7) 11:30 a.m. Latin heritage

More than 50 percent of Anaheim’s citizens are Latino, with the vast majority of that population claiming Mexican roots. Within Anaheim itself, there is ample opportunity to sample the bounty of Mexico's culinary culture, including Azules Coffee, where homemade ice cream and pan dulce can be washed down with Mexican-inspired coffee, and local favorite Taco Boy is just across the street. There are also branches of Northgate Market, where you can stock up on a range of sometimes hard-to-find Latin ingredients. A short drive away in the bordering city of Santa Ana, guests can delve deeper into Orange County’s Mexican heritage at El Centro Cultural de Mexico, a community hub for education, art and grass-roots outreach offering a variety of classes; at home i n Anaheim, the Grupo Folklorico Monte Alban offers vibrant, high-energy performances that use different zapatedo (footwork) to represent the many regions of Mexico. The group has dancers ranging from age 4 to adult and performs across Southern California.

8) 1 p.m. Take flight

At Flightdeck, Anaheim’s flight simulation center, anyone over age 11 can be a fighter pilot for the day. The facility has eight simulated fighter jets and a commercial Boeing 737 to choose from, and a cockpit session includes a 30-minute training, 40 minutes in the “air,” and even a flight suit to wear. (Sessions start at $59).

9) 2:30 p.m. A taste of Saigon

The epicenter of Orange County’s Little Saigon, where nearly 200,000 Vietnamese Americans make up the largest Vietnamese population outside of Vietnam, sits just a few miles southwest of Anaheim, in the towns of Garden Grove, Santa Ana and Fountain Valley. But even in Anaheim proper, there’s plenty of Vietnamese culture to take in. At Urban Banh Mi & Bowls, a family-run sandwich shop in a strip mall, you can taste that culture in the Banh Mi Bac Diet (a baguette filled with pork, liver pate and veggies, both pickled and fresh); fragrant rice bowls with toppings like lemongrass chicken; and refreshing boba teas (lunch for two, $20 with drinks).