DAY 3 California Adventures
We decided to hit Disneyland all in one day and do California Adventures the next day instead of getting a hopper pass. We are glad we did. It would have been too much to try and do both in one day. It was almost too much to do in two days. The kids were pretty hammered this day. Jordyn insisted on a stroller this day and we had to get the boys a Coke to get them up and going.
Since we heard the new hot ride was the CARS ride we decided to head over to CARS LAND first. It was so cute it really did look just like the movie!
We didn't get there until around noon and the fast passes were already gone for the whole day. So, Ty Jordyn and I decided to just get in line right then and then get the toddler pass or Cory and Ashton to go on later (Reggie was too small). We figured the line would just get longer as the day went on. This is in line there was a wall of old glass bottles and some of the kids were rock climbing for entertainment. It took us an hour and a half to two hours to get through the line. It was ridiculous! They had to stop the ride a couple of times and then they had to stop the line because a lady passed out in line and they had to get room to get her out. Thank goodness I got a little bit of money from Cory before we went in so we could buy water bottles. It was so hot and the kids were getting bored. We tried looking at pictures on the camera, playing thumb wars, and eye spy but, Jordyn got fed up and when we were about fifteen minutes away tried to leave without me to find dad. We had reservations for lunch at Ariel's Grotto that I was stressing we were going to have to get out of line to make. We paid too much money to miss it. After talking her into waiting just a little longer we finally made it!
This was are got rod! It really was a fun ride, worth a almost two hour wait i am not so sure but, hey we made it and it was fun. Luckily we had that toddler pass and Cory and Ashton didn't have to wait so long.
After our one ride of the day we barely made it to Ariel's Grotto for our lunch reservation. We didn't want to put Jordyn in a dress all day because of the heat and we thought it would just bug her. But, when we got there all the little girls were in dresses. Daddy couldn't have his Princess sad so he hit the local shop to find her a dress. Note: bring your own to change into to because the price WHOA! She was happy and looked beautiful so I guess that is what matters right? Ariel is Jordyn's favorite Princess and she was waiting at the entrance to greet her guests for book signings and pictures.
So Cute!!!
When you get inside it is just a big dining room and then when you sit down one at a time they announce the Princesses and they come out and make there rounds to every table meeting there guests. They give the kids crowns to make and everyone gets the same food. You do get a couple of options on the main course though.
I didn't put every picture of the Princesses in here but, there was Snow White, Belle, Tianna, Jasmine, Cinderella, and Ariel at the beginning that we got to see.
After lunch while Cory and Ashton hit the CARS ride the rest of us went and checked out some of the other rides in CARS LAND. This is Luigi's floating tires. They didn't quite get the concept of leaning to steer the tire so they just ended up fighting. Not their favorite ride.
Because Reggie was with me he got the leaning down and he liked it
This is Mator's Tractor pull. This was a fun ride we all liked this one.
After CARS Land we hit some other rides we headed over to the Tower of Terror. This is a ride like the rocket at Lagoon or the Stratosphere in Las Vegas. It shoots you up really high and then drop three or four times. It is pretty scary and fun at the same time. I went with the boys and they wined the whole way up the line but, I told them they were doing it anyway. They had all the people in line around us talking them into it. I'll admit it was pretty freaky but, when it was all done the boys thought it was fun. I was a little shaken! Then it was Cory and Jordyn's turn. I tried to talk her out of it because I thought it might give her nightmares or something but, she insisted on going. She was so brave, she came out still shaking and saying mommy I faced my fear. I was so proud of her, she made me giggle, she was tougher than her big brothers. Cory was a little shaken up too and had a bruise on his leg because the lady next to him grabbed his leg so hard.
While Cory and Jordyn were on the Tower of Terror Reggie made a friend out front. They were so cute they were playing peek a boo around the pole.
A flying rocket ride. This was one of the last of the day. We did go on the big roller coaster in this place called SCREAMIN', it was my favorite ride here. Cory went with Ty that was fearless on almost all the rides and then I went with Ashton who was crying not to go but, we made him. I was laughing so hard. He closed his eyes most of the ride and I was laughing so hard telling him to open them and trying to tickle him. He in turn was yelling at me saying "leave me alone" and "I am not opening them". It was fun to tease him. But, when it was all said and done I think he really liked it.
Once again at the end of the night they were all out in under a minute it was so unusual, good, but unusual.
The hotel room we got was really cool. It was a two bedroom two bathroom suite. So the boys got their own room which had its own tv, own bathroom, and bunk beds.
