Anaheim, California - March 5-12, 2008
WOW...I think we now need a vacation to rest up from our week in Anaheim! During the week we were there, we 
went to Universal Studios for a day, Downtown Disney for a day and then 3 days at Disneyland & California Adventure. The weather was incredibly warm being in the mid to upper 80's almost every day. Universal Studios was way on the other side of LA, so the drive up was about 45 minutes and the drive back took about 1 hour & 45 minutes because it was during rush hour. Who would ever want to live here & drive through this mess on a daily basis? We had fun on the rides, but especially enjoyed the shows, particularly Water World and the Studio T
our. It was nice to get a little wet on the Jurassic Park ride since it was such a warm day. Our camp site was only about 1/2 mile from Disney so every night we either sat in our coach or walked around the park enjoying the Disney fireworks. Of course, Mr. Bailey didn't think they were much fun for the first few nights, but he did get used to them eventually. I think we walked about 8-10 miles each day. The days we went to Disney we walked and while we were only about 1/2 mile from Disney, it was about 1 1/2 miles to actually get to the main entrance. I couldn't believe how much Disneyland had changed since the last time we were h
ere about 10 years ago. I can't help but feel like a kid every time I enter the Disney park! It truly is "the happiest place on Earth"! We had so much fun going on the rides, especially Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Indiana Jones Adventure and the all time favorites like Pirates of the Caribbean and Haunted Mansion. George bragged about scoring so much higher than me on the Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters the first time we were on it, but I scored higher the second time. Luckily, I got to follow him on Autopia so I could play bumper cars and ram into his car. We also got t
o watch the fireworks as we drove our little cars in Autopia - perfect view! I think our favorite ride at California Adventure was definitely Soarin' Over California. We had so much fun that we had to go on that ride twice. There was also a fun ferris wheel that not only went around like normal ones, it also slide around and back and forth which was a little eerie the first time it swung way out from the ferris wheel. What a view from the top! I think George really enjoyed the 3-D "It's Tough to be a Bug!" show with it's smellovision and all. The 1/2-hour performance of "Aladdin" was incredible. While it was a very exhausting 3 days at Disney, we had a super time & perfect weather. Now on to Ventura where we're going to meet up with family for our nephew's wedding. Curtis is flying out to join us and will make the drive back to Minnesota with us over the next 3 weeks.
went to Universal Studios for a day, Downtown Disney for a day and then 3 days at Disneyland & California Adventure. The weather was incredibly warm being in the mid to upper 80's almost every day. Universal Studios was way on the other side of LA, so the drive up was about 45 minutes and the drive back took about 1 hour & 45 minutes because it was during rush hour. Who would ever want to live here & drive through this mess on a daily basis? We had fun on the rides, but especially enjoyed the shows, particularly Water World and the Studio T
our. It was nice to get a little wet on the Jurassic Park ride since it was such a warm day. Our camp site was only about 1/2 mile from Disney so every night we either sat in our coach or walked around the park enjoying the Disney fireworks. Of course, Mr. Bailey didn't think they were much fun for the first few nights, but he did get used to them eventually. I think we walked about 8-10 miles each day. The days we went to Disney we walked and while we were only about 1/2 mile from Disney, it was about 1 1/2 miles to actually get to the main entrance. I couldn't believe how much Disneyland had changed since the last time we were h
ere about 10 years ago. I can't help but feel like a kid every time I enter the Disney park! It truly is "the happiest place on Earth"! We had so much fun going on the rides, especially Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Indiana Jones Adventure and the all time favorites like Pirates of the Caribbean and Haunted Mansion. George bragged about scoring so much higher than me on the Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters the first time we were on it, but I scored higher the second time. Luckily, I got to follow him on Autopia so I could play bumper cars and ram into his car. We also got t
o watch the fireworks as we drove our little cars in Autopia - perfect view! I think our favorite ride at California Adventure was definitely Soarin' Over California. We had so much fun that we had to go on that ride twice. There was also a fun ferris wheel that not only went around like normal ones, it also slide around and back and forth which was a little eerie the first time it swung way out from the ferris wheel. What a view from the top! I think George really enjoyed the 3-D "It's Tough to be a Bug!" show with it's smellovision and all. The 1/2-hour performance of "Aladdin" was incredible. While it was a very exhausting 3 days at Disney, we had a super time & perfect weather. Now on to Ventura where we're going to meet up with family for our nephew's wedding. Curtis is flying out to join us and will make the drive back to Minnesota with us over the next 3 weeks.
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