She's still too short for Screamin'. She's done BTMRR, Star Tours, Soarin' Over California, Radiator Springs Racers and Tower. Today's to-do list: Splash and Space.
Um, well... J.J. had his first and last ride on Space Mountain today.
Um, well... J.J. had his first and last ride on Space Mountain today.
I don't think he liked not being able to see where you're going. Oh well. Sydney liked it, of course.
Tuesday... My wife got in line for Racers FPs right at opening and I took the kids on Mermaid. For some reason, Racers didn't open until noon today and Luigi's hasn't opened with the park the last two days, so not all that much to do in Cars Land at the beginning of the day. I rode Screamin' for the first time! It was a really nice coaster: not too short, good thrills, good view of the park. I thought it felt smooth even though I was riding in the last row. The good thing about Racers being down until noon is that we were able to ride twice today without much waiting: one FP run and once when we were eating in the really remote outdoor part of Flo's that runs along the walkway to Pacific Wharf and we got in line before the ride re-opened when we saw them cycling empty cars. We waited probably about 20 mins each time.
When we got to Disneyland, all of Fantasyland was closed for the filming of "Saving Mr. Banks". I didn't get to see Tom Hanks, but the CM I talked to did say that he was sitting near Alice a little while ago. So I saw a place where Tom Hanks recently was! Celebrity sighting! Did Buzz, Space and Star Tours and then headed to see Merida. Merida and Sydney got along really well...
And I can't not include this picture, even though it's from yesterday:
I think they're being pretty careful about what they film. I noticed that the snow on the roof of Sleeping Beauty Castle seems like it's been done for a few days, but there's not really any other decorations up on it... I think maybe they're going to shoot just some close-in ground level shots with the castle?
Productive day today, even though it's the first day of our trip where we didn't step foot in DCA or ride Radiator Springs Racers! We mostly filled in some of the blanks on our Disneyland map... we did most everything available in Fantasyland--Snow White, Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Toad, Carousel and Alice. We also did Pirates, Mansion, and the Golden Horseshoe too. Not too much left that we haven't done in Disneyland! Over in DCA, we still haven't done Monsters, Midway Mania or most other things on Paradise Pier yet. And no nighttime shows yet, either!
It was heavy on Alice today: Alice and the Mad Hatter walked both holding Sydney's hand in the morning when she wanted to get a picture with Alice, we finally got to ride the Alice dark ride, and then Alice and the Hatter (and the Queen!) noticed Sydney again a couple of hours later when she was trading a pin with a CM! Good character interactions the last couple days... Merida was very friendly yesterday and Sydney really ate up the whole Alice thing today.
And who can resist trying to pull the sword out of the stone?
Were your kids scared of any of the dark rides? I'd be surprised if they weren't. I'm terrified of Snow White. Sounds like a successful character meet and the Sword in the Stone is always a must. You've almost accomplished your lists!
Scared enough to come off the ride crying? Nah. A little unsettled? Maybe. I think maybe Snow White in particular is probably scary enough that they might want to ride it again before we leave, but they won't exactly be rushing back there. The new projection effects in there made me happy, though!Yay for Fantasyland! My hometown
My bro-in-law decided that he wants to hang out with his girlfriend tomorrow and do Uni during Thanksgiving week, instead. We'll be at Disneyland, though, if you can swing by that way?
It was raining while we were there, so we didn't lounge out in the gardens. It alternated between a slight sprinkle and a soaking rain, so we were still able to explore the outside and it was still beautiful. There were a good number of things out from behind the glass and not even with ropes; you could get a few inches away from a bunch of these wonderful statues and really look at the craftsmanship. The house was almost as cool as what was on display: frescoes, cupolas, gardens, fountains and there's a room called the "colored marble room" with maybe a dozen different colored marbles from around the world to show you where they're from. Marble is everywhere in the house, and I noticed at least one other room that had an informational card explaining the different types. Going up to the second floor, even one of the handrails was carved into the marble wall!
And Fantasmic! ? It's almost not fair that it shares a name with the Florida version, because the DL version is just in another universe; I cannot think of single aspect of the show that's inferior in California. That was my Friday. Sunday, we dropped in for a couple of hours in the afternoon and checked out small world holiday. Very nice. It managed to feel like Christmas and still feel like small world at the same time, too. I guess that's all you can ask for, right?
