When we did finally make it out the door and down to *OUR* wonderful boardwalk we went down the dock and caught the Friendship Boat to Disney Hollywood Studios. No line to get in at all and the streets were littered with Photo Pass people. Hooray! Our CD of Photo Pass pictures is always our favorite souvenir but there had seemed to be a severe shortage of Photo Pass people this trip. But we found some and proceeded to make up for lost time!
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| Hey Kids, you just left the state of California... |
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| What do you want to do? |
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| "Go to Fake California in Florida!!!!" |
We turned to the left and headed towards Rockin' Roller Coaster and Tower of Terror. On our way we met two delightful security guards. They were pretty much the sweetest things ever. One of them took our picture with the other and then he tried his hand at taking our picture in front of the Tower of Terror. I wouldn't suggest he quit his day job. Though he did get ALL of the tower in the picture and our faces made it into the shot as well so it wasn't too bad.
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| Our security guard friend |
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| With a little practice he could be okay! |
We found a "real" Photo Pass person along the way. She was trying to get a Spanish speaking family to act scared for the picture in front of the Tower but they were not understanding each other at all. I asked Steevin what the Spanish word for scared or afraid was so we could help out but I put him on the spot and the answer flew right out of his brain and didn't come back for the rest of the week. I'm not kidding, he literally tried to remember it all week and it drove him crazy. We got our picture taken and we felt we looked appropriately scared with Steevin leaping on my back. And then we got a fastpass for Rockin Roller Coaster.
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| Eeeeee! |
We did our second favorite thing to do on vacation after eating... which is shopping. We checked out the stores and then headed to ride Steevin's favorite ride... The Great Movie Ride! Okay... he barely tolerates it. But I love it. I don't know why. Its cheesy.... yeah sure... but its also awesome! After we ditched Bugsy and got our tour guide back we had worked up an appetite. We scooted our tushes over to the ABC Commissary where Steevin ordered a Shrimp Burger and I got a Chicken Bleu sandwich. The Cast Member taking our order complimented my outfit and said she wished she was 20 years younger so she could wear it. I told her I thought she could wear it anyhow and then felt pretty good about my outfit for the rest of the day. We took our food under the giant sign for Steevin's favorite TV show... The View. Whoopie!
After lunch we decided to watch The Voyage of The Little Mermaid. I told him it was an odd show with singing, puppets, lasers and indoor rain. I did not lie. Steev's review was "Weird." Still confused by what he had just seen, Steevin agreed to ride Tower of Terror with me. Steevin is not a fan of this ride but and I really don't mind skipping it at all when we are at California Adventure. But it had been a LONG time since I rode it here in Florida. I told Steevin he was free to sit it out and I would go ride by myself but he insisted we get FastPasses and we would ride together. He is a trooper! We headed back and got FastPasses for Tower and then took our ride on Rockin Roller Coaster. FUN!
When we exited into a gift shop instead of a rock concert like we had been promised we decided we should get a drink and a snack. We decided to go to the Tune In Lounge since we wouldn't get a chance to soak up the decor as we weren't eating at the 50's Prime Time Cafe this trip. The Tune In Lounge was a lot of fun. The bartenders were friendly and the drinks were good! I had a Gin and Tonic to start and Steevin had a Malibu and Coke. Then we each got a Magical Star cocktail with glowing ice cube and that drink was delicious. We shared a plate of giant onion rings and had a great time just hanging out.
After our little treat we watched One Man's Dream which always manages to make me cry. I'm sorry but, Walt Disney is just too dang inspirational, okay?! I sopped up my tears and we went to the Magic of Disney Animation. We got our pictures taken with Mickey and Mr. and Mrs. Incredible. We JUST missed getting pictures with FroZone and I'm sure you can imagine my sadness. While we were here Steevin learned how to digitally paint on a computer. Thank goodness!
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| Super Heros! |
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| Oh man... I look tired here. LOL! |
We took a look around the Streets of America which was a little disappointing for us. We loved the area so much last time and had so much fun taking pictures and using the "sets" but this time it was all blocked off for the Osborne Family Lights. And that would have been cool to see but they weren't actually running them anymore, they just hadn't been taken down for the year so all the sidewalks and buildings were roped off. We decided we needed goofy pictures still so instead we checked out the Honey I Shrunk the Kids play area which was (not surprisingly) packed full of little kids. We attempted to play and take pictures. We did a pretty good job with only minimal bumps and bruises which I guess we deserve for trying to cram ourselves in such tiny spaces.
We headed back over to Tower of Terror to use our FastPasses. I am happy to report that Steevin lived. He said he liked Florida's version of the ride better than California's but expressed "that's not saying much". I doubt he'll feel the need to ride it again in the near future but it was fun to ride with him and see the differences. We found an open planter ledge by the Big Ass Hat just in time for Mulch, Sweat and Shears. We saw an older couple looking around for a place to sit and rest their tootsies so we scooched together and called over to them and told them we had been saving them a spot. They laughed and took a load off to enjoy the show. We watched for a while and then headed over to the Indiana Stunt Spectacular so we could see the whole show. Last time we were here it was cut short due to rain.
After the show we shopped and wandered a bit before it was time for dinner at the Sci-fi Dine In. We had a cute little girl in front of us who kept turning around to talk to us and when her dad would tell her not to bother us, she just looked at him weird and said "Why?". As always, the Sci-fi was a fun experience. We had a wonderful waiter named Ken and some tasty food! I had the Rib Eye Steak and a peanut butter chocolate cake for dessert. Steevin had the All-American Picnic Burger which was a burger topped with a hot dog, sauerkraut and onions! He also managed a dessert but he had the red velvet cheesecake. I'm telling you, the dinning plan is a true test of your gluttony. Its hard work!!
As we left the restaurant, the park was closed so we took pictures with our glowing ice cubes from our drinks and then headed to the boat dock which was apparently closed for the evening but we luckily were picked up by a friendly boat captain and his one man crew. We decided we didn't want the evening to end so we head to Jellyrolls for fun and drinks... though we may have had more drinks than we intended. We ordered their "Special" drink of the evening which was a HUGE Alabama Slammer. And the waitress came by later and asked if we wanted another. It was loud so Steev was using "sign language" and meant to give the international sign for "No more" which is shaking your head and making a "cutting" motion with your hand but instead he gave the international sign for "One more" which is holding up one finger. When she left I leaned over and said "Um... I think you just ordered another one." and he assured me he didn't... until she came back with another one for him. LOL! We split it because it was the only thing to do. I really wanted a Jellyrolls shirt but alas I don't think they sell them. We sang out hearts out for several hours before heading back to the room to crash for the night.
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| Sad Steev because he can't play on the sidewalks |
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| Excited Beth because she spots a Toy Soldier having a BBQ |
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| Freeze Frame! |
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| I don't even like mushrooms |
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| But grass is tasty! |
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| Little known fact about Steevin... He loves celery. It was hard to convince him not to eat the "giant celery"... |
After the show we shopped and wandered a bit before it was time for dinner at the Sci-fi Dine In. We had a cute little girl in front of us who kept turning around to talk to us and when her dad would tell her not to bother us, she just looked at him weird and said "Why?". As always, the Sci-fi was a fun experience. We had a wonderful waiter named Ken and some tasty food! I had the Rib Eye Steak and a peanut butter chocolate cake for dessert. Steevin had the All-American Picnic Burger which was a burger topped with a hot dog, sauerkraut and onions! He also managed a dessert but he had the red velvet cheesecake. I'm telling you, the dinning plan is a true test of your gluttony. Its hard work!!
As we left the restaurant, the park was closed so we took pictures with our glowing ice cubes from our drinks and then headed to the boat dock which was apparently closed for the evening but we luckily were picked up by a friendly boat captain and his one man crew. We decided we didn't want the evening to end so we head to Jellyrolls for fun and drinks... though we may have had more drinks than we intended. We ordered their "Special" drink of the evening which was a HUGE Alabama Slammer. And the waitress came by later and asked if we wanted another. It was loud so Steev was using "sign language" and meant to give the international sign for "No more" which is shaking your head and making a "cutting" motion with your hand but instead he gave the international sign for "One more" which is holding up one finger. When she left I leaned over and said "Um... I think you just ordered another one." and he assured me he didn't... until she came back with another one for him. LOL! We split it because it was the only thing to do. I really wanted a Jellyrolls shirt but alas I don't think they sell them. We sang out hearts out for several hours before heading back to the room to crash for the night.
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| Fun with Glow Cubes |
