Enjoyable Rides At Disneyland

With a huge crowd at Disneyland, deciding on what rides to go for is important to fully maximise our fun time there. Due to a really, really packed park and because this was our third time to the park (second for Raimie), we chose not to go for the rides that had more than two hours' queue.

Our first ride was at the Grand Circuit Raceway.  Raimie was all too happy to take the wheel.

 

Next, we entered Snow White's adventure ride. Although there were plenty of parents with small children entering this ride, I wouldn't say that this is a ride for kids (or the faint hearted) It can be quite scary in there what with going through a menacing forest and being face to face with the wicked witch.

 

 

Then, we head off for Toontown and Raimie got to run around while Zaini went to get our fastpass for Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blaster ride. When Raimie was three, we didn't go for the Gadget's Go Coaster ride, so that was the ride we went on this time in Toontown. Raimie and I managed to get seats right at the front of the coaster. Cool!

 

 

Then a ride on a full boat on Mark Twain's riverboat. Taking the riverboat is more relaxing than going on Tom Sawyer's Island Rafts or pedaling a canoe under the hot sun that we experienced that day.

 

 

Afer a quick lunch, we had fun blasting off aliens and evil Zurg at Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blaster. After a walk around Westernland under a hot blistering sun, entering this ride was a welcome respite. With our fastpass, we managed to enter almost immediately at our designated time. Otherwise, a queue for this ride was one and half an hour.

 

Then, it was off to Adventureland and on the Jungle Cruise whilst enjoying the guide's narration.

 

We were at first put off by the long at the new Monsters Inc. Ride & Go Seek ride, with a queue of more than 2 hours there and fastpass already ran out by noon. But Raimie wanted to go on it, so Zaini joined the line while Raimie and I waited nearby. Both Raimie and I spent time walking around in the souvenir shops and taking photos while we wait for our turn. Poor Zaini, standing in line for 2 hours because his son wanted to go on the ride. That's love, I tell you. :)

 

After our ride on Monsters Inc, and having a blast watching the night parade and enjoying a spooky time at the Haunted Mansion (taking the Haunted Mansion ride when the sun already set added more to the spooky anticipation), we still had time and a little bit of energy for one more ride and we went on the Pirates Of The Carribean ride before making our way to Maihama Station for our trip back to the hotel.

A tiring but enjoyable time at Disneyland. A day here is definitely not enough.