sew4funhobby: A little memo from Disneyland trip #1

Disneyland Notes & Tips #1
This is mostly for reminding myself what I saw and what I should or shouldn't do if we are lucky enough to get chances going back there again. It was a very fun trip.

Our Disneyland trip started with thinking about spending weekend in Seattle and then we changed our plan that we were going to Hawaii instead - anyway after a lot of thinking and changing our mind ; our destination had changed to Disneyland, the happiest place on Earth ^__^

We stayed in Holiday Inn Hotel&Suites on Walnut street, nice hotel, good pizza, has little cute water park for kids and a small pool.
We spent 3 days in the park; first day in Disneyland, second day in California Adventure and the last day in Disneyland. We were cheap so we didn't buy park hopper tickets which I didn't think it was a 'must have' for us anyway.

My daughter was taller than 41" but a bit shorter than 42" so we missed out any ride requires 42" of height. Yes, they were very strict and No, tipping toes will be caught ( She tried haha ) But it is for safety reasons, so I won't argue with them.

Rides and shows we were on/watched ( not in order);

Day#1 Sunday Septemper 21, park hour 9am to 10pm - Disneyland;

Jungle Cruise -Adventureland
Tarzan's Treehouse -Adventureland
Pirates of the Caribbean-New Orleans Square
Mad Tea Party -Fantasyland
Alice in Wonderland - Fantasyland
Astro Orbitor -Tomorrowland
Autopia - Tomorrowland
Disneyland Monorail - got on Disney Downtown /off Tomorrowland
Disneyland Railroad -MainStreet U.S.A - got on ... / off Mickey's Toontown
Dumbo the Flying Elephant -Fantasyland
King Arthur Carrousel -Fantasyland
Gadget's go Coaster - Mickey's Toontown
Minnie mouse & Mickey mouse houses -Mickey's Toontown
The Royal hall Theater - Fantasyland - Tangled
Mickey Soundsationl Parade
Dining with Character -Goofy's Kitchen in Disneyland Hotel
Fantasmic! -Frontierland
Fireworks at Disneyland Park
Mickey and the Magical Map -Fantasyland

Ready to go in

Gadget's go Coaster - Mickey's Toontown

Day#2 Tuesday September 23 park hour 10am to 8pm -California Adventure Park

* We were bumped because I was looking at the wrong 'magic hour' day of the wrong park, we planned to get there early to use 'magic hour' but turned out it wasn't offered that day. Fortunate enough our hotel is very close and we needed to get my DD's Minnie mouse toy a new set of batteries anyway.

Disney JR. live on stage -Hollywood land * my DD's most favorite show, she asked for it again on dat#3 but we didn't have park hopper ticket ( this was the only reason I 'd missed park hopper ticket but she had enough fun and entertain anywho ^_^)
Chracter Close-up Hollywood land
Flik's Flyers - a bug's land
francis' Ladybug Boogie -a bug's land
Heimlich's Che Chew Train -a bug's land
Tuck and Roll's Drive 'Em buggies' -a bug's land
Golden Zephyr -Paradise Pier
Jumpin' Jellyfish -Paradise Pier
Mater's Junkyard Jamboree -Cars Land
Mickey's Fun Wheel - Paradise Pier ( twice )
Radiator Springs Racers -Cars Land - FASTPASS - put-in about 11am, get the time btw 5:30 to 6:30pm
Red Car Trolley -Buena Vista Street
Silly Symphony Swings - Paradise Pier
Soarin' Over California - Condor Flats
The Little Mermaid -Ariel's Undersea Adventure - Paradise Pier
King Triton's Carousel -Paradise Pier
Disney's Aladdin - A Musical Spectacular - Hollywood Land
World of Color - need FASTPASS to get in very front