DAY 5 ~ HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS, JEDI TRAINING, MAMA MELROSE
So, today was our Hollywood Studios day - and we had one mission - Jedi Training. Another one of our friends were meeting us there, so we had a group of 12! We got to the gates before opening and seriously took off running when they opened, LOL! We didn't go crazy, but certainly were in a hurry!!! We managed to get there and signed up very quickly and received the time we wanted! So then we had some time to spare beforehand. Where to go? Of course Star Tours (which kinda makes me want to yack, but I go on it anyway, LOL)!
Shortly after walking around and going on Star Tours - we were due back for Jedi Training. The kids had a blast battling Darth Vadar
With Jedi done - we were on to the rides! The kids ended up going on Tower of Terror more times than I can count. I went about 5 times, after that I was done!
We were really wanting to hit Characterpalooza, but had a hard time figuring out where to go. We lucked out, remembered that it should be near the exit of Tower Of Terror. So we hung out back there - and voila - the doors opened and there were lots of characters to see. We had plenty of time to interact with all of them.
We were starving by this point and headed off to our reservation at Mama Melrose. We arrived a few minutes early - and then had to wait probably 20 minutes or more to be seated. The food was average, the service was not great. We ordered nothing unusual, but we ended up there over two hours? By the time the food came, the kids weren't even interested in it. It was a bit of a letdown. We had only booked it via that Fantasmic Package - but wouldn't do it again.
After the meal, the kids were anxious to go to the Frozen singalong - and then the play area. We arrived right before the show started, but all managed to find seats. The singalong was a lot of fun for everyone (and a welcome relief from the sun and heat). After the show, we headed over to the Frozen play area. We were joking that you would have thought the kids had never seen snow before (which is not the case, since we live in Michigan, LOL)!!!
After Frozen stuff - we just kept going on Tower of Terror I think? We were basically waiting around until Fantasmic.
This was our first time seeing Fantasmic. Everyone really enjoyed it - it was just really crowded - like super crowded. And leaving afterwards was a nightmare. But, still a great evening. After the show we shopped a bit and then headed over to the boat to head back to Beach Club.
We had a bit of a wait for the boat, but then a quick ride back - we hung out on the dock just a bit because you could see a few of the fireworks from Epcot.
We headed back to our rooms for bed - and to prep for our next day!
Up next
Day 6 ~ Hollywood Studios ~ MK ~ A&E ~ Epcot ~ Via Napoli
Oct/Nov. are my favorite months to go and MNSSHP is my all-time favorite thing at WDW!!! We did it last year after missing it for 3 years and I was SO glad to see the Boo To You Parade again, which I also happen to think is the best parade Disney does lol. And on the subject of "not so scary" things, Madame Carlotta taking Nicholas on HM has to be just about the coolest and sweetest thing I've heard one of the characters doing 
What a wonderful memory for all you guys to have!
