Summer is here! The first week in July we had a lot of fun stuff to do. On Monday, we went to Disneyland to check out the new California Adventure. Steve was nice enough to sign us in again. We had a lot of fun. First of all, Geoffrey was tall enough to ride the 40 inch rides. There're quite a few ride you can ride when you reach 40 inches. We only tried a few, because we knew some would be too intense already. Even the ones we tried he wasn't too hot about.
It was funny though, because Grant and I were more excited than Geoff was. I don't think he quite got the fact that he was tall enough for these new rides. Although at every ride we went to he had to stand straight up against the sign, hold his hands up.... and he just made it.
The first thing we did was go to California Adventure. We walked down the new Buena Vista Street, which looked really awesome and really enhanced the entrance to California adventure. Next we headed straight over to Cars Land to check it out. It was pretty crowded but you could tell that they did a really nice job with it. We ate lunch at the restaurant their - flo's diner or something like that? Lunch was good, and then after looking at the buildings and some of the rides we headed over to soaring over California.
Soaring over California was the first ride Geoffrey went on with a 40 inch height limit. He went with daddy and Steve, while Katelyn and I sat on a bench and watched one of the new atmosphere shows - Minnie's Fly Girls. The show was great and Geoffrey seemed to really enjoy the ride although he was most excited about riding the train he saw at the end of the ride, which of course is the Disneyland train.
Or after Soarin, we headed over to Disneyland. Disneyland actually was not very crowded Monday in July. We got some fast passes but by this point Geoff had fallen asleep in the stroller. So we headed over to Frontierland and New Orleans Sq., and Grant and Steve rode Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, and Indiana Jones as single riders while Geoff and Kate napped. Once the kids woke up, we took Geoffrey on Big Thunder Mountain - he was a little skeptical about this one, but seem to like it and would probably be willing to do it again.
At this point, we headed back to California adventure. We went over to radiator Springs and got the baby swap which Steve and Grant then went to use while Geoffrey Katelyn and I wrote Heimlich's Chew Chew train in Bug's Land. Grant and Steve seem to really enjoy the ride! Then we got some dinner over at that new restaurant by Paradise pier and Graham met up with us. After dinner Geoffrey and I rode radiator Springs while the others went on Heimlich choo-choo train again. I put Geoff on a side seat of radiator Springs instead of the middle because I thought he could see more. Unfortunately the seatbelt dug into his neck so he didn't seem to like it - especially during the racing part when the seatbelt was against his neck. So I'm not so sure you is crazy about this one but hoping I can get him on again sitting in the middle to give it another try. This is another 40 inch height right. ("I liked it but not the racing part," he says. )
After radiator Springs, we went over to the new Ghirardelli chocolate fountain. Yes! We got my favorite ice cream sundae - the strike it rich - and enjoyed it immensely, except the fact that came in the ghetto plastic cup instead of the nice Glass one, but I guess I sort of understand itt since you can take the Sundae with you anywhere in the park and they don't have a way to pick up the glass, but still. After that Steve had to leave and the rest of us headed over to Disneyland. Graham waited with Kaitlyn so grant and I both could take Geoffrey on Star Tours which is the last 40 inch ride we tried Geoffrey on. Geoff was a little nervous on this one. When we asked him if he liked it afterwards, he said no because of all the boom boom boom! But finally our brave little boy got to go on the ride that he wanted to go on all day long - the ride he is obsessed with. That's right, the monorail. After the monorail he caught a second wind and so we went on the flying Dumbos and the merry-go-round a few times while Graham and Grant went on Star Tours and then Matterhorn single rider. I forgot to mention the Matterhorn has a new single rider line now that the bobsleds are smaller and only hold three people, and the height limit is taller. But the single Rider works fantastic. We used it earlier in the day and only had to wait less than five minutes while the regular line was at least an hour. Great system. Even when people start to catch on on how to use it, I think it will go fairly quickly.
All in all we had a really nice day at Disneyland. Now I'm getting very excited for Disney World!
It was funny though, because Grant and I were more excited than Geoff was. I don't think he quite got the fact that he was tall enough for these new rides. Although at every ride we went to he had to stand straight up against the sign, hold his hands up.... and he just made it.
The first thing we did was go to California Adventure. We walked down the new Buena Vista Street, which looked really awesome and really enhanced the entrance to California adventure. Next we headed straight over to Cars Land to check it out. It was pretty crowded but you could tell that they did a really nice job with it. We ate lunch at the restaurant their - flo's diner or something like that? Lunch was good, and then after looking at the buildings and some of the rides we headed over to soaring over California.
Soaring over California was the first ride Geoffrey went on with a 40 inch height limit. He went with daddy and Steve, while Katelyn and I sat on a bench and watched one of the new atmosphere shows - Minnie's Fly Girls. The show was great and Geoffrey seemed to really enjoy the ride although he was most excited about riding the train he saw at the end of the ride, which of course is the Disneyland train.
Or after Soarin, we headed over to Disneyland. Disneyland actually was not very crowded Monday in July. We got some fast passes but by this point Geoff had fallen asleep in the stroller. So we headed over to Frontierland and New Orleans Sq., and Grant and Steve rode Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, and Indiana Jones as single riders while Geoff and Kate napped. Once the kids woke up, we took Geoffrey on Big Thunder Mountain - he was a little skeptical about this one, but seem to like it and would probably be willing to do it again.
At this point, we headed back to California adventure. We went over to radiator Springs and got the baby swap which Steve and Grant then went to use while Geoffrey Katelyn and I wrote Heimlich's Chew Chew train in Bug's Land. Grant and Steve seem to really enjoy the ride! Then we got some dinner over at that new restaurant by Paradise pier and Graham met up with us. After dinner Geoffrey and I rode radiator Springs while the others went on Heimlich choo-choo train again. I put Geoff on a side seat of radiator Springs instead of the middle because I thought he could see more. Unfortunately the seatbelt dug into his neck so he didn't seem to like it - especially during the racing part when the seatbelt was against his neck. So I'm not so sure you is crazy about this one but hoping I can get him on again sitting in the middle to give it another try. This is another 40 inch height right. ("I liked it but not the racing part," he says. )
After radiator Springs, we went over to the new Ghirardelli chocolate fountain. Yes! We got my favorite ice cream sundae - the strike it rich - and enjoyed it immensely, except the fact that came in the ghetto plastic cup instead of the nice Glass one, but I guess I sort of understand itt since you can take the Sundae with you anywhere in the park and they don't have a way to pick up the glass, but still. After that Steve had to leave and the rest of us headed over to Disneyland. Graham waited with Kaitlyn so grant and I both could take Geoffrey on Star Tours which is the last 40 inch ride we tried Geoffrey on. Geoff was a little nervous on this one. When we asked him if he liked it afterwards, he said no because of all the boom boom boom! But finally our brave little boy got to go on the ride that he wanted to go on all day long - the ride he is obsessed with. That's right, the monorail. After the monorail he caught a second wind and so we went on the flying Dumbos and the merry-go-round a few times while Graham and Grant went on Star Tours and then Matterhorn single rider. I forgot to mention the Matterhorn has a new single rider line now that the bobsleds are smaller and only hold three people, and the height limit is taller. But the single Rider works fantastic. We used it earlier in the day and only had to wait less than five minutes while the regular line was at least an hour. Great system. Even when people start to catch on on how to use it, I think it will go fairly quickly.
All in all we had a really nice day at Disneyland. Now I'm getting very excited for Disney World!
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