Ciaoooooooo to ALL OF YOU WHO ARE BRAVE ENOUGH TO KEEP READING !!! HEHEHE
Ill now post about
THE HIGHLIGHTS of our visits to the BEAUTIFUL California Adventure park !!!
Marco and I had been visiting the park in 2001, just after its opening. IMHO at that time it was a really poor park, very much lacking in Disney magic
at least for DGH and I !!!
During our visit in August we were PLEASED !!!!!!!!! Now the California Adventures park is LOT, LOT,LOT improved: we could feel the MAGIC all around us and experienced very kind staff and loads of nice little details here and there !!! Thumbs up !!!
In the same location where once there was the horrible IMHO Superstar Limo, now Disney has put a very cute dark ride , called
Mike & Sulley to the rescue, based on Monster inc. movie.
At the entrance we were greeted by an array of colourful doors
Once you pass through the doors, you enter the queue area. Afterwards you board a taxi cab for a ride through the city...
Suddenly you hear a message saying: A child is loose in Monstropolis!.
You then see various scenes from the movie including Harry Hausens restaurant. Mike and Sulley try to return Boo to her home; these scenes IMHO are very cuuute indeed ,
I loved the ride itself !!!!!!!!!
Monsters. Inc. is for us a great addition to Disney's California Adventure Park and it is unique to the
Disneyland Resort. ( I would love eg to see it at DLRP !!!).
Alladin, the Musical , was by far the best show we have ever ever seen in a Disney park :
The cast is REALLY great , wonderful performance indeed !!!!!!!!!! We could enjoy the show twice : A treat !!!
and both times the Genie was literally stealing the show.
If you add the amazing staging and the special effects (even the Magic Carpet comes to life !!) you can see how this show really IS spectacular !!!!!!!!!!!.
I was seated both times in the front row in the mezzanine, where the Aladdin parade passes right in front of you. MAGIC !! Elephants and horses run on your feet !! (Of course
hehe
there are cast members inside those constructions
but you feel you are in a big palace in the desert
)
Also the
Pixar PLAY PARADE was very good ! WET , but good ; DGH was soaked by the end of the parade
he and his beloved camcorder! Can you imagine how GRUMPY
he was ?!?!?
This was the first parade we enjoyed
on our first afternoon at the park : there were characters from Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Monster's Inc, Ratatouille, Cars, Toy Story and A Bug's Life !!
The floats were very well appointed IMHO and the street performers amazing !! Good interaction with people watching the parade !!! the kids were delighted
and SOAKED !!!!
Buzz Lightyear's rocket ship has a laser that shoots water and trails a vapor mist. Mr. Potato Head's lapel flower squirts and Dory and Nemo blow bubbles. BUT every cast member shoots water all around while dancing !!!!
Marco and I felt hehe VERY REFRESHED
after watching this parade !!!
To be continued with
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS at California Adventure Park !!!
CIAO !!!
what Marco can be up to !!!! 
Is that Arran Isle in your ? avatar ??? I just love it !!!
you could dream of THAT trip to DLRP ... 
We both DO have so many wonderful memories of this trip !! The original Disneyland park reminds me of MANY years ago , when I could visit it with my parents - Dad was working then with a company based in California ... I still can "see" him and Mom walking down Main Street, they were so young and healthy !! 
and I was 
15 yo !!!! 
permitting !!!!!!!!
NOT LONG now until your TRIP + CRUISE !!!!!!!!!
have you got your rain gear ready ?????? 
