We drove down the day before Thanksgiving and went to DL on Thanksgiving, on Saturday, and on Sunday. On Friday we hung out in the hotel game room and relaxed.
Our first ride, she loved it! It was Jungle Cruise boat ride, or something like that.
On Casey the Train. Getting off, Claire was holding onto door opening and yelled, "All aboard!"
Her first time on Dumbo. I love her happy face.
Despite the scared look on her face, she actually did want to go stand next to Pluto. We also saw Mrs. Clause and the reindeer.
We spotted this princess walking around with no one in line to see her, so we just walked over.
Claire LOVES rides, the faster the better. Here she is on the teacups.http://youtu.be/H-c5cBdY734
She even went on the Matterhorn and loved it. She's my fearless girl!
In the game room at the hotel. We also played air hockey, ping pong, that shooting hoops game and pinball. Hyrum and Claire went swimming while I relaxed in the hotel room.
Our second day at DL was perfect! I planned out the whole day and we used our magic morning. We got to do everything we wanted and more with minimal line waiting! We had so much fun, I can't wait to go again!
Claire didn't like most of the indoor rides (peter pan, roger rabbit, mr toad), she would cover her ears the entire time. She did like walking around Toon Town, seeing the characters and going in the play houses. She also loved the little rollercoaster.
Claire loved the water section in a Bug's Land. She was the only one in a bathing suit, I was so glad I came prepared! She and Hyrum hung out here for a long time and I went on the Tower of Terror.
Phineas and Ferb dance party.
Autopia was one of her favorites. She wasn't tall enough to drive it, but Hyrum stuck her in the driver seat anyway and they didn't say anything, he just pushed the gas petal for her.http://youtu.be/CfwUzBwOAyk
She loves Mickey and Minnie (no really, she does)
Claire is such a performer! We were walking past this band, and ended up watching her dance for at least 20 minutes. Everybody loved it, including the band, but when they let Claire play the bells, she got a little shy and I ended up holding her and shaking them. There was a lot of her dancing and performing for people several times, it's who she is.
http://youtu.be/RhdbnRM-HYkThis is in the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail. Claire always wants to do everything herself, and I was really surprised at how well she got up this net. There were also some cool slides and binoculars that she had fun with.
Claire loved this Mickey dance off show. She was actually rocking out even more before I started the video. This guy behind us was clapping and yelling, "Go! Go! Go! Go!" for Claire.http://youtu.be/M__g-V5tnf8
Hyrum and Claire hung out in the hat shop while I went on Space Mountain.
Claire loved Dumbo. Hyrum and Claire were on the ride (for the 4th time) right before the last ride, and when it was over, Claire started sobbing that she had wanted to ride in the green one. When the guy came around to let them out, he let them just hop in the green Dumbo and go again.
She loves carousels so we went of both a few times.http://youtu.be/ZUlFWeFLP1Y
We also rode Winnie the Pooh 6 or 7 times in a row. We went during the fireworks on our last night and there wasn't anyone in line, so we just kept going around. The first night of fireworks, I was on Thunder Mountain, and it was really cool watching them right in from of me at the top. Hyrum and Claire were in a little boat and they stopped the boat to watch, he said that was cool too. California Screamin' was my favorite roller coaster, it was so much fun! I used fast passes for all the adult ride I went on, and it was great. I also went on Indiana Jones. In California Adventure we saw Aladdin (awesome), a Disney Playhouse puppet show, a thing in the street with the Incredibles, and World of Color. We watched Fantasmic in DL our first night, and that was really cool too. The Submarine was another really cool ride.
http://youtu.be/FI2_b7NE_l0
We all loved the parade in DL, it was so fun! I really liked going during the Holidays so it was all decked out Christmasy and wintery. The Castle looked so magical!
We also found that if we kept Claire eating snacks almost constantly, then she was a happy girl unless she was tired. Our bag was stocked with fresh fruit, dried fruit, carrot sticks, crackers, and fruit leather. We also went home for a nap and lunch, it was a nice little recharge, then stayed until Claire came unglued.
Claire insisted on walking 95% of the time. She didn't want to ride in the stroller or let us carry her, or ride in the boba (baby carrier). A few times we made ride in the stroller because she was so tired she was walking ridiculously slow. Our last night, we were leaving at around 11, and she was running up ahead of us and tripped on the sidewalk. She skinned her hands and knees and face, and was just hysterical. I picked her up and she proceeded to pee all over both of us. She then cried to sleep in my arms on the walk out. It was definitely a memorable end to our trip!
4 comments:
fun! fun! glad you got to get out & play!
Loved reading all of this. ....and what an end. : )
Looks like so much fun! Wish I could have come!
What an awesome trip!! The ending is perfect, one you will NEVER forget ;) I'm glad you guys had such a fun time!!!
Post a Comment