Disneyland Day 3

Today we were up and off to California Adventure. We wanted to beat the crowds and score some great World of Color Fast Passes. We took the twins last year to see the show and it does not disappoint.
We lucked out and the crowd was in line to get fast passes for the new Cars ride and we took advantage and went on California Soaring. It became a new favorite for Caden and Emmeline. While the others were busy soaring over California the little guys enjoyed playing hide n seek.

After Soaring we headed under the sea and rode the Little Mermaid ride. It was a favorite with Emmeline and a favorite of mommy that it never seemed to have line. After indulging the princess into a little sea adventure we took the crowd to Toy Story Mania. The night before the ride broke down on us and we ended up with some group fast passes. The crowd headed to the mania and had a blast. The crowd seemed to all still be sleeping or STILL in line for Cars so the Uncle J, Aunt Cory, and Uncle Gabe hopped on California Screaming. Emmeline was so disappointed that she was not tall enough to ride. We discovered on this trip that she is very much a dare devil.
We made our way to Cars Land which is AMAZING and sooo crowded. We lucked out with some fast passes and since Daddy rode it the night before it was my turn to ride today.
After waiting for about 20 minutes in line it was race time. Uncle J, Caden, and Mommy raced Aunt Cory, Emmeline, and Uncle Gabe. The ride was pretty amazing, but I could not imagine waiting in line for 3 HOURS like some of the people were.

So excited to be going on Cars!!!!

After a much needed corn dog we headed back to the hotel for naps. We wanted to make sure that the kids had a good nap so they could handle World of Color.

It really is amazing how well the kids napped in the hotel room. After a 3 hour nap we made it back to Disneyland just in time for the parade on Main Street. We lucked out and the Medina scored an AMAZING spot for us to watch. We took advantage of the wait to capture some photos of the kids and take our Reporter photo. I totally forgot to bring the paper like I planned, but Alyssa saved the day. I can't wait to send in the the photo.

 The parade was magical. The kids loved it. It was precious to watch Jackson get so excited about all the characters and floats. It made the trip!

 After the parade we split up and Caden hit - you guessed it Star Tours and then we met up at Autotopia. Emmeline has been begging for us to take her on the Mater Horn. After seeing it was going to be an hour wait in line and Dad telling her we didn't have an hour wait she had a "magical moment." A worker saw the lip quiver and the tears and worked some magic. She moved them to the very front of the line. It was very magical for her and Mommy is now worried that she is going to bat her eyes and do her lip quiver every time she wants something.
After the magical moment we headed over to California Adventure to endure a very hard hour wait until World of Color. Trying to keep tired, cranky kids entertained in a small waiting area filled with a ton of people is no easy task. The horrible hard wait was worth it. The show once again was amazing and the kids were in awe.
After the show we fought the crowds to head back to the hotel just in time to catch the end of the fireworks show at Disney. It was a magical day and night.