I was so excited to be going to Hollywood Studios because last time we went to Disney I was very surprised that it was our favorite. They had even added a lot of new stuff since we were there last. Unfortunately, the bottom fell out right when we got there. We spent our first 30 minutes huddled under the stroller rental spot. It was miserable! When it let up a little we headed straight to the Little Mermaid show because we figured it was indoors and would be dry. Pop and Jon opted out and I thought they were crazy for not jumping on a chance to be indoors. Little did we know that during the storm scene in the opening act some genius at Disney thought it would be a great idea to let it actually rain on the audience! Probably a good idea on a scorching July day, not so much on a wet, freezing day in February! We thought it was very ironic and funny that we went in to get dry and got wet. Although it was sad when the kids started whimpering when they got wet :) Then I came out to see Pop and Jon standing in the recently returned sun sipping steaming hot chocolate and realized they weren't so crazy after all!
Next, we headed for the boys to Playhouse Disney show where they could see some of their favorites, especially Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. At least here I knew it only rained bubbles!
We also were excited to see their Narnia exhibit. We are all HUGE fans of Narnia. Jackson has been Narnia characters for two Halloweens. He got to see the for real Peter costume:
Ashton was Lucy two Halloweens ago and got to pose with the real one:
Then we got to visit Pixar Lane and meet the green army man from Toy Story. Their plastic feet are the coolest:
The twins were a little unsure about the faceless, green man (notice how Wesley's lulling the "if I don't look at him he can't see me" tactic):
Pop tried to steal the hand grenade!
Nana added his autograph to her growing collection:
This is what my home feels like on most days :)
The kids really got along well on the trip. Sweet big brother carried little sis on his back lots:
You have to be careful around the Acme warehouse. Pop had a close one with this ton of bricks over his head!
We enjoyed seeing all the sets although it was too cold to enjoy my favorite which is the singing in the rain light pole- complete with real rain shower so we settled for a visit to San Francisco:
We couldn't wait to head over to the garage and meet our heroes- the kids all love them and Jon and I love them that they buy us two hours of peace while the kids watch them! They did not want to have their picture made but wanted to check our McQueen and "Dadgum"- that is what they call Mater since that is what he says all the time! It is the stinkin' cutest thing to hear them say it!
We always have to eat at Pizza Planet just like Andy:
If you are going to Disney I HIGHLY recommend the meal plan where you get a drink, a meal and dessert. I can guarantee this sweet girl's parents wouldn't have paid $5 for this admittedly cool dessert:
Besides the train, Will's favorite part of Disney World was the Mickey Mouse ice cream (again thank goodness for the meal plan!):
They no longer had the Stars and Cars parade we so loved. Now they have a Pixar block party where there are floats from their movies and they stop and you can dance with them. It was OK, but you really only get to see one float well depending on where you sit. Luckily for us, we got by the Toy Story float which was our favorite so the twins got to see Buzz and "YeeHaw Cowboy"- another name that is so cute!
The big kids were chosen to go out and dance which was really neat:
From the day Pop agreed to go to Disney with us, we were all excited to take him to the car stunt show. It was really wonderful. Although, in this picture I'm not making that face due to the show but rather the fact that Wesley's diaper had leaked on me!
If you ask any of us what was the funniest thing that happened on our trip, I'm pretty sure we'd all agree it was watching Will during the stunt show. EVERY time they would do a stunt he would gasp and put his hand over his mouth like this. It.was.hilarious!
I'm not sure why, but I found the twins wearing the 3D glasses for the Toy Story ride so unbelievably cute. I love this look:
Cute might not be the word I'd use hear. It'd be more like goofball!
This ride was so fun! It is new and one of my favorites. If you go, go there first to get your fastpass because they run out in the first hour the park is open for the entire day!
That night we rode the daredevil rides. The Tower of Terror is where you free fall several stories over and over. It is my favorite ride in the world! I was floored that my daredevil son who has the nickname "Dangerous Dodd" was scared to go on it! I finally talked him and Pop into riding it with me. He was noticeably scared for the first time our entire trip (Jackson not Pop. Pop was scared the entire trip. He was traveling with 4 kids after all!). Scared or not, he did it though he said he doesn't want to do it again.
In the shocker of the trip, Ashton wanted to ride it. She loved it and rode it 3 times! I couldn't believe she wasn't scared, but boy was she proud of herself for not being scared of something big bro was! She was begging to go ride ten more times- that's my girl!
We also were excited to see their Narnia exhibit. We are all HUGE fans of Narnia. Jackson has been Narnia characters for two Halloweens. He got to see the for real Peter costume:
Ashton was Lucy two Halloweens ago and got to pose with the real one:
Then we got to visit Pixar Lane and meet the green army man from Toy Story. Their plastic feet are the coolest:
The twins were a little unsure about the faceless, green man (notice how Wesley's lulling the "if I don't look at him he can't see me" tactic):
Pop tried to steal the hand grenade!
Nana added his autograph to her growing collection:
This is what my home feels like on most days :)
The kids really got along well on the trip. Sweet big brother carried little sis on his back lots:
You have to be careful around the Acme warehouse. Pop had a close one with this ton of bricks over his head!
We enjoyed seeing all the sets although it was too cold to enjoy my favorite which is the singing in the rain light pole- complete with real rain shower so we settled for a visit to San Francisco:
We couldn't wait to head over to the garage and meet our heroes- the kids all love them and Jon and I love them that they buy us two hours of peace while the kids watch them! They did not want to have their picture made but wanted to check our McQueen and "Dadgum"- that is what they call Mater since that is what he says all the time! It is the stinkin' cutest thing to hear them say it!
We always have to eat at Pizza Planet just like Andy:
If you are going to Disney I HIGHLY recommend the meal plan where you get a drink, a meal and dessert. I can guarantee this sweet girl's parents wouldn't have paid $5 for this admittedly cool dessert:
Besides the train, Will's favorite part of Disney World was the Mickey Mouse ice cream (again thank goodness for the meal plan!):
They no longer had the Stars and Cars parade we so loved. Now they have a Pixar block party where there are floats from their movies and they stop and you can dance with them. It was OK, but you really only get to see one float well depending on where you sit. Luckily for us, we got by the Toy Story float which was our favorite so the twins got to see Buzz and "YeeHaw Cowboy"- another name that is so cute!
The big kids were chosen to go out and dance which was really neat: From the day Pop agreed to go to Disney with us, we were all excited to take him to the car stunt show. It was really wonderful. Although, in this picture I'm not making that face due to the show but rather the fact that Wesley's diaper had leaked on me!
If you ask any of us what was the funniest thing that happened on our trip, I'm pretty sure we'd all agree it was watching Will during the stunt show. EVERY time they would do a stunt he would gasp and put his hand over his mouth like this. It.was.hilarious!
I'm not sure why, but I found the twins wearing the 3D glasses for the Toy Story ride so unbelievably cute. I love this look:
Cute might not be the word I'd use hear. It'd be more like goofball!
This ride was so fun! It is new and one of my favorites. If you go, go there first to get your fastpass because they run out in the first hour the park is open for the entire day!
That night we rode the daredevil rides. The Tower of Terror is where you free fall several stories over and over. It is my favorite ride in the world! I was floored that my daredevil son who has the nickname "Dangerous Dodd" was scared to go on it! I finally talked him and Pop into riding it with me. He was noticeably scared for the first time our entire trip (Jackson not Pop. Pop was scared the entire trip. He was traveling with 4 kids after all!). Scared or not, he did it though he said he doesn't want to do it again.
In the shocker of the trip, Ashton wanted to ride it. She loved it and rode it 3 times! I couldn't believe she wasn't scared, but boy was she proud of herself for not being scared of something big bro was! She was begging to go ride ten more times- that's my girl!To wind down the night Jon and I were the last people allowed on the Aerosmith Rockin' Rollercoaster. In fact Jon stopped for some reason and almost got shut out of the ride. Being last we got to ride in the back seat. It is Jon's favorite ride. My chiropractor probably loves it because I will need to see him for years to recover from the damage from that rough thing! It made me feel old :(
We put in one full day at Hollywood and everyone enjoyed every minute of it (except for being peed on). I was so excited that this trip I planned two days there! We had a whole other day to explore...
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