Disneyland In August

I had a trip to LA in August with 2 free days in the middle so the boyfriend decided to come with me to make another trip to Disneyland. We drove straight from the airport to the Ramada at the park in Anaheim. The hotel is in a great location but definitely not the best we've stayed in! We got ready and went straight over to Disneyland and straight for some snacks! We spent the rest of the day checking out the new addition to Indiana Jones and finally going on Space mountain!

Was so good to go with perfect weather and managed to pick up the Enchanted Tiki Room 50th Anniversary cup! We also headed over to California Adventure for Paradsie Pier and Frozen strawberry Margaritas! That evening I finally got to see the Firework display as I always normally pick World of Color, but was so glad I did as it was amazing! Lived the flying Dumbo! After being awake over 23 hours on 3 hours sleep we decided to get an early night so we could enjoy our full day. 

The next day we started out in California adventure and the Radiator Springs FastPass was already gone but we did the single riders queue in 15 mins and managed to get on the same car! I really love ride and Cars Land as its been done so well! We went for early lunch at Wine Country Trattoria for snacks and Cocktails, I highly recommended the Piña Colava and the Captains Mai Tai!

We headed back to Disneyland to do some more rides and to pick up the Dumbo popcorn holder I saw on our trip in April! We also managed to see both the parades! We spent the evening back in California Adventure for Cocktails at the Cove Bar on Paradise Pier and then went to the Disneyland hotel for Trader Sams!

Trader Sams is hands down my favourite bar! It's open til late with snacks and the best cocktails! I love the Tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki rum which is coconut and pineapple flavoured. This time we decided to try the Uh oa! which comes in a bowl which they set a flame, it was very tasty and extremely strong! 

Had so much fun for the 2 days we were there! The California parks are so much fun and California Adventure is by far my favourite park to drink in (Sorry Epcot!) can't wait for our next Disney Vacation!

Lisa 

Disneyland California

We arrived bright and early to the Disneyland hotel where we were staying in the Adventure tower. It was my first time staying at the hotel and it is beautiful! The light up headboard is a nice touch (which is pictured below). We went straight over to the main park and to the Matterhorn as I've never been on it as well as the Finding Nemo Submarines. The highlight in that park for me is just walking around and admiring it as its so beautiful and well kept and was extremely fun to take the boyfriend as he'd never been before.

A few other firsts for me was Indiana Jones and the new Iron Man tech exhibition in Tomorrowland (which was fun to see the suits!). We then went over to California Adventure and went straight over to Cars Land which was amazing! They have made it so well and looks stunning at night with the neons! We went for dinner at the Cathay Circle restaurant which is based on the building that had the Snow White premier in 1937. The interior was beautiful, with amazing cocktails!! Would definitely recommend the restaurant and as an added bonus you receive priority viewing for World of Color if you had 2 courses so we managed to have an amazing view without getting there early for Fast passes.

Straight after dinner we headed to World of Color which was amazing! The songs were perfect, so glad they did Wall e! Its hard to explain if you haven't seen it but would definitely make the trip to see it again. After park close we headed back to our hotel and visit Trader Sam's which is a bar I have been looking forward to for years! Its like stepping inside the Enchanted Tiki Room but with a bar and tasty cocktails are the entertainment inside of animatronic birds! I highly recommend the "Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki Rum" which consists of Rum, coconut and pineapple (my favourites!)

The second day we went and re did all our favourites like the Haunted Mansion and California Screaming along with more dole whip and our favourite Chilli cheese dogs (which aren't as good as the Casey's ones in Florida!). We also managed to get the last Fast passes for Radiator Springs racers so was a lovely finish to the trip!

As always Disneyland never disappoints and with the lovely Cars Land addition and the Fantasy Faire for princess loving girls I can't wait to go back!