We woke up around 8:30 and decided to head down to the arcade in the hotel since they had the Star Wars game the kiddo really likes to play. The hubby and I always enjoy going to arcades as well. So while the kiddo was trying to destroy the Death Star I decided to race Bowser on Mario Kart. We had breakfast reservations at Surf's Up in our hotel so after the kiddo defeated the Empire we went and got an autograph book and headed to breakfast.
Waiting to be called in
Surf's Up is a character buffet that the kiddo had been asking to go for a while so we decided to try it out. I have mixed feelings on it. You walk in and get to meet Mickey in his lifeguard costume then they take you to your table and you get to get your food. The food was ok. They had an decent selection but it's a typical breakfast buffet. We saw Daisy right away but then we had to wait 20 minutes for another Character came out, Minnie. We were done eating by this point but the reason we came was for Pluto so we were not leaving until we saw him. It took another 15 minutes but worth every minute of the wait!!!! Stitch was also there, and him and Pluto were hilarious. I think Stitch is now the kiddo's second favorite character. We spent a fair amount of time with them and the kiddo loved it.
They did a little dance party with Stitch and the kiddo got right up there and danced with him, he had so much fun. My recommendation would be if you have at least an hour to spare it's worth it if people in your party want some quality time with the characters.
We decided it was hot and time for a swim so what better way to cool off than the pool. So we swam for about 2 hours then headed back to the room to get ready for the parks. We had reservations at Cafe Orleans at 4:00 so we headed in and went straight there. We got to sit outside near the Rivers of America.
Our View
My Three-Cheese Monte Cristo
Kiddo's Mac N Cheese. He ate all his veggies first
Our Pommes Fries
I really enjoy coming here because the food is so yummy. Only downside, total diet buster meal. I highly recommend stopping here at least once. We were so stuffed after that meal. We headed over to California Adventure and took a few spins on Mater followed by Redwood Creek Challenge Trail. We found out the kiddo's Spirit Animal is a wolf and mine is an Otter. The lines were really long and I guess for a Sunday night that was to be expected. So we walked through all the shops in California Adventure and then headed back over to Disneyland and walked through the shops there. Sometimes it's just nice to be in the parks with the kiddo. Walking hand in hand singing and dancing together. We are creating memories we will share forever.
We had dinner reservations at Carnation Cafe at 8:20. I had planned it that way because I wanted to see the Paint the Night parade and not have to scout out a seat. When you check in they always ask inside, outside or first available, so we picked outside. We got a pretty good seat to watch it, the only problem, I was still stuffed. I was going to power through though. I mean this is one of my favorite restaurants!!
Fried Pickles, AMAZING
Kiddo's make your own PB&J
My amazing shrimp salad. I took over half of it back with me
Kitty
Mac
It was really nice to have a relaxing spot to watch the parade, and let me tell you this parade is so AMAZING. I have always loved the shows, parades, and fireworks. I have very fond memories of watching the electric parade with my dad, but this one WOW. It makes me happy just thinking about it. The kiddo and I are singing the song right now. This is a must do. So after watching the parade we decided it was time to head back to the hotel and get some sleep for early morning the next day.
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