Monday, 9th October - Thursday, 12th October
We had three fabulous days in the theme parks. There was lots of laughter, a few screams, the occasional heated disagreement, and heaps and heaps of wonder.
Disneyland, and its sister park, California Adventure create a wild ride through the imagination, taking its patrons through almost 100 years of Disney creations. We went from Brer Rabbit and the Critters of Splash Mountain, by Fantasyland and the Disney princesses, to Indiana Jones and Captain Jack Sparrow and the Pirates of the Caribbean and Star Wars. In the other park there was A Bug's Life and Lightning McQueen and the Cars crew, and even Guardians of the Galaxy as the most recent addition.
The highlight for me was the evening shows. They were absolutely spectacular! Fantasmic was a light and sound extravaganza, mixing the real and the imaginary using lasers, smoke, fountains, fire, animatronics, puppetry, and actors.
It is tiring though. By the end we were all Disney-ed out; ready to get back into the tranquility of the National Parks. We won't quickly forget our time there.
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| #Idontlookverygood Eliza |
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| Jonty on Main Street - looking down to Fantasy Castle |
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| The family in line at the temple for the Indiana Jones ride |
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| About to enter the Temple! |
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| Jonty and Eliza on the Jungle Cruise |
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| Logan with the elephants on the Jungle Cruise |
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| Jonty looking very excited! |
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| Jonty and Eliza in line at Splash Mountain |
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| The ash from the Yosemite bushfires make the sun and the hoodoos of Thunder Mountain look other-worldly |
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| The family after just having completed the Matterhorn Bobsled ride (in the background) |
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| Jonty driving David in the cars at Autopia |
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| Tomorrowland is typified by the Astro-Orbitor ride |
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| C3PO and R2D2 argue amongst themselves while we wait in line to enter our Star Tours cruiser |
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| Eliza and Logan at Paradise Pier in the California Adventure Park |
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| Eliza and Logan before lining up for the California Screamin' roller coaster at Paradise Pier |
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| Mickey tells us the story of his rise to fame - the news boys are helping |
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| Logan and Jonty trying to pull Ex Calibur from the stone (Fantasy castle in the background) |
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| David and Jane give a joint effort' (Logan is cheering us on... or maybe just photo-bombing!) |
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| We're on the King Arthur Carousel (stunning at night time) |
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| California Adventure Park is all decked out for Halloween |
so fun!
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