Califonia Family Vacation: Disneyland, day 2, part 1

Friday started out with a character breakfast buffet.  The kids were excited about the thought of all you can eat breakfast but their stomachs could not keep up with their eyes!  We got to meet Chip (or was it Dale?), Brother Bear and a few other characters.  Next time we will either skip the character breakfast or make sure its with character the kids are more familiar with...regardless we enjoyed it and were fueled up for our second day at Disneyland!

Upon arrival to Disneyland that morning we had our family pictures taken for our free picture.


We were starting to get sunscreen and I noticed Ariel right by us and a very short line.  Ariel is Kaylee's FAVORITE Disney princess.  We quickly got n line and I was happy to find out that we got there just in time because she had to get going soon and we were the last family that she could meet.  I had to tell some teenage girls, who were trying to sneak in front of us for an autograph, that we had been waiting in line and no they couldn't get her autograph quick.  They looked shocked and my husband was proud that I didn't let them sneak in.  I am not one to make a scene but there was no way I was letting anyone ruin Kaylee's chance to meet Ariel.  I knew from the first day that unless we were going to wait for an hour or more, meeting a princess was going to be tough.

Friday was considerably busier than Thursday and we decided to try out the fast pass for a few rides.  While Matt & Maxwell went on Matterhorn Bobsleds, Kaylee and I went on Astro Blasters for the second time and picked up a fast pass for Star Tours.  She was going to try again and ended up having a blast.  We also grabbed fast passes for Splash Mountain and were so glad because we waited for about 10 minutes instead of the 45-60 minutes that was posted.  Kaylee did so well with that ride - as she is not a huge rollercoaster fan - and I am pretty sure that I got the wettest.  We also checked out the Haunted Mansion and despite some fear from both kids they both ended up liking it.  Pirates of the Caribbean and a jungle cruise were also highlights of the day.  We explored Tarzan's treehouse, checked out Toontown again, explored Imaginarium to see Iron Man suits and a dream house.  

Kaylee is DONE with going on rides at this point!