Disney World - Part II

Day Two - Hollywood Studios! People are going crazy for the new Star Wars rides - arriving earlier than 5AM to try to get a boarding group number! No way did we try for that mess! After a nice breakfast at the hotel, rode the Skyliner to the park. By the end of our trip, the boys said the Skyliner was their favorite ride!

We had some time before our first Fastpass, so we went for a Character Meet and Greet - options were Chewbacca, Darth Vader or BB-8. Who do you think my boys chose?

Light Sabers

The scariest guy with the scariest voice - Dark Mader (as Kade calls him). Kade also hid behind Brent's legs when we first walked in!

Even Brent had a big smile on his face! Brock was in disbelief how tall Darth Vader was!

Posing with a Millennium Falcon replica.

Aww, my favorite droid! I can buy him and take him home with me - only $25,000!

We headed to Toy Story Land for our first Fastpass!

Kade trying out the shooter for Toy Story Mania!

This was a pretty cool interactive ride - similar to Buzz Lightyear's. It's a carnival-type game where you blast moving targets to get a high score - with 3-D glasses - riding along to different stops/games (shoot the plates, knock down the ducks/dinosaurs, etc).

Vanessa vs. Kade

Brock vs. Brent - he beat me again!! At least I had better accuracy! 

Right after this game, we grabbed the stroller and got under cover before the bottom fell out! DOWNPOUR! Ducked in to "Walt Disney Presents" which housed some pretty cool models of parks all around the world and Disney artifacts through the years.

Brock asked Brent if these stuffed animals were like the ones he played with when he was a kid..... they are from 1932. :)

After a double helping of French fries for a snack (pretty much the only thing Kade ate on the trip), we made our way to Star Tours, utilizing a Fastpass.

Then a little walk through Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - the new Star Wars land at Hollywood Studios.

Even the Coca-Cola was all Star Wars inspired!! (We brought it home unopened!)

Look - finally got to see Chewbacca!!

The "real" Millennium Falcon!

This day we planned to have a little down time away from the park mid-day, so we took a Skyliner ride to our neighboring hotel, the Riveria - just opened December 2019!

A nice lunch at their quick-serve cafe, then headed up to the lobby to check out Le Petit Cafe for some delicious pastries!

 Delicious!

Gorgeous tile mosaic in their outdoor space on the way back to the Skyliner!

Brent and Kade opted to have a little quiet time in the hotel room and Brock and I headed back to Hollywood Studios - we arrived just in time for the Star Wars show in the main plaza!

Chewbacca and Rey

 All the characters really looked great!

Connected back with the other half of our party for dinner at Hollywood & Vine - a character buffet.

High-Fives to Donald!

 And Daisy!

 Kade was not feeling these characters. So the parents took a selfie with Minnie! (FYI - Florida humidity mixed with a rainy day does not equal good hair-day for me!)

To be honest, I think this missed the mark with our family - food selection and not good timing at the end of a long day. I wish I did better at trying to get reservations for the Italian restaurant at the park.

However, I was able to get one more Fastpass for a ride for Brent and Brock - The Tower of Terror!!! I explained what the ride was to Brock and he was still pumped to go....  okay!

Haha, this picture tells a different story, but Brent said even though he was a little surprised at the first drop, he really did enjoy the ride! (Brock explained to me later the people behind him were screaming and he did not like that part)

Back to the hotel - the next day is our easy day!