Day 2 at Disneyland Resort.

We were so tired from a very busy, full day at the parks, but we still got up early to enjoy early entry at Disneyland. My sister and her granddaughter were going to join us once the parks opened to those with no early entry. Unlike California Adventure, who only allows early entry to those staying at a Disney Hotel, Disneyland also allows early entry to those with a 3+ day park ticket. We didn't know if this would mean heavier crowds, so we got to the gate early. We were pleasantly surprised at the light crowds. We headed to Fantasyland, hoping to knock all those rides out. Unfortunately, most of them were down. It was a bit frustrating, because I felt like every time we wanted to ride Alice in Wonderland, it was down for repairs. Grrrrrr! We did jump on Pinocchio, Snow White, and It's a Small World.

We still had some time before the rest of the park opened, so we hopped on a couple other rides in Tomorrowland. On our way over, we stopped to get some photopass pictures taken.

And we took photos with my Samsung camera. I love that little mirrorless wonder!

Around that time, I noticed that they were ready to start letting in the general admission crowd. Here is what that likes like when you are on the other side of the rope. This is why it's so important to get to the park early, so that you can be at the front of the crowd.

My sister and her granddaughter were somewhere in that crowd. We finally met up with them at Starbucks, because even Disney has a Starbucks now. We took refuge in a quiet part of Main Street, and had a pastry.

We could hear the sound of a running shower and someone singing from that second floor. I love the attention to detail that Disney pays to every little corner of the park. 

This is the perfect quiet corner to sit and escape a noisy theme park. These little slices of Heaven are so important to know about for special needs families.

Once we finished our pastries, it was time to hit the rides. We headed straight for Indiana Jones, but it was down for repairs. This was becoming the theme for the day, since Alice in Wonderland, Matterhorn, and a couple other Fantasyland rides were down earlier in the morning. We grabbed fast passes for Indy, then checked the app and saw that Alice in Wonderland was open! So we high tailed it over there. 

We noticed that Matterhorn was open, so we rode it. In fact, we rode it twice that day! Our luck was changing! Or maybe not, because Indy was still closed. 

Since Pirates and Haunted Mansion were close to Indy, we went ahead and rode both rides.

For the 60th Anniversary, Disneyland is offering balloon popcorn buckets. They were so cool! We bought a red one the previous day, but Nik's favorite color is purple. When I saw the purple ones right outside Haunted Mansion, I went ahead and bought another. And according to the cast member, this is the only stand that sells the purple bucket!

I mean come on. These popcorn buckets are awesome!

We hit Splash Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain next. By that time, we were all ready for a break, so we headed back to the hotel. We were starving, so we enjoyed lunch at Tangaroa Terrace again. 

While we had our lunch on the terrace, we kept noticing the stray cats that are so well known around Disneyland. You could tell that they were well fed and cared for. But I'm so not a cat person.

After a little break in our room to freshen up, we went back over to the parks. We decided to ride the monorail over. The station is right by the Disneyland Hotel, so it made monorail rides pretty convenient.

We did Star Tours, Space Mountain, Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters. 

Indiana Jones was finally open, so we were able to use our fast passes! After that, we headed over to use our Radiator Springs Racers fast passes. The stand by line was 2 hours long again, and all fast passes were gone for the day. This ride is super popular.

After we got our fill of Cars Land, we rode The Little Mermaid, Mike and Sully to the Rescue, and Grizzly River Run. 

Then we went back to Disneyland to ride Indiana Jones, and Haunted Mansion again. Love that Hat Box Ghost!

By that time, it was dark and the kids were getting nervous that the fireworks were going to start. Did I mention that Autism and fireworks aren't always friends? So we went back to the hotel for dinner and quiet time. Day 2 was so much fun! And we loved spending quality time with my sister and niece!