Disneyland: Final Day (day 3)

We just got back from an amazing trip to Disneyland.  It has been 2.5 years since we last went and so we had much anticipation before this trip.  We left on Wednesday and spent 3 days in the park and headed home on Sunday. The girls were thrilled to miss 2 days of school. During our previous trips to Disneyland, we spent much of our time apart, with Will and Kate enjoying the roller coasters while I stayed with Maggie on the more mild rides since she was too young and too short to enjoy the thrill of the rides.  This trip, I was really hoping we could spend our entire trip together and we did!  Turns out Maggie LOVES roller coasters just as much as the rest of us and by the 2nd day, she was riding each ride with her hands up in the air.  The trip was such a fun, unified family experience and we can't wait to go back!

We rode Space Mountain 6 times during our trip!  Needless to say, this is definitely a family favorite!

The tea cups were the only ride we did in Fantasyland this time.  It is so nice to be out of the baby age in which Dumbo and Peter Pan are the only rides the kids can handle.

Autopia

Maggie really wanted to meet Rapunzel and so we made sure to find the time to meet her, and Flynn Ryder, while Maggie was dressed up like Rapunzel too.

Maggie also really wanted to meet Goofy.  Kate, however, was more excited to tap Goofy on his nose but he didn't seem to like that very much.

Happy family!

There is now a new Star Wars exhibit in Tomrrowland that we toured.  The girls were using their force on me while I was taking the picture.

This Luke Skywalker was built entirely out of Legos.

We got to meet the real Darth Vader too!

Maggie really wanted to meet Minnie Mouse so she and I stood in line for 40 minutes to capture this sweet picture.

Kate participated in Jedi Training in which she learned how to use the force and swing her lightsaber.

Darth Vader and Kylo Ren joined the Jedi Training to fight all the kids

Kate had to face Kylo Ren

Kate was an excellent Jedi against Kylo Ren.

After Jedi training we headed to Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer's Island in which we ran into Captain Jack Sparrow.

Maggie was working really hard to try to open this treasure chest with no success.

We rounded out our last night by staying in the park till 9pm, riding Autopia again, then the Astro Orbitors, Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters and finally finishing with our 7th ride on Thunder Mountain Railroad.  We can't wait to come back...hopefully for Will's 40th birthday in December!