We park hopped between Disneyland and Disney California Adventure quite a lot on our third and final day at the parks. We started at DCA in front of this statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse.
We went back to Cars Land and tried to ride the Radiator Springs Racers first thing, but there was a 45 minute wait so we decided to ride Mater's Junkyard Jamboree again instead.
We explored Paradise Pier, which is full of typical boardwalk rides like roller coasters and a Ferris wheel. We all rode the Golden Zephyr, I took the boys on the (terrifying) Goofy's Sky School, and Gene and Henry tried the Jumpin' Jellyfish before we decided to move on.
Ah, we made it to Grizzly Peak and the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail! This part of the park is designed to look like a national park, and it was a lot of fun after the heart-thumping rides on Paradise Pier. The boys rode tire swings, traversed rock walls, and solved puzzles in order to earn their Wilderness Explorer badges.
We had pretty much covered everything we wanted to see, but Henry asked to go back to Pirates of the Caribbean again. Gene checked out the Disney wait times app and realized there was no wait, so we hauled ourselves over to Disneyland to ride Pirates of the Caribbean for the fourth time! Then we took the river raft over to the Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer's Island. We had tried to do this the two previous days but the lines were long on the first day and the raft was broken on the second day.
Tom Sawyer's Island was the perfect place to be when the crowds hit the park and the lines got long. In this picture, the boys are pulling up a treasure chest but there is a skeleton clinging to it!
We walked across wiggly rope bridges, crawled through tunnels, climbed to the lookout, and discovered the pirate's treasure! For a family that prefers gentler rides and at least one member (me) who hates crowds, we certainly appreciated attractions like this.
By this time, the lines for the rides were getting long and our tummies were starting to rumble, so we headed back to Disney California Adventure for lunch at the Pacific Wharf Cafe, where we all got our lunches (soups and salads) in sourdough bread bowls, baked by Boudin Bakery. After lunch, we toured the bakery, which was a huge hit with my baker!
After lunch, we had our usual downtime/pool time at the hotel before heading back to the park one last time. Disneyland was crazy crowded, so we just let the boys enjoy ice cream cones on Main Street U.S.A. before hopping on the train around the park. We had dinner plans that evening with Gene's aunt Pat and cousin Debbie, who were kind enough to fight rush hour traffic to join us for dinner in Anaheim. It was so good to catch up with them!
Here's one final picture after leaving Disneyland. We were pooped!
We made it! Three days in Disneyland and many happy memories for all of us.
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