Disneyland

For Pichan's second birthday, we took him to the happiest place on earth: a.k.a- Disneyland.

We decided to go on a Friday as my husband was able to take the day off. We got there bright and early for opening at 8am, but little did we know it opens at 8:30 (it opens at 8am on weekends, apparently). It was no problem standing in line though, as we could eat our breakfast and admire all the people dressed in costume or matching outfits.

I won't bore you with all about the day, but thought I would write some good ' Disney with kids' pointers.

1. Write your kids name and phone numbers on their arms. I really wish I brought a sharpie pen, as our regular ink pen rubbed off with the sunscreen too easily. A sticker or tag for their clothes with your mobile number and their name also would have been helpful. There was no issues with losing Pi, but better safe than sorry.

2. Eat your lunch early- or really late. We ate at about 11am, and were able to get a seat with no problems. We went to the Queen of Hearts dining room and though it was cafeteria food it was super tasty and not unreasonably priced. They also had staff there to help you carry your trays to the table (anyone who has had to do the juggle the pram and tray and drinks will understand what a boon this is).

3. If you go with more adults, get the 'fastpasses' and take turns looking after each other's kids. We went with my parents, and got a 'fastpass' for 'Space mountain'. You can find more info on the internet about fastpasses, so again I won't bore you, but it cute waiting in queue time down. I think it took about 40 mins for a ride- opposed to hours for the popular ones. So, if there is a ride you really want to ride- get one and take turns babysitting.

4. Rides for Pi:

Jungle adventure cruise: He loved it
Railroad: He enjoyed it, but as we spent two hours on the train GETTING to Disneyland, another train trip wasn't as thrilling for him.
Small world: I think he enjoyed it, but was probably overwhelmed.
Cinderellas Carousel: He was super stoked to ride it, but then seemed unsure after about 10 seconds.
Teacup ride: I think he thought 'meh' It was hard as I was holding him and was too busy trying not to throw up.
Goofy's fun house: Too old, and kinda boring.

We did all the rides really early, and didn't have to wait longer than 15 mins for most. However, after lunch it was much busier. He wanted to go on the Dumbo ride, but the wait was 40 mins, which is just far too long.

5. We brought our own pram. You can hire some there, but there was pram parking everywhere, and it beat carrying him around all day.

6. Bring a bottle of water. I can't remeber seeing any vending machines (but I didn't look). After we had finished our bottle of water, we noticed there was a water fountain in the Queen of Hearts restaurant, so we just refilled there while we had lunch.

Finally, don't forget the hats and sunscreen. :)