We've been wanting to plan a trip back to Disney for multiple years but the timing just hasn't worked out. In preparation for our trip to Namibia in August we've been saving our frequent flyer miles and vacation funds. We ended up booking those flights through Virgin Atlantic, leaving us with a stockpile of miles on Alaska. When we factored free airline tickets into the math and realized we could pop to California for a weekend for a relatively modest price, we planned a spontaneous trip. Owen was six the first time we went and Hazel was six for this trip so it felt like perfect timing.
It was a magical weekend that, once again, made me understand people's obsession with Disney. The kids maintained positive attitudes and we had a blast. The first morning there was definitely some kinks to work out on how to maximize the fast pass, which lines to commit to, etc but we pretty quickly found our groove. We did one day at Disneyland and one day at California Adventure. Disneyland certainly has more to offer but I think we enjoyed California Adventure the most. There were fewer people at California Adventure and lots of carnival type rides we were able to walk right on without waiting in lines. We didn't get to do every ride we'd hope for at Disneyland but felt good about how many we hit in our limitied time. We walked over 10 miles per day and were exhausted by the time we left. A quick trip is great but I may consider staying a bit longer and building in a day or two at the pool if we go back.
The Cars ride was #1 for everyone in our family with Stars Wars coming in at #2 and Soaring Around the World third.
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