Escape to Disneyland

Mid-winter break
A friend's 6-year old, our 2 kids (5 and 2)
Destination = Disneyland

Need we say anything more?

2/18 - Left Kirkland, WA around 5pm & picked up Megan's friend Jaden

drive, drive, drive, drive, drive - finally decide to take a rest break outside of Mt. Shasta.

nap, wake, eat... mmmm coffee is gggggoooooodddddd.

2/19 - 7pm - we're here...
Stayed at Annaheim Harbor RV Resort

Key Lessons

• It takes twice as long to cover the distance in the RV (or at least feels that way)
• Don't rely on the cheap shuttle - just hoof it the 1/2 mile to/from Disneyland
• Do get the discount tickets
• Do pack your lunch, snacks and water/boxed drinks daily
• Bathroom breaks every 2 hours are mandatory with kids in this age range

Ride Summary

• Went on virtually every ride at Disneyland! Purposely skipped Indiana Jones Adventure... figured it would be too much for the girls.
  Splash Mountain was closed; Tom Sawyer's Island & boats to it were closed.
• In California Adventure Park - Monster's Inc., Tower of Terror, Soarin' Over California, River Rafting Adventure, Lots of little rides in the Bugs Life area.

Character Sightings

• Cruella De Ville - day 1, Main Street (no pics)
• Rabbit and Eeyore - day 1, Pooh Bear's corner (pics)
• Goofy - day 2, Toontown (no pics)
• Mickey Mouse - day 2, Toontown (pics)
• Goofy - day 2, Main Street (no pics)
• Jasmine - day 3, Princess Faire (pics)
• Cinderella -day 3, Princess Faire (pics)
• Snow White -day 3, Princess Faire (pics)
• Sully - day 3, California Adventure Park (pics)
• Cinderella - day 3, California Adventure Park (no pics) - Saw her when getting pics w/Sully. As Dan & girls exited "Tower of Terror" she stopped and talked to Jaden - "That ride scares me too. I squeeze my Prince Charming's hand so tightly whenever I go on it."

Brief weather scare turned out to be nothing. We had been concerned about crossing the Siskyious - but as we arrived in LA, they started forecasting a major snow storm for the Tetons. Sheesh. This is California - it's not supposed to snow. It was lightly snowing when we drove over on the way home, but nothing was sticking and the trip home was relatively uneventful.