Friday, February 06, 2009

Disneyland Part Two


We stayed at Paradise Pier Hotel, which is one of three hotels on the Disneyland property.  The hotel was great, the room was nice a big and had some true Disney touches.  When we checked in, they asked us if we were celebrating anything and I mentioned Maia's birthday.  They gave her a big birthday button and when we got back to the room the first night, there were mickey shaped rice krispy treats and a small birthday cake made out of towels waiting for her.  Every night when they turned down the beds, they left gold coins with different Disney characters on them.  

The hotel was about a 10 minute walk to Disneyland and the main entrance of California Adventure.  For California Adventure, there is a second entrance just for hotel guests which was about a 5 minute walk.  It was a nice perk.  The biggest perk by far, and the reason that we ultimately decided to stay at a Disney hotel, was that hotel guests received early entry into Disneyland every day that it was offered.  On Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, fantasyland and parts of tomorrow land open an hour early for certain folks.  We were up early and first into the park on those days, which gave us the opportunity to ride some of the slowest loading rides without any lines!

1 comment:

Kay Neudecker said...

Sounds like the perfect way to take a little one to Disneyland! You must have had a great time.