As mentioned in my post about Richard Blade last week, we ventured to Anaheim to take Dominic to the Disneyland Resort, which was a present from his grandmother. We did go to Disneyland, but I think we will have to go back when we can spend one entire day at each park, rather than trying to split the time between the two. When Dominic was two, we took him to The Cars 2 Experience (post here), so it was fitting that he wanted to stay in “Radiator Springs” (Cars Land) at California Adventure the entire time. Additionally, it was over 100 degrees the weekend we went, which really made us feel like we wanted to restrict our movement. I don’t think I’ve ever been to Disneyland in that kind of heat ever in my life, even when I went to Disney World back in 2003 during Spring Break when it was humid. One good thing about going when we did was there was never a queue time longer than 30 minutes on anything. To give you an idea of just how easy the crowds were, we were able to get on Pirates of The Caribbean in less than 15 minutes. Not once in my history of going to Disneyland have I queued less than two hours for that ride!
Despite the heat, we had a wonderful time, especially in Cars Land. It was just like walking into the movie, and I fell in love with that place the more we walked around. At dusk, we hurried back to there because a co-worker had informed me that they bring up the neon lights, just like they do in the movie Cars. Like clockwork, right when the sun started to set, Sh-Boom by The Chords came on loudly on the streets of Radiator Springs, and all of the neon lights come on exactly like the movie. Dominic literally jumped out of his own skin when he heard the song, and rushed toward the middle of the street to see all of the lights come on. Cars Land is a must if you are visiting the Disneyland Resort. Seeing Dominic’s reaction, I will have to follow my parents lead and take him there as often as they took me and my sister. Hope you had a great weekend!
I absolutely adored the Cozy Cone. All of the food and drinks came in something cone-shaped!
We met Lightning McQueen, then Mater!
The best ride in Cars Land is Radiator Springs Racers. Scenes from the movie were placed directly into this ride. It was simply amazing!
We ate lunch at Flo’s, which had a wonderful view of the Radiator Springs Racers. We will have to go back and have their “Ugly Crust” pies.
I have been going to Disneyland since before I was born (I’ll have to find the pictures of my pregnant mother at a 1970’s Disneyland). Now, here I am with my own family!
I have always loved Mr. Toad’s Wild ride because there are cars with my name on them!
When we returned to California Adventure, Deon and I rode California Screamin’, then we all rode Toy Story Midway Mania. It was the closest thing to being in a video game!
These last two pictures are of Cars Land at dusk. The video below is from YouTube, showing the neon lights as they come on, with Sh-Boom in the background. Incredibly cool!