We're Home From the Road!! 17 Days of Travel with Tons of Pics~COMPLETE!!

[DizNee Luver]

Day 7, Part 4:​

With our Grizzly River Run time coming up, we headed up that way to wait. We passed the Green Army Men and the Steam Donkey over by GRR.













Derek & Tyler went and rode single rider while we waited for our assigned time to arrive.





When they got back, we got in line to do our group ride. We had 9 people and the rafts only carry 8...so Ty said he'd go do the single rider again.

 

[DizNee Luver]

Day 7, Part 5:​

After a wet ride on GRR, Mike & I headed towards First Aid with the twins. The rest of the group went to Taste Pilot's Grill to find a table for all of us for lunch. We even saw Mickey as he headed towards Buena Vista Street.









We went to First Aid to do a diaper change (and clothes change) on the girls. Since the restrooms aren't set up for diapering older children, we have to use the facilities at the First Aid stations. After getting the girls out of their wet clothes, we stopped at Guest Services and got a time for Soarin. We went back to the Taste Pilot's Grill to meet up with the rest of the group.



The line to order was LLLLLOOOOOONNNNNNNGGGGGGGG. We must have been in line for a good 30-40 minutes and then another 10-15 minutes to actually get our order. Our lunch.......good stuff!!















After our tasty lunch, we took our group ride on Soarin'. This is definitely a family favorite!



Derek, Tyler & Betty decided they were ready for a break and they headed back to the motel, leaving Mike & I with the 4 littles. So we went our separate ways when we hit Buena Vista Street.

 

[kelmac284]

Fun update. I love that ride but the one time I went on it I got absolutely drenched. It is def one you only want to do in the super hot summer and even then I hate walking around in wet clothes but it is fun.

 

[DizNee Luver]

Fun update. I love that ride but the one time I went on it I got absolutely drenched. It is def one you only want to do in the super hot summer and even then I hate walking around in wet clothes but it is fun.

I love the ride but HATE getting wet! I head back to the hotel to change after I ride usually.....but I lucked out this time and only get wet on my t-shirt but kept my bottom half dry!!

 

[DizNee Luver]

Day 7, Part 6:​

We stopped at the kiosk by CarsLand and got a time for Toy Story Midway Mania. We decided to ride the Little Mermaid while we waited for our time.

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

Wow!! I can't believe that it took you guys so long for lunch You'll have to tell Anthony that I have that shirt. I happen to have a shirt similar to your's except, it's from 2012 and it was a white jacket. It had the graphic on the back, 2012 on the front, and designs on the sleeves.

 

[DizNee Luver]

Wow!! I can't believe that it took you guys so long for lunch You'll have to tell Anthony that I have that shirt. I happen to have a shirt similar to your's except, it's from 2012 and it was a white jacket. It had the graphic on the back, 2012 on the front, and designs on the sleeves.

It was crazy but the family had a nice shaded spot and we didn't want to try to find a new spot. Taste Pilot's just tends to be a popular, busy spot. I will say there were a lot of "Day Camps" there. My kids when they did day camps went to a park, or bike rides not to Disneyland!!

Cool on the jacket!!

 

[DizNee Luver]

Day 7, Part 7:​

We left the Little Mermaid and went to King Triton's Carousel. The girls love the carousels!!





















We got a couple pics and then got in line to do our ride on Toy Story Midway Mania. Since Michayla was in her stroller, they let us in the handicapped line and to loading area for wheelchairs. (this way I know her chair is safe and our bags). We've never taken Michayla or Shyann on this ride. I rode with Michayla and we didn't "play". Mike was with Shyann and she tried playing, Anthony & Addy rode together and of course competed with each other.









It was getting pretty toasty, so we grabbed frozen slushies and found a nice shaded area over by the Garden Grill. Now I don't have a problem with little tykes running around in just a diaper.....but I find it totally inappropriate to have your little one buck naked in a crowded public place like Disney. Addy & Anthony were embarrassed and not sure where to look as they drank their slushies.

Mike grabbed a few more pictures as we wandered by the Little Mermaid and Paradise Bay.

 

[DizNee Luver]

Day 7, Part 8:​

We stopped and did some photopass pictures with Paradise Bay in the background and noticed that Duffy was out doing pictures by the little gift shop across from Ariel's Grotto Restaurant, so we went back over the bridge so the girls could see Duffy.























We headed inside the gift shop to look around. Have you ever noticed these carvings??







Addy found her souvenirs!





Wish I had picked this up!



We headed back out.

 

[DizNee Luver]

Day 7, part 9:​

We went back up to the First Aid station to do a diaper change. Mike got some pictures as I got us signed up for a ride on Monster's Inc.









We walked thru the stores on the right side of Buena Vista Street and look at these cute goodies!!





We walked out of the stores to see the Five & Dime group performing.







We continued on towards BugsLand.







We took the twins on Heimlich's Chew Chew. (Anthony and Addy went to ride the bumper cars).

 

[DizNee Luver]

Day 7, Part 10:​

We got of Heimlich and headed over to see Addy & Anthony on Tuck and Roll's Drive 'em Buggies.













Tyler texted that he was back in the park, so we told him to meet us at Monster's Inc. since that was where we were headed to use our assigned time on the DAS cards.

 

[DizNee Luver]

Day 7, Part 11:​

We got up to the exit platform and they asked if we wanted to go again & so we said sure!!!























When we came out of the Monster's Inc exit, there were some performers doing sound checks behind the Mad Tea Party. That gal had some pipes!



We wandered out to the main street in the Hollywood Backlot and recognized a CM that was directing the flow of traffic. It was Jessica!! One of the Dis Divas. We had been looking for her in the shops on Buena Vista Street but she's upgraded on her position.......just a fluke that I ran into her!! (Mike forgot to get a picture) Tyler had a re-entry pass a friend passed on to him, so he was going to take Addy & Anthony on Tower of Terror, so we headed that way.



I ran into (and met face to face) a Facebook friend~Jaysen. They were setting up ropes for the upcoming Pixar Play Parade. As the kids went to get in line at ToT, Mike & I took the twins to the gift shop and then found a bench we'd be able to see the parade come out from the gated fence.

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

Wow!! I have never seen either of them before. I had no idea that Jessica worked there

 

[DizNee Luver]

Wow!! I have never seen either of them before. I had no idea that Jessica worked there

Yup, she has for a couple years now.

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

Of all times I've been, I never seen her Anyway, I do have a smaller version of that Olaf

 

[DizNee Luver]

Of all times I've been, I never seen her Anyway, I do have a smaller version of that Olaf

She'll be harder to find now that she's doing crowd control......

Olaf is pretty darned cute!!

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

I love him. My mom will not let me have the one where he talks

 

[DizNee Luver]

I love him. My mom will not let me have the one where he talks

lol

 

[DizNee Luver]

Day 7, Part 12:​

With Betty & Derek back at the motel and Ty with Anthony & Addy in line for ToT.....Mike & I took the twins over by the gift shop/ToT exit and found a bench to sit down. It was in the sun but it gave us a great spot to watch the parade as it came out from behind the gates. (we also didn't have any people walking in front of us leaving ToT since we were as far as you could go in that area).

We put the twins right up to the rope so they could watch.

First out was the Monster's Inc.~~Monster's University!!













Next was the Incredible's!!















Finding Nemo came out next!!







Followed by A Bug's Life!!

 

[DizNee Luver]

Day 7, Part 13:​

Finishing up the Pixar-Play-Parade was everyone's favorite toys from Toy Story!!





































About half way through the parade, the kids exited ToT and joined the rest of us to see the end of the parade.



We headed out of Disney's California Adventure park. Mike & Tyler went back to the motel to get Derek & Betty while the kids and I waited in the shade in the esplanade.