We got there right after they opened which was good. I heard that February is one of the slowest months for the park and was that right! The ride lines were super short.. 5 minutes for Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion.. too bad the munchkin didn't want anything to do with the pirates this time and we figured the Haunted Mansion would mean no sleep for us for at least a week so we skipped it and opted for Ice Cream line instead! I tried the pineapple ice cream from Dole but Matt wasn't having any Tiki room nonsense this time... fine by me. Yummy!
Last time we made the mistake of looking for lunch too late, this time we wised up and ate early.. we were all much happier!
Although the ride lines were short, the lines to meet characters were not! Oh boy! We waited 45 minutes plus to see Rapunzel and Flynn.. well worth the 90 seconds we spent with them.. lol Maddie didn't want to get close but she sure did talk about the flowers in her hair and things I never even noticed.
Waiting for Rapunzel by her tower
Maddie and Daddy sat down while we were in line.. it sure wasn't moving fast at all!
Maddie started flashing gang signs to get things moving.. that seemed to work!
Finally...Rapunzel
We also waited for Tinkerbell and her fairy friends. Of course we did!!!
I must say, Terrance is a bigger fairy than I imagined.. yes, that is an acorn on his head! He was impressed with Maddie's homemade autograph book.. all the characters were. (Yay mommy!)
Waiting for the Nemo ride
Waiting for a ride.. gotch ur ears on?!
Maddie made sure we were going the right way!
Ice cream anyone?
We hung around for a little bit after it got dark and then headed to Downtown Disney for dinner. Every time we've been down there we've wanted to eat at the Rainforest Cafe but the wait was always 1.5 hours or longer.. no thanks! This time I came prepared with the phone number to make reservations. I called around 4:00 thinking it would be no problem.. WRONG, their reservations were full until 9:30 or something like that.. poo!
I guess they really weren't needed after all. We walked down to the restaurant (which is on the very end of Downtown Disney) and waited only 15 minutes for a seat! Yay! Maddie wasn't too thrilled with the moving animals and rainstorms but she did much better than I thought and we got to eat our meal in relative peace.
Oh, did I mention a scary anaconda came down from the tree? Sometimes parents can be so mean!
Oh, this place is fun....
What the &^%* is that?!
Ahhhh!!
Long day of walking and laughing... can't wait to go back again!
Oh, note to others.. if you go in February bring a warm jacket for your child.. that was a $39.95 lesson.. we bought it a few sizes too large that this is now Maddie's official Disneyland dress/jacket. :)
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