Trip Report, Day 5

Disneyland Day 2!!! We met up with Stacey's parents, who had flown in from Colorado the previous evening and, after a quick continental breakfast, headed over to Disneyland. The park was open early, but it was roped off at the end of Main Street so we were there for the rope drop and were able to get right on the rides we wanted. While we had covered a lot of the park on our first day, we hadn't touched Tomorrowland, where the first 99 minutes of Day 2 were dedicated. We headed straight to the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage (another notoriously long line, otherwise), where we were the very first ones on the sub. This attraction was fantastic--they really repurposed the old submarines well!


After Nemo, we were among the first to drive at Autopia, followed by Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters (one of our favorites--we did it twice)

Protecting the Universe from the Evil Emperor Zurg (but seriously, check out that score!).

We followed up Buzz Lightyear with the Captain EO tribute--at the beginning of the show David leaned over and said, "He'd better not be singing and dancing his way out of trouble." Well, he did. We would have done Space Mountain after Captain EO, but the ride was down that morning with mechanical issues. Good thing we had another day at the park!
After Tomorrowland, we headed out of the park and over to Disney California Adventure, where we would spend the rest of the day. First up was Soarin' over California (rode it twice), followed by California Screamin' (which we rode three times throughout the day).


After Screamin', we rode Toy Story Midway Mania,

King Triton's Carousel,

Meet N' Greets with Jessie, a Green Army Man and Duffy the Disney Bear (don't think he's going to catch on in the States--just sayin'...),


then on to lunch at the Golden State Dining Area (Sarah had a burrito, Hannah and I had Asian rice bowls, and everyone else had soup).
After a satisfying lunch, we headed over to the Hollywood Backlot to watch Playhouse Disney Live on Stage,

then back to the hotel for some much-needed naps!

David stayed a little longer with Grandma and Grandpa to catch the Muppets 3D show, and met Napoleon Dynamite Jon Heder, who was there with his family.

After our naps, we went back to California Adventure for the Pixar Play Parade, then into A Bug's Land for It's Tough to Be a Bug!.



After that, the five thrill seekers went to catch a ride on the Tower of Terror (this ride is a can't miss!)

while the others stayed behind and played at Flik's Fun Fair.

After going back for the last of our three rides on California Screamin' (did I mention that we loved this roller coaster?) and an ice cream stop, we headed over to Paradise Park to watch the World of Color show. While the crowds were crazy and we had to stand in a cramped area for a long time waiting for the show to start, we LOVED the show itself--a very nice addition to the park's offerings. The best part of the show was the encore (or TRONcore), in which pretty much all of Paradise Pier turned into a TRON-themed backdrop for a three-minute advertisement for the movie. The best part about that movie was the hype, and the best hype was that segment from the World of Color.

With that, Disneyland Day 2 was complete. Another fabulous, fun-packed day!