To Live and Cry in LA

Next up on the agenda was a few days at Disneyland and the new California Adventure theme parks.

Day 1.

We headed over to Disneyland around 10AM or so which was when it opened. However we had special tickets that would have allowed us in at 9AM so we just managed to beat the big rush. This allowed us to ride the Buzz lightyear and Autopia rides with almost no line ups. These would prove to be Wyatts two favorite rides as well.

Day 2.

We tried the California Adventure park today. It was a lot less crowded and had some great kids rides...or so i thought. They also have a "It's a bug's life" kids water park. The kiddie rides here were very short and very tame...almost pointless really. Although I suppose the kids did seem to like them.

In the bugs life area there was a flying cereal box ride, some bumper cars, spinning lady bugs, and the water park. We tried a few of these but the lines seemed to outweigh the fun.

There was a second kids section called toontown. The whole area is themed to look like a cartoon village where Mickey Mouse and his friends live. They have some playgound type stuff here and few more grown up rides. We took Wyatt on the roger rabbit ride and he didn't like it. A bit too scary I guess. They also have a small roller coaster here but I think it might be a bit much for him.

Mel and I rode the big rollar coaster here while Julia and Zak watched the kids. It was pretty fast and a great way to save money on lunch.

Day 3.

Back to Disneyland today. We got there early and managed to get to ride on Dumbo, the Carousel, and many other of the classic rides. We got more rides in in the first few hours then the rest of the day.

We went over to the other side in time to watch the Pixar parade. Wyatt really enjoyed it as he got to see all the characters from his movies in the parade.

Day 4.

We went back and forth between the two today. Did the stuff that the kids seemed to like the most. We left around 4 or so to have dinner and catch the bus to the airport.