Star Tours was the only 40 inch ride we tried to get Will on in May. He wasn't tall enough. This trip he was, and he (and Jason) rode it 5 or 6 times! I think I rode it 4 times with them. Will knows the stories now since Jason bought the DVDs of all the movies after our last trip, and they watched them together all summer!
In addition to riding the Star Tours ride, Will participated in the Jedi Training Academy for 4-12 year olds. We had to go straight from our breakfast to the sign-up at park opening. Even being there that early, he was in the 1:20 performance time slot. Will was the shortest kid by several inches and his "Yoda-sized robe" was still too long. We were a little worried that he was going to back out (see shy, short kid below), but he didn't. We just tried to keep our distance so he could focus on the trainers.
Since he was the smallest, he got to stand in the front of the stage which was great for picture taking. The kid whose back is to me in this picture did start crying during the practice and was escorted off.
Darth Vader made his appearance to get the kid to join the Dark Side. But they all bravely battled him with their light sabers and passed their padawan training! I have a video of Will's 30 second fight. He was the last kid to go, and it was very cute.
After the training (and a long time in the gift shop picking out toys for Jason, uh, I mean, Will), they couldn't resist a "ride" on the cruiser.
And now our house is about all things Star Wars. Jason bought Will a little bag of Star Wars Legos for being such a great traveler on the way home from Orlando. They assembled the fighter together the first time, and now Will has taken it apart and re-assembled it himself a half dozen times. So proud to see my little engineer in action. And that smile!
