California Trip - Disneyland/California Adventure (Part 4)

We started Sunday morning at Disneyland park. Unfortunately we were a few minutes late for park opening and the line for Star Wars sky rocketed. When the boys got in the line for Smuggler's run, the ride the line was 60 minutes. It ended up taking them almost 2 hours. It was not a great start to the day. Caitie and I tried to explore Star Wars land and a little bit of Star Wars Land while they were in line. We found almost every ride to be crazy packed!

While the boys were in line we rode Casey Jr. Circus Train

And the teacups

We also got in the line for Dumbo, but Caitie decided she would rather sit in the stationary Dumbo instead.

After the boys finished Smuggler's Run we had a few minutes before brunch. We rode Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Indiana Jones. Next up was brunch with Minnie and Friends at the Plaza Inn.

We met Fairy Godmother on the way into the restaurant.

And we met Eeyore

We had never met Rafiki before, so that was fun to meet him. 

We had also never met Pete

Next was Tigger

And Winnie the Pooh was the last one to stop by the table

I'm glad we went to brunch at Plaza Inn, but I think we could have had a better experience. We were one of the last reservations before the restaurant closed and switched over to lunch. We felt extremely rushed to eat breakfast. It was neat to meet so many characters, but I think I may try and plan it better next time.

After breakfast we headed to Haunted Mansion. I really liked Disneyland's version of Haunted Mansion.

We also rode the Jungle Cruise and then I used the extra rider switch to ride Indiana Jones. We also explored Tarzan's treehouse, which Conor absolutely loved!

Next up was Enchanted Tiki Room and some Dole Whips. Patrick and Conor were not fond of the Dole Whips.

So we made a special stop around the corner at Jolly Holiday. Peyton and I split a Mint Chocolate Santa Hat Macaron, Conor had the chocolate chip cookie and Patrick had Mickey iced cookie.

It was so crowded in Disneyland that we decided to hop on over to California Adventure. We rode the Little Mermaid on our way to the Incredicoaster again. They finally convinced me to ride it and it was the worst thing ever. Never riding that awful ride again!

After the boys rode incredicoaster a few times, we took a few pictures with Joy.

We rode the Pixar Pal Around, which had great views. 

We rode Toy Story Mania and met Bo Peep and Woody

Took a picture in front of the ferris wheel

And the kids stopped for a bite to eat at the Boardwalk Pizza and Pasta, while Michael and I grabbed a few delicious seasonal drinks from Bayside Brews. My favorite was the grapefruit margarita. We headed over to Carsland next. We rode all three rides in Carsland. 

Conor met Lightning McQueen

Michael and I hadn't really eaten dinner, so we grabbed a Bacon Mac' n Cheese to split from the Cozy Cone Motel.

It was really cold and windy outside, so we decided to take a break inside at Flo's V8. The boys enjoyed some delicious milkshakes. 

The last man standing. This little guy was a trooper and walked all day every day without riding in the stroller. We walked a total of 10-11 miles each day and he didn't complain about walking at all. 

It was a packed day full of lots of fun!