How to Avoid Lines at Disneyland!

The whole reason to go to Disneyland was not Disneyland. I wanted to have lunch and meet an author who was coming to town that I'd been introduced through friends!
She was attending a convention at Downtown Disney and could spare some time on Friday, so we booked a hotel room in Disneyland hotel and decided to meet at the Story Teller Cafe.
By the time our 2 hour lunch was over, we'd found we really liked each other! But during the time we weren't at lunch...we were riding every ride in the park!

A few weekends ago, if you live in Southern California, you might remember the huge storm that passed through. While news crews were claiming Disneyland was closed, we went on Star Tours--twice. In fact, the longest line was the Matterhorn for a total of 15 minutes. Everything was open and we had a great time.
Was it raining? A little, not as much as up in Los Angeles County, but we came prepared for cold and wet. We were on top of the world!