Last Day of Disney 2020

I'm always kind of sad about the last day at Disney, but this year I was excited! Our last day was also Chris' birthday! Will and I went to World of Disney the night before and bought him our 2020 ears...

It made him easy to follow in a crowd :) 

A second bonus was that, at least for the first couple of hours, the insoles seemed to help and my feet didn't hurt as much. :) 

We spent most of the day doing rides we hadn't done yet (like Astro Orbiters), rides we love and rides that get you wet (it was 80+ degrees)...

Zack and Tatum's ride broke down on Smuggler's Run, so they took some pics while waiting

thumbs up was our pose for the day :) 

we all got pretty wet in the front but the 

water actually washed over Zack's head! :o 

But the highlight of the day was eating at the Blue Bayou. Zack made reservations months in advance so we could do it. It is so pretty with the night sky, the lamps and the trees with the Pirates ride right there. We were a bit surprised at how we couldn't hear the ride or really see the people on the ride (which explains why no one waves when we go past...). :) 

the lighting was lovely but not great for pictures 

On the way to DCA, we stopped to watch the flag lowering ceremony. It was really cool! There is a band and they honor all the branches of the military and guests who served are invited to stand up front. We sang the national anthem and God Bless America. I'm glad we got to see it. We followed it up with going to see Moments with Mr. Lincoln. 

Then we did a few things at DCA, then went back to Disneyland to check out Galaxy's Edge at night. 

It was a great trip! Can't wait until next time!!!

Disneyland 2020 Day Four

After two cool and cloudy days, we were happy to see the sun again on Monday. It made getting there early to get into Rise so much nicer. Not only did we get into a boarding group for the third time but we got group #20! When everyone on Main Street started to cheer at 8:00am, the guy next to me couldn't figure out what was going on. When I explained that people were excited to get into a boarding group for Rise of the Resistance, he didn't seem any less confused... ;) 

But the best part of Monday was that we finally got to go into Galaxy's Edge for the first time. We'd been in the "back way" to Rise twice but hadn't actually seen the Black Spire Outpost on Batuu yet. It was worth the wait... <3 div="" nbsp="">

It is so fantastic because it is so immersive! There is so much to see! 

You feel so safe having them around (or watched...) ;) 

these aren't the droids you're looking for ;) 

It's like being on a movie set with shops and food and rides...

We could have our picture with him as long

as we didn't touch him :o 

Oh, and characters wandering around. Like Rey and Chewie hiding from the First Order and R2D2 just rolling around. As a bonus, Tatum and William were stopped by Kylo Ren. Yeah, she was excited! :) 

who says Storm Troopers aren't nice??? ;) 

Not only did we ride on Rise of the Resistance for a second time but we also went on Smuggler's Run as couple of times. 

waiting for my turn on Smuggler's Run

But the best part of the day was going to Oga's Cantina (thanks to Zack getting reservations months in advance)! 

our DJ was spinning some tunes

our drinks and snacks at Oga's were so good

Zack got a fancy drink with a cookie :) 

Before getting changed out of my skirt (not the best outfit for rides), Chris and I went to get our pictures taken with Boba Fett and Darth Vader. <3 div="" nbsp="">

After our time in Star Wars, we went back to the "real world" and did a few more rides in Disneyland before heading back to DCA for a second night of World of Color after dinner.

I love this map! I've never noticed it before???

Chris' feet just couldn't stand, so he skipped out on World of Color and went and did all kinds of solo rides at Disneyland.

By this time, everyone's feet were pretty awful (except Tatum :) ). So when we got back to the room, Zack, Tatum and I walked down to the Walgreens and bought insoles for everyone. From the vast selection available, I'm guessing we weren't the only ones to do that. LOL

Disney 2020 Day 3

Sunday was another cool cloudy day with another early start to try to get into a boarding group again for Rise of the Resistance. I guess we weren't the only ones with that idea. It's kind of strange to have to rope drop but so many people stand still while they desperately push the button on their phones trying to get in.

We had planned to end Saturday night with Big Thunder but it broke down (again). They gave us a free Fast Pass and since it's also a pretty cool way to start the day, we did...

Then we went back over to DCA for a few rides there.

posing with Walt & Mickey 

Our boarding group was 54 but we noticed that they seemed to be going through the numbers pretty quickly. Not wanting to have to rush over, we went back to Disneyland to be ready when our group was called.

There were still a few things we hadn't done, so we figured we'd do some while we waited...

We took the rafts out to Tom Sawyer's Island and explored a bit. It's one of my favorite places to eat our lunch in the park. Unfortunately, our meal plan didn't work out how we'd hoped so no sack lunch on the island this trip. But we did find some treasure and made some new friends while enjoying a snack...

our raft had to wait for the Columbia to pass by 

I wish we could go inside. I've always wanted to stay in a 

tree house since reading Swiss Family Robinson to the boys

Exploring the island made everyone hungry. So we split up to get some lunch. At this point we realized the top boarding group number had stalled while waiting for the lower number to catch up. :/  But we did discover a little stand right on the river bank that served lobster rolls and sourdough bread bowls with chowder and lobster mac & cheese. We got one of each. Yum! 

Since none of us had ever ridden on the Columbia, we did it. It's a beautiful ship! My favorite part was exploring below deck...

the galley

the captain's quarters

this stateroom had its own head

The canoes were out, so we did that, too. It's not so much a ride as it is an exercise in patience. Not everyone at Disneyland is an expert paddler... ;)

Eventually our number came up and we walked right through the queue. It almost seemed to good to be true, just walking past places we'd stood a waited so long on Friday night. It was to good to be true. The line stopped in a tiny narrow hallway almost at the end. We waited and then a voice came over the loud speaker to tell us that the ride was down and that they did not know when it would be back up. We were willing to wait...

Every 5 minutes the voice returned to tell us the ride was still broken, they still had no idea when it would be fixed and if we needed assistance we could ask a cast member (like there were any nearby). After 90 minutes we'd had enough. We got out of line and lost our chance at going on the ride for the rest of the day. :( 

We had Fast Passes for World of Color, so it was back to DCA. We did some rides, watched Frozen at the Hyperion, had dinner and watched World of Color. 

I love the pier at night and the show is absolutely amazing!