Tuesday we started our day at Hollywood Studios (by the way, when did it change names from MGM Studios??). We saw upon entrance that people were running as fast as they could in the direction of the Pixar Studios section of the park. I had no idea what they were doing but quickly learned that the new 4-D Toy Story ride was a very popular attraction. We obtained our fastpass to come back 4 1/2 hours later but learned that we were lucky to obtain a fastpass as they run out quickly and then the standby wait time is around 90 to 120 minutes long!! CRAZY!! We grabbed some breakfast and took in the Ariel show as well as a few other small rides. Mimi and Papa took Caroline to see the 30 minute Beauty and the Beast show while Gary and I went with Anna to do the Rockin' Roller Coaster. Gary and I love roller coasters and were so thrilled that Anna was a) tall enough to ride them and b) eager to try them out. We did not disclose prior to entering the ride that it did go upside down almost immediately upon the start of the ride. She was a little anxious but excited too. She LOVED it. I was so glad. Gary said this roller coaster made his day. We picked up Caroline and rode the Tower of Terror as a family. Such a family-friendly ride, don't you think?? Caroline was tall enough (by 1 inch!!) and since she is fearless she was willing to give it a try. Anna was a little scared but ended up admitting that it was fun. Caroline was LAUGHING outloud during the "scary" parts, so much that it made me laugh and others around us. She of course instantly wanted to ride it again. We decided to grab some lunch, let Mom and Dan take an afternoon break and we rode the Tower of Terror again plus Gary and Anna did the roller coaster. Fun day. We chose not to do all of the 'backlot' stuff that is there mainly because the girls don't even know what those movies are and we had an appointment back at the Magic Kingdom for the Bippidi Boppity Boutique and dinner at Cinderella's Royal Table.
The Boutique was happening when we got there. Due to some transportation delays from Hollywood Studios back to the hotel to pick up Caroline's Cinderella dress and Anna's dress for dinner we were a little late. Both girls had their hair and nails done. Caroline was a princess with a bun (she told me no less than 100x that she wanted a bun with a crown and was I sure the stylist knew that??) and Anna chose "Disney Diva". Glad that even though Anna is older she still enjoyed it. Both girls were so cute and all smiles at the end. We shuffled over to dinner with Cinderella and her princess friends. It was great food and a good time and very cool to eat dinner in the castle. Too bad we were not the lucky ones "randomly chosen" to spend the night in the castle. I can only imagine how exciting that would be.
The park was not open late that night but we did head over to Epcot for the nighttime fireworks shows. Mom says it is her favorite. It, like Epcot, is very different from the other parks and is very futuristic. It was cool, the girls loved it, the weather was perfect and I'm so glad we made the monorail trip over to see it. Caroline was sacked out before the fireworks even started...long day for a princess!
The Boutique was happening when we got there. Due to some transportation delays from Hollywood Studios back to the hotel to pick up Caroline's Cinderella dress and Anna's dress for dinner we were a little late. Both girls had their hair and nails done. Caroline was a princess with a bun (she told me no less than 100x that she wanted a bun with a crown and was I sure the stylist knew that??) and Anna chose "Disney Diva". Glad that even though Anna is older she still enjoyed it. Both girls were so cute and all smiles at the end. We shuffled over to dinner with Cinderella and her princess friends. It was great food and a good time and very cool to eat dinner in the castle. Too bad we were not the lucky ones "randomly chosen" to spend the night in the castle. I can only imagine how exciting that would be.
The park was not open late that night but we did head over to Epcot for the nighttime fireworks shows. Mom says it is her favorite. It, like Epcot, is very different from the other parks and is very futuristic. It was cool, the girls loved it, the weather was perfect and I'm so glad we made the monorail trip over to see it. Caroline was sacked out before the fireworks even started...long day for a princess!
having fun at hollywood studios!
gary and i competing on the toy story ride....gary the arcade game guru killed me!
caroline with woody...HUGE!!
gary, anna and me on the rockin' roller coaster...
all prettied up at the bippidy boppity boutique
acting like princesses with cinderella before dinner in her castle
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