California Adventure

Today we got up early and had some waffles for breakfast. Everyone got ready, and we jumped into the Ford Expedition. We've been driving around in this car for a couple of days now. We call this car the Dinosaur because it is so big. It can seat from eight up to ten people in this SUV. The seats are like sofas, very soft. However, the downside is that it guzzles down massive amounts of gas. Anyhow, we headed off to Disneyland, and it took us about 25 minutes to get there. Before we left the car, I reminded everyone to put on sunscreen. Jacky started to play with the lotion and put too much on his face.


We parked the car and took the tram to the ticket office. We bought tickets to both theme parks; Disneyland and California Adventure Park. We got there pretty early and went on lots of rides. We were also lucky there weren't a lot of people at the park, so the lines were pretty short. We didn't have to wait in line for more than forty minutes. This reminded me of the time when I was young and went to Disneyland with my family. Fred, my former stepfather, took me to Disneyland, and we had to wait in line for a long time. For some rides, we even waited for more than two hours. Under the hot blazing sun, two hours can be tough.

Fortunately for us, we went through the lines pretty quickly, and everyone went on most of the attractions except for one person, Jacky. He didn't want to go on the rides, and I didn't want him to ruin the day for everyone else, so he waited by most of the exits. The whole day he went on only a couple of rides.

In the afternoon, after we had lunch, we ran to the other park. We went on several great rides. First, we went on Soaring, a flying simulator that let you feel like you were flying through California. Afterwards, we went on a water ride and everyone got soaked. It was fantastic, and everyone was screaming for more. So we ran and went on more rides. Jordan insisted he wanted to go on the Mickey Mouse rollercoaster because he said that last time he wasn't tall enough. Joe didn't go on because Jacky and Calvin didn't want to go on it, and Joe was also feeling tired.



At night, Disney had fireworks, and we laid down on the floor and watched the sky light up as fireworks flared above us. Jordan fell asleep as soon as his body hit the floor. He slept on the ground like a baby as if he was in a cradle. After the fireworks, we had some pizza, and we went back to Disneyland to catch Fantasmic. It's a Mickey Mouse performance on water with laser, dance, and special effects. What a spectacular performance, and the audiemce loved it!


Today was the first day that Disneyland Park opened 'til midnight, so we went on more rides until the park closed. We had an exhausting day and all the kids fell asleep before I started the engine. We were the last ones to leave Disneyland, and we got home around 1:30 am. They took turns showering and ate some food before they went to bed. It was a long and tiring day, but it was also very memorable.