Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Anaheim vacation day 5 of 5. Rode Lyft to Disneyland main gate for Magic Morning: an early admission option. We were surprised to find that only Fantasyland and Tomorrowland were open early. We rode Star Tours, which was new to both of us. No longer is the Paul Reubens robot the driver; now it's C3PO. We tried to ride the Matterhorn but found the line already longer than we wanted. Instead we waited 10 minutes at the entrance to Frontierland for it to open at 8:00 am. We were hoping to obtain fastpasses for Pirates of the Carribean only to discover that they did not have fastpasses for this ride, so we rode it. Next we rode the Haunted Mansion, which had a Nightmare Before Christmas theme that neither of us had seen before. With three big rides under our belts in under 90 minutes we felt free enough to breakfast somewhat leisurely at Carnation Cafe where we waited about 30 mins for breakfast, spending the wait time in nearby shops or seated in the foyer. Coffee and Oscar's Choice for both: eggs medium with potatoes and bacon and sourdough toast for Patrick, eggs over easy with potatoes and bacon and english muffin for me. We next wanted a slower ride to permit our food to digest, so we got fastpasses for the Matterhorn then rode Snow White's Scary Adventures before riding the Matterhorn. In New Orleans Square we watched a performance by a band called Jambalaya Jazz. We got drinks and watched a show by the Laughing Stock Company at the Golden Horseshoe: vanilla ice cream root beer float for Patrick, tap water for me. In the restroom near Rancho del Zocalo I changed from warm to cool clothes. We tried to ride Splash Mountain but found it closed. We decided to be done with Disneyland for this trip and went to California Adventure. We got fastpasses for Soarin' Over the World. At Plaza de Familia we ate a late lunch from Paradise Garden Grill: for Patrick: broiled chicken mole verde with rice, beans, and tortillas and agua de jamaica slush (hibiscus). For me: beef tacos and bottled water. The mariachi band was the same one we heard yesterday (or was it Sunday?) with a few different songs. Rode Soarin' Over the World using fastpasses. Tried to ride Guardians of the Galaxy and Radiator Springs but both had lines too long and either the fastpass line was too long or no longer available. Rode California Screamin'. Dinner at Brennan's Jazz Kitchen, sitting inside near the piano with Kirk Andrés Wilson (kirkandre.com), whose performance we very much enjoyed.