The plan was to do an early start at Disneyland prior to Californian Adventure (CA) opening up then spend the rest of the day there then back to Disneyland after CA shut down. Well we all know what happens to plans.

We were a little late getting to the car park but given we were an hour later than previously, we actually parked a lot closer that meant that there wasnt too many people around on a Saturday.

When we got off the airport shuttle they were opening up CA early so skip Disneyland and straight into CA.

First stop was “Soaring over California”, with no line. In this your are suspended within a conical large screen as if you are on a hang glider. It is a mix of Imax with a suspended airplane seat. I actually recognised most of the spots.

From here we were going to do the Grizzlly River Run but they were having pump problems so later on.

So off to Paradise Pier where we started on the Golden Zephpr, then progressed to the Mulholland Madness (similar to the Mad Mouse) for a couple of turns – again no lines.

The next one was interesting. It was called the Maliboomer where you are shot up 180 feet into the air. We all went once and Rachael did not like it at all. Bradley and I went for a 2nd go – no lines.

Toy Story Midway Mania was a fun interactive ride where you get to shoot stuff while moving through various arcade style games. It was good fun and we came back later in the day. Bradley was the overall winner on this one.

It was now time for the California Screamin Rollercoaster. This is huge and fast. We had to do this a couple of times so that I could video Bradley and Rachaels reactions.

It was time for some snacking so we visited the tortilla factory and bakery tours where you get samples.