We decided to do the family Fall Partner Experience this year instead of the couples experience. We thought this might be our last chance with Patrick since it is too hard to pull out of high school. We selected our four choices and ended up with our fourth choice. We had specifically selected the weekend after September 15th for Michael's work schedule and the kids had a day off of school. However, we were given the weekend before September 15th. It made it a little more hectic but we made it work.
We jumped on a plane early Thursday morning and made it to Disneyland around lunch time. We headed straight for the PWC lunch in the ballroom. Conor was very excited that it was a mexican themed lunch. Michael headed to meetings in the afternoon while the kids and I spent time at the pool. It was a gorgeous day and perfect for swimming!
We stopped by the PWC hospitality room before checking into our room. It is the kids very favorite since it is stocked with all kinds of delicious snacks and games. They always think it is very exciting that everything is free and they can select anything they want.
We checked into the Disneyland hotel. The kids loved that the backboard lit up and played music.
We didn't have the best view this time, but the kids still liked peeking around the corner at the parks.
Then it was time for the PWC garden party. The kids were so excited. They remembered the party a couple of years ago that PWC hosted and knew it would be a lot of fun. It was a backyard theme with hamburgers, hot dogs, steak and some other fun treats. They had a live performance, corn hole, a gaming area and a silent headphone area. We spent a long time in the silent headphone area. When we asked the kids what their favorite part of the trip was, both Caitie and Conor named the silent headphones. We all had a blast.
Caitie was so excited to meet a bunch of characters.
We closed down the garden party after a fun night and headed to bed!
The next morning, the kids and I headed to California Adventure. Michael had work meetings all day so he was not able to join us. It was fun to see all of the Halloween theming and hear all the spooky music. Disney always does so well with the theming.
By the time we arrived at California Adventure, Radiator Springs Racers was already a really long wait. We decided to save the ride for night time and we rode Mater's Graveyard Jamboree and walked around Carsland for a little while.
The boys weren't thrilled that we jumped in line to take photos with the cars sign, but we had photos at the exact same spot from the last two visits and I couldn't resist.
Christmas visit 2019
Christmas visit 2021
Halloween 2024
Look how much they have grown!
Next we headed to Pixar Place. We rode Toy Story Midway Mania and the boys rode the Incredicoaster while Caitie and I did Jessie's Carousel. We also rode the Inside Out Emotion Whirlwind. We had just watched Inside Out 2, so Caitie was excited to ride it.
We were really excited to meet Anger this year! I think this photo of the kids is so funny!
We met up with friends and rode Monster's Inc., Soarin' and then played in the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail for a long time. The kids really loved playing hide and go seek and swinging on the tire zip line.
We went to Luigi's Roadsters, ate at Flo's V8 for lunch and then had some treats in the afternoon. Patrick chose the speciality mint chocolate chip ice cream dessert from Clarabelle's Hand Scooped Ice Cream.
It was getting really busy in the park, so we jumped over to Disneyland and rode Pirates of the Caribbean and Big Thunder Mountain Railway. Michael was able to meet us mid-afternoon for the two rides at Disneyland. It was really hot and crowded mid-day, so we headed back to the hotel to have a rest and a swim for the afternoon. Then headed back to California adventure for our dinner reservations and to ride a few more rides at night.
Michael and the two big boys rode the spooky themed Guardians of the Galaxy ride. We also rode Radiator Springs Racers and its always one of my favorites!
It was a really fun night!
We walked over 10 miles and had an absolute blast!
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