Day 2 - Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studios

We started day 2 with breakfast at our hotel. There was a good selection of cheese, cold cuts, bread and crossiants. After breakfast we walked to the parks.

We started in Disneyland Park. As soon as we walked under the train station and into the park it was 100% Disney. Things were a little off, but also felt like home (Walt Disney World). We ventured down Main Street, stopping to visit Goofy and Pluto along the way, and into Fantasyland where we rode my mother's favorite ride, It's A Small World" first. The ride is slightly different than at Walt Disney World. It starts outside, under an amazing clock which chimes in a very unique way at the hour and half hour.

We continued through Fantasyland visiting Mad Hatter's Tea Cups, Alice's Curious Labyrinth and Peter Pan's Flight before continuing on to Adventureland. In Adventureland we rode Pirates of the Caribbean. The ride is significantly longer, including floating past the Blue Lagoon Restaurant and a very exciting drop. We passed across Adventure Isle, taking time to explore the various paths and continued in to Frontierland.

Sadly, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril and Big Thunder Mountain are closed for refurbishment. We moseyed through Frontierland to visit Phantom Manor, the equivalent of The Haunted Mansion which didn't disappoint. Then, it was time to walk back to our hotel to call our sons (as it was about 7AM Eastern) and take a short lunch break nap.

After lunch we headed to Walt Disney Studios, the equivalent of Hollywood Studios. We had a targeted visit in mind to ensure we were back in Disneyland Park for the end of the night fireworks show. We went directly to Rock 'n' Roller Coaster starring Aerosmith, a faster and much harsher version of the Walt Disney World version. Then we checked in to The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. 

We then went back to Disneyland Park to eat dinner (the first two restaurants we selected were closed...at 5:30PM...and then the next two we walked past were also closed). After dinner we made our way to Discoveryland and rode Space Mountain: Mission 2. This ride is Space Mountain on steroids. The ride starts with you being shot out of a cannon (see the photo below with the cannon in view on the side of the roof. The ride is much more violent than the original and includes a loop. After Space Mountain: Mission 2 we walked through Les Mysteries du Nautilus which was pretty cool.

We ended the night by viewing Disney Dreams! on the side of Sleeping Beauty's Castle. Tomorrow we will head to Walt Disney Studios after breakfast to catch the rides we missed this afternoon and ride Rock 'n' Roller Coaster starring Aerosmith and The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror again.

A bientot et bonsoir!