Today we were at the Disneyland gates waiting to be let in
when they opened at 9am. Calvin couldn’t
contain his excitement! We briefly saw
Mickey and Goofy on the way in but we had to
hurry past and make it in time for the “character breakfast” reservations Denise
had scheduled for 9:10. Fortunately, the sighting seemed like it was too quick and Calvin was too amazed to really realize what was going on. But once we got to our breakfast at the Plaza Inn, it finally
sunk in that he was actually going to get to meet some of the characters that
he’s seen on TV for as long as he can remember.
Anyone who’s seen a three-year-old go through that can attest to how absolutely
touching it is. During the course of
breakfast, Calvin got tableside visits from Minnie, Chip and Dale, Captain
Hook, Rafiki, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, and Eeyore.
With the exception of the break we took for lunch and to
rest in the hotel room, the majority of the day was spent going on rides. We went on a Buzz Lightyear ride, an underwater
submarine Finding Nemo one (twice – Calvin loved that one), a jungle cruise, a
Roger Rabbit ride (who’d have thought that would still be around?), a Winnie the
Pooh ride, a Peter Pan ride, a Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean, and
we took a train ride around the park. We
also spent a fair amount of time in Toon Town which is a very toddler-oriented
area where Calvin got to play in Mickey, Donald, and Goofy’s houses. He also (finally!) got to meet Mickey and
Goofy! We even got to see the nighttime
parade down Main Street.
We ran into some rain and cold throughout the day but we
didn’t let it ruin our day. On the way
out we bought Calvin a Lightning McQueen hat with Mickey Mouse ears. We didn’t get a chance to ask him what his
favorite part of today was since he passed out in the stroller on the way out,
but my guess is that he would pick that hat!
