Blogs from Anaheim, Los Angeles, California, United States, North America - page 18

After packing a few last minute essentials we were out of the house and onto empty roads by 5.30am and well on target to reach Heathrow in good time. Unfortunately it didn't quite go to plan and it took us over an hour to do the last 20 miles on the M25, which did start to worry me a little as the estimated arrival time on the Sat Nav crept slowly upward. Once at the long-stay car park the transfer to Terminal 3 only took 10 minutes and as we'd checked-in online we cleared customs very quickly and arrived at the gate just in time to board the plane. The security checks were quite tight and I had to hand over a new can of Lynx (larger than 100ml), but rather than just throwing it away ... read more

Our 5 day park hopper pass allows us one early entry into Disneyland (7:00am instead of 8:00) so we thought we would use it today to get in early and go see the redesigned Submarine ride which now has a Nemo theme and avoid the 3 hour line ups which have been common since it opened. Unfortunately, we didn't get there right at 7:00 and although we still got in early the line up was already 2 hours long. Given that none of us had a really strong desire to see the ride we decided Nemo would just have to wait until our next trip to Disneyland. Apparently the same thing happened with Pirates of the Caribbean last year when they redesigned it with the Johnny Depp Captain Jack theme, 3-4 hour line ups which ... read more

Our California Adventure continued today at Disney's California Adventure. Michelle and Noah worked hard at filling up their autograph book and getting pictures of more characters. It wasn't as crowded as yesterday in Disneyland and there's a little bit less area to cover so we were able to enjoy lots of rides. We started by Talking to Crush from Nemo. It's a neat interactive show where the audience can actually talk to an animated Crush the Sea Turtle. Noah and Iain didn't get a chance to ask him a question, but then he probably wouldn't have been able to answer it anyway. We also helped Mike and Sulley Rescue Boo, were terrified in the Tower of Terror, rid the Jumpin' Jellyfish, Soared over California and watched the Muppets in 3D. Perhaps the most fun was ... read more

Yay we're going to Disneyland! Our first day at the Happiest Place on Earth was great fun. Some or all of us (Noah wasn't to game) went on a bunch of rides. First off was the Matterhorn, an oldy but a goody, other rides we hit were A Small World, Pirates of the Caribbean, Buzz Lightyears Astro Blaster, Jungle Cruise, Casey Jr. Circus Train, Splash Mountain, Indiana Jones, Space Mountain and the Haunted Mansion. The crowds were pretty heavy but we used the Fastpasses as much as possible so we didn't spend too much time in lines. There's lots to do and see but we've got 5 days to see everything we want. ... read more

Well, we finally arrived in sunny LA at around 12:30pm today. The flights were pretty good...Brisy to Auckland was GREAT as we were on the big 747 jumbo...but from Auckland to LA we had the crappy 777 - a much smaller plane in comparison. The flight was packed and there was quite a bit of turbulance. Still, Iz and I managed to get about 2 hours sleep. The check in process at LA is pretty crazy...had to give fingerprints and get mug shots. It took us over an hour to get through all this protocol, before boarding our speedy shuttle out to Anaheim...or as Izzy spells it Anehime...hehe. The weather here is BLOODY HOT! We went for a walk around Downtown Disney at 3:30/4:00pm and we were sweating it out. It's now 6:30pm and the sun ... read more