Mystic and Exile's High Times at the D23 Expo, Day Four!

Happy 12th Anniversary to us!!! Up at 5:30 and in line at 7:00 for Day Three of the D23 Expo wearing our Happy Anniversary Buttons! We entered the ACC and went directly to the Third Floor and Stage 23 for the Disney Cruise Line Presentation. We had pretty good seats and enjoyed the presentation by Joe Lanzisero and Bob Zalk on imagineering the Dream, although it was similar to the presentation we had heard from Joe Lanzisero on the Wonder in May. Of much greater interest to us was the sneak peak into the Fantasy, since we will be sailing with her in Dec, 2012! It looks like it's going to be beautiful! Can't wait to embark! We weren't able to get into the queues for any of the other presentations and we had decided to skip the Marvel presentation in the Arena, so we went back to the show floor for a final tour and a little more transfer of our wealth to Disney. We had pretty much seen all we wanted to at that point, so we decided to bid the Expo goodbye, head back to our room to drop off our final purchases and board ART for DCA. We picked up a fast pass for Soarin' and went over to lunch at the Paradise Garden Grill, where we both had Grilled Steak Skewers, Wayne's with Moroccan Chili Sauce and mine with Tzatziki sauce. We took a quick ride on the Tower of Terror and enjoyed a stroll around the park. We headed back to Soarin' for our fast pass time but, while we were in line, our side of the ride went down. We were given a fast pass for any attraction except Star Tours or World of Color. We then headed across the Esplanade to Disneyland. We rode the DL Railroad for the full circle tour and one more stop to New Orleans Square Station, giving our tired feet a chance to recover from three days of Expo standing and walking and went to Cafe Orleans for dinner. Wayne had the Monte Cristo and I had the Mardi Gras Chicken Sandwich. After a ride on Pirates of the Caribbean, we decided to leave before the fireworks crowds really started gathering. We got back on the DL Railroad for a ride to Main Street Station, again resting our tired feet, and departed Disneyland with smiles on our faces. We took ART back to the hotel, had another early night and happily didn't set an alarm for the first time on the trip. No lines tomorrow, just a drive back home to Vegas. We're sad to leave, but Disneyland, we'll see ya real soon!