Yesterday was the day! We went to a different Disney than normal! We woke up bright and early to grab breakfast from the nearby Starbucks and make our way towards the parks where Magic Hours started at 8:30. We started at Disneyland where we walked right on to Buzz Lightyear. From there we went to Hyperspace Mountain where Jared walked right on as well... only to get stuck with the harnesses not raising at the end. He had to sit there for about 20 minutes before he was able to get off. Beware, we aren’t sure what it’s like in California, but Hyperspace Mountain is much more crazy roller coaster than Space Mountain in Orlando. He said that was a pleasant surprise. We were able to walk onto just about every ride of the day. The only wait over 10 minutes we had was for the Studio Tour ride at Walt Disney Studios park. It was cool, but a slow one to board and get off. Even the rides we were used to had various little differences. Pirates had more of a full story showing the start of a well lit, fun river town and the pirates as skeletons with the gold. It’s a Small World ended with scenes from America including a football player, the Statue of Liberty, and the large Hollywood sign. Phantom Manor (Haunted Mansion) seemed longer than the one in Orlando and focused on the ghost bride trying to find a husband. It was nice to see even the rides we’re used to reimagined a little differently. Our biggest question now is how much that we saw is the same in California at Disneyland there and how much is Paris’ unique take on the parks. Guess we’ll need to get a trip to California planned!
Not a ton to say otherwise, Disneyland only needs so much narration! We’ve got lots of videos and pictures we can share when we get home. Since we did very little standing in lines, we ended up logging 12 miles of walking yet again by the end of the day. This morning we slept in, grabbed breakfast, and packed up. We made a few little stops walking back towards the parks/train station to explore another hotel and go into a few shops we’d skipped the previous two days. Now we’re just sitting in the “downtown Disney” area and going to pass a few hours relaxing before hopping onto the train back to London around 5pm. Not sure what is in store for the rest of the trip now that we’ve crossed everything major off our lists, so we’re going to wing it from here!
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