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Well,I had a fun trip along with two fun 6 hour drives,one of them to Disneyland and the other one from Disneyland.It was better coming back because it wasn't has hot outside.Now,where should I begin?Hmmmmmmmmmm.I guess the first day would be a could place to start.What do you think?Why am I asking?Its my journal,I can write what I want.....and does anybody even read this anyway?

Day 1:On the first day we got kind of lost on the way to the Grand Californian (our hotel) even we stayed there the last time we went to Disneyland.We slowly found our way though,it was funny finidng the exit.We knew which one we needed,but my dad kept going into the exit only lanes and my brother and I laughed everytime our mom told him to move out of the lane.the hotel is really cool,theres this area near where you check in where you can watch old Disney cartoons.There is also a direct entrance to Downtown Disney and another to California Disney.Also,my parents signed my brother up for this e-ticket experience thing I didn't want to do.What the people who were signed up for did was go on a few of the rollercoasters in Disneyland and California Disney and there aren't many rollercoasters that I like.After we checked in we went to Disneyland and my mom realized that she had left her phone in the truck which had been taken to vallet (sp?) parking.In Disneyland and California Disney my brother and I had to stick together,but we didn't have to stick with our parents.That was good thing because if we had we would have been forced to go on Mark twain's boat and that is soooooooooooo boring.As soon as the monorail from Downtown Disney reached Tomorrowland,Bryan (my brother) and I raced ahead of our parents so we could get to the POTC ride first.We saw the second movie the day before on my birthday and ti was sooooooooo good.I can't believe that Jack Sparrow-sorry,Captain Jack Sparrow-is........I really shouldn't say it.Anyway,it was the first time we were on the ride since it was changed and it was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO COOL!We beat our parents and the air was so cool inside the ride.I loved it. won't say what the ride looks like because some people might not have been on it,but it was great.And it wasn't the only ride they changed.We went on Jungle Cruise next and they added piranhas (sp?).They're fake,but they jump out of the water at the boat.It was cool.Mext we went on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.I actually put my hands up on the ride,which was a first for me.I've never done that before.After that we met up with our parents and watched the Parade of Dream.Bryan and I got to mainstreet right when the parade was starting and our parents let us watch it and then we went to go eat dinner at at Club Buzz.Then we got fastpasses for the Astro Blaster ride and shoped at the LGM store until it was time to use them.My family does the pin trading thing and I got a Disney Princess lanyard,lanyard medalion and two disney princess pins.We did the Astro Blasters ride after that and at the end,my brother and parents were in l-3 and I was l-2.The we saw the Remember Dreams Come True and fireworks and there times when I had no idea where to look.So we went on Matterhorn after that because I wanted to try it out.It was my second time in my entire life.I used to be to scared of the yeti in it to go on the ride.Then I got to see Fantasmic for the first time and we got pretty good spots,especially since there were tons of people there already.I loved the show and then we were so tired and our feet so we went back to the hotel.I had tried calling Jenna that day,but according to her mom she would be in Texas for another week.Jenna,if you read this:TAKE SHORTER TRIPS!I miss you.

Day 2:Bryan got a call from our Gareth.He was "upset" because he tried to go over to our house,but we weren't home and he didn't know that we wouldn't be home.But we straightened everything out and Bryan spent some time talking to Earyha,is other friend but this one s a girl.I think they should just start dating instead of making us all wait.Back to the trip though.Well went on more rides and spent more time with our parents.The changes that were made to Space Mountain are pretty cool.We also bought hats.Mine had a picture of Tinkerbell on it with her arms crossed and it says:
MOOD
SUBJECT TO
CHANGE
WITHOUT
NOTICE
I bought it because it is true about me.My mom also bought a hat with Tinkerbell on it,but it lights up and when we were in Space Mountain the button to make it light up got pressed somehow and it on for the entire ride.The lights were turned on somehow 4 or 5 times when they weren't supposed to be on during the trip.My mom and I went on the Stroybook Land ride while my dad and Bryan did the Indiana Jones ride.I hate that ride,thats why I didn't go with them and my mom didn't want to leave me alone....even though I am 14.I think they added a new boat to Stroybook Land because I didn't recognize the one my mom and I were on.It was a gold color and called Tinkerbell.(Lots of stuff about Tinkerbell).After that ride and before we went to Space Mountain (everything I'm talking about after Space Mountain is acctually after we got the fastpasses for the ride,but before we went on the ride) to meet up with my dad and Bryan,my mom and I went of It's A Small World.The air inside was so cool.It was refreshing.I think they added some stuff to the ride.And Bryan said they added a hanging man to the elevator with the pictures of how people died in the Haunted Mansion (I don't like that ride).Well,after Space Mountain Bryan and I had lunch in Tomorrowland while my parents had lunch at the Blue Bayou(The restaurant that you see when you're on the POTC ride).Bryan and I went to Splash Mountain to meet our parents,but they weren't there yet.We went on the new Winnie the Pooh ride while we wait.It was so scary,I'm traumatized now.I'll never go on it again.JK.It was pretty nice.The honeycomb we were in was called Tigger.After that we went on Splash Mountain with our parents and while they got out picture after the ride I got my picture taken with the real (jk) piglett.Bryan had gotten his picture taken with the real (jk) Buzz Lightyear earlier.After the picture with Piglett my dad took me to the Pooh's Corner shop and I got this pixie stix-like thing of candy that my dad paid for and a cute Piglett stuffed animal that I paid for.I had gotten a Fantasmic pin from the shop earlier.Oh,and after Space Mountain I bought a Space Mountain pin.That day I had also bought a Mulan pin that I later traded for a cute Dale pin in California Disney the next day.Well,thats where we spent the rest of the day:California Disney.We got fastpasses for Sourin' Over California and then went on the new Monster's Inc. ride.Rozz wants to date my dad,she even said so.Well,then we went to the building in The backlots where it has Turtle Talk With Crush,Animation Academy,Sorcers Workshop and Charcter Close Up.The Sorcer's Workshop is where you can draw a mini cartoon and find put which disney character you are and sing in Ursala's Grotto.We only did the second one this time to see the results had changed from years ago.Here they are:
Three Years Ago
Mom:Belle
Dad:Cogsworth
Bryan:Buzz
Me:Jane
The Trip I Just Got Back From
Mom:Mulan
Dad:Tarzan
Bryan:Aladdin
Me:Jane
WHY WAS I THE ONLY ONE WHO DIDN'T CHANGE!?
Next we did Turtle Talk with Crush.It was our fist time doing this and Bryan and I didn't know that when you sit on the green spots on the floor,Crush might talk directly to you.So we sat on the green spots.The show was funny and luckily Crush didn't talk directly to us,we didn't want him to.Finally,we did Animation Academy for the first time.e drew Donald Duck,and mine turned out pretty good.Then we did Soarin' and then went back to the hotel room to get ready to go to Universal Studios the next day.

Day 3:Time for Universal Studios.When the bus dropped us off at the park,it was pretty hot.Well,we got inside and there was this guy who looked like a statue,but he kept moving and freaking everybody out.My dad and brother got their picture taken with Beetlejuice after my mom and I get back from the bathroom,I had to go after we got off the bus.The first thing we did there was the Studio Tour,this was our first trip to Universal Studios so we didn't know what we would like and the Studio Tour had been suggested by the Bus driver.Well,it was pretty cool.First the tram (I think thats what it was) took us through some outside sets and then we went inside this building we we saw King Kong.We these people telling the driver to move the tram (Of course everything was fake) because King Kong was around.Well,the tram started leaving and then the drivedr stopped it again so that my seat was in front of the fake King Kong and the fake King Kong shook the fake bridge and it was so cool.I was actually kind of nervous.Next we went back outside and saw some cars from some of the Universale Studios movies.After that went to this place (outside) were we experienced a scene from the third Fast and Furious movie.They had two cars (actual cars) "fly" at us,but they didn't hit us.They stopped before the tram.There were also sound sof explosions and fake fire.Then they made the cars dance to some music and we left.We went past a miniature that used for Skull Island that they used for King Kong after that.Then we went into a another building where they created a simulation of an eight point something earthquake.They even had things falling on us,a tanker almost hitting us and a flood of water that drain right before the tram.We left that and went a thing for Jaws next.The tram stopped on a bridge over water and the bridge "collapsed" causing the tram to tilt.We saw this "diver" get eaten by Jaws too.This suit was just in the water and then the water started bubbling and it turned red.Next Jaws appeared near the tram.It was fake and swam in the water right beside the tram.Then we went to a set that was made for The Mummy,but never used.The other end was closed and it started getting dark and the walls started turning with pictures appearing on them and a voice told us to leave and then we got sprayed by water which was supposed to be bugs crawling on us.Thats was the end of the tour and the scariest part for me.After the tour,we got a pictures taken with King Kong,Woody the Woodpecker and Spiderman,we went on this Back To The Future ride and then Bryan and dad went on a Jurassic Park ride while my mom and decided what to do next.While we were waiting there was this guy dresse up like a mummy (we were near The Mummy ride) who was going around and sneaking up behind people and scaring them.He came to where my and I were sitting and I saw someone put their on the table and I looked up and jumped when I saw it was the mummy! lol Then dad and Bryan got back we got sodas and churros (our only food until dinner) then went to go check out how they made special effects.The first one was a green screen and the two guys who did the show were funny.Then everybody told to go to the next show,the creature factory.The place looked like a scary castle and one of the guys kept getting scared and running around while he screamed.Then they brought out Fluffy (a werewolf) and this kid with a bunch of wires and a helmet (that they had put on him) made Fluffy move.When the kid was done they turned off Fluffy and the kid sat down.The there was a flash of lightning one the guys ran around screaming again and fluffy turned toward the other one.Then fluffy started chasing the guys around the stage and scaring the people in the front row.Guess where Bryan and I had wanted to sit and had sat.Thats right,the front row.I was practically clinging to Bryan's arm because I was so scared.The guy who had been running around and screaming earlier stood where they had a bunch of monster statues and acted like he was one of them and the braver one ran behind the stage and didn't come out.So then the remaining guy took us to where we would see how they did the sound effects for the movies.He brought up volunteers to do some sound effects for some clips.One was kid who was hecka hyper and was told to drink decaf.They had him do King Kong's footsteps.Two grown men did voices,a girl did tinkerbell's flight sound,and two other kids did the sound horses galloping while everyone who was watching were the crowd cheering.Well,the kid who needed to drink decaf started the footsteps too early,but everyone else was ok.The guy who was supposed to do King Kong's roar had to do it agaoin though.He was sent into a little booth where he was attacked and Fluffy and they guy ran around and screamed again.Then the guy who had been attacked and the other guy who had been eaten in the Creature Factory came out and the special effects thing was over.While Bryan and dad did The Mummy while mom and I did Shrek 4D and we got to see it again when dad and Bryan were done.It was funny.We saw the Water World show,got soaked and then we went back to the hotel at 6:00.It was a long drive and we had dinner at about 8 or 9 or 10 and then went to bed.

The last day:We spent the entire day in California Disney.The first ride was Grizzly River Run where I went down two drops backwards.Next while Bryan and my parents went on Tower of Terror I did the Animation Academy.The last I did it before I met up with my parents and Bryan there was guy name Noel there.When I went back with my brother he said,"Hey,weren't you here last time?"I say yes.He says,"You're gonna be a cartonn proffesional."Then Bryan and I went on the Monsters Inc. and then did the Muppets in 3D.Then we met up with our parents because Bryan had to do his rollercoaster thing and I went on two rides with my dad (my mom went back to the hotel) and then did Animation Academy again,Noel was still there and when he saw me he said,"Hey,you're back."It was kind of cool that he recognized me.Dinner,after Bryan got back,was at Storyteller's cafe.Its my favorite place to eat.After dinner Bryan and I went back to Disneyland while our parents stayed at the hotel and got everything ready to go home on Saturday.Bryan and went on Big Thunder again then we did the Astro Blasters again to see who would get the most points.Bryan did.I also got Jenna and Amanda something that day,but I won't say what they are because that would ruin the surprise.Wow,this was a long one.