Saturday, June 20, 2009

Autopia

We also went on Autopia. This is where you get in a car that putters around a track now mind you there is no way to get off course since it has these guiders the car follows in case you start to go the wrong way. Jazmine was just barely tall enough to drive her own car so she was in the car behind mine and Kaylee's she said at the end of it her foot hurt from holding the pedal down and she had to keep taking breaks while she was on the course lol not good if you were the car behind her but she had fun driving around the track.

So after this ride we pretty much went and hit all the big rides one last time since this was our last night at Disneyland we didn't leave the park till almost midnight the girls were exhausted and fell asleep right away but it was a good trip and I'm sure the next one will be fun too.

Autopia
What the track looks like
Jazmine driving her own car

King Arthur's Carousel

After Dumbo Kaylee wanted to ride King Arthur's Carousel. Jazmine decided she didn't want to ride this one so it was just me and Kaylee. As long as you get a horse that moves up and down then it's a fun ride luckily I think every horse does move on this one.
King Arthur's Carousel
Kaylee on her horse

Dumbo the Flying Elephant

So after riding one flying ride we headed over to Dumbo the Flying Elephant to ride that one too. This ride is one that you sit inside Dumbo and then you have a lever that you pull and it goes up or down and you fly in a circle till the ride is over. I like to go to the top and stay up there the whole time I cannot stand those kids that are constantly making it go up and down cause it makes me sick to think about that but to each their own.

All the Dumbos flying in a circle Jazmine getting ready to take offKaylee ready for the ride

Peter Pan's Flight

We went on Peter Pan's Flight after we got back and once we got up to our turn the girls were done with their treats good thing since it's less messy to ride without kids eating. I think of all the little kids rides this one is my favorite because it's so cute. You ride in a pirate galleon that is lifted into the air because Pixie Dust was sprinkled on it and then you start out by flying over a moonlit London till you get to Never Land and then you relive Peter Pan's adventures. It's just a fun and different ride.
Peter Pan's Flight
Peter Pan's Flight
One of the pirate galleons
Jazmine and Kaylee with the treats still on their faces

Treat Time

After we dropped Shelby, Carter and Karson back at the airport the girls and I headed back to Disneyland to finish up our trip. The first thing we did was get treats. I love going to parks and just getting the fun treats that you don't get anywhere else. Jazmine decided on Cotton Candy while Kaylee just went for a simple ice cream cone. They went ahead and ate their treats while we stood in line for the next ride. Jazmine ate half of hers and then stopped and said she was going to save the rest for later however not more then 2 minutes had gone by before she dug back into her bag and finished eating the rest of it and afterwards she was like my tummy hurts and I laughed and told her that's what happens when you eat a whole bag of Cotton Candy hopefully lesson learned.
Jazmine and her cotton candy
Kaylee with her ice cream cone

Jazmine and Karson

After I went through the Sleeping Beauty Castle walk through I had Shelby go check it out so she could see it too. Carter was sleeping but luckily Jazmine is at that age where she loves to hold babies so she played with Karson while Shelby went through.

Jazmine and Karson

Sleeping Beauty Castle Walkthrough

I let the girls go in the Sleeping Beauty Castle Walkthrough after the parade. To do this you go to an entrance on the side of the castle and then you wander through winding halls where they have three-dimensional scenes from Sleeping Beauty all through the castle. It was cute to see it but it's not the greatest thing to do there but always a fun thing if it's your first time doing this. A lot of people do not even know they opened this back up because it was closed for several years.
Sleeping Beauty's Castle
A side view of the castle
I love this statue with Aurora, the prince, and the fairies
Jazmine at the entrance
Kaylee at the entrance

Dancing in the Parade

After several rides we headed over to watch the street parade again. This time we arrived early enough to actually get a front row seat. At one point in the parade the dancers and characters bring kids up from the crowd and let them dance around with them for a song. It's quite fun for the kids and Jazmine and Kaylee loved going out and actually being a part of the parade. They did try and get Carter to go with them but he was to busy crying so he ended up not going out.

Jazmine and Karson waiting for the parade
Jazmine, Kaylee, and Karson
Jazmine, Kaylee, Shelby, Carter and Karson
Carter trying to hide
Dancers in the parade
Some of the characters
Winnie the Pooh was right in front of us
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
Dancers
Dancers
More dancers
Jazmine and Kaylee holding on to a rope they pulled out for the kids
Jazmine and Kaylee dancing in the parade
Still dancing along
The girls really enjoyed this

Matterhorn Bobsleds

I decided we should go on The Matterhorn Bobsleds next because the girls hadn't been on this ride yet so even though Kaylee said she was afraid just because it happens to be a fast ride I made her go on it anyways. Now this is one of the rides that does not offer a fast pass option so we went to the end of the line which wrapped all the way around the mountain. When I first saw it I thought I don't really want to wait in this long line but since we had done almost everything already I figured one long line wouldn't be bad. Well the wait only turned out to be about 15 minutes long so not that bad after all. On this ride you get into bobsleds and you go around and through the snowy mountain and be careful because the Abdominal Snowman is lurking somewhere around the mountain. Kaylee ended up loving this ride but Jazmine thought it was to slow for her.
The Matterhorn
The Abdominal Snowman
Jazmine in the bobsled
Kaylee in the bobsled

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

After all the meeting of the characters we decided it was time to ride some rides. Shelby headed over to Mickey's Toonland which is more suited for little ones and since Kaylee didn't want to go on the roller coaster she went with Shelby and the boys. So Jazmine and I headed over to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. This is a fun roller coaster that takes you through mine shafts, bat caves and caverns and since the lines were still short we were able to ride it a couple of times.
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Jazmine on the ride

Eyore

While we were getting Tigger's autograph and picture Eyore happened to come out and his spot is right next to Tigger's so we got lucky and was able to meet Eyore right after we met Tigger. I love when things work out like that.
Eyore signing Jazmine's book
Jazmine and Eyore

Eyore signing Kaylee's book Kaylee and Eyore


Tigger

After we met Winnie the Pooh we headed on over to Tigger. He was great joking around and playing with the kids it's always fun when the characters try to entertain you. It was funny to see the difference in height when you watch Jazmine look up at Tigger compared to Kaylee who really has to look higher.
Tigger signing Jazmine's book
Jazmine and Tigger
Tigger signing Kaylee's book
Tigger shaking Kaylee's hand
Kaylee and Tigger