Disneyland Park Day 2

Once we were able to get those tired children out of bed and ready to go, we were finally off to the park.  I can't imagine being here during the summer when the park is open 8 am - midnight.  It's open 10-8 currently and we can't get the children there by 10.  I don't think we'll be taking advantage of our "magic morning" by going an hour early one day.  The kids aren't up to it and we really don't need it in order to experience the park fully.

Our first stop in the park was a 30  minute wait for Tinkerbell.  Miriam was desperate to get her autograph.  The plan was for Dode to gather fastpasses for another attraction while I stood in line, but the lines were so short, they weren't offereing fastpass yet. 

Hard to make moves on Tinkerbell when she is more interested in your little brother!

After meeting Tinkerbell, we wandered over to Toontown and played there for about an hour.

Our littlest angels are really starting to fight.  They were actually wrestling with each other in line for Peter Pan!  We've learned to stick another family member between the two of then while standing in line.

While in Toontown, we visited with Mickey Mouse in his house.

The lines were short so we were able to re-visit some of our favorite attractions: Pirates of the Carribean, Big Thunder Railroad, Haunted Mansion, and Splash Mountain.

We'd made plans to split up in the afternoon so William could get a nap and it was a good thing we did.  William was getting grumpier by the minute so Dode went back to the hotel for William's lunch/nap and the rest of us wandered over to the Rainforest Cafe for lunch.

celing above our table

I thought the kids would find it a special treat but I'm worried that in coming years, all they will remember was the wait for the food.  We don't eat out very often and when we do, it's usually a buffet where they can get right to eating.  At home, they aren't called to the table until the food is ready.  So, they just aren't used to sitting at a table waiting for their food.  It was 3:00 when we got there and a half hour wait for the food, they were starving.  When the food finally came, it was so-so.  Miriam gave it high (if ironic) praise by saying, "Their pizza is great!  It's just like the China Buffet!"

We road the Monorail back into the park where the boys split off to do some rides and the girls and I went to watch the "Parade".  Instead of a parade in the traditional sense, it was a moving "Dance Party".  Elizabeth got called out of the audience to dance.

Dode and William came back around 6:00 and we played until the park closed at 8:00.  The pineapple soft serve next to the Tiki Room was great and worth the Disney surcharge.  (My first ice cream of the trip!)  We also learned that being a single rider on the Indiana Jones ride can turn a 50 minute wait into a walk on ride.  Yes!