"There's 104 days of summer vacation, and school comes along just to end it..." Phineas and Ferb
When I left off, we had just rode Toy Story Mania and I won! (I couldnt resist!
) Anyway, as much as a second ride would have been fun, the wait time was already quite long and the fastpass time was late in the afternoon when we had planned to take an afternoon break so unfortunately that didnt work out either. Nick was disappointed but he understood. At this point it was inching close to 10:00am and Noah was reminding me that there were a couple of his favorite characters he was waiting to meet. Sadly, Nick wasnt interested so he decided to take off with DH to explore.
As you know, we headed over near Star Tours, made our way by Muppets 3D, around the corner near Mama Melrose and we finally reached our destination!
So, who was Noah so excited to meet?
Phineas and Ferb
of course!
We got into a relatively short line and waited for our turn. When it was just about our turn, they took a little break so we waited some more and finally we were up!!
Noah handed over his autograph book to Ferb.
Then wandered over to give Phineas a hug-
No hugs for Ferb. Well, Phineas is his favorite!
Then it was time to pose!
Hey Mom
Do you wanna be in the picture too?
Strike a pose!
Hmm
..lets try that again! This time Ill actually look at the camera!
After a couple more hugs, we said our goodbyes. We spotted DH and Nick walking toward Muppet 3D, so we ran to catch up to them.
They told us they had looked through a couple gift shops on Sunset Blvd. trying to find a hat for Nick and then decided to check out the RNRC situation again. Aww
.they didnt have to do that. Anyway, it was still closed at a little after ten and they had stopped giving out fastpasses for the ride. It was at this point that I realized that maybe RNRC wasnt going to happen after all on this trip. I was sad but what could I do
if it wasnt open, I guess it wasnt meant to be this trip. It gives us something to look forward to next time! We never did end up going back to check again so I would be interested to know what time it did open back up that day
.hmmm
.
After our disappointment, we couldnt think of a better way to lift our spirit than to check out Muppet 3D and well
it was right there so even though it wasn't some high thrill ride and we couldn't rock out. It would have to do.
On our way inside
We really enjoyed the show. Im so glad that the boys have gotten over their fear of 3D shows/movies. It definitely makes these attractions much more enjoyable now.
After Muppets, we decided to explore the Streets of America-
As we were walking around, the boys started complaining of the heat again. So, I led them to someplace that was sure to cool them off and that I have wanted to see on every trip but have always missed.
Well
we found it. Hmm
..but how to make it work?
Hmm
it wasnt just a pull down on the handle. Noah and DH were inspecting it while Nick tried it out.
Oh
wait a minute. Nick figures it out!
Yay! That seemed to lift their spirits!
We continued to walk
I told Noah to jump in the air and I would try to get his picture. He looked at me funny but gave it a try
Oops
I missed it.
Mom!
Sorry, lets try it again.
At this point we both decided to give up! Oh well
..
We had an 11:30am ADR for Sci-Fi Dine In so we decided to make our way over.
It was our first time eating here and we were very excited! We were a few minutes early so before we went in we decided to wait and try to get a picture of the boys in the car out front. There was another family already in the car. So, we stood waiting patiently for them to finish. Well
we waited and waited. There was a lot of people in the family and just when we thought they were done they would take another picture. They got group shots and individual shots and paired shots. At his point, DH was getting annoyed and the boys were complaining they were hungry so rather than wait we decided to head in and check in early. I think we waited maybe 10 minutes and our name was called.
Honestly, the minute we walked inside we were all in awe. It was such a fun atmosphere. We loved it. We settled into our car with Nick and I in the front and DH and Noah in the back. I snapped a few pictures without flash to keep the ambiance of the place. However, they came out a little blurry in doing so.
I wish I could remember our servers name because he was wonderful
.very friendly and attentive. We were very pleased especially since I had read mixed reviews about the service here.
Sadly, I didnt get any food pics because we were starving but I do remember what we ate
Nick and I both got milkshakes, his was vanilla, mine was chocolate, DH got iced tea and Noah got a chocolate milk, I believe. We all decided with the exception of Noah to order the-- Angus Chuck Burger (flame broiled beef patty topped with cheddar cheese, sauteed mushrooms, and crispy bacon, lettuce and vine-ripened tomatoes, served with french fries for $14.99) Noah got tomato soup, macaroni and cheese, and an ice cream sundae from the kids menu. Oh
and DH got apple crumble for dessert. We all really enjoyed our meal. We were very pleased with everything and so happy we decided to give it a try.
I have wanted to try this place since our first trip but often shied away because of all the mixed reviews I had read. So, heres my advice to you. Everyones experience is different and if it look good to you and you think your family will enjoy it, theres a good chance they will. Dont over think things
like I do.
You may miss out on a great experience!!
After paying for our meal, we wandered outside to now see a line of people waiting to take their picture in the car in front of the restaurant so we decided to skip it and find something else to do. We didnt have any place specific in mind. Again, we decided to go with the flow for the rest of the afternoon.
Hmm
.where did we head next?
Up NextDecisions....Decisions.
It was actually frightening... I don't totally get it.... It's a fun ride and all but I'm not sure its worth that craziness...
I have decided that since my kids aren't going on our trip in a few weeks and are being okay with it, I am hoping to get a F&WF cookbook and the plan is when we return I will make Disney meals for them. So I am holding off for the bread pudding until we return--now that we have Ohana ADRs!!! 
Love all your pictures of it....I don't think I have a single pic from that day other than my Photopass.
for TOT! I have yet to ride the GMR, I may be able to work it into the plans for the Princess Half weekend. TSM is always fun 
Yep, I'm one of those people. But I just never really liked HS and never saw the point to being there at rope drop and then later in the day it was too busy. Is it really THAT much different than Buzz at MK? I know it's 3D and all, but if your little one didn't like Toy Story (mine hates the movie) is it worth trying to get there for rope drop someday?
Sorry about your tennis elbow though.
It doesn't happen too often especially when I go up against Nick.
