First stop: Disneyland!
Yes, Dominic is still job searching (don't worry, he hasn't turned to the dark side quite yet), but right now we have the time to go, the kids are young enough to believe in the magic, and the boys are old enough to remember the experience. Elisa did surprisingly well, with only 1 or 2 meltdowns. Rachel did great in the snugli and slept through most of it. Dominic was fortunate enough to twist his ankle the first day, so we rented a wheelchair. It cut down on wait times for the rides, and it gave the kids a place to sleep:
Their favorite rides were Space Mountain (Benjamin thought we were actually in space) and Star Tours (Samuel was happy to see that C-3PO and R2D2 are real), which they are still quoting. Lisy liked all the rides she could go on.
The Haunted Mansion did not scare anyone, even Lisy, and they all enjoyed the projected holographic ghosts. Splash Mountain was also exciting, because the animatronic animals were singing to us, according to Benjamin. Pirates of the Carribean was thrilling; Samuel liked to make up stories about the scenes portrayed. The Jungle Cruise was fun because of our funny tour guide, though the kids didn't get the jokes. The boys loved shooting things in Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters, but Rachel and I thought it was too loud. 
All the kids like "Monsters, Inc." movie, and they were tickled that the ride made it feel like they were in the story. For Storybook Land, their favorite part was when we went through the whale at the beginning and thought the rest was only mildly interesting. They loved the Matterhorn and wanted to go again, but we didn't want to wait in line again.
We kept missing the shows, but we saw all the 3-D movies. Their favorite one was the Muppets, which they quoted a lot. I was surprised that none of the children were interested in the characters or princesses walking around. We pointed out the characters, like "hey look, there's Tigger!" and they'd glance up and say, "uh huh."It was very hot. For example, one day we bought ice cream cones. The moment we left the air-conditioned store, the ice cream started dripping. We discovered that the Bug's Life area in the California Adventure park had several water areas. In seconds the kids were drenched and very happy.
In the end, and I think all will agree that Disneyland is fun and exhausting:
5 comments:
How totally fun! I want to go to Disneyland, but some people in this house think it's not worth it without kids. Anyone want to lend us a kid?
ps. I especially like the sleeping Lisy pictures, and the Rachel-with-big-ears picture.
Jen, tell that person that Dad and I went and it was even more fun with just the two of you and you could do what YOU wanted to do.
Aaron and I were just in Disneyworld and agree with Mom and Dad. Sure it's fun with kids, they really appreciate the magic, but it is even better with just the two of you. No one is grumpy or complains or cries when they are tired, or can't ride the rides. Our whole family is jealous of the Tartinis. It sounds like you had a fun time. And the wheelchair thing is genius. How do I get in on that racket? :)
jen - you could always go with us again! that was so fun.
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