3rd Day at Walt Disney World - Hollywood Studios

We spent Wednesday at Hollywood Studios.  The kids favorite attraction was "For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-a-long".

 In the stroller ready to walk to Hollywood Studios.

 

We started our day with a Muppets 3D Movie. 

 

Then we headed to the Frozen show. 

 

This show was practically identical to the one we saw at Disneyland last year.  However, Caden had to leave half way through the show last year to use the bathroom.  So it was basically new to him. 

 

Annabelle intently watching. 

 

Annabelle was super excited when Elsa made it start snowing for us! 

 

Next we went to see the "Voyage of the Little Mermaid".  It was a cute show; a combination of puppets and humans.  Caden and Mommy ready for the show to start.

 

 

There were quite a few characters at this park, and the lines weren't too bad.  Here's a pic of Caden with Jake.

 

Annabelle with Minnie. 

 

A family pic with an antique car.

 

 

We ate lunch at the 50's Prime Time Diner, but I forgot to take any pictures there.  Then we headed to the "Beauty and the Beast - Live on Stage".  This show was really good.  The kids both enjoyed it.  Here's a pic during the "Be Our Guest" song. 

 

And the ending dance scene. 

 

The best ride at Hollywood Studios was the "Toy Story Midway Mania".  We were unable to get a fast pass for it, so we kept our eye on its wait time all day. Once it finally dropped down to 50 minutes, we went for it.  I'm so glad we did; it was really fun!  Mommy and Caden ready to ride. 

Annabelle and Daddy ready to go. 

 

Annabelle on the ride. 

 

A pic with a very blurry Hollywood Tower of Terror in the background.

All smiles before we rode the "Hollywood Tower of Terror".  Annabelle ended this ride in tears.  She loved the rides, but the darkness and dropping combination was too much for her.  Oops! 



2nd Day at Walt Disney World - Epcot

Our hotel was walking distance to Epcot and Hollywood Studios, which was really nice.  The kids really enjoyed Epcot.  And the crowds continued to be light, which was awesome!

I discovered Tuesday morning that I had lost my favorite pair of sunglasses.  I later found them in the bottom of a bag (yea!), but I headed to buy sunglasses before we started our day Tuesday.  Disney theme was the only option, so I went with the most subtle one I could find.  A selfie with my Mickey "Raybans".

 

A family selfie to start the day.  It was pretty foggy, so it's hard to see the Spaceship Earth globe.

 

 

First we headed to use our fast pass at the Test Track.  I helped Caden design his car.

 

Daddy helped Annabelle design her car.

 

The kids loved the ride!  Ready to do our test drive on the "Test Track".

 

Daddy and Annabelle ready for the "Test Track".

 

Testing our power capabilities! 

 

Then Caden and I rode "Mission: Space".  Unfortunately, Annabelle was too short for this ride.  I really question some of their height requirements.  There were other rides much scarier and jerkier than this that she was tall enough for.  We took a spaceship to Mars.  Here's a picture in the cockpit of the simulator.

 

Then we headed to "Spaceship Earth".  Annabelle and Daddy were behind us, but I took a few more pictures than Brian did.

 

Our "future world" video had us skiing.  Then I broke my arm, and a computer fixed it. 

 

The beginning of Daddy and Annabelle's future video.

 

Then we went around the World Showcase.  Here's a picture of the kids watching some musicians in "Japan".

 

Caden enjoyed a performance in "Italy", too. 

 

Another family selfie from Japan, looking back at the park.  Caden was less than thrilled to take a picture at this point. 

 

We ran into a few characters as we made our way through the World Showcase.  We were so lucky to basically bump into Mickey as he was about to set up a line for pictures.  At Magic Kingdom, you had to wait 45-60 minutes to get a pic with Mickey.

 

 

Donald Duck. 

 

Daisy Duck.

 

Pluto.

And Rafiki (from Lion King).

 

Then we headed over to the Finding Nemo area.  The kids loved "Turtle Talk with Crush", but I didn't get any pictures of that.  Here's a pic of Brian, Caden, and Annabelle in the mouth of Bruce the shark.  Annabelle is showing her shark teeth, too. 

 

A pic in our shells ready for the "Seas with Nemo and Friends" ride.

 

Next up was "Journey Into Imagination with Figment".

 

They had a green screen picture area in the "Imageworks" area.  Here's a pic of "Captain Jack 'Caden' Sparrow". 

 

The kids loved the "Test Track" so much that we headed back over there to ride it one last time.  Caden with his second car.

 



1st Day at Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom

The kids' Christmas present from us was a trip to Walt Disney World.  We also timed our trip to be out of our house for our hardwood floors to be refinished.  The kids were pretty excited leading up to our trip.  They were pretending to be at Disney a lot.

We flew to Orlando on Sunday.  That night we walked over to the Boardwalk before we ate dinner in our hotel.

 

We spent Monday at Magic Kingdom.  Here's a pic of us waiting for the shuttle bus.

 

A family selfie at the entrance. 

 

And on Main Street.

 

First we headed to Adventureland and rode Pirates of the Caribbean.  A very dark selfie aboard the boat.

 

Then we went on the Jungle Cruise.

Then off to Frontierland.  We had a fast pass for Splash Mountain, but Annabelle backed out at the last minute because she didn't want to get wet.  So Caden and I rode alone.    

We did get a little wet. 

Then on to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.  Annabelle was excited to ride this because she was about a quarter of an inch too short to ride this ride last year at Disneyland.  A family selfie as we are ready to go.

 

Caden loved the rides! 

 

Annabelle and Daddy all smiles heading up the mountain.

 

A picture after the ride was over. 

 

The line was so short that we opted to ride again.  Mommy and Annabelle ready to ride!  Annabelle is all smiles going up the hill. 

In general, she really loved the rides.  She did get a little scared anytime a ride was dark.  She would bury her head. 

 

Off to "It's a Small World". 

 

Then we went to meet Cinderella and Rapunzel.  

 

 

Then Mommy and Annabelle hopped on the Carousel.

 

Next up was Dumbo.

 

Then we headed over to the Mad Tea Party.  The kids love this ride!

Next on to the Voyage of the Little Mermaid. 

 

Then we went to "Tales with Belle". 

One last family selfie before we left the park for the day.