The kids crawled in bed with their cheesecakes and I told them to brush their teeth before they fell asleep (more than likely they didn't do this) and I got in the shower. They were asleep when I came out and I quietly put out all the clothing for tomorrow and got our backpack ready for tomorrow with keys, tickets, hats, sunscreen, hand san, the Star Wars book, lightsabers, sharpie markers, camera, phone, etc. Henceforth, it shall be known as the backpack from He*& (BPFH) because it was. I should have rented a stroller for it.
Set my iPhone alarm clock for 6 a.m. I woke up and thought it was odd because I could see the sun coming in behind the curtains. So bright for 6 a.m…..oh noooooooooo. It's 7:37 a.m.!!!!!!!! I jump up out of bed and over to shake the boys awake. "Boys! Wake up! We overslept! It's 7:37." We got dressed, took turns in the bathroom and were exiting the room exactly 10 minutes later. A-mazing hustle on our part don't you think? Oh and if you're wondering about the alarm, here's what happened. It's a funny thing. Even though you wish for the alarm to ring, it will only do so when it's set for the day that you want it to ring. Alas, today is a SUNDAY and the phone is set for Weekdays Only thus the failure. Idiot.
Pop Century is a five minute bus ride away from Hollywood Studios. We arrived at the park at 8:04! We obtained wristbands and fast passes for Jeremy Bulloch (the voice of Boba Fett).
28 minutes ago we were in bed and now we're zooming thru the park. No way! Pretty sure that's a record.
We went for the Bulloch meet and greet because we were able to get a picture of Ray Park (Darth Maul) yesterday via Stalkerazzi.
What are Stalkerazzi? You know the people that stand on the periphery and snap pictures of the characters without waiting in line? I hate those people and I'm ashamed to admit that we were those people yesterday when our (ok MY) excitement gave way to common courtesy. I will try hard not to judge stalkerazzi here on out.
From there, we move down to TSMania together. Here is a picture of Alex getting our fast passes. If you've ever been to Studios during the early morning stampede or read any trip report on here, you know that you will NEVER see this - a deserted fast pass cue and a ZERO wait time.
We walked on the ride and then to Star Tours. Vader is supposed to be signing autographs at 9 a.m. We joined his line with my sister and the boys who had caught up with us. At 9 o'clock, they announce that Darth is delayed and will not be here until 9:30. How can Darth Vader be LATE TO WORK? Was there traffic? No parking spaces available for the world's biggest villain?
I love that he's signing my book with a pink Walt Disney World pen.
From there, we need coffee and a late breakfast at our traditional Writer's Stop. DSis and I love this little nook and make sure to stop every trip. An iced Mocha and a Carrot Cake cookie (a delightful breakfast!) with chocolate milks and muffins for the boys.
Zoe in front of GMR.
We picked up Rock n Roller coaster fast passes then shopped at Jabba's Hut. We tried to get Luke & Leia autographs. They were signing when we joined the line. With two families to go until our turn, they switched out for R2D2 and C3PO.
We had lunch at Backlot Express - a new one for us. We found a table for 4 and I pushed two chairs together to make a couch for Alex, Nick and Matthew. Good thing they all belong to the tiny hiney club. We scored an extra chair, the youngest 2 sat in their strollers and our party of 8 had a very quick and crowded lunch.
DSis and family left for the day to meet up with an old friend in Orlando. We did Great Movie Ride again and this time requested the cowboy scene. They held us until the next car and then we got the front row!
This is Boba Fett but Alex had the page turned to Jango Fett which Boba didn't like and demanded that Alex find a page with his picture before he would sign it.
We had great luck today with Star Wars characters. We got Boba Fett, Darth Maul, a few storm troopers and this creeper. We were trying to get her to sign our book but we didn't think she heard us and thought she had walked away. We turned around and she was right behind us. So creepy cool.
We also stood in the long line to meet Buzz & Woody - mainly because it was air conditioned. Mania was down so it probably wasn't the best time to get in this line although the CM insisted "Shortest line of the day, folks!" The wait time for Mania had been running as high as 150 minutes today. What happens when the ride goes down and people have been waiting for 150 minutes?! Do the CMs get combat pay?
We went to the Trip to the Maul seminar with Ray Park and sat in the back by the exit door because we were going to have to leave early to get to our meet and greet. The show started late and we had to leave early so we didn't see that much - although what we did see was excellent. The premiere theater is behind Muppet Vision and the m&g is way over by the dinosaur at Echo Lake. We were so afraid that we would get turned away if we were late! We ran in the heat with the enormous BPFH and made it on time. We joined the line and we were soon face to flushed and sweaty face with Mr. Bulloch.
The boys asked him if he would sign their lightsabers and he happily obliged. I got emotional watching them watch him sign these. I couldn't help it. All of my boys spent countless hours in the yard and in every room in the house playing Star Wars. Here they were meeting a living, breathing actor from the movies! Dreams Really Do Come True every day at Disney.
) and see the process that goes into doing the voices.
