Adventure In The Great Wide Somewhere

Moments after finishing up Jedi Training and giving the training instructor their thank you notes, we hastened across the park to Toy Story Midway Mania. Our window on our 10:25 FastPass+ slid shut just after we arrived at 11:25.  Doesn't Duffy need glasses too? As we wound through the queue, Kylee noticed something a bit...unsettling. Duffy ran around all morning with us in his bear-thday suit! I assured her this could be quickly rectified after our trip through the midway.  High above the Midway Games The Midway held the top spot on my list of "I Have Never" attractions , so I was a bit intrigued to try my hand at it. I STINK at Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, so I figured I wouldn't have a prayer at a high (or even non=embarrassing score) on this ride, so I decided to help Kylee aim while she did the pulling.  Three to a seat at Toy Story Midway Mania I think this game was easier to play in many ways than Buzz, and certainly more f...

Following the excitement of their first entire day at Magic Kingdom, the kiddos would probably sleep in, right?   Ahsoka is ready to watch the sun rise at the Fantasia pool. Yeah. The force was with us. The padawans wanted to attend Jedi Training, but they easily awoke in time for a relaxed breakfast before rope drop. A short bus ride later, and all of Disney's Hollywood Studios lay before us.   Chris and Kylee survey The Hollywood Tower Hotel We walked up to the entrance with almost fifty minutes to spare and after using the restrooms and collecting our times guide for the day, we found the shortest line and stayed put. We met a lovely family from Tennessee in line (they also homeschool) and the kids soon made fast friends. We were second in our line, so as soon as the rope dropped just before nine, I walked the kids up Hollywood Boulevard, bearing left at Echo Lake to go straight to the queue at the ABC Sound Studio and Jedi Training Academy sign ups. We ...