Once again (for the fourth consecutive year) we stayed at the Paradise Pier. It really has it all, and, if I do say so myself, it is easily the best Disneyland hotel if you wanna stay good and close to the park. And way up on the 15th floor (the very top floor where our suite was this year) you can get a room with a view of California Adventure, including the new water and light show (can't remember what it was called Disney's World of Color, I think.). It has a couple of good eating options right inside the hotel and is within easy walking distance of Downtown Disney and both parks, not to mention it has a huge pool area on the third floor with an awesome waterslide (pics later).
And when we weren't at the park, we were having fun and eating Mickey waffles in our room. It really didn't matter where we were, we were always having fun.
We rode the train, Small World (of course), and took a picture with the coolest Mickey statue ever! My Dad and brothers hit Splash Mountain one day after I'd gone back to the room for lunch. Ethan said the ride rocked!
While waiting for their FastPass to mature, my Dad and older brothers took had an adventure on an island ruled by PIRATES! I was eating lunch but heard all about it and got a look at some of the pics they took to document the adventure. Looks like they had a wicked good time.
Oh, but the adventure didn't stop there. No, it kept right on going. There was tons to explore! I can't wait to go back and get some of that island action!
And then there was California Adventure. We could see the park from our room and it looked like a lot of fun, but we weren't real sure what, if anything, might appeal to me at my age. I'm not really into shows and the big rides are still a little intimidating for me (even though I met the height requirement for all but one or two of the rides). We did find one area of California Adventure that I really, really enjoyed. It was a place called Bug Land (at least that's what I called it).
I love this little water park inside Bug Land, but, to my great and everlasting surprise, I not only enjoyed the water park, but all of the rides in Bug Land as well.
And to wrap things up, a reminder of why we like staying at the Paradise Pier...
That's all for now, my peeps. Sorry this took so long to get posted, but as you can see, it could quite possibly be my longest post ever. Enjoy and stay tuned for more real soon (and by real soon, I mean sometime this year. It's been a busy one with Mom and Dad trying to get me a baby brother, but we're coming up on week 26 and everything is lookin' good!). Love to you all and peace out.
