Friday January 27 – Last Day at Disneyland

Since we went to sleep so early last night we are awake early and we are determined to get there early today. But first I am craving pancakes – weird I know.  I rarely eat pancakes but today that is what I want. 

We decide to catch the ART bus early and go to the IHOP right across the street from the main gate. It works out perfectly and they even let me order a three stack of pancakes. 

As soon as the park opens (9 am) we are in! We have a game plan.  First California Adventure for the Radiator Springs Cars ride Fast Passes but the queue just to get the fast passes is like 100 long! So we decide to just take our chances and head to the ride and we go in the singles line and we wait maybe five minutes and most of that was walking there.  

Next stop is Toy Story ride again and it is a long queue but 40 minutes passes as we chat with others in line.  Bernie woops my butt again! 

I head to Paradise Pier Roller Coaster and as a single I have no wait at all.  Boy that run is fun!

We wander along the pier enjoying the sites and the sounds enjoying a few bits of entertainment throughout. It’s Tough to Be A Bug is our next stop as we didn’t make it last time as the ride had technical difficulties.  I really enjoyed it! So cute and loved all the effects.

Okay we are done with California Adventure and we cross the parks to Disneyland – it is CRAZY busy.  

Maybe not as busy as the holidays but it is twice as crowded as it was on Tuesday for sure. With the train down for refurbishment it forces those to walk to all areas and it does create pinch points.

We head to Frontier Land to get fast passes for Thunder Mountain and we don’t have to wait too long. Just enough time to get a coffee and sit and watch people go by. 

The only other area I want to see is Fantasyland which of course is crazy with all the young kids. We ride Pinocchio’s Daring Journey and then the Storeybook Land Canal Boats. 

But after all the lines, crowds, we are ready to head out. We have been here for 7 hours and we are hungry and want to sit down and enjoy a good meal.

We catch the #1 ART bus down Harbour Boulevard to Joe’s Crab Shack and this time we can get in. We enjoy a great meal with great service. We catch the bus back to the park and then the #12 bus back to the hotel.

It is 5 pm and I wish I could say we still were heading out for the night but both of us are tired. 

I do some ironing – many of our dress clothes for the cruise (well all of them) are very very wrinkled. 

Bernie is still suffering with that cold but it looks like the worst is over. 

Tomorrow we board the Ruby Princess!  Really looking forward to it.

Day One at Disneyland

After a restless night I wake around 7:30 am.  How odd to wake and wonder where the heck am I?  Worst is when I went to the washroom once and came out and bumped into every piece of furniture. I think I have bruises everywhere! And Bernie didn’t even wake throughout the whole episode.

After we both woke we showered and went to breakfast downstairs.  It was quite good and reasonably priced.

To get to Disneyland Park we are a bit far to walk (well we could but we are conserving our energy). The Anaheim Resort Transport ART has a stop right outside the hotel and a kiosk to buy passes. We buy a three day pas for $12 each – single rides are $3 so after four rides it has paid for itself. 

We board and it takes around ten minutes to get to the resort.

It is only 9:30 and the park only opens at 10 so we head to Starbucks to get caffeinated – a requirement today.

We enter the park at 10:15 and it is lovely – oh what a great feeling! We focus on a section of the park today – mainly Tomorrowland. 

The weather is rather cool for LA but we are okay with it but we did require a few layers.  The park is not too busy (according to the workers) but it is busy for us. We didn’t require fast passes at any ride and when we did later in the day it was too late to get passes before we wanted to head out.

After six hours at the park we decide we have had our fill. 
We decide to catch the bus to the Target on Harbour Boulevard to pick up some essential for our stay here and on the ship.

We cross the street to head to Joe’s Crab Shack but they have a large party of around 50 there at that time and the only table available is right beside the party so we decide to not stay.  We then opt to head right next store to Oggie’s which serves pizza and craft beers. 

The pizza we had was a Polish one and it was very very good. Our server was outstanding.

To head home we opt to not take the bus as it would require two buses and a long time. Instead we order an Uber and for just $5 and ten minutes we are at our hotel.

It is only 7:30 but we are tired and are snug in our beds watching tv.

Today was a GREAT day -- Tomorrow is going to be a great day too.

Disney Day Two

Oh boy did we have a good sleep last night…. Exhaustion works.

We wake and head out for a quick breakfast before meeting up with our friends Angelique and Simon who live in Sacramento.  We met them a few years ago while sailing on a cruise and have kept in touch and have visited them at their home as well as they have been to Vancouver and whenever we get the chance we meet up with them in San Francisco.

They came down for the weekend to share in our experience of Disneyland as they are season pass holders and they graciously are showing us the sights.

As soon as we enter the park we head straight to Star Tours with almost no line.  Simon and I agree to head to Space Mountain as again no lines!  Angelique and Bernie head over to Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters.

Anyways we roamed all over the park visiting tons of sights including:  Indian Jones, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Matterhorn, the Mad Tea Cups, It’s a Small World, Big Thunder Mountain, Gadget’s Go Coaster and Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin.  We watched a parade and caught the monorail to Downtown Disney to head over to the Tiki Lounge that they love to visit and came recommended by other friends too.

Oh my was this lounge amazing!  We had so much fun!  A few drinks, some finger food and a few more drinks and the place is packed. 

Check out the video of the two drinks we ordered and what happens when you order them!

We returned to the park to do some more rides and catch a parade and a bit of shopping. 

We finally got into It's a Small World as it was closed all day yesterday and today it was down for the entire morning.

We decide to do one more ride and take in Indian Jones ride.  Here Simon and Bernie pose with their friends.

For dinner we headed out to Joe’s Crab Shack where we all indulged in some seafood.  Angelique and Bernie had some steamer pots and got these cute bibs.

We are back in the room around 8:30 and after a solid 12 hours out and about we are tired.  Boy I need a holiday after this holiday that is for sure.