Our Los Angeles Experience

Dec 18-22

Anaheim RV Park  
Anaheim, CA

We left our wonderful beach side Santa Barbara boondocking site and drove to the Aniheim RV Park near Disneyland. The drive through LA freeway traffic was better than expected but we ere traveling on a Sunday morning.  The only issue we had was caused by my navigation skills and we had to backtrack through a neighborhood and turn left into the RV park.  Fun times when towing a car.  They gave us a horrid site (half gravel/half asphalt with the sewer connection under the RV) and it took some time to get us shuffled to another site.

We were meeting my brother and sister-in-law there for a brief trip to Disney and Harry Potter land at Universal.  They are seasoned Disneyland veterans but had never been to Harry Potter.  Costco was offering a season pass for the cost of a one day ticket so to Costco we went.

Hit the park running the next morning at opening.  Crowds were Christmas crazy, but we enjoyed Pirates, Haunted Mansion and some dark rides in Fantasyland.  Christmas decorations were out and the holiday overlays for Haunted Mansion and Small World were nice to experience.  Mike and Donna were a great guides.  Had a nap and returned to the park for the Nighttime Parade and fireworks.  We pulled up a curb (great view but standing up was a trial afterwards) and enjoyed the parade.   Found some chairs in Tomorrowland to wait for the fireworks.  Not the best view but the seats were more suitable.  At the last minute the fireworks were cancelled due to wind.

Universal Studios was less crowded and Harry Potter land was wonderful, We did the Studio Tour, a few other attractions and lunch at the Three Broomsticks.  Universal is good, but not Disney.

Note the Ponchos and Umbrellas

Our last day was spent at Disney's California Adventure.  Weather was good for the morning and rainy for the evening.  Tried to see World of Color (45 minutes sitting in the rain) and the wind came up cancelling the show.  The three days we were there...   NO FIREWORKS! NO WORLD OF COLOR!  Sad news!




Moved on to Wilderness Lakes Thousand Trails about 6:30 the next morning.  And beat LA traffic again.  From the things I saw we were very lucky.

My brother tells me two days after we left the fireworks resumed...


Highlights:  Spending time with my brother and sister-in-law, Disneyland

Lowlights:  NO FIREWORKS!