Disneyland Day 1

The Hope family is back at Disneyland for spring break 2010 for 6 days of Disney Fun. We got off to a rough start. One of our 3 bags didn't make it to California. Alex had no clothes. A bunch of my stuff was also missing. They had no record of the bag at that time. Luckily, when we called in the morning they had found it and it was on a plane to meet us. It arrived by 3 in the afternoon and we were set for our trip.



I will admit it, we are Disneyphiles. We love the Disneyland Resort Parks, and we take out visits there very seriously. We love the Parks, but not the crowds. During spring break the crowds can get crazy. We stay at a hotel directly across the street from the parks so we can come and go easily. The parks open at 8am and close at mignight, so for a week our lifestyle is like deer. We are up early to be at the park when it opens. The lines are very short and much fun can be had. As early afternoon comes and crowds grow we head back to the hotel for swimming in the pool and a nap. Then in the evening we head back to the park as the crowds begin to shrink.

This year we kept a log of the rides we did each day. You can easily see which rides we like the best. We focused on Disneyland day 1. No California Adventure until day 2.

Ride List

Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
Pinocchio's Daring Journey
Pirates of the Caribbean
Haunted Mansion
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Captian Eo
Space Mountain
Jungle Cruise

Afternoon Break

Splash Mountain
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Splash Mountain
Pirates of the Caribbean
Indiana Jones
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters
Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters
Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters

We met up with Buzz right after our first ride on Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters. Bart is very skilled with the blaster and usually gets the high score for the family.



We ran into Woody and Jessie behind Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.




Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is one of my favorites. Great roller coaster! We call it BTMRR (pronounced Bit-a-mir). "Its the wildest ride in the wilderness."





Loading the boat on the Jungle Cruise. Alex loves this ride.