December 9
Disneyland
We were up bright and early for our first full day in Disneyland! We had found out when we checked-in that Disneyland Hotel guests got to get into Disneyland one hour earlier. I thought it would be great to take advantage of this!
What's great about Disneyland is that their Monorail is right in Downtown Disney and just a few feet from the Disneyland Hotel. It would take us straight to Tomorrowland! Our bags and our tickets were checked before boarding the Monorail, so you can be dropped off right inside the park.
The Monorail drops you off in Tomorrowland near the new Nemo Submarine Voyage ride and, of course, that's where everyone had gotten in line. DH & I decided we had to go make our way over Sleeping Beauty' Castle. We couldn't start our day without seeing it first!
There were not many people around because they were all busy rushing to get in line, so we got to enjoy the castle all to ourselves for a little bit. It was beautifully decorated for Christmas. I just loved the snow and icicles that covered the Castle.
We decided we'd make our way over to Adventureland to ride Indiana Jones before our breakfast reservation at the Carnation Cafe on Main Street. We didn't think it would be too crowded yet, but it turns out that Adventureland was still closed until the park officially opened. That didn't make any sense to us because they only had a few rides open for the early opening for the Disneyland Hotel guests. That was a bust, so we made our way to Fantasyland because it was one of two lands that were actually opened. Not all of the rides were operating, but we did manage to ride Dumbo, Snow White, and Peter Pan. It was our first time riding the first Dumbo, so that was exciting for me!
The park had now opened and it was getting close to our breakfast time, so we made our way down Mainstreet U.S.A.
I was happy to be dining at the Carnation Cafe because it was Walt Disney's favorite place to eat and have breakfast in Disneyland. That just made it such a special place, so I had to enjoy it for myself.
Of course, it was a cold and windy morning in California. I had my four layers of clothes on, scarf, and gloves and I was barely warm. This is when I realized that the Carnation Cafe was all outside dining.
The umbrellas did not help because they blocked the little sun that we did have shining down on us. The Carnation Cafe is quite small and it was crowded. Our service was not good and it took us a long time to finally get waited on. We were very happy when our food finally arrived. We had to eat fast because the food was starting to get cold as soon as it hit the table.
I couldn't believe the line of people that were waiting to get in for breakfast and the line was formed around the tables. It was getting a little hectic! We did have a nice breakfast and it was great to start the day with a Mickey waffle!
We finished our meal and decided to begin over in Tomorrowland. My plan was to do every single ride! It was very important that I ride every ride and see every show that I had missed during our first quickie trip to Disneyland. Our first ride in Tomorrowland was Space Mountain! We didn't have to wait half as long as we did the first time, so that was great!
We had been in Tomorrowland hours already riding every ride and seeing "Honey, I Shrunk the Audience." It was starting to get crowded, so our longest wait was for Astro Orbiter.
Tomorrowland in Disneyland also has Innoventions, so this was our last stop in Tomorrowland. DH really wanted to check it out and I'm glad we did. As we entered the large building, a CM asked if we'd like a ticket to see the 12:00 pm show of Asimo, an actual robot created by Honda. This sounded exciting, so we decided to stick around to see the show.
There was a small theatre in the back of the Innoventions building where they presented Asimo to the crowd. This walking, talking robot was just incredible! DH & I just loved it! I had to pull out my video camera and take some footage of him, so you can check it out too!
Video: Asimo Robot created by Honda at Disneyland's Innoventions
After Tomorrowland, we made our way to New Orleans Square because I had to ride Pirates of the Caribbean! It's so much different than the one in WDW and I just love all the extra scenes. It's amazing how much longer it is too. When we entered the ride, I noticed this new Captain Jack Sparrow portrait that I don't remember seeing when we were there in May. I loved it!
More Soon! 
Good thinking in packing the coats and hats. Ohhh and I noticed your DH is wearing his Sox hat! 
Sox pride all the way. 
Looking forward to more!
Sorry to hear about your experience at the Carnation Cafe, that doesn't sound too nice, maybe it might have been better on a warmer day. So did you and DH ride Nemo or do I have to be patient and wait for the rest of the trippie, trying to figure out the best plan of attack for this ride and all the Fantasyland rides. 
