Friday, October 30, 2020

April 2018, Day 5: Hollywood Studios

 We were so excited for this day, because we had decided this was the trip LittleCJC was finally going to take part in the Jedi Training.  So, upon park opening, we headed straight to the Jedi training sign-ups.

9:00

The line moved quickly and we were able to sign up for the time slot we wanted.  With our first goal of the day already accomplished, we made our way to Toy Story Mania, attraction #1.


We then decided to split up.  Grandma and Patrick made their way to use their first fastpass at Rock-n Rollercoaster, and LittleCJC and I decided to meet some Disney Jr characters.  First up, Princess Sofia, character #1.


Next, Jake, character #2.


10:00
Moving right along, we met Pluto, character #3.


By this time, Patrick and Grandma made it onto Rock 'N' Roller Coaster, attraction #2.


We definitely didn't want to be late to check in for Jedi training, so we headed that way.  We checked LittleCJC in and grabbed some Starbucks while we waited.  When the time came, they lined up all the little Jedis and they marched off towards the stage.


11:00
She may have still been a little timid, but she was adorable.  So, sorry for the picture overload.





Here she is fighting the dark side.





It only made sense that after the Jedi training, those that could rode Star Tours, attraction #3.

12:00
While here, we decided to go ahead and eat lunch at Backlot.  When we finished eating, we met Olaf, character #4.


We continued the character tour, and visited with Minnie, character #5 next.


1:00
Of course, you can't visit Minnie without a visit with Mickey, character #6 as well.



After meeting with Mickey, LittleCJC made my Disney heart happy by noticing that the car outside of the Sci-Fi diner was missing.  She decided she could still get her picture even without the car.


By now, it was time to use another fastpass.  This time, it was Tower of Terror, attraction #4.  LittleCJC wasn't sure she really wanted to ride this, but Daddy persuaded her by promising to buy her a light saber of her own.  LittleCJC was a big girl, but Grandma was too worried about her to enjoy the ride herself.


Not that we don't always take a picture on Sunset Blvd, but we felt the need even more so this day since LittleCJC was such a big girl.



We continued to work our way around the park and headed to the Star Wars Launch Bay where we met Chewbacca, character #7.



2:00
We also had to introduce Grandma to BB8, character #8.


Since we are Disney Visa card holders, we also stopped at their special meet and greet to see Kylo Ren, character #9.


When we left the Launch Bay, we decided headed to Disney Jr. Live, attraction #5.


LittleCJC was really into the show this trip.  Before crossing the park again, we watched The Little Mermaid, attraction #6.

3:00
With everything in the Animation Courtyard done, it was time for Daddy to make good on his promise of a light saber.  We traveled back to the Star Tours gift shop and let LittleCJC pick out her light saber.  We also stopped for a picture with the speeder.


With her new light saber in hand, we walked down to the future entrance of the new Galaxy's Edge and took this picture in front of the construction barrier.


4:00
While down here, we also found Chip and Dale, characters #10 and #11.


Chip and Dale had fun playing with LittleCJC's light saber, but when we were done we headed back to Toy Story Mania, attraction #7.



LittleCJC also took some time to tell us all about the Toy Story Land and the Slinky dog coaster.


5:00
We decided to grab some ice cream and watch Beauty and the Beast, attraction #8


LittleCJC was really into the show this time around, but she also didn't want to share any of her ice cream.



After the show, we stumbled upon another, the Star Wars, attraction #9.  Sorry, I can't keep all the Star Wars show names straight, but this was the one just in front of the Chinese theater that seemed to always be going on throughout the day.


We also thought we'd get a picture of LittleCJC with her new light saber in front of the Star Wars Launch Bay.



We were lucky and found some storm troopers out willing to take photos. So not an official meet and greet, but we'll count it.  Storm Trooper, character #12


6:00
Hollywood Studios is full of characters, and we had a couple more that we chose to meet at this time.  Star Lord and Baby Groot, characters #13 and #14.


At some point during the day, we were able to pick up one last fastpass for the day at Toy Story Mania, attraction #10.


A lot of people were saying at this time that Hollywood Studios is only a half day park, but we kept busy all day and it was definitely a full day for LittleCJC.



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