It was a challenge, but we managed to get the kids up and out the door by 7:00 am, so we could line up for the rope drop at 8:00 am. Our first rides were Pirates of the Caribbean and Jungle Cruise, followed closely by Indiana Jones (which the kids weren't too impressed by), then up Tarzan's Treehouse by about 9:30 am:
We had purchased the Genie+ for the trip, which made for very quick trips through the lines. Our next stop was the Thunder Mountain Railroad (one of many rides we didn't do 6 years ago), which the kids really enjoyed.
We were way ahead of our planned schedule, so we had the opportunity to try out some things that we hadn't thought about doing, such as the Mark Twain Steamboat:
... and the Shooting Exposition:
Our next stop was Fantasyland, starting with the Carousel, then Pinnochio and Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, and the Mad Hatter Tea Cups. The kids let us spin the cups this time around:
Of course, no Disneyland trip is complete without a ride on It's a Small World:
After that, we just ran back and forth across the park (something the kids are old enough to do now) going on random rides that had short wait times. We even made our way up to Star Wars land, where Tor tried some "blue milk" and didn't like it.
The day ended with the Fantasmic show. Tor couldn't see over the crowd, so he got a lift from Jillian:
