HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS- Day 2

On our second day we headed to Hollywood Studios.  We were so excited to see Toy Story Land, but the new ride at Galaxy's Edge opening a month before our trip had our touring plans kind of screwed up. Plus it was slated to be the coldest day of our trip.  We had fast passes for Alien Swirling Saucers, Frozen Sing Along, and Star Tours.  We thought we'd try to rope drop Slinky Dog Dash or Toy Story Mania but with the 7:00am park opening and frigid temps we decided we would just go around 9:00 and hope for the best.

It was so cold, and so crowded.  So many people.  We were underprepared for both!  

We arrived and headed straight for Toy Story Land and all the lines were way long.  We saw Woody and Bo Peep and AveryAnn was insistent we meet Bo.  So we got in line.  I was so cold and we were all nearly in tears.

But we finally got to meet them and it was magical!  AveryAnn was so excited!

After we met Woody and Bo we tried to find some sunshine to stand in.  We ended up going to the Little Mermaid show.  It was so neat and the girls loved it!  After the show it was time for our fast pass for Alien Swirling Saucers.  

AveryAnn hated it!  HA!  My kids are not thrill seekers!

After that we had lunch at 50's Prime Time Cafe.  It was so much fun, we enjoyed this meal a lot.  It's not a great use of a table service dining credit because it's not that expensive but we had a great time.

We missed our Star Tours fast pass because I didn't plan that out very well.  But we used our Frozen Sing Along, AveryAnn slept through the whole thing.  

After we swiped in for Frozen I was able to get two fast passes for Tower of Terror and two for Rockin' Roller Coaster and decided we could use rider swap so all the adults that wanted to ride would be able to. 

We headed to Tower of Terror next!  John and I rode first!  

He had his GoPro camera and got some great video of the whole trip!  I loved these two screen shots he sent me.  When he and I got off I rode it again with Jeremy!  It was so much fun both times.

After Tower of Terror we decided to stand in line for Toy Story Mania.  It was posted a 45 minute wait.  We waited every bit of that or more and it was as miserable as it sounds with 6 kids 7 and under!  But we waited and the kids loved the ride!  It was worth it!  

I did grab some snacks from Woody's Lunch Box to pass time in line!  AveryAnn was a fan!

We grabbed a quick picture at the entrance to Toy Story Land and then headed to use our Rockin' Roller Coaster fast pass.

AveryAnn wanted her picture made with the cars out front at Lightening McQueen's racing academy.  (We didn't go in this one but I wish we had)

After Rockin' Roller Coaster we decided to walk through Galaxy's Edge just to see what it was about (we're not Star Wars fans but still wanted to see).  I got the blue milk and the green milk to try it out.  They were both ok.  Then we walked through Toy Story Land one more time to see it lit up after dark and it was amazing!  

Then we decided to call it a night because it was freezing!!!  We had dinner at the resort again this night!  

I wanted to love Hollywood Studios this time but I still didn't.  Toy Story Land was amazing and Tower of Terror and Rockin' Roller Coaster will always be favorites but there just isn't a ton of rides for the kids.  I think 3 rides with no height restrictions.  But we will probably always go because the things it does have a great!   

The One Where They Go To DISNEY WORLD- MAGIC KINDGOM- Day 1

For months we'd been planning a fun surprise for our kids!  We finally revealed it on Christmas morning and the countdown was on.  

On Sunday, January 19th we packed the car and headed out at 5:00am.  We decided to drive it straight through this time instead of staying the night somewhere halfway.  The kids were so sweet and watched movies on the ipad until the sun came up, they then entertained themselves most of the trip.  We only had to stop 3 times on the way down and they slept some of the trip too.  We couldn't have asked for a better ride down.  

We were so excited to get checked in and settled.  We were in the 70's section and this giant Big Wheel was right outside our room!

The weather was perfect that night.  We were in short sleeves and it was so nice.  We grabbed burgers at D-LUXE burgers and they did not disappoint.  I took full advantage of the alcohol on the dinning plan and had a smoked bourbon gelato shake.  It was delicious.

We called it an early night so we could head to the Magic Kingdom bright and early for rope drop.  We woke up and quickly realized the warm weather was gone and we needed to bundle up.

We walked in and when I turned the corner on Main Street and saw the castle I was positively giddy!  I felt like a little kid!

We grabbed a quick picture with the photopass photographer and I loved how it turned out so much!

We rode Peter Pan's flight first, we'd never done the standby queue and it was so cute with tink!  Then we headed over to It's a Small World.  It was closed the last time we were there so we wanted to make sure we got to it this trip.

From there we headed to Big Thunder Mountain to use our first fast pass.  Patrick didn't want to ride, so I rode it with John. 

It was my first time on this ride too.  We laughed because it seemed like the ride stopped a couple of times in places it shouldn't have but nothing major.  Well, while Jeremy and Jessica were riding it I was looking at the app and it said the ride was closed so I was afraid they were stuck on it, thankfully they weren't.  

We used our fast pass for Buzz Lightyear, this is one of the boys favorite rides, I'm not sure what the final count for the number of times they rode it.

After the ride we decided to divide a bit, Patrick and Barrett stayed with the Moores to meet Buzz and AveryAnn and I went with the Maxwells to see Ariel.  

It was so cold she was wearing a sweater.

The park was pretty crowded this day because it was MLK day, I don't feel like we had a very solid plan so we spent more time waiting than I would have liked but it all worked out. AveryAnn was so excited about Dumbo.  It was so sweet!

After Dumbo it was time for our reservation at Cinderella's Royal Table.  I was so excited about this meal.  It's in the castle with all the princesses.  AveryAnn was in heaven and Barrett was a pretty good sport about it all.

First we met Cinderella!

AveryAnn was speechless.  She just stared at her.

Then we went up to the dining room and met Snow White!

Auora

Ariel

And Jasmine!  

I loved this meal but I don't think it's something I will have to do every trip!  

After lunch we used our fast pass for Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.  I begged Barrett to ride with me. 

He didn't love it! Haha!

But I was so proud of him for riding it!

We did a few more rides, I can't remember which ones though.  I know we did People Mover, but not sure what else.  (I shouldn't have waited a month to do these recaps). 

We called it a day around 6:00 that day I think.  The kids were done!

I love these pictures of us in front of the castle!  It was so special to get to go with my little brother and his family!  I hope my niece remembers this vacation forever.

We had pizza from the food court at the resort and called it a night.