Disneyland Without Kids!

Fact: Experiencing Disneyland without kids is so much fun!

Shhh. don’t tell my girls I said that, ok?

Last week I attended the #DisneyInHomeBloggers Event in LA and one day we took in Disneyland, also being the very first time for me at Disneyland. At first sight, my eyes filled with tears, reveling in the fact that ‘I was really here‘. At the same time I also had an overwhelming ‘bad-mother’ feeling that I wasn’t sharing the experience with my kids.

Quite honestly, that last feeling could be easily pushed aside. Sure there was moments of ‘if only they could see this!“. Yet, it’s what you make it, right? And we had a blast!

Painting you a picture: our mini-group was girls-only {aside from our assigned Cast Member, Drew, who was also our VIP guide}. Think of how much fun you have when you are with your friends, a girls-only trip full of laughter and giggles. Yet apply that to the Happiest Place on Earth. Incredible!

No strollers to push and no stopping for kids’ requests, we were led through the parks and directly onto rides, whichever rides we wanted to. Side note: there is much to be said about being able to skip lines and use the ‘back-door’ to get VIP access. Just saying. The result? ABSOLUTE FUN x 100

At the end of the day my throat hurt from all the screaming, as we took it upon ourselves to apply the ‘no hands’ rule on every ride and ‘holler’ as loud as we could, even on the Dumbo ride.

My personal faves and must-not miss rides at Disneyland: Pirates of the Caribbean, Indiana Jones Adventure, Star Tours, Toy Story Mania {I did this one at Walt Disney World} and of course the newest and most popular ride right now … Radiator Springs Racers.

Which brings me to my next ‘must talk a lot’ about topic – Cars Land!

Cars Land is a 12-acre expansion at Disney California Adventure Park that just opened this year. If you have heard that it brings the Disney/Pixar film ‘Cars’ to life, it’s true.

Walking through Cars Land is just like a trip through Radiator Springs as you have: Flo’s V8 Cafe, the Cozy Cone Motel, Ramone’s House of Body Art, with many themed shops and restaurants and more.The backdrop of the hills are gorgeous and you are literally immersed in the movie. Ka-chow!

Again, it was fabulous to just do what we wanted to {insert giggles, arms up and screams of joy again here}. Yet the highlight for me is definitely the Radiator Springs Racers.

The ride takes you on a lazy drive in a ‘Cars’ car, but soon you are racing another car on the highway. So much fun! This ride is very popular so I suggest you head there early in the day. But be warned, you have to be quick, the line is extremely long and fast-pass tickets were sold out for Radiator Springs Racers by 10:30 am. Well worth it though, so get in there!

Alas, it was so much fun to take in Disneyland sans kids. It made me feel like a carefree kid again and if the experience made this adult ‘OMG, WOW!’ at every turn, imagine how a child would feel? I’ll let you know the kids’ reaction soon, because my entire family is going to Disneyland very soon – but more on that later!

For now here’s a perfect example of our “YIPPEEEE!!” moments!

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