Disneyland Adventures

Holy heck was this last Disneyland trip crazy!

It started out early Sunday morning.  Like 5:00 early.  We wanted to make it in time to see Fantasmic! the only time it was showing the whole time we were there.  Everything was going great, until the car decided to have a melt-down at Cove Fort.  It overheated to the point of extreme.  Thank heavens for a mechanic dad!  After an hour to let it cool enough to open the radiator it was determined that the thermostat was stuck.  My wonderful dad made the trip down to switch cars with us so we wouldn't miss our trip.  That left us with a five hour wait.  What to do, what to do?  Well we were only a mile and a half away from the fort itself.  We weren't sure that it would be open, being a Sunday and all, but figured it would at least kill some time walking there.  It was open and we were able to get a tour.  It was pretty neat.  They've done some major upgrades to the place.  Wow!

After five hours we were back on the road.  Instead of stopping off for a cheap dinner in Mesquite we just kept going.  I know!  Who turns down the chance for $5 prime rib with all the fixins?  We did because of the traffic jam in the Virgin River Gorge.  Apparently merging is beyond the abilities of everyone who left Utah that day.  When we finally pulled in at the hotel it was 1:00am.  Yikes what a long day!

After getting a mix up at the hotel taken care of we were able to start our week at the park!!  Naturally we hit Pirates first followed by the Haunted Mansion.  I had to make a quick trip back to the hotel for a change of clothes (isn't it lovely to be a girl?).  Then we played around doing the rest of the usual.

Tuesday's adventures were great.  First we got to go to the brand new Car's Land!!  We loved the new rides.  We also got to meet Merida, Jamie's new favorite princess.  Then that night was the Halloween Party, where we had a ton of fun and got loads of candy.  Wednesday was the Blue Bayou and some awesome food.  Thursday and Friday we did the ususal.  The trip home Saturday was uneventful, unless you count two kids throwing up.

Our friends the Partridges were able to play with us at the park.  They decided a couple weeks before that Amy really needed a vacation, and since Disneyland was on their places to go list they came along.  They split up their days between the beach and the parks.  It was fun to spend time with friends!

Our passes have expired, and our Disney adventures are over.  No more will we go to Disneyland until we make more money or prices come down.  It was a great year, and we made some great memories.  On to new things.

Oh, and by the way we're getting a new car.  Heehee!  Next year...CAMPING...a lot!!