After several years of waiting, finally my husband and I made it back to Disneyland only this time we have two small boys in tow. We spent 4 days and three nights at Disneyland/California Adventures staying in the Anaheim Majestic Gardens Hotel.
First off, our hotel was AMAZING! It's not a Disney Hotel but one of their affiliated good neighbor hotels (and significantly cheaper I might add) with the benefit of a shuttle running to and from the parks every 30 minutes. It was castle themed with a truly beautiful interior, but of course I love castles and dragons. We picked the room that had a queen bed and a castle themed bunk bed for the boys. I knew they would love it!
The Hallway had an old dragon tale that started on the wall and finished on the carpet. pretty awesome!
The Boys LOVED Disneyland and did much better than I expected for a cautious 2 year old and temperamental 4 year old, but I guess Disney knows their business when it comes to entertaining the little ones. It was very tiring for My husband and I but we were pretty smart and worked our plan. Here is what we did:
- Arrive early by 8am and leave for the hotel around 12noon
- Relax and take naps until around 5pm.
- Arrive at the park around 5:30 and stay until 10pm or so depending on what nightly attraction we were planning to see.
- Back to hotel for nightly baths and pre-order breakfast for the following morning.
- Sleep.
We went in prepared and everyone had a great experience. I think the biggest success factors were:
- Taking it slow, no rushing.
- Staying hydrated with gatorade and water. My husband was wearing a CamelBak backpack that stores water that you drink through a tube. Great purchase!
- We ate at regular intervals by keeping snacks on hand such as granola bars, string cheese, and crackers.
- Letting the boys nap for 2 hours each day gave them the energy to stay up way past their 7:30pm bedtime.
Things we would do differently next time:
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