Just back 2/9-2/11

[dlavender]

This was our 4th AP weekend.

It was our first time skipping MK, as we wanted to let DS5 get his full Star Wars on at HS.

We spend Friday night in Pandora. Rode FOP twice (once with Rider switch). DW and I both felt something was off with the ride this time. Seemed more blurry and had less movement. Could have been a fluke, but we both had the same thoughts and rode at different times. Perhaps its lost some of that luster after 6 rides? (heads up, rider switch passes are for day only now for this ride)

HS takes a lot of flak (which I give it incessantly) but we spent almost an entire Saturday here, arriving 30 mins prior to RD, and leaving at 6:30.

We did the JTA for the first time. DD5 loved it. It is a large time commitment. We signed up at RD, then had to come back 30 mins prior to the show, then you have the show itself. We will probably skip it for a while, but it was a worthwhile endeavor.

We saw the Frozen show for the first time (in forever? couldn't resist..). DD3 enjoyed it, however, as a whole, we thought it was pretty sub par for a WDW production. I don't get why the characters didn't have more involvement in the show. Hopefully we can skip that one in the future.

ToT was awesome as always, and we spent a lot of time meeting characters this trip. We had no problem getting on Toy Story with our FP. I believe we waited 10 mins.

We spent Saturday night at Epcot. It seemed really crowded. Rode SE and walked around getting a few snacks and drinks. Went to ride FEA, but the littles were asleep when we made it back there, so we headed home.

Returned this morning to ride FEA, and waited about 45 mins a tad after RD. We walked around a little then headed home.

We had the best CM encounters this trip! Favorite encounters were the random photopass CM who captured our children eating Mickey bars behind the Indiana Jones show (we were desperately seeking some shade!), and the kind CM at the Photopass booth who colored with our kids while we were selecting our JTA photos for download.

It was a great (and hot) weekend!

 

[ChristineOH]

Glad you had a fun weekend! We love DHS too.

I must say, I saw your thread title and read the dates and thought, "Just back? What?" and realized it really is mid-February. Time is flying.

 

[mamamelody2]

Sounds like an awesome weekend!

 

[JerseyJanice]

Nice report! Welcome home!

 

[Davey Jones II]

Nice trip report. I agree about the Frozen sing along. The whole thing is centered around these "historians" instead of on the characters, which I think is just wrong headed. And hardly anyone was singing along! That show is at the top of my "skip next time" list.

The Frozen ride is another story. Loved it, it's beautiful, and what a showcase for state-of-the-art AAs! I lost track of how many times I said "wow!" during that ride.