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Disneyland Day 2 Part 1

September 24, 2012 | Disney, runDisney, running, Travel

 

*Today is the last day for early registration for the runDisney Princess half marathon! Hurry and save, it’s already 60% full! 

I left off my last Disneyland post with dinner and dessert before hitting the hay the night before the half marathon. Since I have already posted my race recap, I will skip to after we walked back to the room and showered. It was time to hit Disney’s California Adventure!  Of course, we wore our medals proudly.

We immediately headed to Cars Land so I could take some pictures.

It was so weird having just run through here that morning, when it was dark and quiet. Definitely not quiet now! Radiator Springs Racers was temporarily shut down, and so we headed over to Toy Story Mania.

I found it quite odd that they don’t have fastpasses for this ride. It is Bobby’s favorite though, so we stood in the 35 minute standby line (which was closer to 50 minutes) and waited in the heat. We had a blast on the ride though, and talked to a lot of people in line about runDisney who were asking about the race and my coast to coast medal.

At the end of the ride you have to go up some stairs to get out and my legs were not happy about that. I did like this cute little display though

We pretty much walked onto the Little Mermaid ride which I thought was really well done. (Photo is of Ariel’s Grotto restaurant not the Ariel ride)

We both realized how hungry we were and headed to Taste Pilot’s for lunch. it was crowded, but luckily a table opened up just as were were looking for one.

One thing I will say that drove me crazy would be the people wanting your table and eyeing it up before you are done. We were half way through our meal and a lady came up and asked if when we were done if she could have our table…uh…sure…ok…we kept eating for another ten minutes as people looked at us hurrying us up. We then had someone else come and ask the same thing and we had to tell them our table was already “taken”. So then, we were finally done and ready to go, and some other lady dives toward our table as the woman who had been hovering for ten minutes sits down. The diving lady’s husband starts fussing because they had wanted our table, it was INSANE. Definitely wasn’t a very “Disney”moment and left a bad taste in my mouth.

Before lunch we had gotten fastpasses for Grizzy River Run, so we headed over there next. We knew we would get wet so we planned it as our last thing to do before heading to our room. So glad I planned it that way!

We only had to wait a couple of minutes before boarding our raft and plummeting down the drop….and getting soaking wet. Luckily, the entrance to our hotel is ride by the ride so we didn’t have to go far in our squishy shoes to get back to the room. A nap was definitely in order before heading back out to the parks that night.

I will continue day two with my next Disneyland post, so stay tuned.

QOTD: After a race do you take a nap or try to stay moving so you don’t get stiff?

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  1. Chris Donnelly says

    September 24, 2012 at 11:51 pm

    Looks like you had a great time! Cars land looks exactly like an old dusty Nevada town I’ve driven though! haha

    • Heather says

      September 25, 2012 at 5:57 pm

      too funny!

  2. Erin @ Girl Gone Veggie says

    September 25, 2012 at 12:07 am

    What a fun time! Disney Land looks so different than Disney World. I’m sorry you had to deal with that table situation, that would have really annoyed me!

  3. Miz says

    September 25, 2012 at 4:13 am

    Id so so so so so nap.
    then massage.
    then fancy dinner.
    but then I dont race 🙂

  4. Jill @ Fitness, Health and Happiness says

    September 25, 2012 at 5:00 am

    What fun! Your post makes me miss Cali! I would move back tomorrow if I could.

  5. Angela @ Happy Fit Mama says

    September 25, 2012 at 5:27 am

    Looks like it was so fun! I have yet to go to any Disney theme park. Soon…

  6. Tiff @ Love Sweat and Beers says

    September 25, 2012 at 6:12 am

    Looks like a great time! I’ve never been to D-land, only D-world, which we all know is also very awesome. 🙂

  7. Karen :0) says

    September 25, 2012 at 7:38 am

    CRAZY people at Taste Pilots! Good grief chill people! LOL
    Glad y’all had a great day! Love the medals! :0)

  8. Christine @ Love, Life, Surf says

    September 25, 2012 at 8:38 am

    Car Land looks awesome! My little one is a Cars fanatic and would go nuts over that. Hmmm, maybe we need to make a trip out to Disney sometime soon. I too hate when people hover over you while your eating. It’s so rude!! I get that people are hungry but you should be able to enjoy your lunch in peace.

  9. Kierston says

    September 25, 2012 at 9:15 am

    I kept myself moving after my first 1/2 marathon on Sunday! 🙂

    I know I say this a lot, but I want to go to Disney so bad!

  10. Danielle says

    September 25, 2012 at 9:55 am

    I try not to nap after a race, it usually leads to my legs cramping up. I showered and then walked out my legs in the parks after the DL Half – since I was on east coast time it didn’t feel like I had gotten up all that early. I was definitely in bed by about 9pm though!

    • Heather says

      September 25, 2012 at 10:30 am

      our biggest mistake was after our very first half marathon. We got in bed b/c we were SO COLD and took naps, we were miserably stiff after!

  11. Mindy @Road Runner Girl says

    September 25, 2012 at 9:57 am

    Cars Land looks awesome!!! My two boys would love it!!! Disney is so much fun! No I normally don’t take a nap after a race…I don’t want to get too stiff. Can’t wait for the rest of your recap! 🙂

  12. Presley @ Run Pretty says

    September 25, 2012 at 9:58 am

    It is crazy how ridiculous people act at theme parks. I’ve seen some wild stuff at Disney World. All the parents want THEIR child to have the most “magical” moments… and they come off looking like jerks. haha

  13. Kat @ sneakers & fingerpaints says

    September 25, 2012 at 12:11 pm

    WOW! Looks like a blast! I can’t wait to do WDW Orlando – the 1/2 marathon January! SPA <3

    • Heather says

      September 25, 2012 at 5:38 pm

      I will be there, see you soon! Have you booked a hotel room?

      • Kat @ sneakers & fingerpaints says

        September 25, 2012 at 5:58 pm

        still looking – probably getting a ‘value room’ since we get a tiny deal on the rate and shuttle to the start. You’re doing the 1/2? Cool! I’ll be there Thurs-Sun (friends doing the full)

        • Heather says

          September 25, 2012 at 7:30 pm

          I am a disney travel agent and I have some rooms in a room block at a discount if you are interested.

          • Kat says

            September 25, 2012 at 7:52 pm

            Sure Heather, hook it up girl!

          • Heather says

            September 25, 2012 at 7:59 pm

            email me at heather@travelwiththemagic.com and we can chat!

  14. Emily says

    September 25, 2012 at 3:16 pm

    Love your pictures!! I just got back from Disneyland and I am already suffering from withdrawals so it was great to see your post. I really want to stay at the Grand Californian one of these days, and one of the reasons is so after Grizzly River I can go directly up to my room and change! 🙂

    • Heather says

      September 25, 2012 at 5:38 pm

      haha it was nice to not have to walk far in wet clothes!

  15. Pavement Runner says

    September 25, 2012 at 6:07 pm

    You need one of those mickey hands and pimp slap someone. LOL. Can you pimp slap in disneyland property? Mickey Slap?

    • Heather says

      September 25, 2012 at 7:29 pm

      wouldn’t want to risk getting kicked out!

  16. Annie says

    September 25, 2012 at 6:09 pm

    I’m glad you posted this because I was just thinking this weekend on how I didn’t know what you were supposed to do after running a half marathon (I’m currently training for the WDW Half in January). The farthest I’ve run thus far is five miles and I came home and took a nap after that, but I really don’t want to have to do that after the half marathon – what’s the point of having the medal if I can’t walk around showing it off right? I think I’ll just have to see how I feel after my long runs as I’m training to see if I get sore.

  17. Abby @ BackAtSquareZero says

    September 25, 2012 at 8:06 pm

    My first (and only so far) marathon ever was at Disney World. I had so much fun running the race because the whole time I knew I would get to go to the park afterwards. It was such a motivator. The CA version looks awesome too.

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