Friday morning we were up at 6. It was our first full day at Star Wars Weekend and our goal was to be at Hollywood Studios around 7:20. We all got ready and went to my parent's condo to pick up my brother. We had also decided to let Tessa stay with my parents today. My mom offered to watch her the day before and after some thought we decided to to take her up on the offer. We decided we would try and meet as many characters as possible today since Tessa does not like meeting characters. We dropped Tessa off and picked up my brother. My brother does not do crowds or hot weather.
He's a big Star Wars fan and wanted to see some of the characters so he was giving it a try. My sister and her family were going to DHS today as well and we all arrived around the same time at 7:30. The park was already open. My sister and I took the kids over to sign up for Jedi Training (attempt number 3 for Anthony!) while the guys went to get FPs for Toy Story Mania. We got the kids signed up and got the 10:45 show again.
Our next stop was Tatooine Traders. My mom had offered to buy all the kids a build your own droid and we wanted to do this before the crowds started pouring in.
After we built our droids we headed towards Toy Story Mania. On the way over Chad and my BIL called and said Darth Vader was out and the line wasn't too long yet. Vader wasn't scheduled to be out until 9 but he was out at 8. We met up by the Backlot Tour where Darth Vader was doing meet and greets and got in line. We waited about 15 minutes which is nothing compared to his normal line which I think was averaging 1-2 hours.
Anthony was completely star struck! He kept looking up at Darth. He was a little nervous when he first walked up but after the meet he was so excited. He kept saying, "Darth Vader is one of my favorites." After meeting Vader we passed by Toy Story's stand by line because the wait was already 60 minutes.
The rest of the Star Wars meet and greets did not begin until 10 so we decided to hit some rides. First Anthony wanted a drink so we got him a frozen Coke in the R2-D2 mug.
We walked over to Tower of Terror. Anthony rode this last year and said he would never ride it again. He refused to ride so Chad and my BIL waited with Anthony and my niece while the rest of us got in line. It was basically a walk-on. Tower of Terror is my favorite ride at Disney World. I am a big Twilight Zone fan and I love the theming of this ride. Every time I have ever rode this the elevator has gone to the top, the window has opened and then the elevator drops. Well this time that did not happen! We went up and then just dropped with no warning. I was completely surprised! Which is probably why our ride photo looks like this...
After TOT we went over to Rock N Roller Coaster. Chad had never been on this before but since we could ride together he decided to try it. My sister waited with the little kids as the rest of us got in line. Chad and I normally don't get to ride things together so it was nice that we got to this time.
Chad really liked it. I think it is one of his favorites now. We went over towards the Star Tours area and we got there around 9:50. We didn't have to check into Jedi Training until 10:30 and the wait time for Star Tours was 20 minutes. We decided to get in the stand by line. Ugh, not a good decision! The line was a lot longer than 20 minutes. We did not get off the ride until 10:40! We rushed over to JTA check in and JUST made it. Of course we had to run Anthony to the bathroom and he made it back right when everyone was lining up. It was a close call!
The kids were lined up and Anthony, my nephew and niece were all put below the stage. My sister and I got a little worried because the previous show the kids below the stage had to fight Darth Maul. We weren't sure if Anthony or my niece would be okay with that! The kids were given their robes and lightsabers and told to find a circle to stand on. Ahsoka Tano from Clone Wars was assisting the young padawans today.
After learning their Jedi moves, Darth Vader came out.
Next we saw who our kids would be fighting, .Asajj Ventress from Clone Wars.
This was Jedi Training attempt number three for Anthony. Was it a success?
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He's a big Star Wars fan and wanted to see some of the characters so he was giving it a try. My sister and her family were going to DHS today as well and we all arrived around the same time at 7:30. The park was already open. My sister and I took the kids over to sign up for Jedi Training (attempt number 3 for Anthony!) while the guys went to get FPs for Toy Story Mania. We got the kids signed up and got the 10:45 show again.Our next stop was Tatooine Traders. My mom had offered to buy all the kids a build your own droid and we wanted to do this before the crowds started pouring in.
After we built our droids we headed towards Toy Story Mania. On the way over Chad and my BIL called and said Darth Vader was out and the line wasn't too long yet. Vader wasn't scheduled to be out until 9 but he was out at 8. We met up by the Backlot Tour where Darth Vader was doing meet and greets and got in line. We waited about 15 minutes which is nothing compared to his normal line which I think was averaging 1-2 hours.
Anthony was completely star struck! He kept looking up at Darth. He was a little nervous when he first walked up but after the meet he was so excited. He kept saying, "Darth Vader is one of my favorites." After meeting Vader we passed by Toy Story's stand by line because the wait was already 60 minutes.
The rest of the Star Wars meet and greets did not begin until 10 so we decided to hit some rides. First Anthony wanted a drink so we got him a frozen Coke in the R2-D2 mug.
We walked over to Tower of Terror. Anthony rode this last year and said he would never ride it again. He refused to ride so Chad and my BIL waited with Anthony and my niece while the rest of us got in line. It was basically a walk-on. Tower of Terror is my favorite ride at Disney World. I am a big Twilight Zone fan and I love the theming of this ride. Every time I have ever rode this the elevator has gone to the top, the window has opened and then the elevator drops. Well this time that did not happen! We went up and then just dropped with no warning. I was completely surprised! Which is probably why our ride photo looks like this...
After TOT we went over to Rock N Roller Coaster. Chad had never been on this before but since we could ride together he decided to try it. My sister waited with the little kids as the rest of us got in line. Chad and I normally don't get to ride things together so it was nice that we got to this time.
Chad really liked it. I think it is one of his favorites now. We went over towards the Star Tours area and we got there around 9:50. We didn't have to check into Jedi Training until 10:30 and the wait time for Star Tours was 20 minutes. We decided to get in the stand by line. Ugh, not a good decision! The line was a lot longer than 20 minutes. We did not get off the ride until 10:40! We rushed over to JTA check in and JUST made it. Of course we had to run Anthony to the bathroom and he made it back right when everyone was lining up. It was a close call!
The kids were lined up and Anthony, my nephew and niece were all put below the stage. My sister and I got a little worried because the previous show the kids below the stage had to fight Darth Maul. We weren't sure if Anthony or my niece would be okay with that! The kids were given their robes and lightsabers and told to find a circle to stand on. Ahsoka Tano from Clone Wars was assisting the young padawans today.
After learning their Jedi moves, Darth Vader came out.
Next we saw who our kids would be fighting, .Asajj Ventress from Clone Wars.
This was Jedi Training attempt number three for Anthony. Was it a success?
next update
The best cupcake of the trip! It started raining even harder while we were trying to wait out the rain. I checked menus on my phone and everyone decided they wanted to eat at Backlot Express over by Star Tours. We braved the rain and rushed over. The place was PACKED. We were all wet and cold and not in the greatest moods (especially me.
) Chad and my sister were ordering the food while the rest of us were trying to find a table which was no easy task. If a table did open people waiting outside would run in and swoop on it. It's hard to fight for a table when you are trying to keep track of 4 children. After about 20 minutes my BIL asked a CM to help us get a table and she very nicely did. I had the Grilled Turkey & Cheese - multigrain ciabatta with arugula and red peppers served with French fries or carrot sticks $8.99. It was fine. My favorite part of Backlot Express was that they had Sprite Zero as a drink option. Once we got a table and settled we actually enjoyed our lunch. We put the kids at one table and the adults sat at a table next to them and just kind of chilled for a minute.
We went to ride the Great Movie Ride which was a walk on.
And I love the R2D2 mug - too cute!!
Love those pictures of him!
I hope it started to let up some for y'all.
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She knew to take it to a teacher, or to the office if she needed help.
I think you came up with such a great solution. Especially being able to connect it to something she loves. I'm going to give you a big 
