In which we take grandparents to Disneyland

One of the things that we wanted to do with Blaise's parents and brother was go to Disneyland. Unfortunately, it appeared that the weather on Saturday and Sunday was likely to be sketchy at best, and Disney was going to be an outdoors all day kind of an event. After checking the forecast for the entire length of their visit, we decided that Friday looked like the most likely day for an outing to Disney.

Friday morning, I called Sapphire and Ezio's school to let them know that the kids wouldn't be coming (I told Cherry's teacher on Thursday) and we set off for Disney. We had to stand in line to buy tickets for Max, Ginnie, and Danny (we have passes), and then we headed into the (not very busy park). By the time we ate lunch at 12:30, we had already ridden Peter Pan, the Pirates of the Caribbean, Great Thunder Mountain Railroad (Max and I stayed with Cherry, who got her picture taken with Tigger), and the Haunted House. In other words, we'd managed as many rides in 2 hours as we did in 8 hours when we last went.

After a pizza lunch (which may have given Danny food poisoning, we're not exactly sure) we headed out for more rides. All of us rode It's a Small World, which now, interestingly, does have Israel represented. I'm fairly sure that it didn't last time we were there. We rode the Buzz Lightyear ride, which always seemed to have a huge line, and shot lots of Zurg with our laser blasters. Then Blaise and Danny wanted to ride Space Mountain, and Sapphire wanted to join them. We weren't sure that she would be tall enough, but she was, just barely, and so Ginnie joined them. Since Cherry and Ezio weren't tall enough, Max and I took them back on the Buzz Lightyear ride, at their request. Then Max, Ginnie, Blaise, Danny, Sapphire, and Ezio rode Star Tours, and Cherry and I rode, you guessed it, Buzz Lightyear. Again.

Blaise and Danny wanted to ride the Indiana Jones ride, (the kids were all too short), so we headed over there, detouring for rides on Pinnochio, Snow White, the Hedge Maze, and the Spinning Teacups. Then, they walked to the coaster with their parents (who didn't ride it) while the kids and I climbed way up into the Swiss Family Robinson's treehouse, and then back down the other side. Then, Sapphire wanted to ride Great Thunder Mountain Railroad again, so they did. We finished off with another ride on the Pirates of the Caribbean to warm up, and then headed home for dinner.

Total Time spent at the Park: 8 hours
Rides Ridden: 14+, depending on how you count
Longest Wait Time: 30 minutes (Star Tours)
Shortest Wait Time: 5 minutes (Lots of stuff)