Disneyland Day 2

It was a leisurely Day 2 for us. We had breakfast at Hollywood and Dine in the hotel. It was quite a lovely breakfast. A proper one.

When we reached the park, I was a bit disappointed because it seemed that a lot of people were there already. I prepared myself for another long day of queues.

We took the train ride from the main entrance to Fantasyland. Keane's sandals gave way there and we had to calm him down. We bought him a pair of Lightning McQueen slippers. Ryan wanted a pair of course.

Then it was to Cinderella Carousel. There was no queue. Amazing!

We headed for the Small World ride. Surprisingly there was no queue! We headed straight into a boat. The kids loved it and it seemed as if they have never been there before.

We took some photos along the way before heading to the Royal Banquet Hall for lunch. This time it was easier to get a table and we had a nice lunch. It was sushi for the kids again. We had a sandwich and some dim sum.

I made sure that we were back at the Lightning McQueen show area by about 11.30am. We waited around for the queue to be set up. The kids had some ice-cream while waiting. Once the queue was formed, we lined up and it was a 30 minute wait in the hot sun. Fortunately we bought the kids umbrellas the day before. The tiny umbrellas provided some respite from the heat.

When the car came onto the scene, it was pretty amazing. We could see the car up close because we were in the front. The dancers were very professional. I could see their faces filled with perspiration. I had to give it to them for being able to perform a rigourous dance in the noon sun! We took photos with the car. Then the kids joined in a side activity where they could swing the checkered flag.

When the event finished, we were too dehydrated to go on another ride. We went to the shop on Main Street and spent time selecting some gifts. Then we went to buy our photos before heading back to the hotel.

After a short rest we headed down to Chef Mickey for our dinner. It was a lovely buffet with a good spread. I wanted to go back to the park to watch the fireworks. It was a dilemma. At the end Xavier and I went to the park while the rest headed to the room.

When we reached the park, we sat in front of Tinkerbell's castle for the castle lighting show. It was almost a 30 minute wait. Xavier entertained himself with Plants vs Zombies on the iPhone. The castle lighting show was interesting but nothing spectacular. There was some fireworks towards the end. Xavier was frightened by the noise. I told him that the fireworks would be much louder. He requested to go back to the hotel 5 minutes later.

As we headed back to the shuttle bus stop, I had an idea to show him the MTR train that runs between Disneyland stop and Sunny Bay stop. I told him that it was a special train. He was undecided. I showed him a glimpse of the train and he was hooked. He was very eager to get on the train. After some questions, I realized that he was in a hurry to get away from the fireworks!

The train came and we got on. He was very amused that the windows and handle bars were in the shape of Mickey. He took photos with the statues displayed on the train. He liked Donald, Mickey and Tinkerbell. We stayed on the train until it returned to Disneyland. We took the shuttle back to the hotel and rested early. It was going to be an early morning the next day.