Blogs from Anaheim, Los Angeles, California, United States, North America - page 2

Well, poor Liam was still sick, this damn virus really knocked him back. So because He had been up all night, and Shiree with him, they both stayed back while Gary and Jaime went to Disney. A lot had changed since my last visit...not the least of which was the fact that they had built a whole second park next to Disney, and a bunch of money extraction options (Californialand and Downtown Disney respectively). Some of the animatronics haven't changed and so are a bit dated, while others are astounding. Overall...a little disappointed. Jaime realised this is aimed at smaller kids, at the age ours are maybe a full on roller coaster park might have been better. But the rides we went on were still cool, and we are thankful to be able to be here. ... read more

Hello again from sunny California! It's 9:00am on Friday and we've just awoken from our first decent nights sleep since Tuesday night. And we feel good, dada dada da so good..so good.. Yesterday was a long but great day with lots of fun. It started with Lisa waking at 3.10am, obviously her body not quite syncing to the time difference yet and a 5:15am wake up call. Showered and dressed, donning the sensible shoes so that we could get to the Disneyland Hotel for breakfast in Goofys Kitchen at 6.30. And don't the Yanks know how to do a breakfast! We weren't too sure whether to have the donuts, peanut butter and jelly pizzas, enchiladas or mousses so for starters had omelette, eggs benedict and scrambled eggs (and that was just Gman) plus bacon and sausages. ... read more

Our last day at Disneyland Park begins and it is quite an emotional experience knowing that it's the last time we take those steps through the gates into the magical kingdom. We ride the Disneyland Railroad to Tomorrowland bound for Autopia (Oliver's park favourite!) and have a go at the Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters for the last time. We meet up with the Ferguson's as they are queuing in Fantasyland and arrange to meet up for lunch. We head for Mr Toad's Wild Ride and the boys squeeze in another session at the Shootin' Exposition in Frontierland before sitting down for lunch at River Belle Terrace. We all decide that Pirates of the Caribbean will be our next stop and it's so much fun to share with friends (and we all manage to stay dry!) We ... read more

Saturday brought with it the weekend crowds but nothing could detract from that Disneyland magic. Our first ride on the Monorail took us directly into Tomorrowland, the location of Autopia (one of Oliver's favourite rides). A drive around the track before heading to Buzz Lightyear Auto Blasters and then onto viewing the classic Captain EO 3D (starring a very young Michael Jackson, circa 1986!) Star Tours for the boys and a little shopping for me, before Mickey's Toontown. A rather long wait for Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin (beginning to understand the Disney genius of detailed queuing areas!) and a wander through the Big Thunder Ranch Halloween Carnival takes us back towards New Orleans Square. A ride on Pirates of the Caribbean (just as good second time around!) and a pointless wait for the boys at ... read more

As a mom, I always dreamed of taking my kids on a magical trip to Disneyland. I was not disappointed. The hotel in Anaheim was more expensive and smaller, but it still had some great perks. Our hotel gave us a free meal plus a $20 voucher for dining with them. So, after arriving from San Diego via Amtrak and taxi, we pigged out on a surf 'n' turf dinner with all the trimmings, side salad, chips, guacamole, and even apple pie a la mode. Also, as part of our hotel package, the next morning we received 4 sack lunches with huge club sandwiches, chips, and juice for us to take to Disneyland (which saved a lot of money in the park). We also packed drinks for the day. That night, we found out (via Google) ... read more