Day 11
This would be our last day at Disney and M1 wanted to end
with Hollywood Studios because that’s where the Star Wars Galaxy Edge was and
other rides that were supposed to be more for “older kids”. But in some ways it didn’t meet expectations.
First, this felt like the hottest of the three days. Although, the temperature was 34 degrees vs.
40 degrees at Epcot, there were less places to rest indoors. We were in the heat longer and so it felt
hotter – personally I thought we were in an oven.
Second, the lines were longer. Longer wait times meant more time outdoors,
which also contributed to feeling hotter.
Of the three parks, this was the one where we went to the least
attractions/rides because of the lineups.
The day started off great with the Aerosmith roller coaster
ride. This was a really fast ride and likely
ended up being ranked #2 in terms of all rides we went on, just behind
Guardians of the Galaxy. The day got even
better when we got the chance to meet and take a picture with Darth Vader. M1 opted out because she was terrified of
him, claiming he brought back childhood nightmares of how he was living in her
bedroom closet. Perhaps I introduced her
to Star Wars too early? I asked if I
could have a picture of Darth Vader choking me but the lady in charge said no
because they are running a “peaceful operation”. So I suggested just force choking and Vader
was about to agree but the lady in charge still said no and promptly dismissed
us.
We went to the Star Wars cantina for a drink but it didn’t
look like the one in Episode IV. Maybe
it was something out of Episode VII – IX.
Most of the props, locations, and rides had Episodes VII – IX as the
theme. (This was unfortunate and I would
blog about that but I can’t because in my mind those episodes don’t exist.) For example, the most popular ride was the
Rise of the Resistance but we thought it didn’t live up to the hype and
the Avatar ride in Animal Kingdom was better. I took a lot
of pictures and a video as we walked through the Millennium Falcon. The ride itself wasn’t that great and M1 and
M2 blamed it on the fact that M3 and I were the pilots and we didn’t know how
to maneuver.
Since this was our last day, we thought we should get
souvenirs for ourselves. M1 had
purchased a Monsters University hat and I got a t-shirt at Epcot but M2 and M3 did not get anything yet. So M2 got a Baby Groot that sat on her
shoulder and M3 got a deck of Disney Uno cards – Uno is one of her favourite
card games. I went all out and got a set
of Jedi robes at $200!
This Star Wars experience was significant because the girls (especially
M1, who kept asking me what I wanted to do and see and experience) really
wanted me to have a good time and not the other way around with most parents
and kids at Disney. My girls are growing
up.
Big Oh
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