Disneyland Day One – Part 2
12/10/2018
We got back into Disneyland and it was a lot of “what do you want to do” over and over. Go figure that when you send two moms with zero kids they relish in not having to have a firm plan for the whole day. So we wandered over to Pooh’s Corner and met Pooh Bear. He was a sweetheart. There was a girl in front of us who wanted Pooh to sign a shoe she brought and I was like “You want Pooh on your shoe?” and the CM in charge turned and looked at me and giggled.
Since the line was short we hopped on the Pooh ride which I haven’t ridden since my Senior Grad night in 2003! Then we just wandered around some more and made our way to Adventureland where we found a handsome and very stumbly Jack Sparrow roaming around. So we did something we couldn’t ever do if our families were with us and followed him. All the way across the park. To a CM door behind Main Street. And he never returned. So we headed back to Adventureland where we were planning to eat before we chased a pirate across the park and on our way put in a mobile order at Bengal BBQ. I have never eaten here for some reason and I regret that I hadn’t until today. Easily the best Quick Service food at Disneyland. I had the Bengal Beef Skewers and the Safari Skewer (bacon wrapped asparagus). SO good!
Then we hit up the Haunted Mansion and it was much more enjoyable without a crying child next me. I was able to actually look around and take in the Nightmare Before Christmas overlay which is just so amazing.
I was then in need of a churro and I wanted to try the Gingerbread Churro. It was MEH at best.
With Churros in hand we waited in line to meet Goofy who was decked out for the holidays. Goofy is probably my favorite character to meet and he definitely sealed the deal with this meet. I think it’s safe to say I have a new boyfriend. Can’t wait to see him again in January. Xoxo
Since we were by Main Street and the Christmas Parade was about to start, we decided to find a spot and watch it. This was my first time watching a full parade at Disneyland. It was fun! Much better without a kid saying “is it done yet?” which mine would have definitely done. I think that’s a big reason K wanted to watch it.
We had spent a lot of time on our feet at this point so I suggested the Tiki Room (another first for me!). K picked up a popcorn bucket so we had a snack while we were in there. It was pretty cute and weeks later I am still singing the song. Haha. Then we wandered around for a bit and I bought Bay a bunch of Nightmare Before Christmas stuff because she LOVES that movie. K checked the app and saw that the Small World lighting was happening in a bit so we went over there to watch that. It was really cool to see!
Main Street Christmas Lights <3
We had a dinner reservation for 8:00pm at the Lamplight Lounge so we park hopped over to DCA to check some more things off our to-do list. Starting with riding Guardians of the Galaxy again! And somehow we got sat in the same exact spot as when we rode it earlier this day.
AND THEN, we finally had our first beer of the day! I don’t even know why it took us so long, but hello beautiful!
With time to kill before our reservation, we took some more photos together.
We tried to get into the single rider line at Cars but it was PACKED. So we stood there for a bit and bailed on it. We went to the Incredicoaster instead and got to ride it front row which is THE BEST spot at night.
Then it was time for dinner! We shared the Potato Skins, which I would definitely get again and again. I had the Cheddar Burger and K had the Ratatouille. Both were amazing. And for drinks I had the Finish with a Fix and the Zombie. Safe to say, I was feeling pretty good after those. We passed on dessert because all they have are donuts and there are so many more options in the park for the same price.
We park hopped back to Disneyland and went straight to Space Mountain. Highly recommend that ride while intoxicated. So much fun!
Then we decided we needed MORE photos, so we went to the Castle and got in line. We noticed one CM was really killing it with the poses so we asked to wait for her. The other CM was like “there are three groups in front of you, are you sure?” UH YES. Don’t question drunk moms, okay? Jamie was AMAZING and we had so much fun with her. Worth the wait!
With some time before the park closed we got on Indiana Jones and then I took a nap on Pirates of the Caribbean. OOPS. Then we went back to our hotel room and was asleep at 12:30 with our alarms set for 7am to do it all over again the next day!
(Link to Disneyland Day Two!)