Wednesday Thru Saturday - The Magic Of Disney

After leaving Lauhglin we headed to Southern California to spend a few days at the Disney parks. Go ahead, call me a little kid, but I had a blast! This was our first visit to California Adventure, and I just MIGHT (okay, I probably do) like it better than Disneyland. Don't get me wrong, Disneyland is great... But California Adventure??? AWESOME! It just might (okay, it probably does) have something to do with the fact that I've never been there before, but still! We spent Thursday at California Adventure and rode just about every ride there. The kids even rode the Tower of Terror and truth be told, it was Little A's FAVORITE RIDE! Big A? Not so much... The only thing the kids didn't go on was California Screamin', the big roller coaster. Little A would have gone if she was 2 inches taller!

We ended the day with the World of Color show. It's a water and light show that's projected over the lagoon in the park. VERY cool. Be sure to get a Fast Pass if you go, though! If there aren't any passes left, you can buy picnic meals and you'll get show tickets with your purchase. This worked great for us, and the tickets were for the section that was smack in the middle of the show!

The weather was great, the crowds were light, the lines were short... Perfect day!

Friday and Saturday we soaked in the Magic of Disney. It's been a couple of years since we were there. Big A is older now and appreciated it more, and it was Little A's first trip that she remembers. It was fun, but the lines were longer and the crowds were larger. We went on a LOT of rides, didn't see any shows, and missed two whole areas of the park, but we still had a great time!

Little A kept telling us that she wanted to see Mickey Mouse. We lucked out! The characters are not just walking around the park anymore, but both days when we arrived at the park there were characters just inside the entrance near City Hall. WHEW! Crisis averted!

And as an added bonus we got to see Minnie, Donald and Pinocchio, too! Pluto was out, but we'd seen him the day before and Goofy was already gone by the time we finished taking pictures with Pinocchio.

One thing I remember from my many visits to Disneyland as a child was sitting on the patio at the ice cream shop having a treat while watching the Main Street Electrical Parade. That parade may be a thing of the past, but the ice cream is still there and I think the kids enjoyed it as much as I always did!

I think a good time was had by all! It was wonderful to share this trip with my parents and for the kids to get to make these memories with their grandparents. That is SO important to me!