"Thank you for being Part of our World"

Last week my Mom and I heard they were doing a soft opening for The Little Mermaid ride. So we headed up there for lunch and a trip under the sea! The wait was short and we got right on. It was really cute!

This past weekend while Brody and I were there we saw they were doing another soft opening, so we hopped into line. And again, the line was short and moves fast. Both times we waiting under 30mins! : )

It was so fun to be able to ride it a couple times before it gets crazy busy!

The details in line are amazing!

It is all so fun and colorful. They did a wonderful job with the building and line area.

Inside!! The Ursella part was very cool!

And this was my favorite

The Little Mermaid was a big part of my childhood, I used to sing the songs all the time! So this was a lot of fun to go on the ride and have all those memories again.

We also rode the newly opened Splash Mountain and couple times with some friends!

I got head to toe soaked!! So glad it's open again! : )

It doesn't get cooler than this

We went to another game in our season ticket package.

We played the Oakland A's and won!

We got a couple home runs, which is always exciting!!

The halo was shining!

AND, we got free coolers. Just for being fans! : )

It was another fun night under the BIG A!! : )

Star Tours 2: Annual Pass preview

Last month we entered a Annual Pass contest to win a preview of Star Tours 2, before it opens to the public on June 3rd. We both entered and Brody's pass won, again (he won the preview for us for the Toy Story ride too a couple years ago)!

Our slot was for Monday, May 23rd in the morning. The first winning AP slot....but they had been doing soft openings of the ride for a day or so now. But with the AP preview, we had no wait at all. It was perfect!

It says closed! But we have the golden ticket!

First we grabbed some breakfast on Main Street...

And then headed back to the ride!!

Got our fastpasses....you could ride as many times as you wanted in a 4 hour time slot. But since it was a work day, we only did two that morning.

Ready to board

The inside.

It looks almost the same, but if you look close, you will see a lot of really fun changes!

Us in the infrared screening

3D glasses pick up

New instructional video

The new 3D glasses

The ride is amazing!! There are different sequences you can get, so your flight can be different almost every time you ride. There are around 54 different combinations you can get.

It's a MUST ride!! We have been on it about 7 times since this morning! : )

Tour of California: Solvang time trials

Wow. Almost two weeks ago now, we went up to Solvang with my parents for the Tour of California time trials.

I was really excited to be in Solvang again, it's been years and years since I was last there. It's such a cute town, and I was excited to look around the town in the excitement of the race! : )

We got into town the night before and while we were driving by we saw all the Radio Shack cars at a hotel. We pulled off to have a closer look around.

Brody got to have a nice look into and a tour of one of the support vans!

A look at the town....

So cute huh? : )

Mom and Dad waiting to cross

Taylor Finneys bike

Brody doing some little jumps : )

The start house

Winning me a free 'Tour of California' shirt! My hero!

Phil Liggett signing Brodys Tour shirt!

Paul Sherwen, after signing Brodys shirt.

Such nice guys, it was a real treat to meet both him and Phil!

(Both of them do the commentary for The Tour de France and other cycling races)

Bet you didn't know that Brody won that day, huh? ; )

Walking through the fair they had set up. Lot's of sponsor booths and others, selling and giving things away.

Another shot of the town

The leader board

Our spot to watch the race! It was perfect!

Right when they were making the push to the finish line.

We hung out at the Radio Shack camp for a bit, and got more free T-shirts.

I caught this one in the photo! : )

Axel Merckx From Radio Shack signing Brodys shirt

...Now it will never be worn or washed again. Goes with the rest of our signed gear and posters! yay!

The Radio Shack camp

Everyone enjoying a beautiful day and a great race!

Gotta have the cowbells

We had such a nice relaxing, front row seat!

Dave Zabriski. The winner of the time trial

They are die hard fans! : )

At the Finish line!!

Getting a nice nap in after a exciting a fun trip! : )

It was such a great trip!! Thanks for wanting to join us Mom and Dad. We love you!!