July 19th is Kerry's Birthday. July 18th is Melissa's birthday. July 17th is Disneyland's Birthday. It seems they were connected at birth which does not surprise me one bit. We were early to the park once again though this time Melissa had our back and was there early enough to be first in line. First in line is a hard thing to measure since there are about 50 gates to the park and even when they let you in you can only go so far before you get trapped by a rope. The goal is to ease everyone into the park instead of in a dangerous rush.
Our goal was the Millennium Falcon once again as we had really enjoyed this ride the first time around. This time I tried to capture all of the details that I missed previously. The ride starts by guiding you onto the ship through the same corridors that you see in the movies. They really want you to be immersed in the experience. Since only six of you go through this area at once it feels like you are about to crew the ship. We didn't do so well with our piloting this time. We'll have to do some research to figure out how to boost our score.
This is a fun time of year to see ducks at Disneyland. Most of the duck families have ducklings and they don't appear scared of the crowds at all. You see them crossing the paths going after popcorn all over the place. There are plenty of waterways to swim in and natural areas to have their nests. I imagine Disneyland has to do something about the population periodically. I might have to ask some questions the next time I have duck at one of their fancier restaurants.
We booked a time to visit the Cantina in Galaxy's age but had some time to kill so we headed over to Fronteirland for a few rides. While we were there we noticed a famous pirate by the name of Captain Jack Sparrow so we stopped for pictures. He did a good job of being in character. He seemed surprised that we wanted to get our picture with him and he made no effort to stand near you. You had to move towards him. He was quite crazy.
We made it back for our scheduled visit at the Cantina. It looks just like the bar from the original Star Wars series. There are only drinks to purchase and it's very crowded so you have to book a time to go. Once it's your turn they bring you into the bar to find a place to stand and you have to force your way up to the bar to place your order. There are both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and they are not your normal drinks. Callie had some sort of blue milk and it was not sweet like you would expect for Disneyland.
I had the Fuzzy Tauntaun. I should have done some research. It is a peach drink so I assumed it was just a fuzzy peach but it came with something called buzz foam. It's made a natural pain killer from the Szechuan flower and it makes your lips go numb. For me it also did a number on my taste buds and by the time I was finished it felt like someone was sitting on my chest. I wandered back to the hotel after that. We did get a warning from the bar tender but I don't think I took it seriously enough.
We spent the afternoon in the hotel and then went back to the park for a special event planned by Melissa. She had called ahead and found out that Flynn Ryder from Rapunzel was going to be at the park. Flynn is one of Kerry's favorite characters. I didn't realize until she did this that the characters are on a set schedule that you can ask about so if you have a particular character you want to see you can find out where they will be and when. Now most people that were there in advance were there to see Rapunzel so it was rather awkward when it was time for Kerry, Callie and Melissa to get their picture taken. Rapunzel was trying to position herself so that everyone could be around her with Flynn nearby. It was comical to see Melissa guiding her away and ultimately arranging for her to leave the shot altogether. Flynn was quite excited to realize that someone was there for pictures with just him.
We didn't have anything booked for Dinner however Kerry had seen a burger place in Downtown Disney that she wanted to try. They were incredibly efficient. You ordered and paid for your food in advance before getting in line for a table. Once you were sat your food showed up almost immediately. Beyond burgers, the other reason for going here was the rather impressive milkshakes. We ordered one for every two people because they were quite extravagant. The cake version had a full piece of cake on top.
We finished our day in California Adventure. Although the mornings have been quite free, things get busy in the evenings. We mostly wandered around as the big rides all had wait times beyond what we wanted to wait for. Callie and Carter were not super excited that it was only the smaller kid rides like the Carousel that had manageable wait times. One thing we've noticed this visit is that the fast passes seem to be used up quite early in the evening. Only one more day until our stay at Disneyland comes to an end.
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