Today we went to California Adventure for the early magic hour and
enjoyed slower than usual crowds to ride Mater's ride and Ariel's Undersea
Adventure before the park opened to the general public. Zoë was very
worried about going on Ariel’s ride because she is scared of Ursula. We were peeking in the window at the ride
when a Cast Member came out to chat with us.
We told him her fears and he, without a pause, said, “Well, on this ride
you ride in a clamshell. And as soon as
the clamshell goes under the water, you are invisible! So Ursula won’t be able to see you after you
go under the water because of the invisible clamshell.” Zoë walked right on. Magic, I tell ya.
We were walking to ride Toy Story Midway Mania when a cast member
pulled us aside and said he needed to find a "Sheriff of the Day" for
the park and chose Zoë! She got a badge to wear all day and a certificate
with her name on it that said she was entitled to go through the fast pass line
all day at Midway Mania and Astro Blasters, to the front of any meet and greet
line with Woody and Buzz, and "premium" seats for the World of Color
show in the evening. It turned out to be
an amazing perk as we went around and around and around again on the Midway
Mania ride all day!
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| Olaf showed up just as were about to leave! Great timing. |
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Peeking at Anna and Elsa
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We went and met Anna, Elsa, Kristoff and Sven in Hollywood Land,
went on the Monster’s Inc ride and met Buzz using our Sheriff of the Day
perk. Going back for naptime was only
halfway in vain as Oliver took a great nap but Zoë did not. We really wanted them to nap well to be able
to make it until the 9pm World of Color show.
Back in California Adventure we had a yummy dinner at a quick service
restaurant with some coconut curry and chicken and rice. We rode all of the Bugs Life rides since it
was late and there were no lines since many of the other little kids were gone
already. And, of course, we went round
and round again at Mater’s and Midway Mania again before finally finding an
amazing spot to sit to watch the World of Color.
It seemed as if none of the Cast Members outside of the Toy Story
area knew about our Sheriff of the Day perk, but we finally found one who
excused herself momentarily to go speak with someone else, came back and
declared “It seems as if we get to perform some magic for you!” and unhooked
the rope of the nearest (empty) reserved section just for us. It was certainly magical. We had amazing spots to watch what was a
fantastic show (if you are planning on heading to Disneyland any time soon, DO
NOT MISS IT).
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| Mickey's Fun Wheel behind where the World of Color show takes place |
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| Our great seats for WoC |
Thankful for the stroller we borrowed from friends, the kids fell
asleep on the walk back to the hotel so we enjoyed some grown-up browsing time
in some shops and treats from the confectionary.
Today we went to California Adventure for the early magic hour and
enjoyed slower than usual crowds to ride Mater's ride and Ariel's Undersea
Adventure before the park opened to the general public. Zoë was very
worried about going on Ariel’s ride because she is scared of Ursula. We were peeking in the window at the ride
when a Cast Member came out to chat with us.
We told him her fears and he, without a pause, said, “Well, on this ride
you ride in a clamshell. And as soon as
the clamshell goes under the water, you are invisible! So Ursula won’t be able to see you after you
go under the water because of the invisible clamshell.” Zoë walked right on. Magic, I tell ya. 
We were walking to ride Toy Story Midway Mania when a cast member
pulled us aside and said he needed to find a "Sheriff of the Day" for
the park and chose Zoë! She got a badge to wear all day and a certificate
with her name on it that said she was entitled to go through the fast pass line
all day at Midway Mania and Astro Blasters, to the front of any meet and greet
line with Woody and Buzz, and "premium" seats for the World of Color
show in the evening. It turned out to be
an amazing perk as we went around and around and around again on the Midway
Mania ride all day!
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