Disneyland Trip | Part 2.

The next three days were spent running around Disneyland and California Adventures. We got there as soon as the gates opened each day and left when they kicked us out.  The week of Labor Day is an amazing time to go Disneyland. The park was surprisingly empty and the lines were short. It was also the 60th Diamond Celebration which made the park extra magical. The only negative was it was soooo hot. We basically melted each day. On our first day, we started in Disneyland and due to the small lines were able to hit most of the rides so we ventured to California Adventure for a bit. That evening we watched the Paint the Night parade and the Disneyland Forever Fireworks. This was my favorite part of our whole trip! These productions are the special evening entertainment for the Diamond Celebration which meant it was new to me. It was stunning! No fireworks show will ever compare to the productions Disneyland puts on!

The next day was spent mainly in California Adventure. Soaring Over California, Radiator Racers, and Screamin California seemed to be the favorites. In the afternoon we headed back to the hotel for a dip in the pool and then finished the evening off with the Aladdin show and World of Color. They are getting rid of the Aladdin show in a couple of months so I was so glad we were able to see it one last time. The World of Color was amazing as well. Disney sure knows how to out do itself!

Our last day was spent hitting all of our favorite rides one last time. It was also the first day of the Halloween season so it was fun to see the park all decked in the Halloween Decor and villians roaming around. I will say that Haunted Mansion is really disappointing all decked out for Halloween. The scare level dropped. It looked cheesy. I wish they would have just left it alone. Rant over. We also visited as many Princesses and Characters as we could for Kennadi's sake. That evening we watched Fantasmic. Fantasmic is such a classic, I love it!

I mentioned before that my favorite part of the trip was the Paint the Night parade and fireworks. I also loved being able to sleep through the night with no kids. I would venture to say Austin's favorite part besides showing his family how amazing Disneyland is, was the food. He researched all the must have food items and we indulged. The Monte Cristo sandwich, Cream Cheese Pretzels, and Dole Whips rank at the top of our must-try food items. 

I love Disneyland and can't wait until the next time I go visit. Hopefully it is sooner rather then later! 

 

Radiator Racers.

Tower of Terror.