8r4d#disney2024 The park is colourful and lit up in crazy lights after dark. When you are not rushing back to the hotel to put a grumpy kid to bed (like in past trips) there is lots of time to goof around and take silly photos.
8r4d#disney2024 lunch in an alternate version of #sanfran based on a flick from about ten years back. Back when California Adventure opened about twenty five years ago, the theming was all pretty generic and last time we were here this was a San Francisco themed area—it still kinda is, but now with a twist.
#disney2024 We waited for nearly two hours (no exaggeration ) to ride the Rise of the Resistance, still one of the best rides in the park and yeah, maybe, almost, just barely worth the wait. I haven’t really been taking videos on this trip but something compelled me to hit record as we crept into the first of the pre-show areas and I kept it rolling until the actual ride started. If you want to see the ride, search it up on another Youtube account… I wanted to enjoy the ride after my 2 hour wait, so I wasn’t recording that part!
8r4d#disney2024 day two and after a few quick rides elsewhere we checked out #starwars land in the back of the park, stopping for some pics, of course.
8r4d#disney2024 and our second ride of the day was the Indiana Jones adventure. It’s almost getting to be a bit too herky jerky for my poor old dad bones tho—I think I need to stick to its a small world or something
8r4d#disney2024 day two begins, and here were are at Disneyland proper where we rushed rope drop for space mountain and buzz light year before heading over to adventure land…
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By 9pm we had been holding a little patch of concrete for our viewing spots on for the big World of Colour show. Sore legs and long day, but there was lots to see on the Pier. #disney2024
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After a post-lunch siesta, we came back to the park with a mind to tackle the ninety minute queue for the big Cars ride, hitting a few of the smaller ones on the way there. Thankfully the sun was starting to settle a little lower into the sky and it wasn’t so hot as earlier. #disney2024
8r4d#disney2024 wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the Animation Academy, where they teach you to draw some character in a quick twenty minute —and more importantly, air conditioned— session with a Disney artist. We drew Sadness, the character from Inside Out, not the lingering feeling in our hearts.
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Day One of the pre-summer #disney2024 vacation adventure. After an afternoon of travel and an evening of settling in, we’re off to the parks for a few days. We started with California Adventure because the Kid decided that was her happy place this time. Seems to be about right.