Day 4: Wednesday –
- Slept better (up every couple hours) -
Grady slept better Tuesday night. He did
get up a couple of times, but we got a much better night sleep.
- Goofy’s Kitchen - saw Goofy, Minnie, Chip
and Dale, and Pluto - We were going to go to Carthay Circle for lunch one day
to do the World of Color package, but World of Color was not working (huge
bummer). Instead, we cancelled that reservation and did Goofy's Kitchen for
breakfast. We thought the kids would
like a character meal instead. They
loved it. The character interaction was
great. We got to meet Goofy when we
walked in, then Chip, Dale, Pluto and Minnie.
It was really cute. The food
looked really good, but then when we ate it, it was not. The food was very lacking. It was probably the worst food I've had at
any Disney restaurant.
- Went to DCA - After breakfast, we went to
California Adventure for the early entry.
The more I go to this park the more I love it. We were a little late for early entry because
of breakfast but we still got to do a couple rides before the park opened.
- Rode Radiator Springs 2 times - We started
in Carsland and got to ride Radiator Springs Racers again, twice. We love this ride. It is probably my favorite in this park.
- Grady napped for 3 hours – Grady fell asleep
while we were riding Radiator Springs and he slept for 3 hours. We knew he was tired, and he must have been
catching up on sleep. It worked well for
us because we did a lot while he was asleep.
- Guardians – After Carsland, we got a
FastPass for Guardians of the Galaxy:
Mission Breakout. This used to be
the Tower of Terror, but they converted it.
I did this ride last time and loved it.
Lisa and Ellie did it with me, as well as my brother, niece and
dad. We had a great time. And it was different than when I did it on
the last trip. There are several
different versions of the ride and you never know which one you’ll get. The Rocket Racoon character is really cool on
the ride too. Also, the best part was I
bought the Rocket Racoon jacket for Grady.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t come in a infant/toddler size so he’s (I’m)
going to have to wait until he’s 3-4 years old before he can wear it. I’d been eyeing that jacket since the last
trip. So cute.
- Toy Story – Next, we got a FastPass for
Toy Story Mania and we all rode it, even Grady.
He was funny on the ride. He
wanted to hold the shooter, so I let him hold it and I pulled the chain to
shoot. We actually got some points.
- Lunch at Lamplight Lounge - lobster nachos
– Lunch was at Lamplight Lounge. This
used to be the Cove Bar and Ariel’s Grotto, but they changed them to the Lamplight
Lounge part of Pixar Pier. I didn’t have
any expectations for this restaurant, but it ended up being a highlight. We loved the space. It was covered with Pixar décor, but done in
a subtle way. The food was great, they
still have the lobster nachos. And the
drinks were good too. Lisa had a drink with
a special cup that help dry ice in the bottom to make it bubble. It was cool.
- Jumping jellyfish – After lunch, the kids
wanted to do Jumping Jellyfish. My dad
and I waited while they did that. They
loved it, but I was so full from lunch I didn’t want to spew.
- Soarin’ – We got a FastPass for Soarin’
and everyone, but my mom and Grady went on it.
Crosby was really worried about it.
He wasn’t sure what he was getting into, but he did great and even
cheered and oh’d and ah’d during it. It
was cute.
- Incredicoaster 2 times – After Soarin’ we
got FastPasses for the Incredicoaster.
Lisa and I had done it as California Screamin’, but it was changed as
part of the Pixar Pier updates. It was
great. We were not huge fans of
California Screamin’, but the Incredicoaster was great. The story was cute, and the Incredibles additions
were great. We actually rode it twice
because we got FastPasses for everyone, but not everyone wanted to or could
ride it.
- Num num cookie – Snack time. Next to the Incredicoaster was Jack Jack’s
Num num cookies. Holy cow these were
good. It was a big, warm chocolate chip
cookie. This is a definite must do.
- Ariel – We finally rode Ariel. The last trip we rode this all the time, but
we only rode it once. Still a cute
ride. Grady liked it.
- Guardians – Got another Guardians FastPass. Such a fun ride. It was a different version from the earlier
ride.
- Monsters – We finally rode Monsters. Ellie loves this ride. Grady really enjoyed it. We did have to wait 20 min or so.
- Ice cream – One of the snacks/treats I
wanted on this trip was the Ghirardelli hot fudge sundae. Our group split up (my parents went back to
the hotel, Spence and Sam took the girls and Crosby to do a ride and we took
Grady). I went to Ghirardelli to get the
ice cream and Lisa got a snack for Grady at Flo’s. It was so much chaos that I didn’t really get
to enjoy the ice cream, but it was still REALLY good.
- Pixar pier games and shops – We met my
brother’s group at the boardwalk games on Pixar Pier. That is a really cute area and you can
actually win stuff. We won 3 plush
characters. We met a cast member from
Kansas City at one of the games and he helped us win. We went through Bing Bong’s Sweet Stuff,
which has some super cute candy and all Pixar merchandise.
- Grand Californian – We headed back to the
hotel and went out through the Grand Californian exit and walked through the
hotel. I wanted to show it to my brother
and his family. It ended up a pain
because we had to go through security to get back to Downtown Disney and Grady
woke up in the process.
- Hotel / Trader Sam’s didn’t work out – We got
back to the hotel and my parents were going to watch the kids while we went to
Trader Sam’s for a drink. We decided to
take Grady with us and when we got there, that wasn’t going to work. It was too noisy for him to try and
sleep. We went back to the room and went
to bed earlier, which was probably a good idea.
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| More RunDisney Shoes! Donald, Mickey, Cinderella and Tinker Bell |
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| Group picture with Chef Goofy |
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| The kids loved meeting the characters. |
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| Grady liked meeting the characters too. |
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| DCA fun! |
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| Lunch at Lamplight Lounge |
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| Cute kids at California Adventure |
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| Num num cookies!! |
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| What a cute couple! |
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| Yep, that is 4 kids, 3 adults and 3 strollers in 1 elevator. |
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