This Disneyland excursion was brought about as a result of the MVBT YBA Disneyland trip back in July of last year. Prior to that trip, Connor
had been to Disneyland numerous times, but Jillian had only been to Disneyland once when she was really little. While both had a ton of fun on the YBA trip, Jillian felt it would have been nice to take in the
parks a little more without feeling rushed to get to the next ride.
Now, Jillian's older sister is Caitlyn who has been Tyler's guide and mentor at CSUF since he got there. Fullerton is just a hop, skip, and
jump away from Disneyland (just up the 57). Can you see where this is headed? So, a trip was coordinated where the Sato kids and the Higa kids (except Vanessa who had to go back to UH) would visit Disneyland
over the long MLK weekend. They would go to the parks on both Saturday and Sunday and in the evenings travel up the freeway to sleep at Caitlyn's and Tyler's apartments at CSUF. Monday morning they would fly
back home (except for Caitlyn and Tyler who would start classes the following week).
Unfortunately, 2023 started off with probably the largest period of rain in years. Some of the rides were closed because of all the precipitation, but after a while they really didn't care anymore. They would
still have fun on the rides and attractions that were open, and this time they would take their time to see some of the stuff Jillian might have missed on the YBA trip.
January 14, 2023
Main Entrance.
Space Mountain.
Shopping!
Getting ready for the rain.
Autopia.
Selfie.
Pirates of the Caribbean.
Dejarik table.
Millennium Falcon.
Using the Force.
Tyler kept these exclusive Galaxy's Edge soda bottles.
Web Slingers!
High score!
Toy Story.
Tyler was only 1,000 off the high score!
Pixar Pier.
Tram to the parking lot.
While all the kids were away, the parents got together and had dinner at Metro City!
Empty nesters.
So Sunday was much of the same as the day before but less rain. This was a good thing as more attractions were open, so the kids were able to ride some of the outdoor roller coasters (Incredicoaster) and
the Radiator Springs Racers. Not everything worked as it should have however. For instance, Space Mountain broke down near the end of one of their rides, but it offered them an opportunity to see what the
place looked like with the lights on! Another ride that went a little haywire was Astro Blasters. According to the scores on the vehicles' display, everyone scored 999,999!
January 15, 2023
Jordyn, Caitlyn, and Jillian.
Connor and Tyler.
Jordyn and Connor.
Jillian and Connor.
Guardians of the Galaxy!
Radiator Springs Racers!
Scores in the vehicles.
Tyler's actual score was 4th highest for the day!
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to ride Space Mountain with the lights on?
Kinda reminds me of the Death Star.
Screen.
Video of the ride.
Lights on.
Lights off.
Slippery Dumbo ride.
Da gang.
Da Sato's.
It might have been rainy, but it was a great trip!
