We Simply Love.: disney

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Disney Day One-2013

The Military's best perk are the Disney Park Hoppers. Such a fantastic discount! We take advantage as often as we can because maybe one day they will not offer it anymore. That would make us Sad.

We got to the park at 7:45 like true adventurers! Little did we know that the park doesn't open until 9:00am during off season! So we waited, and were a little bummed that we didn't know this. We usually go in summer show up at 8am and stay til midnight, hardcore! Now we know.

We started our day in Cars land, we wanted to get fast passes to Radiator Springs Racers! Best ride at the park, its so much fun. Fast Passes run out within an hour of opening so you have to be first and you have to be quick.
These are GOLDEN!! Disney also has the parent pass, so if you have a little kid who is to short to ride, you get a pass to go to the front of the line when the other parent comes off. Brilliant!

Luigis Flying Tires

Mater driving through Radiator Springs!

The one huge plus about Disney in the Spring was the weather and the foliage. It was so beautiful! It smelled amazing too.

I surprised Hailey with a trip to the Bibbity Bobbity Boutique, she has always wanted to do it and I thought she was old enough to appreciate the expensive trip to the salon. She had so much fun!

Meet Princess Hailey!

1:00 back to Racers! So much fun.

Radiator springs is done so well, they didn't skip a single detail when building it. Its my favorite place in California Adventure.

The Cozy Cone hotel! They have the yummiest Pretzel Bites and such good slushees!

Our friends came to hang out with us for the day. It was so nice to see them and the kids were so excited!

Epic group shot.

A beautiful first day At Disney!

After our friends left, we went and explored Adventure Land and Frontier Land and Toon Town.

Sadly in Spring, Disney closed at EIGHT! What!? Again we were shocked haha. In spring there are no lines, beautiful weather, beautiful plants, but I was really bummed about the times. We like to party all night!

We had ice cream as the park closed and then ran over to California Adventure (who closes at 9) to see World of Color!

World of Color is done completely on water, projecting movies onto the water, it is so beautiful!

Here is a scene from UP.

and Buzz and Woody

Such a fun first day!!!

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Disney Day three!

Our final day at Disneyland, was a very special day. Our little man Owen, turned TWO!!! Can you believe how fast that went? Remember THIS?

I love how in this photo, Owen is trying to get Minnie to sign the autograph book.

Owens birthday breakfast, Mickey Mouse Pancakes!

Goofing around while we eat our breakfast...he got yelled at for being on the wrong side of the banister, sorry Disney!

Watching the Mark Twain boat go by.

Hailey and her baby Dumbo

Brair Bear!

Watching the New Orleans Jazz band!

What am I supposed to do with these beads?

Funny story....a family was walking by during the bands performance. The wife wanted to stop and watch them for a minute and the husband said "No we can watch it on Youtube at home, lets go!" Sheesh, why come to the park at all? just watch it on YouTube! So afterwards every time there was a performance or a line we joked and said "Nah lets skip it, its on YouTube!"

Birthday boy waiting for his train

Big Sis

POOPED out, he took a 2.5 hour nap in his stroller....

During Owens Nap, Hunter was picked to fight Darth Maul! Three years ago when we went to Disney, Hunter fought Darth Vader, he was telling the little kid not to be afraid.

Padiwan Hunter!

Listening to training instructions.

Darth Vader trying to get the kids to join the Dark Side.

NEVER!

I like how you can see the crack of Hunters smile.

Right after the fight, Darth Maul snuck up behind me and scared the CRAP out of me. He stood behind me breathing on me, I thought it was Russ so I turned around to say back off and Maul was standing there and yelled BOO! I may have said an expletive in the park.....