Later in the evening, we were going to get a spot early for the fireworks. In the process, I found the most amazing spot for the castle lighting. No idea that was going to happen. It was so cool to see. I got a video of it, just need to figure out how to get it off my camera.
But look how amazing it looks all lit up!
So we thought we had this awesome space for the fireworks, then we were informed that they were going to be clearing out that space for the actual show. After trying to find a new spot, we got a nice tip from one of the cast members. They told us to go park the stroller next to this wheelchair in the middle of the street. During the show, everyone stands in the street and they use the sidewalks as... sidewalks! Now, if you've been to Disneyland you know that the streets are more highly trafficked than the sidewalks. Where they guy told us to go was where they were going to make a pathway for people to cross the street. So no one would be in front of us for the show. So we go and park next to this guy in a wheelchair (well sorta, this lady got in the way to reserve some spots). But this made a nice roadblock and we got all kinds of nasty comments about parking in the middle of the street. It was chaos to say the least, but Chris, Cory and Kristin were able to find us quite easily before the show. And it was a great place to see the show. Great unobstructed view.
And Ryleigh fell asleep after the Castle lighting, and almost slept through the fireworks. Guess the kid still needs a nap no matter how much she tries to fight it.
Chris got Ryleigh out of the stroller to try to wake her up for the fireworks. Here she is trying to go back to sleep, but I told her to say "cheese" so she did lol.
Despite the lack of rides we went on, and all the rides breaking (Kristin and I were about to get on Big Thunder Mountain using a fast pass, and they cleared out the station because it broke down. So we lost a fast pass!) it was still a magical end. Hopefully our next trip in January is a little more productive :)
