We decided that while we were in LA we would have to go to Disneyland . We caught a Long Beach Transit bus from the corner outside our motel and then transferred to a Metro bus at Norwalk transfer station for the ride to the main entrance of Disneyland. The trip took about 2 hours - but public transport here is as cheap as chips (about $1.50 one way). Riding a bus is also a great way to see parts of LA that are not normally on the 'tourist route' and you get to see some interesting characters on the public transport system (to say the least).
Disneyland is spread over 85 acres (34 ha) and encompasses the historic Disneyland Park (The Magic Kingdom), California Adventure Park (wilder rides for teenagers and older), Resort hotels and Downtown Disney (shops, restuarants, entertainment). It would take 2-3 days to see and do every ride/attraction - so given we only had one day we paid to see Disneyland Park. It was a boiling hot day - so we found it quite energy sapping.
Having been to the Gold Coast Australia theme parks a number of times, I couldn't help but compare and I found that Australia offerred a comparable if not at times better experience with some attractions. I guess Disneyland was the first theme park that all the others have copied - and it was great to see lots of happy smiling kids running around having a great time and of course the Disney characters made it unique from any other park.
Tracee is not 'adventurous' when it comes to extreme, adrenaline rides (like me), but we did ride the Pirate ship around the lagoon, the train that travels the perimiter of the park to get a good overview of attractions and then we really broke out and went for a spin on the 'Mad Hatters' tea cup ride!
Early in the afternoon we received the news from home about the earthquake and that then became priority as we caught up with the news from family and were relieved to hear that all were safe and there was no major damage to our home. The news of the devastation it caused to other property in the Christchurch area was sobering and we felt quite helpless being on the other side of the world!
We left the park soon after that and made our way back to the motel by bus, eager to get on the internet and keep updated with the news back home.
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