"Love in a roller coaster...
Livin' it up when I'm goiiiiin' dowwwwnn!" -Aerosmith
David and I re-entered Hollywood Studios and decided to have the kids meet us somewhere over by Rock n Roller Coaster since that was next on our agenda. We kept trying to call both Daisy's and Aunt Pat's cell phones and finally got a hold of Daisy and told her where to meet us.
While we waited David and I did some shopping in a gift shop on Hollywood Blvd. I found a picture frame for our "First Family" photo and we had it sent back to the hotel. We then waited outside for the kids and Aunt Pat. It was very grey out and definitely looking like it was going to rain. They came down the road and we all headed off for Rock n Roller Coaster.
We entered the Fast Pass line and the kids filled us in on what they had done while we were gone.
After lunch at Sci-Fi they had gone over to Animation Academy and explored there for a long time. They did not do the tour or the drawing class, but found lots to enjoy looking at. Aunt Pat, who also gets wound up about being on time and not missing things, then had them go get seats for Lights! Motors! Actions! The boys had been looking forward to that show since they saw it on one of our dvds about Disney World. They all loved the stunt show and I am sorry that David and I didn't get to see it. After the stunt show Aunt Pat got them a snack and then it was time to meet us.
While we were going through the line Daisy was getting more and more freaked out. She and I are the same about roller coasters. We love Big Thunder Mountain, Splash Mountain, and Space Mountain. However the scarier roller coasters like California Screamin and Expedition Everest frighten us to much. Now the thought of going upside down had me a little freaked out as well, but I figured I could do it once so we were all together as a family, and I also figured since it would be dark and I couldn't see down I'd be ok. I tried both of these arguements on Daisy, but she wasn't really buying it.
We entered the loading area and Daisy spied the last "chicken" exit and made a dash for it and bolted out the door before any of us could say anything. I was a little stunned at the speed at which she was gone!
We loaded into the car, the boys sat with David and Aunt Pat and I sat together and then we were off. I honestly did not expect to go upside down immediately. I thought I would have some time to build up to it. After we got off I assured Daisy she had made the right decision to not ride it.
The dump shop with all the Aerosmith stuff was fun to shop in. Joey tried on a long blonde wig which look hilarious on him.
We had more Fast Passes for RnR and the boys wanted to ride again so we sent them around to ride while we shopped. It was now sprinkling off and on and a little chilly and none of the kids had sweatshirts with them so we found some in the shop. Daisy got a super cute blue zip up hoodie that said Aerosmith in silver foil across the chest, and the boys got brown half zip hoodies that said Aerosmith on them.
The boys were off quickly and wanted to go again, we still had sometime before our dinner ADR so I handed them two more Fast Passes and they were off. Aunt Pat, David and Daisy went outside to find the bathrooms and wait and I shopped a bit more. I found VIP Access Passes for RnR with the boys names on them, well they had Adam and they had Joe, which was close enough, and I bought them as souvenirs of their triple ride.
I then figured that it was about time for the the boys to be getting off the ride so I walked over towards the unloading picture screen area to wait for them. About four more cars came through and then the ride stopped.
Now at this point several thoughts began running through my mind causing me to become a little anxious. The first one was that given the amount of time that had gone by I knew the boys were either on the ride or near the front of the line, so not knowing why the ride stopped and the possibility that my nine and eleven year old were on it had me a bit worried. Then the second thought that really had me nervous was that it was getting close to our ADR time and I knew it would not occur to the boys to get out of line if the ride was stopped for a long time. So I stood there stressing out for what felt like a really long time, but was probably only about 10 minutes.
The ride started up again and a few cars later the boys were there. They had been right at the front of the line when the ride stopped. I had wanted to get the picture from that last ride, but we were so close to our ADR time that I didn't want to take the time to purchase it and risk being late. I hurried the boys out of there and we regrouped outside under ever darkening clouds.
, can't wait to hear more...
