Let's go to Disneyland | A fun travel day from Seattle to Orange County

Last week my family went to Disneyland for Spring Break! We were in Anaheim for four nights and stayed at the Best Western Stovall's Inn. We did two theme park days, with a rest day (non-park day) in the middle. We flew on Alaska Air from Sea-Tac to Orange County airport, or John Wayne- however you wish to call it. 

Before boarding our flight, we ate lunch at Rel' Lish Burger Lounge in Concourse B. I started with an amazing Espresso Martini, which had Peanut Butter and Chocolate and was the perfect pick-me up. My husband and I shared the Over-The-Top Burger which had cheese curds and tasted so good and filling. My son enjoyed some Fish and Chips, while my other son had a Cheeseburger. 

The flight was about 2.5 hours and was really scenic, since we flew in over the Pacific Ocean. As we walked out of the plane, the pilot said hello to my son and even gave him a cool postcard of the plane we were on. It made it so happy! When we walked into the John Wayne airport, we were happy to see a Dunkin since we don't have them in Washington. My sons and I each bought a donut for a quick post flight snack. Then we took a cab to our hotel, which was across the street from Disneyland. John Wayne airport is about 15 miles from Disneyland, but with traffic it takes about 35 minutes to get there. 

We loved looking at the palm trees on the drive. We were also loving the warm weather which was in the 70's and sunny. Back in Seattle, they were having some April rain and cooler temps. We checked in, went to dinner at the Westin next to our hotel, which will be my next post. Then we had some pool time before going to bed. This travel day was a fun one and we couldn't wait for our first Disneyland day! 

My Donald Duck keychain from Popmart, which I brought on the trip and wore on my backpack! 

This Espresso Martini was such a good drink, gave me some energy and helped me relax for the plane ride! 

This cheeseburger was big, perfect for splitting. Pretty high quality for airport food. I would eat here again! 

On the plane and ready to fly to Disneyland! 

Posing with Donald, because of course! 

Some water views as we got ready to land in Orange County.

My son had a window seat and snapped this with is iPhone of the water! So pretty! 

 

This card is so neat and my son will treasure it.

The donuts from Dunkin were just ok, but we had to try them anyway! 

Best Western Stovall's Inn was a good hotel and about a 30-minute walk to the Disneyland and Disney California Adventure gates. You have to cross a couple of big intersections, walk by a couple of the Disney hotels, and then go through Downtown Disney. The walk felt a little long after a long day in the parks, we but did it! 

We stayed for four nights and I only paid $712. This was a great deal, since it's close to the parks, a free and pretty solid breakfast buffet every morning, and two pools and three hot tubs. The rooms are pretty basic, with the newer rooms being on the third floor and more expensive. Our room was fine, but not overly fancy, but for the price we paid, I was happy! 

The pool was cold, but our boys did swim a couple different days. On our non-park day, they played for an hour one afternoon. 

Thanks for checking out our travel day from Seattle to Orange County! Stay tuned for tons of Disneyland blogs!