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Well I had fallen behind once again, even though I swore I was going to up with this report. All caught up now. It really does sound like you are having a fabulous time. Sorry some of the meals have fallen short.
Your morning sounds wonderful and you got so much done in so little time. I have to say when you described what you ordered and I saw the picture, it wasn't what I was imagining either. Too bad it wasn't great, but at least it wasn't awful either.
Well I had fallen behind once again, even though I swore I was going to up with this report. All caught up now. It really does sound like you are having a fabulous time. Sorry some of the meals have fallen short.
We certainly did have a fantastic time throughout the trip - it was amazing.
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Your morning sounds wonderful and you got so much done in so little time. I have to say when you described what you ordered and I saw the picture, it wasn't what I was imagining either. Too bad it wasn't great, but at least it wasn't awful either.
You're right - it certainly wasn't awful, it just wasn't as good as I'd hoped for Christmas Day, where I guess your expectations are even higher.
Tuesday 25 December – part five: are we going to get on Radiator Springs Racers again?
It was back through the entrance into the California Adventure, and we headed straight for Radiator Springs Racers, to see if we could use our Fastpasses from yesterday. We had no problem, and thank goodness, as the wait time was showing 150 minutes. This gives you an idea of how bad the waits were - this is Disney selling food and drink in the standby line!
The Fastpass line was fairly slow, and it took 15 minutes to get to the point where we integrated with the standby line, which wasn’t too terrible. We’d been shuffling forward slowly for about another five minutes, when we came to a stop, then we heard the announcements start that the ride was experiencing technical difficulties. This wasn’t good news, but they did say that we should stay put, as they hoped to have it up and running again as soon as possible.
We watched empty cars go out, then we heard an announcement to those on the rides apologising for the temporary delay, and we saw no more cars go out for a while. Ok, not good…. However, about five minutes later, I heard someone say “ride reactivated – all clear” and a couple of minutes later, we started to move again. Honestly, it was absolutely agonising getting so far through the line, and fearing that, at any moment, it may go down again.
Finally, we were stepping on board and then we were off.
We got as far as the section in Luigi’s tyre shop, then we stopped. Oh boy, this isn’t good. Fortunately, we only sat there for about three or four minutes, which allowed me to get some good photos of that area…
… then we were off again….
I figured for a bit of a laugh I’d take some photos, just aiming the camera anywhere, not using the viewfinder, but my goodness, actually they came out really well. I was stunned by how good they were!
One thing I will say is that we felt there was much more of an adrenaline rush in the back seats of the car. Honestly, we were both on adrenalin highs for about the next five or ten minutes.
By now, it was about 2:15pm, and we needed to head out, to get to our Holiday Tour, so we left the California Adventure.
As you can see, the lines to get into this park were pretty much non-existent.
We took the long walk across the plaza to the Disneyland Park…
As soon as we got through the gates, we got a Photopass picture done:
RC racers looks like a brillaint ride. I have heard people say it is like test track but the themeing would make it for me. Glad you had a stop and managed to get more pictures. I can't believe what a fab job they have done bringing that to life from a cartoon.
If I wasn't sure before i am now about going to Disneyland in 2015.
Somehow seeing the Racers photo pass pic with the camera to your face is so you! Love all the pics from it. It does look like one of the best rides, that's for sure!
Glad you were able to ride again, but you're right that it was tense waiting to see if it would happen or not! Glad you only had to stop once during the ride.
And I agree, it seems perfect that you and Mark both have cameras in front of your faces on the ride picture!!
I also got a chuckle out of the ride photo with you and Mark in your iconic positions, cameras in use! The photos you got during the ride turned out great! This day just illustrates perfectly how easy it is to go back and forth between the parks at DLR!
Sometimes when a ride stops, if in the right location it can be exciting. Of course you don't want to be stuck too long.
And the wait to get on would've drove me batty too. I have had that a few times and you aren't sure if you should stick it out or leave and try later. I seem to never make the right choice.
Glad you waited it out to ride RSR once more. Cool photos while on the ride. I should try that sometime, just for fun and see what happens!
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RC racers looks like a brillaint ride. I have heard people say it is like test track but the themeing would make it for me.
Essentially it is Test Track, but on steroids! The cars are the same and I assume the ride mechanics are too, but the theming make it stand out completely from the Test Track of Florida.
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Glad you had a stop and managed to get more pictures. I can't believe what a fab job they have done bringing that to life from a cartoon.
If I wasn't sure before i am now about going to Disneyland in 2015.
So glad I could help convince you that's a great idea to go!
Somehow seeing the Racers photo pass pic with the camera to your face is so you!
Well if I say that on my wedding day, straight after the ceremony and the official photos were done, I grabbed my camera and walked around with it all day.
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Love all the pics from it. It does look like one of the best rides, that's for sure!
I also got a chuckle out of the ride photo with you and Mark in your iconic positions, cameras in use! The photos you got during the ride turned out great! This day just illustrates perfectly how easy it is to go back and forth between the parks at DLR!
I love that aspect of Disneyland California and also Disneyland Paris. It is the only shame with Florida, that it's so big and not that quick to get between any of the parks.
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This gives you an idea of how bad the waits were - 
this is Disney selling food and drink in the standby line! 
This wasn’t good news, but they did say that we should stay put, as they hoped to have it up and running again as soon as possible. 
and then we were off. 
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