Submarines, Cars, Rockets, and our first hot meal.
Leaving the crazy snowman behind, Amelia and I headed for the new Finding Nemo Submarine ride. The last time I was at Disneyland there was more than a two hour wait for the subs. Micki and I chose to skip it then, but Amelia was very excited about seeing Nemo live and under the water.
Before getting in line I thought a snack was in order. I got myself a new bottle of Dasani tap water and Amelia asked for cotton candy. This was the first time Amelia had ever had cotton candy and this candy was huge and pink. Watching Amelia try to eat it was priceless. I spent a great deal of time in line trying to take the best possible picture of Amelia's cotton candy on my camera phone. Once I finally had a picture that was "good enough" (the direct light and shadows made things very difficult) I spent another good 15-30 minutes trying (and failing) to email the photograph to Mike over my phone. At some point, Amelia and I both gave up. I put my phone back in my purse and she handed me three-quarters of a giant, pink blob of spun sugar. I ate a little of the cotton candy and started to feel queasy (I can't eat sweets on an empty stomach), I tried to give the treat back to Amelia, but she wouldn't take it. At least she has the good sense to know when she's had enough and to say, "No," even if the food item is a treat.
By the time we finished eating and photographing our giant cotton candy we were already about two-thirds of the way to the boarding area for the Submarines. I remembered the earlier Disneyland Submarines and thought that nothing this ride had to show me could possibly be worth 90 mins. of standing in line. Somehow, though, Amelia and I ended up at the very front of the boarding area for the next boat. And it was here that I asked for, and finally received, a "First Visit" button for Amelia.
Our boat docked and the gates opened. I knew that we were to wait behind the yellow line until it was time to board, but Amelia kept trying to push through the debarking crowd and to get into the submarine. (As you can tell, I spent a lot of time saying, "Wait, not yet!" during this trip.) After we descended down into the submarine Amelia got excited about the blue folding chairs. She wanted to put one down and sit right away. Again, it took some coaxing to get her to walk the full length of the submarine and sit at the stern.
The Finding Nemo Submarine ride was much, MUCH cooler than the original Submarine ride had been. Amelia loved it, and I found it kind of funny that we got swallowed by a whale for the second time in a brief afternoon. The only thing I didn't like about my ride was that somehow I found myself in the booby-trap seat. As we dove deeper into the ocean (wink, wink) water started to drip down onto my leg. I slid my legs off to the side and made a comment to Amelia about getting wet. Her reply was, "You're not getting wet." I beg to differ, Amelia.
From the submarine ride it was a quick walk to Autopia. This was where Amelia would get to steer a car for the first time. It may seem that I don't have much to say about Autopia but I have to tell you that this ride was the funnest ride I was on at Disneyland. Amelia really had no idea how to steer at all, so once our car got onto the narrow guide track each time we hit a curve we really hit a curve - over and over again. Amelia and I bounced and banged around in the car so much I sometimes wondered if she was going to be thrown from the car. Sometimes I would grab the wheel to steady us, but most of the time Amelia and I found ourselves cracking up as we repeatedly banged into right and left turns.
Getting out of our car we headed into Tomorrowland for a bite to eat. Tomorrowland Terrace didn't have a huge variety of food, but it was convenient and I wanted to be around when the next Jedi Training Academy took place. I read off a number of food items to Amelia and she told me that she wanted a cheeseburger. I reminded her that they had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and other kid-friendly food, but she insisted that she wanted a cheeseburger.
If you know Amelia, you know where this is headed. Once we finally found a table and sat down Amelia ate all of her fries and asked me to pull the cheese off her burger for her. She took one bite of the American cheese, decided it was not for her, and was done with the burger. A whole burger gone to waste. (I was full after eating my marginally palatable veggie burger, or I would have tried to help her out.) After eating we watched the beginning of the Jedi Training Academy (Amelia was not interested) and headed out again.
The next thing Amelia wanted to do was to ride on the rocket ships in Tomorrowland. Now, I might be wrong, but I remember the rockets being located where the Tomorrowland Terrace stands. I walked completely around a funky display on the Terrace roof that I swear used to be the Tomorrowland rocket ships and could not, for the life of me, find a way to get onto the elevator that I saw on the top of Tomorrowland Terrace next to the "rockets."
But that's why Mickey gives us maps.
Once I figured out that I was stuck in a Disneyland time warp I took Amelia to the new rocket ships at the entrance (from Main Street) to Tomorrowland. Standing in line for the rockets was interesting because: 1) we were behind a little girl who was also named "Amelia" (and her sister), and 2) Buzz Lightyear passed by our line while we were waiting. Seeing Buzz was pretty cool for both of us. When Amelia talks about her trip to Disneyland she mentions Buzz Lightyear and says, "He was pretty neat!"
I have to say that for all intents and purposes, the Disneyland rockets are just the same as the Flying Dumbos. The view is different, because of the location within the park, but the ride goes around and around while little ones like Amelia control the ship's altitude - up and down and up and down. After being on the Dumbo ride, Amelia was an old pro at the joystick controls, so we spent a lot of time at the very highest point of the ride. We both enjoyed the rockets a lot, but once the ride was done I thought it was time to head across the park to my favorite, classic, E ticket rides...
(to be continued, Lisa)
Before getting in line I thought a snack was in order. I got myself a new bottle of Dasani tap water and Amelia asked for cotton candy. This was the first time Amelia had ever had cotton candy and this candy was huge and pink. Watching Amelia try to eat it was priceless. I spent a great deal of time in line trying to take the best possible picture of Amelia's cotton candy on my camera phone. Once I finally had a picture that was "good enough" (the direct light and shadows made things very difficult) I spent another good 15-30 minutes trying (and failing) to email the photograph to Mike over my phone. At some point, Amelia and I both gave up. I put my phone back in my purse and she handed me three-quarters of a giant, pink blob of spun sugar. I ate a little of the cotton candy and started to feel queasy (I can't eat sweets on an empty stomach), I tried to give the treat back to Amelia, but she wouldn't take it. At least she has the good sense to know when she's had enough and to say, "No," even if the food item is a treat.
By the time we finished eating and photographing our giant cotton candy we were already about two-thirds of the way to the boarding area for the Submarines. I remembered the earlier Disneyland Submarines and thought that nothing this ride had to show me could possibly be worth 90 mins. of standing in line. Somehow, though, Amelia and I ended up at the very front of the boarding area for the next boat. And it was here that I asked for, and finally received, a "First Visit" button for Amelia.
Our boat docked and the gates opened. I knew that we were to wait behind the yellow line until it was time to board, but Amelia kept trying to push through the debarking crowd and to get into the submarine. (As you can tell, I spent a lot of time saying, "Wait, not yet!" during this trip.) After we descended down into the submarine Amelia got excited about the blue folding chairs. She wanted to put one down and sit right away. Again, it took some coaxing to get her to walk the full length of the submarine and sit at the stern.
The Finding Nemo Submarine ride was much, MUCH cooler than the original Submarine ride had been. Amelia loved it, and I found it kind of funny that we got swallowed by a whale for the second time in a brief afternoon. The only thing I didn't like about my ride was that somehow I found myself in the booby-trap seat. As we dove deeper into the ocean (wink, wink) water started to drip down onto my leg. I slid my legs off to the side and made a comment to Amelia about getting wet. Her reply was, "You're not getting wet." I beg to differ, Amelia.
From the submarine ride it was a quick walk to Autopia. This was where Amelia would get to steer a car for the first time. It may seem that I don't have much to say about Autopia but I have to tell you that this ride was the funnest ride I was on at Disneyland. Amelia really had no idea how to steer at all, so once our car got onto the narrow guide track each time we hit a curve we really hit a curve - over and over again. Amelia and I bounced and banged around in the car so much I sometimes wondered if she was going to be thrown from the car. Sometimes I would grab the wheel to steady us, but most of the time Amelia and I found ourselves cracking up as we repeatedly banged into right and left turns.
Getting out of our car we headed into Tomorrowland for a bite to eat. Tomorrowland Terrace didn't have a huge variety of food, but it was convenient and I wanted to be around when the next Jedi Training Academy took place. I read off a number of food items to Amelia and she told me that she wanted a cheeseburger. I reminded her that they had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and other kid-friendly food, but she insisted that she wanted a cheeseburger.If you know Amelia, you know where this is headed. Once we finally found a table and sat down Amelia ate all of her fries and asked me to pull the cheese off her burger for her. She took one bite of the American cheese, decided it was not for her, and was done with the burger. A whole burger gone to waste. (I was full after eating my marginally palatable veggie burger, or I would have tried to help her out.) After eating we watched the beginning of the Jedi Training Academy (Amelia was not interested) and headed out again.
The next thing Amelia wanted to do was to ride on the rocket ships in Tomorrowland. Now, I might be wrong, but I remember the rockets being located where the Tomorrowland Terrace stands. I walked completely around a funky display on the Terrace roof that I swear used to be the Tomorrowland rocket ships and could not, for the life of me, find a way to get onto the elevator that I saw on the top of Tomorrowland Terrace next to the "rockets."
But that's why Mickey gives us maps.
Once I figured out that I was stuck in a Disneyland time warp I took Amelia to the new rocket ships at the entrance (from Main Street) to Tomorrowland. Standing in line for the rockets was interesting because: 1) we were behind a little girl who was also named "Amelia" (and her sister), and 2) Buzz Lightyear passed by our line while we were waiting. Seeing Buzz was pretty cool for both of us. When Amelia talks about her trip to Disneyland she mentions Buzz Lightyear and says, "He was pretty neat!"
I have to say that for all intents and purposes, the Disneyland rockets are just the same as the Flying Dumbos. The view is different, because of the location within the park, but the ride goes around and around while little ones like Amelia control the ship's altitude - up and down and up and down. After being on the Dumbo ride, Amelia was an old pro at the joystick controls, so we spent a lot of time at the very highest point of the ride. We both enjoyed the rockets a lot, but once the ride was done I thought it was time to head across the park to my favorite, classic, E ticket rides...
(to be continued, Lisa)
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