Monday, September 10, 2018
Today we headed back to Hollywood Studios as a big group with Molly, Paul, Abby and Josie to check out the new Toy Story Land. We decided that we should make Slinky Dog Dash the first stop before the lines got too long. Turns out we still had to wait an hour, but the kids really wanted to ride so it was probably worth it in the end. Slinky needs to work on his camera angles, though, because most of our photos didn't come out too good.
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| Go Slinky Go!! |
After Slinky we headed off to enjoy our Fast Passes. We started with Rockin' Roller Coaster. Josie couldn't ride (still not tall enough) so I sat out with her while the others rode. We had a parent swap ticket, but never made it back to actually ride it a second time.
After rockin' on the coaster and pin trading on a drum, it was off to lunch at Mama Melrose. We had never been there before and were anxious to try it out. We got the package where you got special seating for Fantasmic so we were excited. The restaurant is in a little area kind of tucked away that I guess is made to look like little Italy maybe. There are cute store fronts (including an adorable Christmas shop) and a couple of restaurants. We had never made it back into this little nook so it was a nice surprise.
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| Kids meals came with this adorable spaghetti and meatballs cupcake for dessert! |
After lunch we headed out to use our Fast Pass for Tower of Terror. Molly, Paul and the kids had not been on this one before so it was fun to see the different reactions. As always, Emily had a great pose/facial expression for the photo.
It was pretty hot for our group Hollywood Studios visit so we decided to head back to the resort a little earlier than normal for a dip in the pool. The plan was to come back later in the evening for our Slinky Dog Fast Pass and then see Fantasmic. The kids loved their pool time and Emily even played some pool games.
After our pool time, we were ready to tackle more park time and Fantasmic. Unfortunately, the Johns crew was tuckered out. So we headed back alone. We managed to ride Slinky again along with Tower of Terror and we snuck in a visit with Olaf! My favorite!
Then we made our way to the stadium for Fantasmic...
And then...it rained. And we left. Again. So much for Fantasmic for like the 5th time. Oh well. We'll try again next year.
