chunkymonkey
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Mini TR: California Pt 3 - Disneyland After Dark STAR WARS Edition May 9th 2018 PART 2
I forgot to add that after we ate the ramen we did head back to the front of the castle to catch the Star Wars Fireworks. We got a great spot in front of the castle, but there were no projections on the castle just the fireworks and music, which is really all you need. I really enjoyed the fireworks and it reminded me of the old Symphony in the Stars Fireworks they used to have at DHS before the latest incaration of it that you see now.
Here's the whole fireworks show. Some of the fireworks were right above us so it was hard to get it all on camera. I guess we should have stood further back.
After taking some character and backdrop pictures and filling our bellies with chiccaron, fried waffle chicken and funnel cake, we decided to head towards the Lightsaber Training which was taking place at It's a Small World.
I got some stalker pictures too of the droids and Ewoks. Their lines were too long to wait in.
I also saw they had projections on the iconic Matterhorn. Sorry bad picture but it was so dark at that point!
As we made our way to It's a Small World, Lesley shared that the Alice in Wonderland ride is one of her favorites and I told her I don't think I've been on it. Since the line was so short, we decided to get on it. This ride is cute, and so fun! I loved it! I love how you ride half the track indoors and half you're outdoors, which mixes it up. Although in the rain it would suck I guess? Haha.
The area for Lightsaber Training was pretty empty at that time so we just waited around. I saw a 0 minute wait for IaSW so I told Lesley I was going to ride it since it was right here.
I like how you load the boats from the outside of the building. They also had projections on the IaSW building.
Although the ride is pretty much the same as WDW, they do put Disney characters into their layouts, which I think is really cool.
Once the ride was over and I went back out there were a lot more people there, still wasn't massively crowded so I still had a great spot. I moved up so i was on some stairs so I could get a nice vantage point of the stage. Lesley was off to the side though so I convinced her to stand in front of the stage so that I could get some pictures and video of her.
The reason we were here and prepared for the show, was that Ray Park, the original Darth Maul from The Phantom Menace (Episode 1), was there to help teach the class that day!! And if you're ever to attend a light saber training, you might as well learn from a Sith master.
Note this training was for both kids and adults and if you didn't bring a lightsaber, they lent you a cheap one that you have to return.
More people came and soon it was time. They introduced a few other people including someone who played the young Boba Fett in Attack of the Clones. But it was Ray Park that everyone wanted to see.
Can you spot @Lesley Wake? She's front and center! Doin' good Lesley!!
It was pretty cool to witness a Darth Maul light saber training.
After that the event was close to over but Lesley wanted to know if I wanted to ride Peter Pan, her all time favorite Fantasyland ride and of course I said YES! This ride doesn't have a fast pass here so there are usually long long lines. During the event the line was about 15 minutes long. Yay.
Peter Pan was wonderful, it was basically the same as WDW but with some slight differences (better I think). The only thing missing is the wonderful interactive queue like in WDW. So I guess there are advantages to both.
After PP, sadly the event was now closed, it was 1am. I couldn't believe I made it all the way to the end. I have a FULL day of Disney tomorrow and I was hoping to get to a park by Rope Drop. Let's see how it goes! We walked back outside to the main entrance. Meanwhile I grabbed a bit of the lightspeed projections on the castle. But @Lesley Wake got better videos than me. I kept missing the lightspeed! I only got the tail end.
Right at the end of Main Street we got some pictures with the Droids. There were about 3-4 R2D2s milling around along with other droids so it was much easier at this time to get a picture.
I said my goodbyes to Lesley and thanked her for all her advice. I hope you got my Venmo payment for the Ramen @Lesley Wake! It came from Steve since he has money in his Venmo that he there he wants to use up.
I yawned back to my room, took a shower, ate some of the my leftovers and passed out.
It was a surreal first 7 hours at Disneyland! I wasn't supposed to be here this week, but here I am.
Here's the night view outside my room:
Guardians of the Galaxy on the left and Space Mountain on the Right. Not to shabby
OK now to sleeep....
Tomorrow I head to DCA and use Max Pass to try it out. Also I go to a very very special place in Disneyland...never in my wildest dreams did I ever thing I'd be going here. It was all a surprise to me as well.
Stay tuned...
I forgot to add that after we ate the ramen we did head back to the front of the castle to catch the Star Wars Fireworks. We got a great spot in front of the castle, but there were no projections on the castle just the fireworks and music, which is really all you need. I really enjoyed the fireworks and it reminded me of the old Symphony in the Stars Fireworks they used to have at DHS before the latest incaration of it that you see now.
Here's the whole fireworks show. Some of the fireworks were right above us so it was hard to get it all on camera. I guess we should have stood further back.
After taking some character and backdrop pictures and filling our bellies with chiccaron, fried waffle chicken and funnel cake, we decided to head towards the Lightsaber Training which was taking place at It's a Small World.
I got some stalker pictures too of the droids and Ewoks. Their lines were too long to wait in.
I also saw they had projections on the iconic Matterhorn. Sorry bad picture but it was so dark at that point!
As we made our way to It's a Small World, Lesley shared that the Alice in Wonderland ride is one of her favorites and I told her I don't think I've been on it. Since the line was so short, we decided to get on it. This ride is cute, and so fun! I loved it! I love how you ride half the track indoors and half you're outdoors, which mixes it up. Although in the rain it would suck I guess? Haha.
The area for Lightsaber Training was pretty empty at that time so we just waited around. I saw a 0 minute wait for IaSW so I told Lesley I was going to ride it since it was right here.
I like how you load the boats from the outside of the building. They also had projections on the IaSW building.
Although the ride is pretty much the same as WDW, they do put Disney characters into their layouts, which I think is really cool.
Once the ride was over and I went back out there were a lot more people there, still wasn't massively crowded so I still had a great spot. I moved up so i was on some stairs so I could get a nice vantage point of the stage. Lesley was off to the side though so I convinced her to stand in front of the stage so that I could get some pictures and video of her.
The reason we were here and prepared for the show, was that Ray Park, the original Darth Maul from The Phantom Menace (Episode 1), was there to help teach the class that day!! And if you're ever to attend a light saber training, you might as well learn from a Sith master.
Note this training was for both kids and adults and if you didn't bring a lightsaber, they lent you a cheap one that you have to return.
More people came and soon it was time. They introduced a few other people including someone who played the young Boba Fett in Attack of the Clones. But it was Ray Park that everyone wanted to see.
Can you spot @Lesley Wake? She's front and center! Doin' good Lesley!!
It was pretty cool to witness a Darth Maul light saber training.
After that the event was close to over but Lesley wanted to know if I wanted to ride Peter Pan, her all time favorite Fantasyland ride and of course I said YES! This ride doesn't have a fast pass here so there are usually long long lines. During the event the line was about 15 minutes long. Yay.
Peter Pan was wonderful, it was basically the same as WDW but with some slight differences (better I think). The only thing missing is the wonderful interactive queue like in WDW. So I guess there are advantages to both.
After PP, sadly the event was now closed, it was 1am. I couldn't believe I made it all the way to the end. I have a FULL day of Disney tomorrow and I was hoping to get to a park by Rope Drop. Let's see how it goes! We walked back outside to the main entrance. Meanwhile I grabbed a bit of the lightspeed projections on the castle. But @Lesley Wake got better videos than me. I kept missing the lightspeed! I only got the tail end.
Right at the end of Main Street we got some pictures with the Droids. There were about 3-4 R2D2s milling around along with other droids so it was much easier at this time to get a picture.
I said my goodbyes to Lesley and thanked her for all her advice. I hope you got my Venmo payment for the Ramen @Lesley Wake! It came from Steve since he has money in his Venmo that he there he wants to use up.
I yawned back to my room, took a shower, ate some of the my leftovers and passed out.
It was a surreal first 7 hours at Disneyland! I wasn't supposed to be here this week, but here I am.
Here's the night view outside my room:
Guardians of the Galaxy on the left and Space Mountain on the Right. Not to shabby
OK now to sleeep....
Tomorrow I head to DCA and use Max Pass to try it out. Also I go to a very very special place in Disneyland...never in my wildest dreams did I ever thing I'd be going here. It was all a surprise to me as well.
Stay tuned...
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Can't wait to hear how your full day went! Great view from your room!
OMG I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS 
I AM GOING TO CLUB 33 
THIS IS A DREAM COME TRUE 
AM I DREAMING 
I AM GOING TO CLUB 33!!!!
