We grabbed a park hopper so we could go between the two Anaheim parks, Disneyland and Disney's California Adventures. And surprisingly, despite being three grown adults, Sarah, Kate and I had a fabulous time.
I really liked Disneyland compared to the parks in Orlando. They were close, so you could walk between the two rather than riding one of those annoying tram trains between the 5 or 6 Disney World parks. And it felt like there were so many more rides. In any Disney World park, it seems there are only two "adult" roller coasters, but here we spent the entire day riding.
On the ride below, the guy seating us said, "Did the three of you want to ride together in the same car? It might be a little tight, but you can do it." So we said, sure! We didn't know that "it might be a little tight" meant Sarah wouldn't be able to fully sit down! You can see she is half sitting on Kate and me. It was absurd, but so much fun, we just giggled the entire time.
One oddity, we didn't see Mickey and Minnie or Cinderella or Snow White or Nemo. I'm not sure if the economy has forced Disney to cut back on their character staff or what, but it was very disappointing that on Sarah's first trip to Disney that she didn't get a hug from Mickey Mouse or an O-H-I-O picture with the Little Mermaid. The only Disney character I saw was Aladdin taking pictures with some kids - and he wasn't even there with Jasmine! We had to resort to taking pictures of Mickey and Minnie inanimate sculptures.
I had a new "first" at Disney - I got stuck on a roller coaster. Despite years of riding at Cedar Point, I had never been on a ride when it broke down. We were on California Screamin', just launching from the loading zone when we were stopped and stuck for almost an hour. They were rescuing the cars stuck on the hills first before they got to us.
Here's the service guys helping the last passengers off our train at the next safe unloading zone of the track:
Can you imagine being stuck on that hill?
For getting stuck for an hour, we were given a fast pass to -ANY- ride we wanted. (Remember the word any.. it is important in a minute.) They said even if they didn't have a fast pass lane for the ride, we could use the voucher, and they would let us in the exit and right onto the ride. Since it was late in the evening already, we decided we'd use the fast pass for the last ride we wanted to get on before we left: The Toy Story 4D ride (whatever 4D means... I don't quite understand how there can be more than 3D).
So we walk up to Toy Story Mania and say we want to use the fast pass... and the gentleman, very annoyed, tells us "You can't use that fast pass on this ride." To which we explain, no they told us it was valid on any ride, and he points out the fine print "NOT VALID FOR TOY STORY MANIA." Unbelievable.
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We ended up using the fast pass to get back on the Tower of Terror, which was a blast both times we rode it.
We got the front row the second time though, which was definitely worth it. Later that night I dreamed I was on a falling elevator. I think there was a direct correlation with the Tower.
Have you ever been stuck on a roller coaster? :)
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