First December at Disney, first Jollywood, and a first time doing a trip report!

[buteraa]

Great trip report so far!

 

[DenaRox]

Fellow Canadian following along ◡̈ We were at the same Jollywood ◡̈ I haven’t got that far in my trip report quite yet but I’m loving getting another perspective of the night. Looking forward to reading more.

 

[Mikey15]

Fellow Canadian following along ◡̈ We were at the same Jollywood ◡̈ I haven’t got that far in my trip report quite yet but I’m loving getting another perspective of the night. Looking forward to reading more.

I’m definitely falling behind but, sneak preview, we definitely loved Jollywood and would do it again!

For us it was the walk-on rides for sure, but the shows we did see and the atmosphere were great too! Hope you also enjoyed it,

 

[erinch]

We were at the second Jollywood. Loved it!

 

[Mary Pops In]

Great report.

 

[DenaRox]

I’m definitely falling behind but, sneak preview, we definitely loved Jollywood and would do it again!

For us it was the walk-on rides for sure, but the shows we did see and the atmosphere were great too! Hope you also enjoyed it,

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I really enjoyed Jollywood. Had a big plan of what I wanted to do and see and then totally got immersed in the moment and just ran around happily like a little kid and forgot all about the plans. lol. Sometimes that’s the best way to do it.

 

[hardcorestitch]

So I left off at Saturday morning, Nov 30 in Hardeeville, SC, where we got decent sleep despite the long day driving on Friday and me watching a college football game on TV that didn’t end until 8OT and nearly midnight!

We got a leisurely start and headed to Savannah Georgia to see some sights:

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This pretty wooded area was the view outside our hotel room. There were a lot of lovely tree-lined areas both on the way into and then in Savannah.

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Drove past a cat cafe. I’ll have to go in one of those someday!

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The horsedrawn carriage rides seemed fun, but we didn’t do any organized tours this time.

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One of Savannah’s many squares, all decked out for Christmas. We had a nice breakfast here at a local bistro.

Then we had to go for a walk in Forsyth Park to see the fountain, which was pretty and tranquil. There was a wedding happening right there with the fountain as their backdrop, and I’d say that was an excellent choice.

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We didn’t leave Savannah until about 1:30, which was later than our original plan. Between I-95 traffic and the busiest Buc’ees I’ve ever been to, we lost the sun as we merged on I-4 and didn’t make it to the timeshare until 7!

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But we were excited to be all unloaded and in our “second home”

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Next up: a very productive “Day 1” of Discovery Cove, Sea World, and Disney Springs!

8 overtimes. Nothing special, just typical Georgia football.

 

[Mikey15]

I’m definitely falling behind but, sneak preview, we definitely loved Jollywood and would do it again!

For us it was the walk-on rides for sure, but the shows we did see and the atmosphere were great too! Hope you also enjoyed it,

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Another thread reminded me… I really need to finish this report!

The above photo was taken by my lovely wife (who’s braver than I am when it comes to some things) while riding Slinky Dog. After leaving the Cantina and doing a quick walk-on of Alien Saucers, we waited in a short ~10-15 minute line for Slinky Dog, perfectly timed for Jingle Bell Jingle Bam to be happening at the Chinese Theater. We’ve ridden Slinky at sunset before, but never full night, timed for fireworks, and this is absolutely the best way to do this ride. Rope dropping in the sun, even in the early morning, it’s understandable to not even enjoy Slinky Dog. At night though, it just shines.



After Slinky, and Toy Story Mania, we stopped by to watch the ice skating show, which was fun if you like these sorts of shows. At this point we were already aware that Rock n Roller Coaster had gone down, but we still wanted to get our Tower of Terror in. This was again a perfect walk-on. The pre-show room doors were wide open to walk through, and we were followed in by riders who had just gotten off and were back for round two. I can’t emphasize enough how great Jollywood is for rides!

We finished the night by heading to the Beauty & the Beast theater for the Christmas show with Kermit and Miss Piggy. Very cute. Cool to see actual Muppets performing live like that, instead of just a show on a screen. The singers and dancers, as one would expect, were top notch. If I have one regret it’s that we had to choose between that and the Nightmare Before Christmas singalong show, but we knew what we were doing prioritizing the rides.



And so went our night at Jollywood! I do have some wrap-up thoughts for Day 2 coming up real soon,