Today we spent more time at Disneyland - haven’t got to California Adventure Park yet because there is so much to see and do in Disneyland itself. We got the FastPass system working really well today. FastPass is a special ticketing system for the most popular rides. You insert your main ticket into a machine and get a pass to come back to the ride at a specified period of time later in the day. You can only get one FastPass at a time, but if you plan it properly you can get to most of the rides you want. So we went on heaps of rides today. The girls really enjoyed the Indiana Jones ride and the Splash Mountain ride. I loved the Pirates of the Caribbean ride - a bit corny but lots of fun. It is an underground ride - so all in the dark. You are in these little boats that go along a roller coaster. It starts with a couple of dips - one through a stream of light that looks like a waterfall - and
then you go around a series of pirate scenes. The animated models were quite realistic and the special effects were fantastic. At one point you feel a swish of air behind your head as if a cannon ball has been fired past you!! The other thing I really enjoyed today was the Celebrate Street Parade - it was like you’d stepped into the middle of a Disney musical - all colour, sound and movement - totally spectacular. I’ve loaded a little video I took of part of it to give you an idea. Hopefully it works OK - I’ve saved it to be as small as possible so you can watch it on the internet. Also went on Autopia again today - this time I was with Katherine. Now she showed a bit more promise for the EBT trikes and managed to keep things fairly straight. Alastair bravely volunteered to take Ellen and said she was much improved - so there’s some hope for her yet! The other one I liked was the Astro Blasters. It’s based on Toy Story and you have to shoot at Zurg from inside these space rocket type cars as they travel around the ride. We went back tonight and watched the fireworks from inside Disneyland. They were really spectacular. The park was also great at night as lots of areas are dark so Sleeping Beauty’s castle and all the other things that are lit up looking even more spectacular. Glad to hear you are all enjoying the blog.
then you go around a series of pirate scenes. The animated models were quite realistic and the special effects were fantastic. At one point you feel a swish of air behind your head as if a cannon ball has been fired past you!! The other thing I really enjoyed today was the Celebrate Street Parade - it was like you’d stepped into the middle of a Disney musical - all colour, sound and movement - totally spectacular. I’ve loaded a little video I took of part of it to give you an idea. Hopefully it works OK - I’ve saved it to be as small as possible so you can watch it on the internet. Also went on Autopia again today - this time I was with Katherine. Now she showed a bit more promise for the EBT trikes and managed to keep things fairly straight. Alastair bravely volunteered to take Ellen and said she was much improved - so there’s some hope for her yet! The other one I liked was the Astro Blasters. It’s based on Toy Story and you have to shoot at Zurg from inside these space rocket type cars as they travel around the ride. We went back tonight and watched the fireworks from inside Disneyland. They were really spectacular. The park was also great at night as lots of areas are dark so Sleeping Beauty’s castle and all the other things that are lit up looking even more spectacular. Glad to hear you are all enjoying the blog. Carlene
Hey guys....me again...just letting you know that the video worked! Will show the grade tomorrow. Glad to hear Ellen's steering has improved too!
ReplyDeleteIsn't Splash Mountain the best? I loved it too. Also like Pirates of the Carribean...but it was dated back in 1994 when I was there. Is Space Mountain still there? It's the rollercoaster in the dark. If you like fast rides and it's there...go on it!
I'll share your latest pics with the children tomorrow...Thursday. We're having an Easter afternoon. P/1/2s working with 4/5/6 all afternoon making Easter baskets, Easter chickens and going on an egg hunt. Sure it doesn't measure up to Disneyland though! Lol
Catch you all on your next post
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