Last Day at Disneyland

We started our day by going to Finding Nemo. It is a really neat ride that combines underwater effects with animated effects. The wait was fairly long but we had seen that it gets even longer during the day. We decided to get this one out of the way first. After that, we rode on Buzz Lightyear, Pirates, the Haunted Mansion and Indiana Jones. We also caught the Indiana Jones show. It was a show with actors and lasted about 15 minutes. It was designed for littler kids but it was nice to sit in the shade for a while.

We headed over to California Adventure to see if we could ride Toy Story but the line was way too long. This was disappointing because we all would have liked to have riddent his ride again. We headed back to the hotel to rest a little bit because we knew it was going to be a long day.

We headed back to California Adventure so the kids could ride the Grizzly River Run. It's a raft ride that spins them around and gets them wet. After this, we went to catch the parade in Disneyland. There are some amazing floats and we were in an area where they stopped a couple times to perform a little show. After the parade, I had to get in line to get our reserved seats for Fantasmic and everyone else hit a couple of rides.

The seats for Fantasmic were great and we got a dessert box with cheese, chocolates, cheesecake and a bunch of other stuff that shouldn't be eaten at 9:00 at night. We hated to leave anything but there was just too much. When we got our dessert boxes, Rylee found a little Shrek character in hers....at little gift from her Grandpa. (You'll need to ask either one for an explanation). The Fantasmic show is pretty elaborate with floats in the water, music, lights, lasers and of course Mickey Mouse. After the show, we were able to watch the fireworks from our seats.

We were able to catch a few more rides after the show. The last ride we did was the Indiana Jones ride which Rylee and Jarret thought was both their favorite. We headed back to the hotel late that night just beat. We were hot, tired, full of sugar and having had a blast the whole day. The kids were too tired to argue that night and fell asleep right away.

Here are a few pics.

And the description from the kids

Day 12