We had a full flight but uneventful flight from Houston to Los Angeles. We landed and met my friend Sarah and her daughter Sadie for brunch, which was fun because it was our first time meeting Sadie. After eating, we took a quick Uber to Anaheim and checked into our hotel. Our room wasn't ready yet but no worries-our hotel had an awesome pool with waterslides.
Jillian, our social butterfly, immediately befriended a little boy at the pool and they played together for hours. Our room was finally ready and we checked in, had dinner and an early night.
This was our first trip to Disneyland. I planned one day at Disneyland and one day at California Adventure. We stayed off-site at a 'Good Neighbor' hotel called Cambria Anaheim. Our location was fantastic because there was a Jersey Mikes, Starbucks and a few other restaurants literally next to us (plus our hotel had a complimentary continental breakfast). We were about a mile from the parks and walked there the first morning. Jillian lost a tooth while we were waiting in line to get into Disneyland which was a great start to the day. The day could not have been better. The weather? Perfect. Sunny and 76 degrees with zero humidity. The crowds? Not busy at all.
The rides? So fun! We did 20+ throughout the day. The only ride we waited more than 20min was Tiana's River Adventure. Jillian's favorite ride? Tiana. My favorite ride? Space Mountain. Steps logged: 22k+ Random moment of the day? The Today Show Australia was filming in the park and Jillian danced behind them during a segment, so she is now telling people "I was on TV!" Final verdict? We LOVED it! We were in the parks from about 9am-6.30pm, took a 5min Uber back to the hotel, split a Jersey Mike's turkey sub for dinner and Jillian was passed out cold by 8.30pm.
We headed to California Adventure the next day (the park entrances are literally across from each other). Once again, the day was fantastic. The weather was gorgeous (I forgot how nice CA weather is) and we did 20+ rides again. 22k+ steps logged once again. The only ride with a long wait was Cars (about an hour). Jillian's favorite ride? Grizzly Bear Run which is a water rapids ride. We were in a boat that went directly over a geyser at the end and we were SOAKED. So wet that I had to take my shoes and socks off for 20min to dry out. We watched the ride later in the day and approx. 1 out of 20 boats took a direct geyser hit, Jillian was thrilled we were one of the lucky boats. My favorite ride? Guardians of the Galaxy. Everyone in our group was cheering and super excited for the ride which makes the experience that much more fun. Fina verdict? Once again, we LOVED it!! We went to Downtown Disney for dinner (a much smaller version of Disney Springs) and then headed back to the hotel. We were able to watch the Disneyland fireworks from our hotel room which was pretty cool.
Our final morning, we checked out of the hotel and headed back to the airport. The airport was completely empty and we saw zero people (no exaggeration) going through TSA. I've traveled quite a bit over the years and it's the first time I've seen this. As we were walking towards our gate I heard someone yell "Hey Mrs. Yamokoski!" and turn out. Reese's younger brother Gregory was in LAX with us! Turns out he had just got off a cruise with his father and was also flying back to Houston, although on a different flight. Small world!
Overall-absolutely fantastic trip. So glad to have some one-on-one time with our little sprite.
Disneyland Memories
California Adventure Memories
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