Today was day 2 and our last day at the parks. The kids got up around 6:00am which was much more acceptable. They are starting to adjust to the time change. We walked through Downtown Disney and had breakfast at a small walk in breakfast bistro. It was expensive but good.
We went into Disneyland again to finish up some of the rides that we did not get to the day before. We went to Fantasyland and rode all the rides in that area. We also did some rides in Toon town that Jonathan did not get to see because we went to California Adventure yesterday.
Alex and Jonathan wanted to see the Jedi Training Academy again and Alex wanted to see if he could get picked. We got to the area early and sat right up near the front in hopes of being picked. We were concerned if Alex would follow directions if picked. Sure enough, he was one of the 3rd or 4th kids picked. He jumped up so excited and ran up on the stage. He was barely standing on his assigned circle because he was jumping up and down. What they do during the show is give the kids robes and light sabers and tell them they are padawans in training to be Jedis. Then they instruct them on how to attack. Then Darth Vader and Darth Maul come out and the kids are split into two lines to pretend to fight them. Darth Vader was on the stage and Darth Maul in front of the stage. Alex was the first to attack Darth Maul. He did a great job and looked like he was having fun. After all the kids had a turn they did some more group things and then the show was over. The cast member MCing the show was funny. He would say things as the kids were fighting Darth Vader such as "Don't be afraid. He's just like Santa Clause, only Evil!" After the show was over all the kids got papers that were diplomas for graduating from the Jedi Academy. As we started to walk away talking about what a great job Alex did he got very angry and grabbed the diploma paper and ripped it up. We had to stop and talk and try to calm him down. It took almost and hour to let it go.
After that fun, we headed over to California Adventure. We hid the midway section and rode most of the rides. Alex was very disappointed that the Toy Story Midway Mania was open but they were not letting in the general public. It was a tease that haunted him the rest of day. He talked about it off and on. We did stand for quite a while and listen to the Mr. Potato head tell jokes and make funny comments about us. We then rode the California Screamin' Alex was happy and had a great time on the ride even though he was a little nervous at first.
We went into the "Crush turtle talk" show and Alex and Jonathan ran ahead and sat down on the floor way up near the front on the opposite side from where we were sitting. I had a feeling that would not be a good idea but I let it go. Of course as soon as the MC began the show, Alex sprung up and ran up to him and started talking. I instinctively approached but the MC waved me off and said, "That's OK. He's going to be my helper" I thought, OK good luck. He ended up taking the microphone from the guy and asking appropriate questions about the Crush tank/screen. It seemed to be going ok. He returned to his seat when asked. Then during the show, Crush was calling on kids and he called on child in the front near where Alex was sitting. As the MC approached the child Alex once again jumped up and grabbed the microphone. They MC again, was very patient and let him ask his question of Crush. Unfortunately it was not a question but more of a broken statement about the Indiana Jones ride from the day before. Crush responded with a witty response of "The answer to your question is .... True" Everyone laughed. I was disappointed because the child that the MC was heading towards never got to ask his question. I can only imagine what the other parents were thinking at that point. The show ended and we started to walk out. As we passed the MC at the exit Alex once again tried to grab the microphone and talk into it. The MC said "He's going to be performer one day" I was very impressed the MC was so calm and accommodating.
The Aladin show was a real hit at the end of the day. We left the park around 6:00pm walking out through a side entrance into the Californian hotel. We got a reservation buzzer to eat dinner at a cafe restaurant in the hotel and sat in the great hall and had some adult beverages. That was a nice moment. Dinner was very good. Jonathan got to make his own pizza and Alex had the standard Mac-N-Cheese.
We headed back to the room after dinner and put on our suits. Anne was not feeling well so she hung back in the room while Jonathan and I headed to the pool. Jonathan wanted to get in some slide time. Anne and Alex came down in a while and we hung out for a while. When we got back to the room, a little after 9pm, we were all exhausted and fell asleep before 10pm.
All in all it was a good day.
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