Last day in the parks!

Today we started with California Adventure again to try and get in another time on Radiator Springs. The fast pass time was at noon which was great and the line was short so we got in line after getting the fast passes and after less than 30 minutes we got to ride.  We got a photo of us just before we crossed the finish line.  We won!  Since our luck seemed a bit better we went over to Monsters Inc and got on that ride which the kids enjoyed.  We reviewed the list of rides and Mason mentioned he really wanted to go on the water ride.  Matt went with him while I waited with Anna and Olivier. This gives you an idea of what the final drop is like.  They have a small viewing area to the left where Olivier had fun standing and getting wet while we waited.  

Here is a video of Matt and Mason at the end of the ride.  

 The scenery was really beautiful.

And this is what it looks like when the groups go down.  

We took advantage of the park hopping and went over to Disneyland for Peter Pan's flight.  Then went back to California Adventure for the Radiator Springs ride and lunch in Cars Land.  They wanted their picture with the statue of Stanley.

After a busy morning we took the bus back to the hotel and we all took a nap.  After naps we went to Downtown Disney for dinner.  We headed into Disneyland for the rest of the night.  We went on the Snow White ride, Mr. Toad's wild ride, then the carousel.  It was nice to see the carousel light up as it was just starting to get a bit darker out.

 Then we rode on Dumbo.

 This gives you an idea of how it was getting dark out.

 The last ride we went on was the circus train.  We were in the cage called "wild animals".

We got off the train and thankfully we were able to find a spot to see the parade.  It was a bit flustering but thankfully Matt got us to where we needed to be.  I took a bunch of short videos because the camera battery was low and I was worried it wouldn't save!  

 Here is the one photo I took that also gives an idea of how everything was lit up.

After the parade we followed the masses of people to the front of Cinderella's castle to watch the fireworks show.  Sorry no photos or videos of that.  It was a great show.  They also used search lights and it made it look like you were in a dome.  Very impressive.  All set around the Disney movies.

In total for the day we walked about 9 miles.  Yes, the kids walked it all and never really complained. We were all super tired and it was a great way to finish out the trip!