Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Hollywood Studios

We checked into our hotel at 9 a.m. and hopped on a DW bus to Hollywood Studios.  Our DW travel expert (BTW if you are planning a DW trip, I HIGHLY recommend her for MANY reasons) had planned out an itinerary for us for every day we were in the park;  complete with dining reservations info, recommended rides for each section of the park, info on what rides had restrictions or were appropriate or inappropriate (ie too scary) based on the info she had for the girls.  She told us what rides could be skipped if the wait times were too long, which ones were worth the wait.  It was so helpful.  The only ride we waited in line for was Toy Story Mania.  It was so fun, we got a fast pass to ride it again.  (FP gives you a scheduled time to return and you can return and most times walk right up to the ride w/out any wait).  
The girls also had their first encounter with a character at Hollywood Studios and it was Piglet.  Who could be afraid of Piglet?  I promised to hold their hands and we would ask Piglet for his autograph.  I could feel the resistance in LE's hands, but Bella walked right up to him and hugged him.  By the end of our time with Piglet, we had autographs, hugs and pictures, SUCCESS!  And that was the beginning of a whole new adventure, to try and collect every character's autograph (and the only other thing we waited in line for the rest of the week).  We had lunch at Pizza Planet, it was a quick service meal, meatball sandwiches and salads for Daddy and I, snack packs for the girls.  It was OK, decent for quick service.  It was fun for the girls to eat in the Pizza Planet from Toy Story.
We got a text mid afternoon that our room was ready, but ended up closing the park down.  We went to Target and bought bagels, juice and fruit for our breakfasts, another recommendation by travel expert.  Bed time 11:00 pm. with a 7 am wake up call the next morning.
Best Ride- Toy Story Mania
Best Moment - Bella meeting Pooh Bear
Best Show - Beauty and the Beast
Best Downtime - Honey, I Shrunk the Kids playscape

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