On Friday we got up early to get in line. Our hotel was only a 20 minute walk from Disneyland which saved us $15 dollars for parking every day. We had downloaded many apps to help us navigate lines as well as Disneyland tips that we had both found on the internet and Pinterest. We were there so early that we were the 3rd people in line. The let us in at 8:30 but only to a certain point where they had it roped off. We were the first ones to the rope and got to stand in line. It was fun because all of us at the front of the line were from Utah, so we had a good time talking to many different families.
Once the rope was dropped we made our way to the Peter Pan ride. We knew this line gets really long in the day so we thought we would just go there first. We were the first ones on the ride and didn't have to wait at all. As the ride started I just kept saying that this ride was not as cool as I remember it. It turns out they had left the lights on. So instead of feeling like we were flying through London with Peter Pan we could see the ground and all the exit signs in the ride. It was still fun though.
Our day just kept getting better and better. We went to Matterhorn and rode Splash mountain 2 times in a row because no one was there. The whole day the longest we had to wait in line was 20 minutes for Autotopia.... which was not worth it. We were glad we downloaded the RideMax program because it helped us throughout the whole day.
On Saturday we got up early again to go to California Adventure. This time it was a lot more crowded Once again they let you into the park to a certain point. To avoid every one making a mad dash to Cars Land they had people walk in the front with a rope and you could not go past them. Before we started walking though they had Lightening McQueen and Mater come and drive us down Radiator Springs. We wished we would have filmed it but people were pushing and shoving. We made our way to the big ride called Radiator Springs Racers and only had to wait about 20 minutes. I can't even begin to describe how cool this ride is. The technology and the whole design of the ride is amazing. Let's just say me and Andrew have a new favorite ride at Disneyland. We ended up riding the ride 4 times that day. Unfortunately, we had to wait in line for 40 minutes each time in the single rider line but it was shorter than the 2-3 hour wait in the regular line.
We had a fun day at California Adventure and the best part was the World of Color at night. If you ever go to California Adventure, you have to see this show! It was INCREDIBLE! I even started crying it was so cool.....haha yes I just admitted that I cried at Disneyland and California Adventure multiple times.
Sunday was my actual birthday. We headed to church and then to the Newport Beach Temple. They had the gates closed so we couldn't walk around it, but it was still a beautiful temple. That whole Sunday we just kept saying how lucky we are to be members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. We can go anywhere in the world and find churches, members, and temples to help make us feel right at home. We were so exhausted from the past two days that we slept most the day. We then headed back around Disneyland to have Ihop for dinner since that is a tradition for my birthday. We then walked around Downtown Disney again and got to watch the fireworks that they do inside of Disneyland.
Overall, it was a great trip. It was so fun to just hang out with Andrew 24/7 for 4 days and get to act like little kids again. During school we normally say goodbye at 8 am and don't see each other till 7 pm. I'm so grateful to Andrew for planning this trip and all those who helped us get there!! We sure do love you!!
Here are the pictures from our wonderful trip!!
