So far we have had an amazing time on our trip. On Monday, we went to Disneyland and on Tuesday, we went to Disneyland and California Adventure.
Monday we went and got our AAA lanyards and pins. While there, we were chatting with the store clerk and I guess she was impressed with our good attitude despite the pouring rain because she gave us all buttons that make us honorary citizens of Disneyland. Whenever a cast member notices, they talk to you more and generally try to treat you special. (We found that out later, we just decided to wear them because they were so cool.) We went and rode Indiana first, then immediately got on the jungle cruise. The park was pretty empty because it was pouring rain and we were quite fashionable in our Disney rain slickers! We got hit by an angry hippo in the hippo pond and he knocked our boat out of service. What a mean hippo! Our guide had to fire his gun to signal for help. Two boats had to come and get us and we finally ended up transferring boats because the hippo really messed ours up. It was quite the adventure! The river guides were so kind and gave us a really cool map of the jungle cruise and two free fast passes for any rides we chose! We went next to the haunted Mansion, which is all decked out for Christmas with Jack Skellington and crew. It was totally amazing! The ballroom smells like gingerbread houses and made my mouth water. It was so fun to see that ride in a whole new light. We left the park at 3:30 to meet my sister and her boyfriend for dinner at Medieval Times. The show was so good and we had a great time. I would definitely go there again. It was a lot of fun. We caught the fireworks on the drive home, spectacular!
On Tuesday, we met my sister and her boyfriend at Disneyland and went on lots of rides. We had a nice clear day with no rain and no rain slickers, yeah! In the afternoon we went to California Adventure. I rode California Screaming myself because the boys don't like it. It is an incredible ride. Then, I saw my very good friend while we were walking to the Tower of Terror. She is here with her family at the same time. We unexpectedly caught the Pixar Parade and had fun watching that. We came back to our hotel where I made dinner for all of us and then we just relaxed for an hour before heading back to Disneyland for the fireworks. We decided to ride the new monorail cars, which were awesome! We got to ride with the conductor on the first leg of the trip, then in the back car the second leg. While in the back car, we met two cast members who were spending their time off in the park. He explained the honorary citizen thing. Because we were just chatting and having fun with him, he asked if we wanted fast passes for Space Mountain. Of course we said yes, so we got five free fast passes! We went to stand by the entrance to Space Mountain and caught the fireworks from there. They were so beautiful. My favorite was the shooting star type. We also liked the smiley face kind. We then used our passes for Space Mountain and had a 10 minute wait instead of the 40 posted! It was awesome. We rode some more rides and then boarded the train for Main Street and the trams back to the parking garage.
We had a great couple of days. I can't wait to start today. It's supposed to rain the next two days, which will keep most people away. I will never let a little rain stop me from enjoying Disney! That is what slickers are made for! Well, we are off to breakfast now and more fun. Don't you wish you were here too?
PS - I had heard and even seen on TV, but I still can't believe how incredible Disney is a Christmas. It is truly magical and beautiful.
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