My Life in Pictures and Words: Welcome to Disneyland: Day 2

I realize that my title can be a little misleading. But even tomorrow's will get us mislead as well. See, I didn't want to name today "Welcome to the California Grand Hotel: Day 2" because, well, just for the shear fact that uh, we spent all day in Disneyland.

At the entrance.

Our day started off great! We got to enter the park an hour early because we're staying at the hotel! The wait limits were like 10 minutes and it wasn't because you had to wait, but because, as most of you who've been to Disneyland before can attest to, the walk TO the actual ride took 10 minutes! Disneyland has always astounded me at the amount of effort they put into their overall ride asthetic. It makes you feel like you're actually in that time or place.

Here's my cheapo picture of our picture!

First, we jumped on Space Mountain; my all-time favorite ride! Aside from Pirates, Indiana Jones and Star Tours. And Thunder Mountain. Ok so maybe I love it, but love others too! They always take your picture when you go on the rides that are going to make you scream, but we're too cheap to actually buy any of them. So I took a picture with my phone! So much cheaper in the long run!

I hope they appreciate this! Not that I'm telling the price I paid for these!

After that we went to do Star Tours, which has really been revamped! It's now in 3D which just seems to really work well with Star Wars. I mean honestly probably the best 3D I've ever seen (even beats out Avatar). I've always loved Star Wars, ever since I was a little kid (I grew up on the 70s ones, not the "first" ones!). At the end of the ride it, of course, they send you straight into a Star Wars gift shop. I was tempted all day long to make my own light saber. But I settled for just buying these books for my class - my boys LOVE them!

Since my mom's conference didn't start until 9:30 am, she tagged along with us. The last ride we did with her was the Finding Nemo Submarine Ride. It was pretty awesome. I wish I had the umph to actually upload some pictures. Maybe later. But here are some of some "starfish". I had hoped for real, I'll settle with real-looking fakes. The picture of my submarine will not load landscape wise so sorry! That'll have to just go into facebook and not here. But here are the cool starfish!

Ohhh look how real!

Once my mom left Katie and I were on our own. We just started going everywhere! We tried the whole take a picture of yourself thing and it didn't really work out too well. But here are a few:

Aboard the Mark Twain Paddle Boat!

It told me if I rubbed the lamp, I would receive my future! It didn't work.

Hats are always in at Disneyland. Looks like headbands are also!

Inside the Mad Hatter shop, Kate styling a Mad Hatter Hat!

After we messed around we finally made our way over to Fantasyland/Storybook Land. I really wanted to see the Princesses, and since you know me and all, you'll know I'm obsessed with Disney Princesses - have been since I was little. But when we got there this is what we ran in to!

Who waits for 75 minutes?!

I love Tigger!

Plus they didn't even have my favorite Princesses (Jasmine & Aurora if you were wondering). SOOO we left. I did get to pose with some of my other favorite characters! And pictures are all thanks to my mom (whom we met back up with at lunch). For some strange reason, my sister HATES anything dressed up. Hates it. So she kindly refused to take any pictures with or near any of the characters. We had to have a discussion this morning about how everyone who comes to Disneyland is here because they want to be a kid again, so it's ok to wear kid-looking clothes and hats and be silly and dorky and all those other fine words. Doesn't look like it sunk in. But I do love her anyway.

This was a.w.e.s.o.m.e!

So towards the end of the first part of our day (meaning before our feet finally said "Hey, we're down here and we are blistered and tired") we were back over in Tomorrow Land and I ran into these strange guys (note: I really do love Star Wars). My mom was in line with my sister and I made her come out and take a picture. You could only get your picture IF they chose you out of the random crowd. I begged to get picked lol jumping up and down at my age is not attractive, but if it gets results, so be it! The guy on my left (in the picture not in real life) kept trying to push me over! So not cool Storm Trooper. So not cool.

So not much else really happened but I will say we got to eat at the Blue Bayou, some place I've always wanted to eat. Since like forever. Katie got a cute little pudding/candle for her birthday (which by the way, is so awesome, anyone who works here will be like HAPPY BIRTHDAY! just randomly!). We watched Fantasmic. We rode space mountain again. We got Katie a graduation hat. We went back to the hotel. I wish I had the energy to write more, but I'm tired. I don't want to take the time to edit photos and I just want to shower and sleep. So a random listing of photos will just have to do! I'm done being crafty with my photo placement for tonight.