Day 8: Disneyland to Catalina Island (Part IV of IV) [Video]

July 11, 2012Posted in2012 Road Trip1 Comment
Ethan and Grandma ride the Heimlich’s Chew Chew Train

Day 8: Disneyland to Avalon, Catalina Island | Total Drive Time: 2 hours | Total Distance: ???

Final day at Disneyland and we found Ethan’s favorite ride: Cars Land Radiator Springs Racers. Laura and I both agree that it was also our favorite.

We had planned on doing the Racers today since we had an early 7am pass to California Adventures, but after arriving at the park, signs showed that the Racers would not open until 11am due to maintenance. We weren’t going to wait until then without a Fast Pass. Lines without a Fast Pass have been 2-3 hours for the 5 minute ride. I jumped into the Fast Pass line where I had to wait 50 minutes (Fast Pass line opened at 8am) to get a 11:35 am-12:35 pm time slot.

Day 7: Disneyland (Part III of IV)

July 10, 2012Posted in2012 Road Trip
Splash Mountain: Ethan’s first time on a 50 ft. drop

Day 7: Disneyland and California Adventures | Total Drive Time: 0 hours | Total Distance: Lots of walked miles

We opened Disneyland at 7am. Closed Disneyland at 12am. What a long, exhausting, and terrific day!

I’ll let the photos do the talking, but here are some highlights of our second full day at Disneyland and California Adventures.

  • Ethan rode his first “adult roller coaster style” rides. These include Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Splash Mountain. He loved both of them.
  • Ethan met Tigger and was very giddy about it.
  • Ethan loved the Pixar Parade. Autumn cried and hung out as far as possible from the roaming characters.