Disneyland and California Adventure – Day 3

Well, it’s our third and final day at Disneyland/California Adventures, so we decided to go to California Adventures first and if time, make our way back to Disneyland. As it turned out we spent the entire day here because there was so much to experience and more of the bigger rides for the older kids. So we only had a short time at Disneyland at the end. California Adventure also had a light show (The World of Colour) on at 8pm, so we stayed for that. Like the last blog post, I think I’ll leave it up to the kids to tell you about their favourite rides in California Adventure. They can do it better than me because I spent most of my time on the ground with Akaisha (and believe me, I’m not complaining!….Some of those hairy rides are not for me!)

So, let’s start with the ride Flynn was roped into on the first day, Screamin’ . Here is Flynn’s account.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Holy moly, that’s a bit big! Aaaagggghhhhh!”

“It’s over son.”

Phew, that was so scary I could hardly breathe.

Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. I’m Flynn and I’m in Disneyland on the scariest ride there is to be in the world and I went on it.

At first I was really scared because it just felt like I was being carried at 300mph and that wasn’t even the scariest bit. Close to the end after the big drop, there was a loop and I thought I would die, but in the end, it was one of the least scariest things because it just felt like I was going upwards.

At the end of the ride I felt like I was so cool and awesome. The name of the ride was “Screamin”.

By Flynn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opposite the roller coaster ride, was Mickey’s Fun Wheel (the Ferris Wheel) which nearly everyone had a go on. You could choose from the stationary carriage or the rocking one. The pictures speak a thousand words.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kit and Chayse’s favourite ride was the Toy Story Midway Mania. It was a pretty awesome shooting game and the boys have decorated a page and written a little bit about the ride here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had started at California Adventure with the Grizzly River Run ride which Trev and Jai went on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

There was lots of entertainment along the way on the streets as we walked from ride to ride. This in itself was a great experience which the kids enjoyed immensely.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If any of you have seen the movie “Up”, then you’ll recognise the Boy Scout “Russell”. The kids met him at the Redwood creek Challenge Trail. They had fun traversing across obstacle courses and finding things in the wilderness before meetinRussell and earning their Wilderness badges.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Silly Symphony Swings proved to be a hit with the kids, with them running around after they had finished one ride and having another (we must have got there when the lines weren’t long).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Little Mermaid, Ariel’s Undersea Adventure, was Amber’s choice, but Akaisha and Cathy loved it too. So enchanting and relaxing (with wonderful music playing and no fast roller coaster rides.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The ride told the whole story of Ariel through music and interactive props above, in front and to the side of you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We made our way towards the the Fun Park where we entered “A Bug’s Land”. It was so well done, with even the restrooms resembling a discarded tissue box used by ants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We went into the 3-D “It’s Tough to be a Bug” show and we were so impressed. The glasses made everything look like it was coming towards us and they even had air blowing from different parts of our seat to make it feel like rodents scurrying past or water spraying etc. On the way out, we couldn’t resist a photo with our favourite chipmunks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following are Jai’s thoughts on his favourite rides.

Disneyland was truly a once in a lifetime opportunity! It caters for every age with it’s widespread of children fantasies and adult rides.

Disneyland is literally across the street from California Adventure – which seemed to have bigger, more thrilling rides. Two of my favourite rides are Space Mountain (Disneyland) and Hollywood Tower of Terror (California Adventure).

Space Mountain is a high speed rollercoaster with sudden drops and rises. But the best part was….it was in utter darkness! Speeding through the dark and around corners, you have no idea what to expect. It’s set in space with stars twinkling above you, and it’s such a thrill, you just want to do it again and again!

The other ride I mentioned is the Hollywood Tower of Terror! As the name suggests, this ride is set as a huge hotel/tower that you ride up in an elevator. When you get to the top, lightening strikes the elevator that you’re in, and you are dropped, screaming, through pitch-blackness to the bottom of the building! Then you’re thrown up and down a few more times, before the ride ends.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I really enjoyed my experience at these two theme parks, and I would love to do it all again!

By Jai

The night was drawing to a close and we wandered over to the Hollywood Pictures Backlot where elecTRONica  was taking place and the atmosphere was very different. Lots of loud techno music, dancing and laser lights. We made our way back to the Paradise park area to watch the World of Colour Light show. There were people everywhere and it was certainly hard to see if you were a little person, but we managed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

California Adventure was closing, but Disneyland remained open til 11pm, so we couldn’t resist the opportunity to say a quick goodbye to this special place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So that’s our time at the wonderful Disneyland and California Adventure Theme park. We had such an awesome time and the feeling of magic will linger with us for a long time………………