Disneyland

Our last day at Disneyland. We actually wandered back and forth between the parks but will treat my blog as single trips, its easier. You can probably tell from my clothing that its a bit warmer. In fact, the jacket came off fairly quickly.

To make sure we get to do the favourites, we immediately headed to Adventureland and did the Indiana Jones Adventure. This was probably one of my favourite rides. Riding a wild jeep through caves and jungle with danger at every turn. What a blast! 

Next was Jungle Cruise. Slow and sedate boat ride down a jungle river, hokey but still fun.

 

Time to ramp things up a bit with Splash Mountain. A log cruise ending in a 50 foot drop down a log flume. Just what the doctor ordered.

I tried to take a picture just as we went over the edge of the flume. It sorta worked. Its hard to hold the camera steady and scream at the same time.

This is what it looks like from the outside. A real rush and a bit wet. Glad we didn't do it the first day.

Time to head over to Tomorrow Land and take the Finding Nemo Undersea Voyage. Years ago we took the Nautilus ride in Disney World and it took forever to get on the ride because it actually went underwater and safety issues made everything slow. Now it settles in the water about 4 feet so the top stays dry and speeds things up, therefore no delays. Not as exciting but what the hey, we're still underwater.

Someone else is looking for Nemo as well. Colours are more vivid underwater for some reason.

A couple of bobsled rides on the Matterhorn kept us going until lunch. I'm always amazed they make such a large display for just a 2 minute ride. Presentation is everything I guess.

On to Main Street USA for lunch and a break. The weather looks pretty good now doesn't it.

If you've been to any Disney parks you'll recognize "it's a small world" after all. For an hour after you can't get the tune out of your head. But it's a tradition, we had to do it.

Toon Town is a fun area based on the Roger Rabbit movie. All the buildings are toon style and the Car Toon Spin car race through Toon Town is a lot of fun.

Grammie wanted to take one of the cars home but the gas station couldn't fill her up. There were fish in the gas pumps for some reason.

We found our dream motor home there. If we couldn't buy it, at least I got some ideas on how to upgrade ours.

Back to Tomorrowland for a couple of fun rides. Buzz Lightyears Astro Blasters was such fun we kept going back for more. They give you laser guns and you shoot villians. Fun for all ages.

Star Tours was a space ride with C3P0 and other Star Wars characters. Each 3D ride was different so we went back a few times to help the Rebel Alliance. Fast and exciting.

What would Disneyland be without their trademark parade. As the sun set the huge parade went on for at least a half hour. Every Disney character you can think of paraded by with lots of music and singing.

It's designed for kids but it sure brings back memories of Wonderful World of Disney every Sunday night.

The grand finale is the fireworks. They lasted about 15 minutes and were spectacular. They were themed to different music and Disney movies and at times were exploding all around us. It's hard to get the beauty in a photo but I picked this one because if you look lower centre you'll see the statue of Walt Disney holding Mickeys hand right in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle. Disneyland is way smaller than Disney World in Florida but the original is more intimate and familiar somehow. We've had a blast here.