Showing posts with label summer vacation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer vacation. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

{Summer Vacation Volume 1 part 3}

DISNEYLAND!!

We got up early this morning to get in line to get fast passes for the new Star Tours ride. When we checked in the day before the wait in line was 90 minutes and there were no fast passes left so we decided to get there as fast as possible to get the passes.

We were in the park at 8am and got fast passes that weren't good until 3:35!! and the wait time in line was already 65 minutes. It was crazy but it was the one ride the boys weren't going to miss. So we spent all that time that day riding rides and exploring places we haven't been too before. The park was more crowded than the day before and it was hotter but it was still fun.

waiting in line for the rockets



 waiting in line for the roller coaster in toon town
 K. playing Mickey's Piano

 E relaxing in Mickey's Family Room
 Teacups...a family favorite

 Driving...another favorite

What a fun three days it was! We rode the same rides over and over because the boys love them so much and even got into the Star Tours ride which they also loved. The tally is something like this...

Buzz lightyear 3 times
Rockets         3 times
Star Tours      1 time
Autotopia       2 times
Pirates            1 time
Haunted Mansion 1 time
Teacups          1 time
Soaring over Cali 1 time
Rafting             1 time
Rope course    2 times
Ferris wheel     2 times
Toy Story        1 time
Bumper cars     1 time
Flying ride        1 time
Rocket ride in Calif adv 1 time
Exploring the games of the future area 1 time
Tarzan tree house 1 time
Toon town roller coaster 1 time
Rodger Rabbit Ride 1 time
Chip and Dale's Tree house 1 time
Mickey's house  1 time

and that's all I can remember but I 'm sure we are missing some!

What can we say we love going there for some family adventures together!



Monday, June 27, 2011

{Summer Vacation Volume 1 part 2}

California Adventure!!

We got great tickets for 2 days in California Adventure and Disneyland. We decided to hit California Adventure first since we ddin't get to go there last summer. It was a beautiul day and not very crowded at all. We hit all the rides we wanted and didn't have to wait in too many long lines!



outside Toy Story Ride

Climbing the rope bridges



 Bug's Life Bumper Cars


Bug's Life Spinning Ladybugs (think the teapot ride)

The Newest Toy Story action figures!


The White Water Raft Ride
(where we ALL got SOAKING wet!)

Not pictured is the horrible, no good, very bad, makes you sick Tower of Terror Ride. None of us liked it and E and I will NEVER EVER go on that ride again!!

Waiting for the show to start

At night we got fast passes to sit up close to the water/laser show. and it was AMAZING!! Water shoots up with colors in it and "dances" with the music and they show clips of different movies on it and there is fire and everyone is wet. It feels like it is raingin through the whole show. We were the section groupo f poeple back and we were very wet by the end. When they say you will get wet...believe it!

If you ever go you have to make sure to get the pass to get up close and towards the middle of the viewing area...you see everything from there and they turn off all the lights in the area for a spectaular show. We LOVED IT!