ashw100
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Day 1: Part 3
He's Being Pushed by the Force
With our night suddenly freed up, we decide to see Woody and Buzz since there line wasn’t too long.
While waiting an army man got in line to entertain everyone.
The boys were so excited for their first character meet of the trip.
They all bombarded Woody and left Buzz all alone.
Buzz walked over to the window were Joe and my dad were and started acting sad to them because no one cared about him. DS6 being the sweet boy he is went over to comfort Buzz.
Since the boys liked Woody and Buzz so much, I figured we might try to meet the Star Wars characters so my mom and dad could be there. The Launch Bay was very busy with the dessert party going on, but the character lines were super short, only a five minute wait for Chewie. The kids loved looking at all the Star Wars artifacts they had.
The boys had a good meet, with Chewie, this is one of DS2s favorite characters and he loves to make the wookie sound. He was too shy this time, but Joe did it for him and Chewie was not impressed.
Next we got in line for Klyo Ben as DS2 calls him.
And Connor got a red card
This meet was not as good. The CMs treated us very coldly. We were told to put our bags down and all stand with Kylo and then the boys could get pictures. We tried to explain that we didn’t need a picture with all of us and were snapped at to go stand next to Kylo.
Once we got out of the way, the boys stood to pose, there was zero interaction, he didn’t even move he just stood there like a statue.
After this picture, DS2 started trying to talk to Kylo and finally he reacted and DS2 tried to force push him and Kylo forced pushed DS2. DS2 flies across the room, because you know he was forced pushed, and the CM snapped at him again. He said that’s not the exit, so now I was annoyed. I said, he is being pushed by the force, but we were all basically over the rude CMs there and just left
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After our less than stellar meet, I had FPs for ToT, but we were trying to decide if we wanted to try and see the SW fireworks. My mom and I decided that we would rather ride ToT so we rushed off in that direction as our FP was expiring, and the boys went to find a spot for the fireworks.
My mom and I had a great trip to the Twighlight Zone, and made it out of the ride just as F! was letting out.
We were able to weave around the crowd, but before we were halfway up the street the fireworks started. We were actually able to grab a halfway decent viewing spot in the area in front of HBD and watch most of the show.
I thought the show was very good, but I definitely missed all the fireworks that the other shows had. The projections, lasers, and fire was a nice touch though. Once the show had ended, we realized we were standing right by the boys the whole time, which made for a really easy meet up in the crowds. We found a secluded spot and sat there while the crowds cleared out. My dad wanted to buy each of the boys a souvenir, so we went into Mickey’s of Hollywood to see what we could find. They all ended up with Star Wars toys, because what other kind of toys are there
? And we made our way out of the park. One negative to waiting out the crowds in the park was dealing with them trying to leave the parking lot. I passed the time chatting to Joe’s parents and my grandma who had called to wish me a happy birthday. Once we got back to the hotel my dad and Joe went to get a drink while we got the boys ready for bed and unpacked. I had some things I needed to take care of so I met the guys at the Victoria Falls bar and got a drink, a Mai Tai if I recall. The guys had been chatting with a couple from Georgia and they were all not exactly sober at this point, well expect Joe. It was interesting talking to them because their son was a marketing guy for Disney and does a lot of the filming of things in the park. In fact, if anyone watched the Disney Parks Holiday specials, apparently he was the one who was responsible for the all the international park castle lightings and got to go to Asia to film those, pretty cool. I got a second cocktail, the Pimm’s Punch next.
After our drinks, we said goodbye to the couple from Georgia and went over to the store, Zawadi Marketplace. I don’t remember why we went there, but I ended up walking out with a brand new set of Minnie ears thanks to my dad. Next I had to go to the front desk to get my birthday button. Our last stop was to the QS, the Mara for some late night snacks and to purchase our refillable mugs, and thanks to the AP discount we saved some dough too. We talked to a couple and ended up talking about Chicago, where we’re from and ended up meeting two more people who were also from Chicago who were not together and didn’t know each other.Cue it's a small world
I got the Mixed Tomato Flatbread with wine-ripened, tomatoes, roasted garlic, fresh herb ricotta, artichoke, and red peppers.
This was so good, and definitely not the last time I would have this. I also got zebra domes to share.
These were okay, I wasn’t a huge fan though, the consistency was weird to me. I only had one and the package never even got finished
. After our late night snacks my parents left to go back to their hotel and we were all out within minutes.
He's Being Pushed by the Force
With our night suddenly freed up, we decide to see Woody and Buzz since there line wasn’t too long.
While waiting an army man got in line to entertain everyone.
The boys were so excited for their first character meet of the trip.
They all bombarded Woody and left Buzz all alone.
Buzz walked over to the window were Joe and my dad were and started acting sad to them because no one cared about him. DS6 being the sweet boy he is went over to comfort Buzz.
Since the boys liked Woody and Buzz so much, I figured we might try to meet the Star Wars characters so my mom and dad could be there. The Launch Bay was very busy with the dessert party going on, but the character lines were super short, only a five minute wait for Chewie. The kids loved looking at all the Star Wars artifacts they had.
Next we got in line for Klyo Ben as DS2 calls him.
After this picture, DS2 started trying to talk to Kylo and finally he reacted and DS2 tried to force push him and Kylo forced pushed DS2. DS2 flies across the room, because you know he was forced pushed, and the CM snapped at him again. He said that’s not the exit, so now I was annoyed. I said, he is being pushed by the force, but we were all basically over the rude CMs there and just left
. After our less than stellar meet, I had FPs for ToT, but we were trying to decide if we wanted to try and see the SW fireworks. My mom and I decided that we would rather ride ToT so we rushed off in that direction as our FP was expiring, and the boys went to find a spot for the fireworks.
My mom and I had a great trip to the Twighlight Zone, and made it out of the ride just as F! was letting out.
We were able to weave around the crowd, but before we were halfway up the street the fireworks started. We were actually able to grab a halfway decent viewing spot in the area in front of HBD and watch most of the show.
? And we made our way out of the park. One negative to waiting out the crowds in the park was dealing with them trying to leave the parking lot. I passed the time chatting to Joe’s parents and my grandma who had called to wish me a happy birthday. Once we got back to the hotel my dad and Joe went to get a drink while we got the boys ready for bed and unpacked. I had some things I needed to take care of so I met the guys at the Victoria Falls bar and got a drink, a Mai Tai if I recall. The guys had been chatting with a couple from Georgia and they were all not exactly sober at this point, well expect Joe. It was interesting talking to them because their son was a marketing guy for Disney and does a lot of the filming of things in the park. In fact, if anyone watched the Disney Parks Holiday specials, apparently he was the one who was responsible for the all the international park castle lightings and got to go to Asia to film those, pretty cool. I got a second cocktail, the Pimm’s Punch next. After our drinks, we said goodbye to the couple from Georgia and went over to the store, Zawadi Marketplace. I don’t remember why we went there, but I ended up walking out with a brand new set of Minnie ears thanks to my dad. Next I had to go to the front desk to get my birthday button. Our last stop was to the QS, the Mara for some late night snacks and to purchase our refillable mugs, and thanks to the AP discount we saved some dough too. We talked to a couple and ended up talking about Chicago, where we’re from and ended up meeting two more people who were also from Chicago who were not together and didn’t know each other.Cue it's a small world
I got the Mixed Tomato Flatbread with wine-ripened, tomatoes, roasted garlic, fresh herb ricotta, artichoke, and red peppers.
These were okay, I wasn’t a huge fan though, the consistency was weird to me. I only had one and the package never even got finished
. After our late night snacks my parents left to go back to their hotel and we were all out within minutes.
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Trips with little ones can be tough, but rewarding as well. 
Can't take the ferry. Monorail is having it's usual issues. Awesome. 
