Our final day started at Hollywood Studios rope drop. After seeing the Animal Kingdom crowds the day prior, we didn't want to battle those again. And since we had our FastPasses starting there mid-morning, we decided we would tackle our favorite rides at Studios first. We had talked up to William that he was finally tall enough to ride Rock 'n Roller Coaster, so that's where we headed first. It was great! From there we did Tower of Terror and Toy Story (and two trips to Starbucks), We were heading out the door to Animal Kingdom by 10:30. Hollywood Studios was a great success!
Now that we knew what to expect from the Animal Kingdom crowds, we were fine. Our first stop (after a few more photos) was Flight of Passage. It was amazing! It was like Epcot's Soarin' but so much better. Absolutely loved it and can't wait to ride it again. Since it was still crazy hot, we got frozen drinks (another strawberry margarita for me, and a multi-colored slushy for William) to enjoy while collecting some Wilderness Explorer stamps. We've been working on the book for 13 months now and still lack all the stickers from Conservation Station/Rafiki's Planet Watch area. In all of our trips to the park we have never been to that section. Next time!
After wrapping up the rides and attractions we wanted to do, we went back to the hotel to do laundry and nap (me) and nap and arcade (the guys). Our evening plan was the free DVC Moonlight Magic party at Typhoon Lagoon. We had never been to a Disney water park. It was fun - especially the free Mickey ice cream bars and the new Miss Adventure Falls raft ride. But I'm not going to hurry back. Lines, even at the special event, were long and the rides aren't very thrilling. We did get some cute character photos with no wait! Though I may have reconsidered a Sebastian photo if I had considered I'd be getting less than 4 hours of sleep before the flight home!
Now that we knew what to expect from the Animal Kingdom crowds, we were fine. Our first stop (after a few more photos) was Flight of Passage. It was amazing! It was like Epcot's Soarin' but so much better. Absolutely loved it and can't wait to ride it again. Since it was still crazy hot, we got frozen drinks (another strawberry margarita for me, and a multi-colored slushy for William) to enjoy while collecting some Wilderness Explorer stamps. We've been working on the book for 13 months now and still lack all the stickers from Conservation Station/Rafiki's Planet Watch area. In all of our trips to the park we have never been to that section. Next time!
After wrapping up the rides and attractions we wanted to do, we went back to the hotel to do laundry and nap (me) and nap and arcade (the guys). Our evening plan was the free DVC Moonlight Magic party at Typhoon Lagoon. We had never been to a Disney water park. It was fun - especially the free Mickey ice cream bars and the new Miss Adventure Falls raft ride. But I'm not going to hurry back. Lines, even at the special event, were long and the rides aren't very thrilling. We did get some cute character photos with no wait! Though I may have reconsidered a Sebastian photo if I had considered I'd be getting less than 4 hours of sleep before the flight home!
