Disney's California Adventure by RickinDutch
After two days at Disneyland we spent a full day at California Adventure. This was my first visit to the park. It is directly south of Disneyland and seemed less crowded and more spread out. A nice mix of themed rides and plain amusement park type rides. Our grandson was 2 inches shy of the minimum height for their huge roller coaster, California Screaming, but it was fun to just watch the riders screaming their heads off.Our favorite rides were:
1) Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, a 183 foot high crazed elevator ride that went up and down crazily through a haunted old wreck of a hotel. Very well done and scarey as all get out. I may have permanently damaged my grandson's pyche by taking him on it. Grandma wisely sat this one out.
2) California Soaring. A scenic and thrilling hang glider ride over the main scenic wonders of California.
3) The Ferris Wheel (can't remember the name of it). This seemed innocous yet each car is on rollers so it sways forward and backward as the giant wheel goes around.
Another favorite attraction for us was the winery. Sitting under umbrellas and watching the people was so much more pleasant with good italian food and wine.
And if you didn't buy all the disney themed trinkets at Disneyland that you just had to have - no worries, they are available here as well!
