We were up EARLY today. After yesterday’s parking debacle, we were determined to be
at California Adventure early. We
had a mission today. We HAD to
ride Radiator Springs Racers in Cars Land. We had heard the horror stories before coming – how the
lines are hours long and Fast Passes were gone by 10 am.
So we had a plan – the gates opened at 7:30 am and we were
lead down the street to a “holding area” until the park opened at 8 am. We were escorted into Cars Land by both
Mater and Lightning McQueen right at 8.
From the looks of it, Cars Land was amazing, but we were funneled
through the end of it to get on the ride, so we didn’t have a chance to really
enjoy walking down the street and seeing it all.
But. We made it onto the ride first thing. We waited maybe 10 minutes and then
rode what was to become one of our favorite rides in the park. Radiator Springs Racers takes you on a
leisurely drive, through town, and then you get to race another car. Again, I can’t say it enough, Disney does everything SO WELL. We loved the ride so much, we were able
to get TWO more sets of Fast Passes and ride it again.
Whew! That was down, now we felt we could relax and enjoy
the day. We took a walk down Main
Street in Radiator Springs, checking out Flo’s V8 Café, Sarge’s Supply House,
Cozy Cone Motel, and more when we came across this guy:
“Hi Lightning!!!” – My son went NUTS!! He was thrilled to meet him. I actually have a picture of him with
his arms around his hood, hugging him.
Meet Lightning McQueen – Check!
California Adventure is divided up into regions of
California – and it is a great park.
The rides are different than Disney, and most are not available in the
Florida parks, so we felt like we were at a whole different park, unlike
yesterday. For the most part, we
all enjoyed the rides with little to no wait time. We utilized the Fast Passes when we needed them but most of
the time, we walked on.
We loved the themeing of the California Boardwalk and spent
most of the afternoon there. There
we lots of rides that my little on could enjoy. And he also was able to run into this guy.
Buzz Lightyear is another one of his favorites. He had his pin on his lanyard and
showed it to him right when he walked up.
Buzz was “excited” and did a pose like the pin. Then my guy asked, “Where’s his
voice? Why is he not talking??” Um
– I let the handlers take that one.
(Something about saving it for the parade?) It was one of those moments my guy talked about the rest of
the day. He also met Woody and
Jake from the Neverland Pirates.
He didn’t want to meet Mickey yesterday – these were his “guys”.
I had to try Red’s Apple Freeze – another sought-after snack
– from the Cozy Cone Motel. It was
delicious – frozen apple cider with a marshmallow taste – but it didn’t top my
Dole Whip.
We also lucked out and rode both of the fiercest rides twice
– California Screamin’ and Tower of Terror. For those of us who like thrill rides, these were both
excellent.
Lastly, we took all the advice we had received and gotten
Fast Passes for World of Color.
These passes allow you into a reserved section to see this show. All I knew is that is was a water
show. I half-heartedly wanted to
watch it – really, I wanted to shop. But I am SO glad I did. World of Color is so much more than a “water show”. This half-hour show has to be one of
the best we have ever seen. Scenes
from Disney movies are projected onto the water. Water jets make the water spray in different shapes,
intervals, and heights. And there
is so much mood-envoking color.
This show alone was worth the price of admission in my book. All of us
enjoyed it. Except my 4 year
old. Two days at Disney and he was
out. Oh well, I guess that is
reason enough to come again, right?
Morganne
The next day was California Adventure! My favorite ride was
the California Screaming. Mom and I had a blast! Another palace you have to see
is Cars Land. We rode Radiator Springs Racers 3 times! Ian loved it! The last
thing we did was watch World of Color. If you do California Adventure, you must
see World of Color. That is the best show ever and they just started playing
it!
Our time at Disneyland and California Adventure was amazing.
If you are going to California you must come here.
Jack
My favorite part of California Adventure was California Screamin because of how fast it goes. When you go on the loop, you can barely feel it. We rode it 2 times but I could have ridden it 5 times! I also really liked Hollywood Tower of Terror. It drops you several times. I liked the pictures it took. On all the rides, I tried to do the Longhorns sign.
I liked Cars Land a lot. I liked how the Radiator Springs Racers speeds up and races other cars. Mater's Junkyard Jamboree was fun too, even if I had to ride with a girl on it. I also liked the look of all the lights at night.
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