Previously: At last, we shared our stories that day and that we happened to see the red carpet of Oscars (still it was one of the most memorable moments ever to happen that day). As I was eating my spaghetti, my mom said that the next day we would go to Disneyland (round 2), since we had two days passes.Alright, we went home to the hotel and crashed on the bed, ready for Disneyland round 2 the next day!!
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Sunday, February 13, 2009
Alrighty, again, I woke up at 6. Nothing much, except this time, it wasn't the alarm clock set to wake me up, but instead my mom. She was so excited to go to Disneyland Round 2 this time and when she woke me up, she said. "Hurry up! Indiana Jones Ride is waiting!! I don't want the queue to get longer!! We have to be there as early as we can! Indiana Jones! Indiana Jones!!" Aha...I see, she couldn't wait for the Indiana Jones ride. Well, the day before she was pretty eager to go to that ride but the queue was very looonggg and she was very determined this time that she would get that early before the queue got long.
Lazily, I got up, took a shower, had a breakfast with my dad who was about to take off for the helicopter exhibition that day, and took off to Disneyland at around 7 am. I was still sleepy at that moment that I could sleep while walking (aah lebay!). We entered the Grand Californian hotel and went through the Disney Downtown, where most shops were still closed and some were about to be opened.
At the end of the Disney Downtown, a bunch of people gathered around in front of the entrance. Apparently Disneyland was still closed and some visitors chose to sit near the fountain or just stood there waiting for the theme park to be opened. Not long after that, it was opened and my mom eagerly pulled my hand towards the Indiana Jones ride and at that moment, I was STILL sleepy. I was very tired that morning maybe because I was too excited to have visited Hollywood (which is one of the places I'd kill for going)
INDY RIDE
Of course, the ride just opened but there were already quite a lot of people lining up, but not as many as yesterday and it only took about 5-10 minutes for queueing. While lining up, I was almost - once again - fell asleep. I kind of hoped that this ride would be quite bumpy that it would be a warming up for me before starting the day (sorta like jogging or morning exercises, but this time, we exercised using a thrill ride). Finally my mom and I got onto the ride. Well, she was right to choose this ride for "morning exercise" because I instantly got shaken here and there, going through many drops before finally at the end of the ride, I was 100% awake (it worked!!)
Then we went to Mickey Toon Town and took a look at Mickey's, Minnie's, etc's houses.
But nothing much to see there though. I did go to Mickey's House, saw the unique, cartoon-ish furnitures just like the ones in Mickey cartoons, and there was also a room where visitors could take a picture with Mickey but it was a looongg queue and I was kind of tired and hungry. Then we went outside and bought two hotdogs for lunch. We sat near a fountain while munching on our hotdogs and seeing the mini roller coaster ride in Mickey's Toon Town.
then, I read the brochure that there was a spot near Mickey's Toon Town to take pictures with Disney Princesses. I was *embarrassed* a Disney princess fan and I was quite determined to take pictures with them, so I got on the long queue, longer than the any queues we'd ever been in Disneyland. I mean, hey, Disney Princess is like my favorite. Not that I dreamed to become one like any other girls but I just love their dresses. Aurora and Belle are my favorites and I was hoping to see them. So I lined up along with other girls dressing up in their Disney princess costume, some dressed as Aurora (Aurora had the best dress among other Disney Princesses), Jasmine, and...well, mostly dressed as Aurora.
Finally it was my turn and the first princess turned out to be Ariel (she had legs, not fins surprisingly. Just kidding, what I meant here is, the cosplayer dressed not as a mermaid but a blue dress) and then the next princess was Belle, with this nice yellow coat (haha, I'm talking like a fashion police!), and the next one was Jasmine. She asked my name and I answered "My name is Carissa, from Indonesia." She replied. "Hi Carissa. Nice to meet you, I'm Jasmine from Agrabah."
Me with Ariel (she got feet! lol)
Me with Belle
- Storybook Land Canal Boats: my mom was very eager to get on this ride, and she was pretty sure it would be another "thrill" ride like Indy. But I told my mom that it was only a normal boat ride (and slow too) cruising along the river to see miniatures of Disney palaces. Nothing much. I was even almost sleeping on the boat. And when we got off the boat, she complained. "That was all? Not cool!" she said, and I was like. "Told you so." >.<
- Peter Pan's Flight: It was always my mom's favorite. She loved this ride the most.
- Alice and Wonderland: ahem, my favorite this time
- It's a Small World: like "Istana Boneka" in Dufan only this one is in English version.
- Pinnochio's Daring Journey: Nothing much. It's just like Alice in Wonderland.
- Snow White's Scary Adventures: It was INDEED scary. I didn't know it would be scarier than Haunted Mansion, since this ride focused much on Snow White being lost in the forest and feeling haunted.
- The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh: Just like Alice and Pinnochio's ride. Only the ride cart is designed like a bee's house and it shook slowly back and forth while moving. It was enjoyable though.
- Autopia: Like a gokart ride.
It was already late afternoon (almost sunset) and I was thinking to have another last ride (in the Disneyland) before we took off to Disney's California Adventure. And the last ride turned out to be another ride in Haunted Mansion. It was very impressive that I wanted to go there for the second time. After that, we took off to Disney's California Adventure which was located right across Disneyland Park. Thankfully, we didn't need to pay for the admission because the 2 days passes we had already included an admission to Disney's California Adventure.
DISNEY'S CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE
After entering it, my mom quickly took a position on the side of the streets along with other people waiting for the parade. Not long after that, the parade began and Pixar characters started to come out one by one. Sorry for the poor qualities of the pictures. I'm a poor photographer, I gotta say that. But at least better than my mom :). I like Lightning McQueen the best, because he's made out of real car, modified, and you should see his eyes. It moved around.
Lightning McQueen
Ross from Monsters Inc
Mr. Incredible (looks like he was on a diet)
Flik and Atta from A Bug's Life
Well, after the parade, we strolled around Disney's California Adventure, visited Animation Museum to see how animation (2D and 3D) were made, which was pretty cool. Then we watched Aladdin Musical play. While lining up, I looked at the Hollywood Hotel Tower of Terror ride. I could see the lift was coming up and then there was a spark of light before the lift fell, along with screams. It was a definitely no-no ride for me, since I don't really like drop rides. Then we entered the theatre and the show began. It was FANTASTIC! The best Disney play I've ever seen. It had amazing sets, sceneries, cast, and effect. During the "A Whole New World" scene, the cast got on this carpet tied to the ceiling and it had an impression as if it really flew.
My mom was very impressed by it and said that it was worth it. The next ride (it was already dark but the theme park was still crowded), we went to Monster's Inc Ride which was the newest ride in the theme park. It was almost like rides in Fantasyland in Disneyland (Alice, Pinnochio, etc), but there was a twist at the end of the ride. You know Ross, the slimy green monster from the movie? We stopped for a while in front of her statue as it moved and identified the visitors sitting on the cart. She said. "Hey you, man on the second row. I'll be in your closet tonight." I had a feeling it was not a cassette but instead there was an operator controlling it. :)
A BUG'S LIFE RIDE
Ookkkaayy...it was already late and the last ride was 'It's Tough to be a Bug'. It was actually like a 3D short movie with Flik as the host. He explained how tough it was to be a bug. We were required to wear a 3D glasses. It was pretty impressive yet annoying, since there were these strange, bug-ish smell coming out when the bugs appeared on the screen and pretended that they sprayed something to the audience. Everybody went 'ewww....smells gross!!'. At the end of the show, Flik said "Please let the bugs to get out of the studio first". Everybody was questioned with this, and while still sitting, suddenly everyone felt like there were hundreds of bugs moving under them. Of course, everyone jolted out of the seats. It was very funny! Especially my mom was panic because she thought they were real bugs. Of course not.
Alright, it was already late and the theme park was getting quieter. I told my mom. "We're going for another right tonight." She asked. "What ride? It's already late." I explained to her. "So in this ride, we go into a room where there's this bed and a TV. And we sit on this bed..." My mom replied. "You mean going back to the 'hotel'?" Haha... Somehow I hoped we could still spend longer time in Disney's California Adventure because we didn't know that there were still other exciting rides other than Disneyland park. Well, better next time.
We found the shortcut to the Grand Californian hotel and went straight back to the hotel. We had dinner and slept. Enough with Disney, tomorrow......UNIVERSAL STUDIOS!!!!
YES, TO BE CONTINUED....
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