September 27, 2012
This year we decided to go to Disneyland just after they put up the Halloween decorations! We've never seen Disneyland at Halloween-time so we were super excited! Our kids were awesome on the drive down from Las Vegas - and astonishingly well-behaved when we got to the park. I mean, NO whining or complaining. Just pure FUN from sun up until dark! As the kids get older, our Disneyland trips keep getting better and easier. This year they tried going on rides that used to scare them - and LOVED them. And we were able to stay out later because they weren't burnt out by dinner time. Whether we saw fireworks or the World of Color water show, we were able to get just enough sleep to do it all over again the next day!
Welcome to the Happiest Place on Earth!
First ride... Big Thunder Railroad
First time on Star Tours!
Natalya and Branson LOVED Star Tours. Irelynn tolerated it. She didn't say she disliked it, but it definitely wasn't her favorite ride.
Annika had three favorite rides... the carousel, It's a Small World, and the Monster's Inc. ride.
World of Color
California Adventure
I loved capturing the look on Branson's face as he watched World of Color for the first time.
Radiator Springs
It was also our first time visiting Radiator Springs at California Adventure! Branson used to LOVE Cars, but he started growing out of it a year or so ago. It was still super fun to walk down Main Street and feel like we stepped right into the movie.
We saw Mater, Lightning, and Red as they took turns driving around town.
We didn't get to ride on the new race track because the line was over 2 hours long, so our favorite ride at Radiator Springs was Mater's Junkyard Jamboree. The baby tractors whip you around in circles and figure 8's. The kids were squealing and laughing the whole time! Even Annika kept asking for 'more'.
Monstropolis
One of Annika's favorite movies is Monster's Inc. So taking her on the ride was hilarious! She kept trying to interact with the characters...
Dancin' With Disney
Surprisingly, one of our family's favorite attractions at Disneyland this year was, "Dancin' With Disney" at California Adventure. It was a huge, air conditioned, carpeted room where you could dance along with various Disney characters. And every 20 minutes or so, new characters would rotate in. Party music played constantly...
Clapping for The Queen of Hearts as she exited the room.
Branson break dancing!
It was awesome having a large room and not tons of people there. Our kids were free to dance how they wanted without anyone telling them to stop or slow down or be careful. :)
Irelynn dancing the Tango with mom.
Annika stole the show! The Disney characters gravitated to her and she wasn't at all shy. They had her dancing and singing and giving high fives to everyone there.
She especially loved King Louie from Jungle Book.
Cruella De Vil kept picking Natalya as her dance partner! She even got her to twirl like a disco ball because of her sequined shirt.
We all liked the Nightmare Before Christmas version of the Haunted Mansion just as much or even better than the original.
We had a great time at Disneyland!! But our vacation was not over yet. On day three we went to the San Diego Zoo...
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