Hi again, Ricki! I'm am SO glad you took me up on my offer of directly sending me more follow-up questions for your upcoming trip. You asked some fantastic questions! Keep an eye out for my replies on the other two here soon as well.
You are correct on
Wondrous Journeys, it does look like the January 29 show will include fireworks, and the January 31-Feb 1 shows will be with projections.
Personally, I think you have a great strategy for your first day! You'll start the day at Disney California Adventure - make sure to check out the
Lunar New Year celebration while you're there - and then I would recommend hopping over to Disneyland Park as close to 1:00 p.m. as you can. You typically have absolutely no problem park hopping, but it is subject to park availability and capacity.
Given that this will be the opening weekend of the
Disney100 celebration and the new
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway attraction, it is likely that the park will be more crowded, so if it were me, then I'd park hop over and get comfortable in Disneyland Park until those fireworks start later that evening.
I hope that was helpful, Ricki! I'm looking forward to answering your other questions and am excited about your upcoming trip to the Happiest Place on Earth!
Have a Magical Day,
Greg