Day 3 - UNIVERSAL STUDIOS

Another early morning today. We went to Universal Studios. Mike even paid for preferrrd parking! Only an extra $10 but it was sure worth it! Thanks Mike! The new Harry Potter world there was amazing. It all looked so real! First ride we did was a Harry Potter coaster/4D ride. Made mom nauseous. We all thought she was going to heave into the garbage but she was a trooper. It was my favourite ride of the day. We then witnessed a wand fitting and then went to Springfield! Homer and Marge were out and about so that was cool. Mom missed a coaster ride because she was sick, but she didn’t miss much. Shortest coaster in history! We took in the studio you which was really cool. Got to see where they film shows like The Voice and America’s Got Talent. We also saw some cool movie sets and we’re almost eaten by a shark! The Simpsons ride was really cool too. Jurassic Park soaked us, but it felt good because it was so hot out. We also saw dinosaurs, mummies, and transformers. The Walking Dead attraction scared the shit out of me. I was screaming in Matt’s ear like a little girl. We also were recruited as Minions on The Despicable Me ride! Waterworld was amazing as was the special effects show. We learned how they do certain effects in movies. The last ride of the day was Transformers. Great 3D ride. We decided to have supper outside the park and stopped at The Sizzler on the way home. Great food for cheap! Then Matt decided we needed milkshakes from Sonic so we stopped there too! Now we are relaxing in our room. Back to Disney for moms birthday tomorrow.

Day 2 - DISNEYLAND

Today we got up and we’re at the park when it opened at 8am. First stop was Tomorrowland where we rode rides like Star Wars and Toy Story Astro Shooters. We tried to get to the thrilling rides early when there was no line ups. The longest we waited for a ride was about 15 minutes, thanks to Fast passes and a disability benefit. Some rides were amazing, others were just okay. Everything at Disney is fun though. It was a hot one today, over 30 for sure. We stopped for lunch at The Golden Horseshoe and indulged on our overpriced food. After lunch we hit more rides. Splash Mountain was the best though. First time on Matt got the front of the log and thought it would be funny to lean forward and try to soak us. Well him and I got soaked, the other 4 not so much. The second time riding Splash Mountain I took the front - bad idea - I was still wet at supper! Pirates of the Caribbean broke down while we were on the ride. It took away from the overall tide, but it was still good. Thunder Mountain Railroad was Mikes favourite ride. Silly little coaster! We got to eat our frozen chocolate covered bananas on sticks and paid wayyy to much for water throughout the day. Mickey’s toon town was busy busy, but we managed to spot Mickey on the street later in the day and skipped his long line up at his house! On Sunday we will also go back and visit Eeyore and friends! It is Pixarfest and they had a parade that we also watched. We got to see a lot of Pixar characters in the parade. By supper time we had already done most of what we wanted to do so we left the park and hit Downtown Disney where we did a little shopping and grabbed supper. After supper we split up and did some more shopping before meeting on Main Street for the fireworks show. By this time we were all getting tired and cranky. Sooo much walking! My app tells me we walked nearly 30,000 steps today. I hope tomorrow is easier on the feet but we are headed to Universal Studios back in Hollywood. Here’s to hoping Matt can navigate us there!

Day 1 - HOLLYWOOD

We landed nice and early this morning and picked up our fancy Lincoln car rental. We decided to tour Hollywood today. Matt was navigator - he did alright. We parked the car for the day and walked up and down Hollywood Boulevard. We saw lots of the stars - somehow managing to miss seeing Trumps smashed one. We had a great lunch in a little pub - except the Americans really need to get with the times and get Clamato juice for their beer down here. Mom then bought us an actually Hollywood stars tour. We saw where some of the stars live including Justin Bieber. It was an okay tour, but our tour guide acted like he hated his job. After that we had a beer at Hooters and then found our car again. Eventually Matt navigated is to our hotel and we got all checked in. We have a penthouse suite in one corner and mom and Mike have the penthouse suite across the hall. Mike told us we would be eating at Golden Corral. Turns out it is a HUGE buffet. Literally anything you would ever want including cotton candy. After supper we came back to our rooms and crashed. Day 2 Disney coming up! Will post more pictures soon!

Early Morning Frisking Anyone?

Well it wasn’t Mike who got flagged this time. It’s was Matt!! He got patted down and searched! And then afterwards he walks up to me and goes “you have my passport, right?” Well, I didn’t. Rookie move....never leave your passport behind! Luckily he got it and we are enjoying 5 am beers now!

Mickey on our Bed?

So Matt and I are staying at my moms tonight since we are leaving so early. We come downstairs to go to bed and find none other than Mickey Mouse on our bed.  If that’s not a sign that we’re meant to go to Disneyland then I don’t know what is!!!!

Will post pictures of Matt drinking his 4am airport beer!!!

Seats Booked

Well it’s less than 24 hours now and our seats are booked! We will be up bright and early to drop the car off at the Park N Jet at 4:00am. I am just waiting for Matt to get off work and we will be going to stay at my moms for the night or lack there of. Swiffer dog will be in good hands with Matt's mom and dad, although I will miss him a lot!

The weather looks great for the week ahead!

Hangtime at Knott's Berry Farm

I'm so ready to try this new coaster! I hope everyone else is too!! No one is allowed to chicken out!