Hail, Hail, the gangs all here - Sept. PTR Updated 6/20 - Hollywood Studios

[lsenquiz]

Day 3
Monday September 15th
Part 2​

When I left off last we were spending the day in Magic Kingdom. We had just finished riding Its a Small World so next on our agenda is The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh:


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Then the Mad Tea Party - This is the only ride I cannot ride at Disney. Always makes me

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At this point we will probably be ready for some air conditioning and a snack so we will head over to Pete's Silly Sideshow to Meet Minnie and Daisy


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Then Dumbo - Always a hit

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Then we will jump on one of Gabriel’s favorites:


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We will ride for almost the full loop and get off in Frontierland so we can ride:


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And


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This is the last time Gabriel rode Splash Mountain. The look on his face says it all about why it will be a while before he rides again.

We will try to get our 4th FP+’s for one of the mountains.

Since Gabriel and Caroline will not be riding Big Thunder or Splash we will either stay on the train and make the loop again or just wander through the shops while everyone else rides

Next we will take a nice cool ride on:


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Then we will head back across the park (either on foot or by railroad) and ride Gabriel's second favorite ride at Disney - Buzz Lightyear!


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Next we will enjoy another airconditioned break to watch - Monsters Inc Laugh Floor.


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We love this show. It is always a hoot to watch.

Then back into the heat to do a little dancing with - Move it Shake it Celebrate it!


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Then we will grab some dinner at Kenny’s favorite place to eat in all of Disney:


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After dinner we will find a place in Frontierland to watch Main Street Electric Parade. We had originally planned to head to the dessert party but I could not figure out a way for us to watch the parade and go to the dessert party so voted on the parade instead!


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Then we will head to the front to watch - Celebrate the Magic


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The if we are up to it we will stay and watch wishes (it will depend on how many times we have watched if from our room already!)


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[Chicago Mo]

AWESOME plans!

What day are did you get for the dessert party?

 

[lsenquiz]

awesome plans!

What day are did you get for the dessert party?

Thanks. We got 9/15. I really wanted 9/18 but it was sold out. I somehow missed the update that you could book 180 out now.(that's what I get for being off the DIS for months.)

 

[Chicago Mo]

Well it was supposed to open at 180 days but everything was all screwed up and didn't open up for a MONTH afterwards! just glad the wait is over!
we have it for Sept 8th.

 

[lsenquiz]

Day 4
Tuesday September 16th
Part 1​

We are headed to Hollywood Studios on this morning. I am hoping everyone is not completely worn out by now as this will be our third day in a row to get up early. Since the park opens at 9am I want to be out the door by 8:00am. Today is also Ryan’s 27th birthday so we have BIG plans for the evening to celebrate. This will be the first of 2 visits we have planned for HS this trip.

As anyone still following along can tell I have neglected this report for a while. That is because we were getting ready for our May trip to Disney. We just got back from 16 days in the happiest place on earth! It was our first time using FP+ and I am glad that we got the experience before September.

We should arrive at the park before it opens. We will head straight to Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster once we get into the park. I do not plan to use FP+ for this one. Everyone will ride except Caroline, Gabriel and I so we will hang out in the store to wait for everyone. I do love the store that Rock n Roller Coaster exits into.


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Kenny always has to make a weird face on ride pictures! I guess he talked Chelsea into to going along!!

We will head over to Tower of Terror next. Everyone except Caroline, Gabriel and Chelsea will ride this one.


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After that we will head over to Gabriel’s very favorite ride – Star Tours.


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This is another ride that Caroline will probably not be tall enough to ride (I am waiting on her official measurements now to confirm!) I have ridden this ride at least 30 times so I will wait with Caroline while everyone else rides (we will just wonder the shops some more).

Next we will head over to watch Muppets in 3D.


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I think Caroline will love it and it will be a nice air conditioned break from the heat (although touring plans says we will be seeing this at around 9:45am so maybe it will not be that hot???

After the Muppets it should be time to use our second FP+ for Toy Story Mania!


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Everyone can ride this so no one will have to wait.

It will be time for lunch after TSM. We have an early 11am reservation at Hollywood and Vine.


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I can’t wait for Caroline to spend some time with Sophia, Doc McStuffin, Jake and Handy Manny. I plan to get her a Sophia dress to where while we eat! We did this lunch on the trip we just got back from and the lunch was a ton of fun. They do a lot of singing and dancing while you eat so very interactive. The food was also good.

After lunch we will go to see Indiana Jones.


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I am one of the ones that is not disappointed that this show is going away to make room for some Star Wars stuff but I am glad that some in our party will be seeing it for the first time. The show is awesome unless you have already seen it a ton of times!

After Indiana Jones I will take a pulse and see how everyone’s energy level is holding out. Touring plans says it should be around 1pm. Today is scheduled to be our longest day and not expected to finish until after midnight (thank goodness Caroline and Gabriel will have a stoller). If everyone is starting to wear down I will suggest we head back to the room for a mid-day break. We will be heading back to Hollywood Studios later in the week which will provide more than enough time to finish up there. If everyone wants to keep going then we will head to Disney Jr. which will at least provide some air conditioning.


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I just love this show and think Caroline will too. Gabriel loves it also but thinks he is getting too old for it so he is glad to have Caroline as an excuse to go!

After Disney Jr. we will head to the Voyage of the Little Mermaid. Another nice break in air conditioning and very comfy seats! I plan to use our last FP+ for this because I love that they let you in the air conditioned part ahead of everyone else.


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Finally we will end this Hollywood Studio’s day watching Beauty and the Beast.


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Touring plans has us seeing the 3pm show for Beauty and the Beast so when it is done we will head back to the room to get ready for our evening plans!!!! Can you guess where we are going?

 

[Chicago Mo]

Sorry i was MIA because of work.. BUSY BUSY WORK!!!

The plans look great!!! im with you.. I love Indy.. yet i have seen it twice. was in it once and i don't have to see it again.

I too am looking forward to star wars land!!! or Frozen or whatever they want to do.

 

[KatMark]

Subbing; I'll be back to read in a bit.

Edited: I'm back and caught up.

What a nice family trip...so good to have everyone going together.

Your pictures are the first I have EVER seen of Shades of Green.

I don't know if you settled on a Minnie dress...but I do LOVE that handmade one.

We've never done Crystal Palace for lunch (we tend to stay away from any buffet but breakfast at Disney as we've not enjoyed them in the past).

I am determined to see the night parade at the MK...have not seen it since it came back.

I don't think our paths will cross, but who knows...our plans could change. We overlap for two days, I think.

 

[MissMaryQC]

I am loving this report! You have everything all set and ready to go which, I feel is the best way to do a Disney vacation. I'm a HUGE planner; we have a 2015 trip coming up that I'm working on now. Can't wait to see what else you guys will do!