Trip to Disneyland for 4 days in 2011/2012

My family and I had a great time on our trip to Disneyland in 2011 and 2012. We have never been to Disneyland during the holiday season so we wanted to go and check it out.  We left on our trip to Disneyland on December 26th and we returned home on January 2nd. My family and I drove to Disneyland last month. We wanted to leave at 9am but didn't leave until after 10am. First, we ran an errand at the post office. Got some brunch at Mcdonald's and got some goodies at a gas station. After the gas station we got on I-15 and headed for Southern California. My niece Alyssa slept on me for over an hour on our way to Disneyland. We made pretty good time until we hit Las Vegas. We started playing the game Catch Phrase in the car just before we got to Las Vegas. We had a good time playing Catch Phrase in the car. We stopped in Las Vegas to go to Savers. After Savers we ate dinner at Mcdonald's. After dinner we drove down the Las Vegas strip to show my nieces. We got to watch the volcano go off at The Mirage from our car. After the strip we got back on I-15 and headed for our motel in Anaheim,Ca. While we were driving on the freeway we got stuck in traffic for 2 hours. We got stuck in it from Primm to Bakersfield. We got to our motel in Anaheim at 11:30pm. We would have gotten to our motel at 8pm or 9pm if we didn't get stuck in traffic. For the past 2 years we have seemed to get stuck in traffic on our way to Disneyland and not on our way home. When we were at our motel that night we figured out that our motel used to be Red Roof Inn where my family and I stayed at in 2005. Now, it's Motel 6 and they remodeled all of the rooms. When we were there in 2005 our room was on the bottom floor. When we stayed there last month our room was on the 4th floor. 
   On December 27th was our first day at Disneyland on this trip. We got to Disneyland a little bit after 12pm. First we ate lunch at Red Rocket's Pizza Port. I got their Asian Chicken Salad for lunch that day and it was so yummy.  Our first ride we went on was Space Mountain and waited in line for 2 hours. I think that is the longest I have waited in line for a ride in a long time. In the evening we went over to California Adventures for a couple of hours. We went on Tower of Terror, It's Tough to be a Bug, The Littler Mermaid and Toy Story Mania. We went to Denny's for dinner that night.
   On December 28th we spent the whole day at Disneyland. We went on Buzz Lightyear, Autopias, Matterhorn, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Splash Mountain, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Haunted Mansion and Star Tours. I think we also went on Space Mountain and Captain EO that day too.  
   On December 29th we went to Disneyland from 8:30am until midnight. We went on Star Tours, Sleeping Beauty Castle walk through, Splash Mountain, The Jungle Cruise, Pirates of the Caribbean, Space Mountain, Buzz Lightyear, Matterhorn and Indiana Jones. I know we went on some more rides that day but the ones I just mentioned I took pictures of. We also watched a little bit of Fantasmic that day.
   On December 30th we took this day off and relaxed. I woke up in the morning feeling crappy. I started getting sick this day with post nasal drip. In the afternoon I went out to lunch with my friend Brandie and her Grandma at the Rainforest Cafe at Downtown Disney. It was my first time to Downtown Disney. I had a great time visiting with my friend Brandie that day even though I didn't feel good.  In the evening my family and I went swimming. I sat in the hot tub for a while while my nieces and my brother went swimming. It felt so nice to sit in the hot tub and relax. After swimming my niece Alyssa and I watched the Disneyland fireworks from our motel room and they were really good. I wanted to take pictures of the fireworks but my battery was charging. For dinner that night we got take out from Wendy's and Popeye's. We went to bed early that night so we could get to Disneyland early in the morning for Magic Mornings.
   On December 31st we went to Disneyland and California Adventures for New Year's Eve. We were there from 7:30am until 1am. I woke up that morning at 5:30am and was awake until 2am that day.  When we got to Disneyland we went on Star Tours, Space Mountain, Autopias, Buzz Lightyear. Then we went to California Adventures and went on Tower of Terror 3 times in a row, ate lunch and went on Grizzly River Rapids. Then, we went back over to Disneyland and went on Big Thunder Mountain, Matterhorn, It's a Small World, Gadget's Go Coaster, Splash Mountain, Monorail, Matterhorn, Big Thunder Mountain, saw the fireworks go off in the fog by Big Thunder Mountain and went on Pirates of the Caribbean. Then, we went back over to California Adventures to watch the New Year's Eve firework show. When we got to California Adventures we went to Flynn's to play some video games and checked out Electronica while we were there. Then, we went on Tower of Terror and then watched the New Year's Eve firework show. After the firework show was over we got to watch a little bit of World of Color. After that I went on The Little Mermaid ride while the rest of the my family went shopping. I met up with them at one of the stores and then we walked back to our motel.
   On January 1st we checked out of our motel a little bit after 11am.  We got some lunch at Jack in the box. After lunch we got on the freeway and headed for Las Vegas. We stopped in Las Vegas for a little while and to go to Savers. After Savers we got back on the freeway and headed for Mesquite. We were going to spend the night in Mesquite but when we called them they said that they had a water leek so we couldn't spend the night there. So, we spent the night at Red Cliffs Inn in St. George.
  On January 2nd we checked out of our motel at 11am. We got some lunch and headed for Orem. We stopped in Orem to go to Savers. After shopping at Savers we went to Jamba Juice. After Jamba Juice we got back on the freeway and headed for home. We got home at almost 7pm.  I had a great time on this trip to Disneyland except for being on that wonderful time of the month and getting sick with post nasal drip. I went to see my doctor a couple of days later and found out that I was sick with bronchitis.  I will be posting the pictures that I took on this trip on my All Things Disneyland blog in the next few days. Take care everyone and have a great rest of the week!!!