Day 2 Part 1 Hollywood Studios

I'm not sure what we had for a breakfast snack that morning but we kept some fruit and granola bars in the room so after getting dressed (and making our daily stop in the Food court so hubby and daughter could get their coffee ) we headed to Hollywood Studios! I know everyone has complained about the lack of rides at HS to participate in. But I was excited because we would be riding the Toy Story Mania for the first time.  Amazingly we had a Fastpass for this ride so our plan was to hit one of the other attractions first and then head to Toy Story Mania at 9:30.

Us just before hitting the gates into HS. Originally we had planned to catch the Great Movie Ride before hitting Toy Story Mania, but they closed this ride our first day in the parks and the lines were insane so we never made it over to say goodbye. We decide to check out Star Tours even though we had a Fastpass for it. We were able to get in the Stand by line with hardly any waiting! It was also the first time we had seen the changes inside of Star Tours since they have updated it. 

Goodbye Great Movie Ride! You will be missed!!! 

I feel at home every time I enter a Disney park! Especially when I see familiar landmarks! 

After checking the park app we noticed that Olaf did not have a long wait at all, and since we had never officially met him we decided to "stop" there before heading to our 9:30 fastpass.

Needless to say Olaf is hilarious, considering the fact that he doesn't talk it was still a great interaction. He made a big deal over my daughter after seeing her birthday button (which would become a big deal over the course of our trip). 

I can't recall now if we headed straight into Toy Story Mania or if we stopped for popcorn first. But my daughter smelled the popcorn from where we were standing (right outside of the ride) and decided to get some popcorn to tide her over until lunch time. The server saw her Birthday button and gave it to her for free! Needless to say it was a treat we all enjoyed the rest of the trip (especially since refills were so cheap).

Now getting back to Toy Story Mania! I have to say I wasn't sure how I would feel about this ride. I didn't have anything to compare it to with the exception of Buzz Lightyear and because I hadn't done a lot of research I was really surprised at how much I enjoyed it! I'm partially kicking myself now for not video taping it (Granted, I'm kicking myself months later for a lot of things I didn't tape, but plan to remedy on the next trip).

Let's just say I really loved this ride after trying it for the first time and I see why its soo popular! I would recommend it to anyone. Just be prepared to have an arm work out! LOL

After Tour Story Mania we had a little bit of time on our hands and were trying to figure out what to see next (our Fastpass for Frozen Sing A Long was not until 12 PM).

While still trying to decide we started to hear some music (which I knew from seeing other people's video's was Star War's themed). I know there is a name for this, but I don't remember it. And even though I am not a big Star Wars fan (although I do like the Star Tours ride) I do recommend seeing it at least once.

There wasn't a long line for The Voyage of The Little Mermaid so we headed there!

We decided after seeing The Little Mermaid that we would catch The Beauty and the Beast Show before the weather got to hot for us to bare, so we headed back to the front of the park. I am not a thrill ride person but I always love seeing the Tower of Terror building. Don't ask me why. LOL

Beauty and The Beast is never disappointing, and the music is timeless! Considering the fact that the show was so close to starting we actually got pretty good seats!

I did not know it at the time, but the Frozen Sing-Along would become the highlight of the day for me (next to riding Toy Story Mania for the first time). I may even have to a separate post highlighting this show just because I enjoyed it so much. The reviews I had seen were mixed. People either loved it, or considered it a waste of their time! My daughter and I were on the "love it" team. Not sure about the hubby.LOL

I love the details at all of the Disney parks! 

By one o'clock we were ready to leave the park for a break and intended to grab some food outside of the parks (until we got a call from my girlfriend who's daughter is one of the cast members at Walt Disney World).

Our second morning in the parks went pretty good and we checked off most of the boxes for Hollywood Studio that day. Not bad if I say so myself! You will have to stay tuned next week for Part 2 of our second day at the park (and the mad dash to Magic Kingdom to catch a princess before she took a lunch break)!