Pooh. We also did pictures with Pooh and Tigger. We did Pirates of Carribean and the Pirate Ship. We didn't get to the Haunted Mansion. We ate lunch at Hungry Bear restaurant. We got a Fast Pass for Thunder Mountain Railroad and we did Autopia and headed back on the Monorail to Downtown Disney. Finally our room was ready. I was really disappointed with the view considering I thought I had reservations for a pool view. Anyway I'm over it now. It was a renovated standard room on the 3rd floor facing trees and downtown disney. We napped in the room. Then headed to the Rain Forest Cafe for dinner. That was a hit! Then back in the park, we did the Tiki Room. They really liked those birds. We got on the Jungle Cruise. We used our Fast Pass for Thunder Mountain Railroad. We got almost through and the ride shut down. I'm not sure what happened. So we went to the fireworks area and found a spot. It was to the right of the castle near Pixie Hollow. It was an okay spot. Some trees blocked the castle. Then we did Star Tours. My 3 year old made it on (I don't think he's quite 40 inches though). Back to the hotel. Whew!
The 2nd day was Magic Morning. We walked through the front at 6:45 and waited at the check point. Once in the parks, we did Peter Pan first. That was smart, because that line got long fast. We did all those rides in Fantasyland. My youngest really didn't like Mr. Toad's ride. They liked Dumbo, the Circus train, teacups, and Peter Pan the best. Alice in Wonderland was closed. We did It's a Small World and Mickey's Toon Town. We saw Goofy and Pluto. Minnie and Mickey were too long. I don't think my kids like the Roger Rabbit ride and Gadget coaster. We got fast passes again for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. We waited 45-50 minutes for Indiana Jones. My 7 year old was scared on this. His head was down the entire ride. Then they did the treehouse with my husband. We ate at Rancho del Zocalo Restaurante. But got my boys corn dogs because they didn't have quesadilla. Then we tried BTMR again with our fast passes. Got all the way to the front and they wouldnt let my 3 year old ride. He cried! We rented a stroller for my 7 year old. Then we finally headed to California Adenture. We did Monsters Inc. That was a long wait for this ride 20 minutes. We watched the Muppets and Playhouse Disney. My kids loved this and it was a nice afternoon break. We missed Turtle Talk with Crush? We did the Rolly Polly Bumper cars. This is too long of a wait, 30 minutes? And the cars go slow. Lame ride. We did the catepillar too. My youngest fell asleep in the stroller. So my 7 year old went into the Brother Bear Redwood Play area. While sitting on the benches waiting with my sleeping son, I missed someone stealing our just rented Disneyland stroller, so when my tired 7 year old came out of the play area he was really disappointed his stroller was gone. We watched the Pixar Parade. That was cool. Then we did Goofy's Kitchen. I was disappointed this time. I think there should be more than just 6 characters - Goofy, Pluto, Chip and Dale, Minnie, and Aurora. Everyone was dead tired, so we just went back to the room.
The 3rd day we checked out, loaded bags in the car, then went in via the Monorail and then took the train to Main Street. The boys loved the dinosaurs. We shopped, took more pictures. We went in the castle and did the teacups again for some reason. Then we went to California Adventure. We tried to get to Toy Story Mania quickly, but we saw a short line for Mickey Mouse so stopped for him. Then stood for an hour for Toy Story Mania. This was too long for the kids. We really were tired. We took pictures with Lightning McQueen and Mater. We shopped too. We finally went back to the hotel and did the pool. We ate lunch at the pool. It was blah. The pool is nice. I wish the bathroom, changing area was bigger.
We had a great time. A few hiccups and misses. But you just can't do it all. We all got tired and cranky a few times. We left around 4pm and got back into San Diego around 6pm. A little traffic, but not nightmarish. Anyway we did Sea World the next day. It was lot of walking, but glad we all experienced it. Many memories.
Anyway, that's all for now. Thanks to everyone for your advice and suggestions. You helped me plan well.
The 2nd day was Magic Morning. We walked through the front at 6:45 and waited at the check point. Once in the parks, we did Peter Pan first. That was smart, because that line got long fast. We did all those rides in Fantasyland. My youngest really didn't like Mr. Toad's ride. They liked Dumbo, the Circus train, teacups, and Peter Pan the best. Alice in Wonderland was closed. We did It's a Small World and Mickey's Toon Town. We saw Goofy and Pluto. Minnie and Mickey were too long. I don't think my kids like the Roger Rabbit ride and Gadget coaster. We got fast passes again for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. We waited 45-50 minutes for Indiana Jones. My 7 year old was scared on this. His head was down the entire ride. Then they did the treehouse with my husband. We ate at Rancho del Zocalo Restaurante. But got my boys corn dogs because they didn't have quesadilla. Then we tried BTMR again with our fast passes. Got all the way to the front and they wouldnt let my 3 year old ride. He cried! We rented a stroller for my 7 year old. Then we finally headed to California Adenture. We did Monsters Inc. That was a long wait for this ride 20 minutes. We watched the Muppets and Playhouse Disney. My kids loved this and it was a nice afternoon break. We missed Turtle Talk with Crush? We did the Rolly Polly Bumper cars. This is too long of a wait, 30 minutes? And the cars go slow. Lame ride. We did the catepillar too. My youngest fell asleep in the stroller. So my 7 year old went into the Brother Bear Redwood Play area. While sitting on the benches waiting with my sleeping son, I missed someone stealing our just rented Disneyland stroller, so when my tired 7 year old came out of the play area he was really disappointed his stroller was gone. We watched the Pixar Parade. That was cool. Then we did Goofy's Kitchen. I was disappointed this time. I think there should be more than just 6 characters - Goofy, Pluto, Chip and Dale, Minnie, and Aurora. Everyone was dead tired, so we just went back to the room.
The 3rd day we checked out, loaded bags in the car, then went in via the Monorail and then took the train to Main Street. The boys loved the dinosaurs. We shopped, took more pictures. We went in the castle and did the teacups again for some reason. Then we went to California Adventure. We tried to get to Toy Story Mania quickly, but we saw a short line for Mickey Mouse so stopped for him. Then stood for an hour for Toy Story Mania. This was too long for the kids. We really were tired. We took pictures with Lightning McQueen and Mater. We shopped too. We finally went back to the hotel and did the pool. We ate lunch at the pool. It was blah. The pool is nice. I wish the bathroom, changing area was bigger.
We had a great time. A few hiccups and misses. But you just can't do it all. We all got tired and cranky a few times. We left around 4pm and got back into San Diego around 6pm. A little traffic, but not nightmarish. Anyway we did Sea World the next day. It was lot of walking, but glad we all experienced it. Many memories.
Anyway, that's all for now. Thanks to everyone for your advice and suggestions. You helped me plan well.