We want to say Happy Birthday to my twin sisters Barbara and Brenda! We heard they had a good day golfing and partying at the nineteenth hole!
We decide to spend most of the day in California Adventure the Disney park located next to Disneyland. The attractions there are mostly associated with the Pixar line of films, such as “A Bugs Life,” and all things California. We started by taking the young children to the Mickey show, while Kari and Brian went to learn how to drawn in the animation class.
The first ride we went on was Grizzly River Run which is white water rafting experience which was fun but too short. We then went to “Soarin’ Over California” which is a movie that is displayed on a huge parabolic screen. The best part is that your seats are lifted up and you’re placed in the middle of the bowl so that the movie completely surrounds you. Also as an added touch they pump in scents, such as the smell of oranges when you fly over an orange groove. It was so much fun we went back a second time later in the day.
We then went over to the section call Paradise Pier, where Ken, Mel and Kari went on the “California Screamer” which is a high speed roller coaster. Brian and Jase went on the Ferris wheel and Jonah and McKenna went for 20 rides on the carousel. After that we went on the “Toy Story Mania” which is a 3D arcade in which you shoot at targets that are projected onto a screen in 3D.
After that we went to “A Bugs Life” which was a 3D movie based on the movie of the same name. There were plenty of special effects such as a gross smell that engulfed you went the stink bug let loose and a sharp jab in the back went the bees attacked. The best effect was at the end when the host asked us to remain seated while the ants and cockroaches left the theater. At that time the seats started to move as if there were bugs in seats. This got lots of laughs and screams.
To complete our visit to the park we went to “Monster Inc.” with Jase and Liam for ride in Monsterville.
For dinner we went to downtown Disney and eat at the New Orleans Jazz Kitchen. The food was very good and a big step up from the burgers and chicken found in the parks. After we were finished Ken, Mel and the kids left for San Diego. It was agreed by all the that had been a special two weeks.
At this point we went back into Disneyland to see the fireworks. It was great to see the fireworks accompanied with the music and special effects, complete with Julie Andrews and Tinkerbell. It reminded us of the closing of the classic Disney show that was on TV every Sunday evening.
Then we went to, and you guessed it, “The Haunted Mansion” for the last time. As we were preparing to leave, we stumbled upon a spectacular light and sound show based on the movie Fantasia. In the show Mickey battles against all the classic villains. The villains and their dragons are projected against a spray of water and it is very effective.
Brian, Kari and Liam finished off the day by going to “Finding Nemo” in which you traveled in a submarine under water to view the characters from the Finding Nemo movie.
Given that it was after midnight we decided to go home.
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