Saturday February 3
Up early, coffee at Starbucks - On our last day, we got it down. We were all down stairs, at the security stand and we were second in line to go through security. We got through quickly and decided to stop at Starbucks for coffee in Downtown Disney. We got through the entry gates pretty easily too.
Walk on Snow White and Pinocchio - We made it down Main Street and were near the front of rope drop for the early entry group. We were able to walk on to Snow White and Pinocchio. Snow White is one of the best dark rides in the park and shows what they could do with Pinocchio, it is really showing it’s age.
Peter Pan was down, but we saw it open when we walked out of Pinocchio- short wait before rope drop - Before we got on Pinocchio, we saw that Peter Pan was down. When we got off the ride, we found Peter Pan was just reopening, so we hoped in line. It was a relatively short wait. Good timing!!
Genie+ - We decided to add Genie+ to our day to allow us to get as many rides done as possible.
Matterhorn LL - Our first lightning lane with Genie+ was the Matterhorn. This is a fun ride and the fast pass wait makes it much more tolerable.
Big Thunder LL - After the Matterhorn, we got a lightning lane pass for Big Thunder Mountain. So much fun with the kids. Ellie has always loved it and it is growing on Grady.
Progressive breakfast - started with chimichangas; mom, dad, Spence and Crosby had Jolly Holiday; then we had waffle Cristo and beignets from Royal Street Veranda - Since it was the last day, several of us had food option to check off of their list. I tried to not over order because I never knew how the kids would eat, but they LOVED the breakfast chimichangas. Lisa wanted the Waffle Cristo and beignets, which were good too.
Pirates - got really wet - After breakfast, we found Pirates had a relatively short wait. For some reason, we got really wet on this ride. We got done and our pants were really wet and shirts were a little wet.
Dole Whips and Tiki Room - We then went to see the Tiki birds for Josie. She loves this show and dances through it. We got Dole Whips before so we could eat them durning the show. So good!
Jungle Cruise - same skipper - We then did the Jungle Cruise and had the same skipper from the previous day. She was really good. So funny!
Star Tours LL - We got another lightning lane pass for Star Tours
Indy LL - Then got a lightning lane pass for Indiana Jones.
Split off from group - We had different plans for the day, so we split up from the group. We were ready for lunch so we decided on Tiana’s Palace.
Tiana’s Palace for lunch - shrimp and grits, muffuletta and Mac & cheese - yummy, we met Tiana too - We wanted to eat at Tiana’s because it was new to this trip. Lisa got shrimp and grits, I got a muffuletta sandwich and Grady got Mac & cheese. Ellie wanted something else. It was really good. They did a good job updating it from the French Market. And we got to meet Tiana, she was walking around greeting everyone and making sure her food was up to par.
Ellie had Bengal BBQ again - her new favorite - Ellie wanted Bengal BBQ. She found she loves this place. We stopped and got her food after we were done at Tiana’s.
Walk to DCA - After lunch, we decided to California Adventure
Guardians LL - Ellie and Grady did it, Grady did not like it, it gave Ellie a bellyache - We got a lightning lane pass for Guardians. Lisa and I love this ride, but the kids don’t. They decided to go on it with us and neither of them liked it. Dang.
Avengers Campus and Spider-Man show - We walked through Avenger Campus and watched the Spider-Man show. It is so cool.
Soarin’ LL - Josie had wrong shoes - We got a lightning lane pass for Soarin’ and Josie was very excited because she got to ride it before. This time she was too short to ride. My brother realized she had different shoes on the previous day and now was shorter. She was really upset. We all still went on it and had a good time.
Churros and parade - After Soarin’, we went back to Disneyland to see the parade. We got there in time to find a spot in Town Square, close to the churro cart. This worked out great because we had a good place to watch the parade and we got churros. Such a good parade. Josie loved it, she danced and waved the whole time.
Pictures at Castle - We hadn’t done family pictures so with Genie+ we got PhotoPass included. We found a spot close to the castle and got some good pictures of the group.
Castle Walkthrough - We decided to go to Galaxy’s Edge for a lightning lane and stopped at the Sleeping Beauty Castle Walkthrough. We all enjoy this and are glad it’s in the castle.
Smuggler’s run LL - Next was our lightning lane pass for Smuggler’s Run. We were glad to ride, but realized it was a long walk from where we were.
Dinner at Plaza Inn - delicious - We walked back to the hub and ate at the Plaza Inn. We really enjoy this restaurant and try to eat here every trip. The fried chicken is amazing. Lisa like the chop salad. The kids get pasta.
Started to sprinkle and radar looked bad; decided to head back to hotel; fireworks still went but we were done. Legs and feet were toast. - After dinner, it started to sprinkle. We didn’t want to leave, but we were done. So tired and our legs and feet were done.
Walked through Downtown Disney a little. - We walked through a couple stores in Downtown Disney, but I was done. I waited for them close to the hotel entrance.
Bedtime before 10:00; saw fireworks from room - We got back to the room and got ready for bed. We heard some loud booms and found we could see the tops of the fireworks from our room. Pretty cool ending.
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| Disneyland Fun!! |
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| Avengers Campus and Disneyland fun |
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| Magic Happens!! |
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| Family pictures and Castle Walkthrough |
