And, boy does it!
From the Backlot Express tour, to the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, to the Fantasmic show.....you name it, Hollywood Studios has it!
Upon entering the park, we immediately "Fast Pass'd" the Toy Story ride, which already had a 45-minute wait. (Our friends gave us some helpful tips, one of which was to make sure we Fast Pass this ride first thing. It fills up fast!)
While waiting for our Toy Story time slot, we met a handful of characters, including:
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| Jake, from Jake and the Neverland Pirates |
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| Toy Soldier from the Toy Story movies |
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| Piglet |
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| Phineas and Ferb |
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| Lightening McQueen and Madar |
We took the Studio Backlot Tour, which shows you how they create some really cool movie scenes like battles and storms at sea. I must say, the coolest part was taking a tour through Catastrophe Canyon, where an earthquake, flood, and explosions happened right in front of our eyes. It was super-cool!
We enjoyed a little Muppet 3D show, which was quite cute. I'm not a huge Muppet fan - but Andy and the kids really enjoyed it. Emma got a kick out of experiencing the 3D effects, however Drew just enjoyed (what must have been) the weird 2D show, because he wouldn't keep the glasses on!
After a bit of action-packed shows and tours, we let the kids play on the larger-than-life playground at the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Movie Set Adventure.
Next up was the "Disney Junior - Live on Stage!" show. Emma and Drew watch this every morning, so we were excited to have them watch this interactive show featuring the Disney Junior pals from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Little Einsteins, and Jake and the Neverland Pirates. However, Drew's body had other plans.....little man slept through the entire show!
After that show, we checked out Princess Ariel at the Voyage of The Little Mermaid. That was a pretty cool show. It was a short musical of the movie, with live actors, cool lasers, and awesome effects.
Emma was just dying to get her face painted, so we let her choose what she wanted to get done. She picked the "rainbow froggie." Doesn't she look cute?!?
Aside from Toy Story Mania, the only other "ride" that we went on at Hollywood Studios was the Tower of Terror. And let me just tell you.......that this is one HELL of a ride. I can't believe that my little 5 year old not only rides this thing.....
But LOVES it.
In fact, you know how they take pictures of you where you can see yourself at the end of the ride?!?! Well, here I am bracing not only Emma's lap, but the stranger's lap who's sitting next to me, fearing for my life. And Emma? Well, she's sitting there with her hands straight up in the air. Loving every thrilling second of it.
DARE DEVIL.
This ride takes you up 13 stories (it's like you're in an elevator), opens up the door showing you the entire park, then suddenly drops. Then goes back up again. Then drops.
Scary. As. H-E-double-hockey-sticks.
One of the coolest sights to see was as night, with the Spectacle of Dancing Lights on the Streets of America. They have built a set that looks like a typical, busy street in Manhattan, and draped millions and millions of lights all over the buildings. At night, we saw this spectacular show where millions of these lights "danced" in synchronized motion to holiday music, accompanied by snow. It was so awesome!
We ended our day at Hollywood Studios at the Fantasmic! show. It's a night time spectacular hosted by Mickey Mouse with lasers, lights, dancing fountains and special effects. It was such an amazing show; truly the BEST way to end our day.
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