Day two was a whole different experience. We started it off with a full day of rest and a tummy full of food. It’s amazing what those two things will do for a person. We arrived at the park at opening again, 9am, with a stocked Camelback, happy baby and a mission. We hit the Pirate’s ride one more time for good measure, finally made it to the Haunted mansion, let Quinn run around the Tarzan tree house (which he LOVED) and finally bought Quinn a Mickey hat with his name on it. So stinkin cute!!!
Mr. Toad’s wild adventure, the Buzz light year ride and a whole lot of walking later we called it quits and made it to Downtown Disney just in time for Quinn’s nap.
What we learned this trip:
1. Quinn isn’t a screamer. But he will grip the crap out of you when he gets scared.
2. Pack LOTS of snacks and drinks. I didn’t realize that Disneyland lets you bring outside food and water into the park for your kids. That came in handy on day two.
3. Quinn really likes to look at stuff, mostly the other kids. It was kind of impossible to get him to look at anything if a kid wasn’t standing next to or on it.
Overall I’d say it was a fairly successful first trip to Disneyland. We’ll be back in May for Eric’s birthday, if not before then. Did you know you get discounts on just about anything with season passes? We get free parking; one car per pass, 15% off food, and 20% off merchandise. And we get discounts at the Disneyland hotels, not that we can afford them, but it’s just nice to know our options.
