Day Three Disneyland

Monday, Nov. 23, 2009
The first thing we saw when we got to the park at 8am was GOOFY!! I had a picture but it got erased. We then ran to Star Tours. All the kids loved it! It was less exciting than I remember at an 8 year old. hehe

After Star Tours we did Space Mountain. That was Lily's favorite. I couldn't believe they let her on but I'm so glad she was able to. After Space Mountain they had a Jedi Training in one of the big eating area's. It was amazing. First they gather about twenty kids. Jaxson tried so hard to get chosen but no luck. They dress them up in the cloak and give them all a light saver. They teach them some specific moves and then.....

The whole floor starts to rise and out comes Darth Vader and his clan.

Then all the kids were able to fight one on one with Darth Vader. You could tell they all were in shock or heaven. And then Darth Maul came out and did this really amazing ninja dance.

We got a fast pass earlier for Space Mountain again. Again the kids LOVED it.

We then went to the far end of the park and did Small World. It was so Amazing. Everything was decorated for Christmas. The kids were in awe the whole time. Lily was bobbing her head and singing along. I loved it too but then loved it even more once I realized I still had my sunglasses on while inside. No wonder the lights weren't that bright. DINGALING!

We then went over to Toon Town and stood in line for an HOUR just to see Mickey. Cute picture but very anticlimactic. The kids were wondering where the ride was. "Why did we just stand in line?" Oh well.

We played on a few of the toys around the town. It is amazing all the architecture that is there and really makes you feel like you are IN a cartoon.

We left Toon Town just in time to catch the big Parade. WOW what a production! It was amazing all the floats and dancers and costumes. This is just one of the floats. The kids got bored after 15mins but Tony and I loved it.

After some other rides that were just Okay. We went back to the condo and had Lasagna and a quiet time. (much needed) Once we got back we went straight to Sleeping Beauty's Castle.

The girls were so excited to go inside but a little disappointed when they realized that it wasn't a real castle with big rooms and such.

We went on a few other 'boring' rides according to the kids, had a little meltdown, and waited for the Fireworks. They were then cancelled due to wind. But We were STUCK in the firework viewing area. I'm not sure if I ever mentioned that it was MADLY crowded. I am not sure if you can see it from this picture but this is a view of the masses of people that we were supposed to get through in order to leave the park. It was 9:30 by this time. We didn't make it home to the condo's till 10:30. What a way to end the day. Once we got back the kids fell right to sleep. We were all exhausted, but stupid Tony and I stayed up till 1 watching a documentary on the Kennedy family. ???? ????? That's what you get when you don't have TV at home.