Today was a very special day. Our first full day at Disneyland and a special character was arriving later in the day. We started with a great breakfast at the hotel. A buffet of pancakes, bacon, fresh waffles and other assorted goodies all included with our room. We were there by 7:00a since the park opens at 8:00a and we wanted to get there as soon as it opened. The worst kept secret of Disneyland is that it's not busy in the mornings and the summer was no exception. We could walk on rides for the first two hours.
The plan was for Carter and I to head to Splash Mountain while everyone else headed to the Matterhorn. Carter just makes the height restriction of 40" and made a good attempt. He insisted that we go on 1) The Pooh Bear Ride, 2) Pirates and then 3) Splash Mountain. We made the first two but when it was time for Splash he indicated that "Baby Duck doesn't want to go on Splash mountain because he doesn't like water." How can you argue with a duck?
It turned out the Matterhorn was closed but opened up around 9:00a so we hit a few random rides like the Tea Cups and Alice and Wonderland while we waited. Barb, Reg and I than went over to Splash Mountain while the kids checked out Toon Town. We finished and found them just in time because they were in the line up to get pictures with Minnie but didn't have a camera. Disneyland will take your picture for you and give you a code to check it online later. Of course they take your money pretty good too so it's best if you have your own camera.
After that Callie and Kerry went to check out Tinkerbell. (Too bad our special guest hadn't arrived.) Carter and I went over to Pirate Island for a little hike. I watched enviously at the canoes that paddled by. They are the one ride I haven't done yet and I'm determined to go this time. We then headed back to the hotel to find Uncle Ronnie! He had just arrived by shuttle. After a quick dip in the pool we got ready to back to the park again.
When we headed back to the park our timing wasn't very good as we ended up at the tail end of the parade which made for very slow going. The first ride we hit was Pirates and it had a short line up. Carter was having none of it though so he and I went to the exit to wait and buy a sword. (Another good parenting tip. Buy them stuff when they scream.) After some talking I discovered that he felt we had to go on Pooh Bear first and then Pirates. So after a quick Pooh Bear ride we were back on Pirates.
A few more quick rides and then every but Ronnie and I went back to the hotel. Kerry was smart enough to use everyone's passes to fast pass a few rides for us. They didn't start till 11:00p so we headed to Space Mountain to stand in line. We got to the very front of the line outside when they announced it was shut down and they didn't know when it would be back on. Turned out to be just a 20 minute delay so we got lucky. We hit the Matterhorn before finishing off with Splash Mountain and Indiana Jones. Home for midnight after a very long day.
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