Disneyland - Day 6

Our final day. This was also the day I realized one big mistake I made in our otherwise perfectly planned trip. I underestimated the value in Ariel's Grotto. Hubs and I went 6 years ago. The food was ok (not fabulous), and the princesses were fun. But this time around we assumed we would see the princesses in the park. Big mistake. The lineups were incredible (obviously), and while they were really smart about how they did it (1 lineup for 3 princesses), it was just too much.

Hubs to the rescue!! We had 5 princesses left to see (including Rapunzel... We ended up not going to see her - she was in a separate area, and Princess opted to see Merida twice instead. Her choice, and she has no regrets!) and so Hubs was able to get us a last-minute reservation at the Grotto. We kept it a total surprise for Princess, and boy was she surprised!! AND the best part was the princesses who were there that day were the 4 other ones we had left to see!! Score!! The food was good, still not fabulous, but the memories were incredible.

We had another early entry day into California Adventure, which was a huge perk of staying in the park hotel! We opted to stay away from the Radiator Springs Racers Fastpass line this time (Princess liked the ride, but not enough to make it worth it. We had really good luck in the single-rider line) and went back to the furthest point again to go on the Toy Story ride, and the carousel again. After that we wandered over to Disneyland just in time for Mickey's ToonTown Madness (it's insane how many rides you can go on in an hour with early entry!) After a few hours in DL we headed back to California Adventure for our reservation (it was a later lunch around 1:30).

Other highlights of our last day in the park included Princess in her Tinkerbell dress (she made the comment that "everyone thinks [she's] Tinkerbell! Except [she's] a little too tall..."), and we got to watch a bit of the Candlelight Ceremony (as much as Princess and Tobes would let us. It was incredibly Christmas-y!!)

I also went to take a picture of the light in the firehouse on Main Street, only to realize it had been replaced with a Christmas tree!

We ended our trip in California Adventure. We went on a few last rides (including the gigantic ferris wheel... Hubs took the kids. I am TERRIFIED of it!! *lol*), and spent a few more hours just taking it all in.

We headed back home bright and early the next morning. We had such an amazing trip, and the memories Hubs and I were able to make with our children will last us a lifetime!! It won't be their last trip - we're hoping to return again when Tobes is 5 or so, but as far as "First Visits" go, I couldn't have asked for more!!