We were walking by the Toy Story ride and there was the soldier and Jesse from the movie. Well the girls wanted autographs, so the soldier was available for pictures. We enjoyed riding and shooting images as they came toward us. Natalie had been there before, so her score was into the hundreds of thousands. Mike and I, well we will have to practice at a future Disney excursion.
One of the biggest rides in California Adventures is the dreaded ride, the tallest and fastest Roller Coaster. Natalie and Mike wanted to ride so bad. They are always up for fun. Heights scare me. They talked me into it. It was the ride of a lifetime. After it was over, they asked me how I did. Mike asked if I enjoyed the view. Natalie asked how I did going upside down. My answer to both was, I don't know, I had my eyes closed all of the time. They thought I was joking. After the ride, we looked at our pictures, and yes my eyes were closed, hanging on tight. They on the other hand were happy and loving it.
As the sun began to set, the lights came out, and the magic of Disneyland appeared. What a sight. We found a ride that made us feel like we were in an airplane and flying over California. We could feel the ocean mist on our faces, and also smell the orange groves. We were able to ride that two times. We also past bugs life, and we were as big as the bugs walking around the ground.
We are waiting on the bridge to watch Disney World of Color. I have never seen anything like that, so all I can say is that it was spectacular as the lights combined with water, and wonderful music put on such a great show for one half hour. We did not have tickets as we did not get to the park early enough. Natalie recognized a man from her trip from the week before, and he let us stand in a great place. Ofcourse she said we were from Idaho and we needed to watch it before we went back home. That Natalie gets things done. Mike said that this performance cannot be described with words, and that you all need to come to see it. Pictures could not even do it justice. Gavin had taken videos, so we knew how neat it was, and not even that could capture it all.
We are standing on the bridge taking pictures with Mickey Mouse Ferris Wheel in the background. The Rollercoaster is there also.
That is a great shot of the roller coaster. They made me ride it and told me I would regret it if I didn't. Yeah right. I probably would have. And yes, I will probably do it again.
This has been such a wonderful evening to be able to be at Disneyland with Mike and Natalie and know we can come back another day. We sat on this pier, ate and just enjoyed the sights.
