Tuesday was another day of Disney fun...this time at California Adventure! Although it opened in 2001, and Greg and I had visited Grandma and Grandpa since then, we had never made it to this park before. We were all super excited to see Cars Land, which opened just a few years ago. But first, we had somewhere special to be...
We had 9 a.m. reservations for Ariel's Disney Princess Celebration, so we quickly walked to Paradise Pier. Ben wasn't too sure he wanted to go...he thought the princesses would want to marry him. Ha! I assured him that all of the princesses had their respective "Prince Charming" and were taken. :) Nathalie, again, was a little shy at first, so Ben was happy to jump up and greet the lovely ladies who strolled by while we ate our breakfasts. Nathalie soon joined in the fun and was grinning from ear to ear! Absolutely priceless!
After all that girly fun, we made our way to Cars Land for some boy time! Although, I think Nathalie and I were just as happy to be transported to Radiator Springs as Ben and Daddy! It was AWESOME!! Our first ride was Mater's Junkyard Jamboree, sort of like the spinning tea cups at Disney. Lots of giggles! We strolled down Route 66 and even got to meet Lightning McQueen at the Cozy Cone Motel! I was genuinely blown away at the amount of detail they included in making Cars Land look just like the movie!
We continued on down the road to the Radiator Springs Racers ride. We had heard it was a fun one, and we didn't want to miss it. Whoa...the wait was already 2 hours, and all the FASTPASS tickets were gone! Uh oh! We knew it would be asking a lot of the kids to wait for 2 hours, so we assured Ben we would come back later and rode Luigi's Flying Tires instead. It was kind of like bumper cars, but on a huge air hockey table with fans blowing air up through the floor. Great idea, but it didn't seem to work well, at least in our opinion. The only disappointing thing about Cars Land...
We walked back near the park's entrance to Buena Vista Street where we enjoyed a Disney Junior show. Ben got up and down to dance and sing, while Nathalie just sat with her mouth open and eyes glued to the stage. So cute!
After the show, we walked back to Cars Land in hopes of a shorter line for the Racers ride. It was even longer now! Oh dear! We stopped off at Flo's Café for some milkshakes to ease our troubles. What a beautiful day! We were able to shed our coats and soak in the warm California sun! We decided we'd give the ride one more chance in a couple of hours, so we headed to Paradise Pier...
We wandered back to Paradise Pier and rode Ariel's Undersea Adventure a few times since there was no line! After the ride, Phineas and Ferb were parading through the streets with a dance party that we stopped to watch for a bit. Ben and I rode Goofy's Sky School roller coaster, and then we watched a little of the Latin-themed Christmas fiesta parade. We bounced up and down on the Jumpin' Jellyfish, and then made our way back to Cars Land for one last hope of riding the Racers without waiting forever...
The sign said 90 minutes wait, and we were sure to have Nathalie's height approved before we ventured on in to stand in line. The kids waited so well, and it only took about 50 minutes before we were hopping on our Racers. Yahoo! One of the best Disney rides ever...so glad we waited!! You start out slow through the canyons, then relive a bit of the Cars story inside. All of a sudden, you pull up beside another car, and then you're off and racing! When we finished, I looked at Nathalie, and her face was frozen. I couldn't tell if she wanted to laugh or cry...I think she was so surprised by what just happened! Of course, Ben climbed out and was begging to go again, and so then Nathalie perked up with a "me too!!" :)
We thought we would take a break from the rides to watch the Pixar Pals parade, and then made a mad dash back to the Racers ride. Equally as fun the second time around!! What a great way to end our rides for the day.
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