Hey Bean,
Great update. We loved DHS. Well, I don't know if it's our favorite park, but our favorite rides are certainly there!! We all loved RnRC and TOT, as well as TSM. Gracie not only thinks RnRC "rocks" but it was her most favorite ride at all of Disney!! Barrie Lee has trouble deciding which is her favorite from all the rides at all the parks, so she usually just says, she didn't care for Goofy's Barn Stormer (over at MK) and The Great Movie ride, since according to her, they were boring!! LOL I hated the backlot tour was closed and we didn't get to see it, but that will add something new for the next time we get to go!!
Was Bolt and his crew in the same area when you met The Incredibles, Frozone and Mickey? They were there when we were there, the line to them was moving slowly, but I was lucky enough to get to stand in it twice!! LOL DHS is where Gracie lost her autograph book and we went back to get all the ones she had lost after we got her a new book.
There are some advantages to being able to ride the single lines. I had noticed that, but with a 7 and 9 year old with us, we didn't get to do that. I am glad that you were able to ride with ease everything you wanted and when you wanted. We were very lucky when we were there and the only lines that we really waited any length of time in was the Character lines. Of course when it came to rides and shows it truly took "work" on our part to not be standing in lines for long periods of times since the parks were so crowded. I do think we became experts on Fast Pass!! LOL
It is sounding like you had an AWESOME time and I am happy for you!! Looking forward to the next update and just think it really won't be that long and you will be back at Disney!!!