Disneyland

Today we went to Disneyland. We were supposed to go when we first arrived in California but Mom cancelled it because we were all sick. Boy am I glad we waited. It was the first day of school for most kids so the parks were almost completely empty. Kaleb got to ride a single ride three times in a row without ever getting off. That is rare at Disneyland!

Marcia got us in for free which was super nice because Disney tickets are monster expensive. She can only sign three of us in so she brought her friend, Dave, in to get the rest of us. That was super nice! Disney has two parks right next to each other, California Adventure and Disneyland.

We went to California Adventure first. It was great! We did the Jellyfish Jumpers, a water playground, and Kaleb did Muholand Madness rollercoaster where he lost the Disney hat Mom gave him. Marcia met us so she could do the Tower of Terror with Kaleb. The Tower of Terror is a hotel that was hit by lightning and you are strapped into an elevator that falls 13 stories. Kaleb was pretty scared when he came out but the picture at least showed him smiling. Papa got him a shirt that said “I survived the tower!” that made him happy. We ate lunch at a big character spot and got to meet up with Cruella DeVil and the Incredibles. Cruella was really funny telling people to get out of here and getting mad when she found out we had left out puppy at home.

Halfway through the day we headed over Disney. We had to stop for Kaleb so he could switch out his pins on his lanyard. We all had tons of fun trading pins. We did King Arthur’s Carosuel, Dumbo, Space Mountain, Autopia, Buzz Lightyear, Rocketships, and more. The Buzz Lightyear ride is one of my favorites. You are a space cadet who is trying to help Buzz capture and defeat Zurg. Zurg is taking all the toys batteries so they can’t run any more and you have to stop him by using a laser gun to shoot the Z’s in the ride. The ride keeps your score and rates you and the end. I was a Level 2 which isn’t too bad.

All the rides have rules about height. I am finally tall enough to be able to drive myself on Autopia. I wasn’t doing so good though. Their pedals hate me! There is only one pedal but as soon as you let it go you stop automatically. Papa Chuck didn’t appreciate it when I stopped in the middle of the road and he rear-ended me! I also learned that you can’t go over the curb. Good thing I have lots of time to practice before I start driving Dad’s Camero. We accidentally got caught in the parade crowd. It turned out to be a awesome parade and we stayed for the rest of it even though I ran out video tape before the end. We did lots more pin trading and made smashed pennies for some of our friends back home until it was time to leave. It was an awesome day, except for Kaleb losing his hat. Papa says that he will take us back tomorrow to see if someone turns it in. Other than Moosey’s hat, it was the best day ever!