Day 13 {Part 2} - Thursday, September 22, 2016
After finishing up our deliciousness at Cafe Orleans, just before making our way out of Disneyland, we enjoyed a ride aboard an historical vehicle!
As a lover of Disney history this ride was an extra special part of our time at Disneyland!
An Afternoon at Downtown Disney District's Build-A-Bear
It was Princess' turn to choose and fill a bear of her own. Being a girl after her dad's own Star Wars loving heart, she chose Boba Fett!
As we walked to our villa we admired this culinary creation under construction. This entire scene is made of rice krispy treats covered in fondant! I'm so amazed at the skill of the talented Cast Members who craft such stunningly sweet art!
We freshened up, grabbed Jason, and headed back out for some more fun in the sun this go around at Disney's California Adventure...
DCA has such an adorable Monsters Inc. ride! I was glad we were able to enjoy it on multiple occasions, as it's one of those we don't have at WDW. We've always loved that movie. In fact, Princess was "Boo" last Halloween!
Just a mouse and her man!
Dinner at Corn Dog Castle
We'd heard great things about DCA's Corn Dog Castle and had anticipated a freshly dipped dog that night!
Little One and I went to grab a table while Jason and Princess ordered our eats. Jason knows me so well. He saw a "Cheddar Cheese Stick" and without even asking ordered me one! You can see in the photo above, one of these is not like the others! I enjoyed every bite I took of both the corn dog and cheese stick, but will say I had my fill of fried cheese that day! Remember what I had earlier for lunch? ;)
Watching World of Color at Disney's Grand Californian
After dinner we headed back to the hotel to watch World of Color from a different perspective! This was our view from the Grand California's viewing deck. It's a hotel guest exclusive viewing area that requires a room key to access it. It's such a fun space to watch from and gives breathtaking views of all the action below!
No, DCA didn't catch fire. ;) Spoiler free for anyone who hasn't seen World of Color, I'll just say that this photo was shot during one of my favorite parts of this nighttime spectacular!
I am in love with World of Color and really enjoyed seeing it from this different vantage point! We also loved playing with our camera to get a great view of different things in DCA Park!
Downtown Disney District Mother/Daughter Date!
If you've been around for a bit you may remember that Princess and I have a tradition of doing some shopping and sweets indulging at Downtown Disney after the parks close. We were excited to keep this going while at Disneyland! It was especially simple since their Downtown Disney District was right outside our hotel's door!
World of Disney
I bought this pretty pink throw and love it!
Sweets with my Sweetie!
Cheers to chatting over chocolate ice cream!
WonderGround Gallery
Princess is a talented artist and is always drawn to artsy goodness, which made our visit to this gallery shop a highlight of our evening!
We closed down the shop and left with postcard prints of our favorites. If you visit a WonderGround and swoon over the art that's a bit more than you care to spend, I'd highly suggest checking the carousels of postcards as they sell many prints in that form for $5. They look fantastic framed!
Thanks so much for stopping by today! The next day of the trip I'll be covering is our final day in the Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure Parks! Plenty more pixie dust to come! Can't wait to share the finale of our trip and our time at Mickey's Halloween Party!
