So today we used our Magic Hour to get early entry into Disneyland. We have a 5 day pass which gives this to us once during our stay so we headed on down for 7am (oh my that's early!) to try and get on some rides in Fantasyland and Tomorrowland. We weren't the only ones - there were loads of people there. We headed straight for Peter Pan, but after queuing for a few minutes the board changed to a 45 minute wait time and we decided to use the Magic Hour elsewhere...
We 'hopped' next door to Mr Toad and there was about a 5 minute wait to board this ride. It was OK - one of those cars taking your round cut scenes rides. Quite good fun.
Same story for Alice in Wonderland which was pleasant enough and then on to the big one... The Matterhorn... This was pretty much the only roller coaster I was prepared to go on as it had been described as similar to the Seven Dwarves Mine Train in Florida - and I quite like that ride. Well it's not... It's bumpy, twisty, bumpy, uncomfortable and did I mention bumpy? Awful. Mrs and Master B thought it was good, but for this old bird - nope...
So I limped away from that one nursing a headache and a sore back (such a light weight!) to head for something more sedate. We found it in Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage where you board a sub to head down to the depths to find Nemo. It's a good this one. You look out of portholes and all the action takes place on video screens underwater. Very clever.
I was now in need of coffee and pastries, so I headed to Starbucks while Mrs and Master B went on Space Mountain: Ghost Galaxy. There was no line for this so they went on twice in the time it took for me to get my coffee and meet them back there! They both loved it, so that was good. It's much smoother than the Orlando version. My chocolate croissant was pretty good too!
Next we all went on Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters which is very similar to the Orlando one - but better. The guns detach and the scoring hits are easier to see. I went for a walk whilst the others went on Star Tours. Exactly the same as Orlando, but the queuing area wasn't as good.
After a quick stop at the Jolly Holiday Bakery we then headed to the Railroad for a nice tour of the park. We managed to see an impromptu dance by Cruella De Ville to one of the bands in Main Street from our vantage point on the train - which was fun to see!
Then we queued for a little while to get on to Splash Mountain. The queuing area was good, better than Florida, but the ride itself wasn't. There wasn't much of the story so definitely prefer the Orlando version.
Next it was California Adventure to get some Fast Passes. We bagged some for the World of Colour show that evening and also, miraculously, for Radiator Springs Racers. It would be dark when we rode it, so would be a different experience.
Master B wanted to ride Goofy again which he did. Three times! Then we headed back to the hotel for a dip in the pool.
Around 6:30pm we headed back to California Adventure to watch the neon come on in Radiator Springs, which was great to see.
We then rode Radiator Springs Racers - which was excellent in the dark and well recommended. Because the 'race' is set at night it felt absolutely right to be charging round the track with our headlights blazing. We lost this particular race, so it was interesting to see how that altered the ride slightly at the end.
We then went to see the World of Colour show and it was pretty good. The 60th anniversary edition had some of the history of the park, which made it more interesting. Please keep this version Disney!
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