When Kerry was planning our trip she had to look up what the start time is for each park and we were confused by the fact that the park didn't open until 9:00a on Sunday the 21st. We soon discovered what was going on when we went to get in line. There was something called the CHOC Walk which stands for Children's Health of Orange County. I guess they get to do a walk through the park which is why it opened later. This itself wasn't a problem but I think they either handed out free passes or people did the walk and then did Disneyland because the lineup was backed up to the middle of the courtyard entrance.
We started with Galaxy's edge before heading over to New Orleans Square and hopping on Pirates of the Caribbean. Ordinarily we would be trying to do Splash Mountain, Pooh Bear and the Haunted Mansion at this time but all three of these rides are closed. We did see some baby ducks. I guess that is the same. We also spent some time in the gift shop after Pirates looking for something for Uncle Ronnie. I liked the "The Beatings Will Continue Until Moral Improves" hat since he's a crew chief at Air Canada Jazz but I think Kerry went with a shirt instead.
We then spent a bit of time in Fantasyland where we got on Mister Toad's ride. All these Fantasyland rides are effectively the same though I would have preferred Peter Pan as it hangs you from the ceiling in a boat instead of just a car. I passed on doing the tea cups. There wasn't room for a fifth in the tea cup anyways and I hate the spinning. I realized I don't mind the spinning on Mater's Junkyard Jamboree but in that ride the vehicle itself doesn't spin where as the teacups do spin and you can control the spin and of course I never get to control.
We went back to the hotel and spent some time by the pool before heading to the Cheesecake Factory and then park. As we got into the park, the train was right at main street and we were headed to Tomorrowland so it was a good opportunity to take the train. We started in day time and ended in night time and it was interesting that they stopped in New Orleans Square despite the fact that you couldn't get off or on at the station. We just had to sit there for several minutes staring at the plywood construction walls. We did get a quick look at the construction though and it looks like they are still a few months away from opening back up.
When Kerry and I were here before kids we managed to get on the Story Book Canal Boats just as the fire works were staring so we knew that if you timed your line right you could get 'stuck' on the ride during the fireworks that are shot off both in front of and behind the ride. As we were getting on they referred to our boat as a 'Fire Boat' so we timed it perfectly. About 60 seconds in they stopped the boat and we got to watch the fire works from a great view point and while sitting. The timing was about 9:27 for anyone that wants to try this themselves.
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