Today we started the day off in DCA and did Toy Story Mania (I won!) and then Nicky and Jake went on the Fun Wheel and played on some of the boardwalk games, winning some soft toys, whilst I went on California Screamin (which was a pretty cool coaster) and then the Maliboomer (fires you 180 feet straight up a la Dr Doom). Next up I went on Mulholland Madness (just like Primeval Whirl at AK although the car don't spin) and N&J went on the Jumpin' Jellyfish and the Golden Zephyr. Between us, we'd done a pretty good job on the Paradise Pier section of the park.
Jake was keen to do another drawing, so we headed for the Animation Academy and this time we got to draw Goofy, and I think that all three came out very well. Whilst we were in the animation area we went to Turtle Talk with Crush. Radical dude - you rock!!
By now we were ready for lunch so we grabbed some food in Bug's Land, and then went on a couple of the rides there, the Chew Chew train and the Tuck and Roll buggies (slowest dodgem in the world). Both rides really for the smaller guests, but we got to tick them off!
We were just in time for the Aladdin show, a live action abbreviated version of the movie, but done very well. Interestingly a song for Jasmine that I'd not heard before - would be interesting to know if it was an Ashman/Menken original that was cut from the movie.
We couldn't resist taking in Muppet Vision 3D, even if it did turn out to be exactly the same as in Florida, and then Nicky was persuaded, against her better judgement, to come on the Grizzly River Run with us. We all got wet, but I think that Nicky came of worst, getting absolutely soaked, but she did admit that it was fun, albeit only because the ride is next door to our hotel entrance, so we could come straight back to the room to dry out.
After a swim back at the hotel we went into the Disneyland park this evening. Had dinner at ten Blue Bayou (food ok, service rubbish, not worth the hype) and then enjoyed Haunted Mansion, It's a Small World (where the new game is to spot the Disney movie characters in the ride) and then the Storybook Land Canal Boats, before heading out of the park, retreating to the sound of fireworks.
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