We visited Hollywood Studios on Tuesday. It was a very cold day. We should have worn more layers to keep warm.
We went straight to the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge area of the park as it is new. Everyone else had the same idea. There were so many people packed in that area.
Make way for the Storm Troopers!!
They were coming straight at me and I had to move because they were not varying from their path ahead.
We did not have FastPasses to the two rides there, but Glen noticed a single-rider line to ride Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. We decided we didn't mind riding separately if it meant avoiding the 2-hour wait line.
It turned out to be a great idea as we moved right along and didn't have to wait very long. I didn't mind at all because we were in the warmth when we were in line and on the ride.
Michael and Lynn got separated, but Glen and I ended up being together. It is an animation ride where the guests are "in the middle of a battle between the First Order and the Resistance." (Whatever that means. I am not a Star Wars fan at all!!)
We sat in this contraption and had to push buttons to shoot our weapons and it was not my favorite at all. I much prefer the rides that take you all around and you look at colorful, fun things. That kind of ride makes me happy.
The simulator rides (especially when I have to work shooting weapons all through the ride) has never been my favorite.
We went in the Droid Depot where people were spending $100 to "customize, assemble and activate a droid." My thought was--and then they had to carry that droid all through the park with them the rest of the day. Annoying!!
We spent the whole morning in the Star Wars area and I was getting sick of it. I wanted to move on and see the rest of the park. There were SO MANY PEOPLE in that area!!
I did a double-take when I saw the huge Chewbacca walking amongst us.
The Maughans were loving all the Star Wars stuff and went into every gift shop to look around.
Hurrah!!! We made our way out and were in colorful Toy Story Land. Now that's more like it!!
The restrooms were decorated so absolutely clever and fun. Maybe I should have gone in to see if the theme was carried through to the inside of the building.
It was fun to see some of the childhood toys I remember so well--like the Cootie game.
We didn't stay long, but it brightened my spirits to be in that part of the park for a few minutes.
Buzz Lightyear was strolling around waving at the children.
We saw a line that was not very long and got in it to watch a show (or so we thought) and warm up. After a few minutes inside the building, we realized we were waiting in line to meet some of The Incredibles characters. We left the building and moved on to something else.
The line for Voyage of The Little Mermaid wasn't too long, so in we went to take a 17-minute voyage in the warm building. Notice Glen's hat he had to buy on the trip because he forgot to bring one.
We ended back up in the Star Wars area again. UGHHHH!!! How did that happen??
We escaped from there once again and Michael spotted a Mickey Mouse ice cream bar stand and couldn't refuse a treat.
Glen got himself a popcorn treat and shared some with Lynn.
This is as close as we got to The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. Once again, the lines were way too long unless you had a FastPass.
We weren't feeling like we were missing out on too much since we had already been to the theme parks several times. It would have been extremely frustrating if it was our first time there.
Probably my favorite thing we did was attended the 25-minute Beauty and the Beast--Live on Stage performance. It was so colorful and so well done.
We stopped to listen to a group of stand-up comedians who were using words chosen by various guests to tell a joke and then the audience rated which comedian made the best joke using that word.
It went on and on and was really quite hilarious. They were quick on their feet and it was impressive how they made us laugh.
Glen was able to use his Disney app to get us FastPasses to the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular.
The show ended with a big bang.
We were ready to call it a day at that park. We were so cold!!
There was a wind chill advisory issued for Orlando and we had been out in it all day long. The wind was blowing and we were chilling--no, we were actually FREEZING!!
We didn't get quite as many steps in that day, but still a healthy amount of walking. I maintain we would have walked more each day if there had been smaller crowds.
Next day we were looking forward to a slower day. Wednesday we had a leisurely morning at the villa and then went to the Orlando Temple where we attended a session.
We ate a delicious meal at Seasons 52.
We were seated at a table with a view of the water. We had a wonderful server and the food was beautifully presented and was very delectable.
When asked which dessert we would like to order, we declined. The presentation was very beautiful, but Lynn had a hankering for some gelato.
Michael found a gelato shop and that put a smile on Lynn's face. We enjoyed talking to the server from Morocco. Lynn promised her we would be back another day.
We conserved our steps that day, preparing for our last park day the following day.
We enjoyed the restful day and especially enjoyed having a reprieve from being out in the cold all day long.
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