I got to visit Disneyland yesterday. Took advantage of those low wait times.
I got to eat at Tiana's Palace for the first time. I got the BBQ chicken with mac and cheese and cornbread. Not bad at all. I think Tiana's is an upgrade from the Cafe Orleans (I think that's what it was called). I probably won't get the corn bread again as it was kinda cold, dry, and well.....cornbread-ish. It tasted like just plain homemade corn bread made with minimal effort. I'm not a huge fan of cornbread in the first place so maybe that's just me. Putting a little maple syrup in there or something would go a long way. But other than that, Tiana's Place is great! Will definitely eat there again.
As for the rides, I got to hit up all the major rides except Haunted Mansion as that was down and Big Thunder. I just didn't feel like getting pounded with rain outdoors and I've done it enough times to where I won't be upset missing out on it. I even got to hit up Rise and Runaway Railway twice! Both with very, very short wait times which will probably never happen again unless it pours. Thankfully everything except the turret scene was working in Rise (They need to fix that) but the Carnival and the Volcano scenes on Runaway Railway were running on B-mode unfortunately. While I don't think those two are end-all-be-alls, it's really unfortunate for a ride that's only a year old and needs to be fixed.
Also, on my way out of the park, I caught a moment where I heard some panicked shouting coming from the Matterhorn. The ride was stopped and I heard some lady yelling "Get us out! Get us OUT! Get us off the f&%$ing ride!!!! NOW!!!!!" I walked over to where the break run was facing Alice and I noticed a guy who looked about in his late 30's/early 40's getting up out of his seat while the ride was stopped. While he proceeded to do this, the lady continually yelled, "Get us off, he's having a mental breakdown!", all while the CMs where yelling at him to remain seated. While they were yelling at him, the guy was completely out, standing next to the bobsled and yelled, "I'm out!" It was pure chaos and truly a sight to behold.
But other than getting a soggy butt, I had fun! It had been years since I experienced a rainy day at Disney, and it was cool to experience that again!