just got back from using the 2nd day of our disney 2-day hopper passes that we scored for volunteering (best deal ever!). my feet are so tired but it was such a blast. these past 2 times visiting disney made me realize how much i love the place. it really is the happiest place on earth! too bad it’s so expensive for an annual pass.

part of the fun is of course the company. it was my first time going with boyrobot…who hadn’t been to disney for 10 yrs before this:

this picture was taken right before we slid on the ferris wheel…boyrobot was soooo scared!! haha. it’s so fun going on scary rides with him. but seriously, this ferris wheel is the best ever:

notice some of the cars moving along the loops in the middle? ferris wheels are already scary if you’re scared of heights, this one makes you feel like you are going to fly off as you’re going around.

we also went with our disney partners in crime, X and B:

B used to have an annual pass. let me tell you, it’s really great going with a seasoned disney goer. they know all the tricks and know where the rides are so you don’t need to consult the map every 5 mins! the coolest trick we learned was that you can use your fast pass after the time on the ticket. so we would get our fast passes as soon as we could and then go on the rides at our leisure.

highlights of california adventure:
1. toy story – omg, best game/ride ever!! we had so much fun on this we had to ride it twice. it’s so much better than buzz lightyear in disneyland
2. tower of terror – i don’t know why but i let my friends convince me to go on this. i was never so scared in my life. i was literally hanging onto my friend sitting next to me, with my head buried in her lap, and every chance i would get i would hit her for making me go on this ride lol. the whole time i had no idea if we were going up or down. it was so disorienting!! what a ride. i am glad i went on it….but i don’t know if i would ever go on it again. hehe.
3. white cheddar soup in a bread bowl – we went during the food and wine festival so we tried some of the small bites. this soup was in a mini bread bowl….so cute!! but the soup was THE BEST! it tasted like fondue cheese with a hint of alcohol…where can i buy this???
4. frozen strawberry lemonade – love this classic treat…especially on a beautiful day like we had that day!

5. smoke roasted turkey leg – we ended the day with a big ol’ turkey leg. we were really hungry so this tasted like the best thing ever. no pictures because we were too busy scarfing it down. but it was huge!
6. aladdin show – i had to catch this show before it ends in august. the set was really amazing….loved the “elephant” and flying carpet. and the genie in the show was hilarious. he adlibbed a lot of his jokes and he was sooooo funny! a lot of people gave him a standing ovation. i was not expecting to enjoy this show as much as i did! highly recommend!

i was sad as we were walking back knowing that i wouldn’t be back for awhile. hopefully disney throws something cool next year for free tickets again!

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