Day 4- Hollywood Studios
September 27th, 2022
Go away Ian, go awayyyy Ian...
Forgot whether you still needed to get a virtual queue for Rise of The Resistance or not, so still woke up at 6:45am. Whoops.
Ended up having to stand on the bus to the park and almost fell on someone when the bus turned a corner. The bus was packed!
The first thing I visited when I got in the park was First Aid to patch up my poor feet. I reckoned I would end up with more plasters than feet at the rate I was going.
My next stop was Galaxy's Edge, but as I still couldn't walk very fast, I was doubtful about my ability to get on the ride without waiting 2 hours.
As I entered, Rise Of The Resistance was down, but as I walked further into the land, I saw people shuffling into a line, so followed them after overhearing people talking. It happened to be for Rise Of The Resistance which had only just that moment gone back up. Woohoo!
The line kept pretty much continuously moving through, and I ended up only waiting 10 minutes! Amazing luck! The ride was incredible and tied with Guardians for the best ride of the holiday.
I hung out in the land for a while, had a snack, and checked the news on the hurricane- and unfortunately learnt that Ian was going to go right across Florida. This sent me into yet another panic. I managed to distract myself by jumping onto
MDE and grabbed a
Genie+ for Runaway Railway.
I loved Runaway Railway! It was so cute. I thought that Great Movie Ride was a bit outdated. I think it's nice to get new rides occasionally.
I then headed towards Toy Story Land and decided to see One Man's Dream on the way. I hadn't seen the film at the end for a while, although I also would have liked to meet Sully.
After that, I headed to Alien Swirling Saucers, which is so cute. It was a little while until my next
DAS return time, so I had some early lunch at Woody's Toybox.
I had grilled cheese with tater tots,
which was delicious. It was so hard to find a table, even going in earlier. I ended up sharing my table with a nice family.
After lunch, I went to ride Slinky Dog Dash which I love. It's so much fun for a kids coaster.
Crossing back over the park, I saw the Pixar Motorcade cavalcade which was adorable. I've said it before, but I love these unexpected surprises!
I then decided to see the Frozen singalong show, which is always hilarious. The Royal Historians really make the show. Lots of funny Encanto references.
After, I popped up the road to see the Mickey & Minnie Vacation Fun short, which was funny and in an adorable theatre with Mickey Mouse seats.
I then took a drink break and had a nice sit down then walked over to Star Tours. Guess who got to be the Rebel Spy? My picture looked a bit gormless.
Guess who also went a bit crazy on Grogu stuff in the shop after?
I then saw Muppets 4D, which is perhaps a bit outdated but still quite cute. It's a nice AC break in any case.
My feet were still killing me, so I sat for a while on a bench near Mama Melrose's and checked up for any news on Hurricane Ian.
I found out that the parks were to be closed on September 28th and 29th, so this would be my last park day for a couple of days. Unfortunately, I was also scheduled to do the Halloween party on the 29th, so I really hoped that it would be refunded. Not long after, my phone made the first of many scary beeping weather alerts. When you don't expect them it's a little bit unsettling!
I had done most of the stuff I had wanted to do in the park and was waiting for my Tower Of Terror Genie+ time, so I went to see Beauty and the Beast.
Finally, I went to ride Tower Of Terror and got the front row. I was a bit worried that my backpack was going to go up and over and into the ride system! Lots of drops, which I like best.
It was getting rainy by this time and I had done everything I wanted, so I ate dinner at Rosie's All American Cafe of a cheeseburger and chips, which actually wasn't bad, rang my mum in a hurricane induced panic and then wandered around taking some photos of Sunset Boulevard at sunset because it's so pretty.
I decided before leaving to go and ride Star Tours again, in no small part because I had picked up the wrong size of a spirit jersey I bought. It turned out that they didn't have it anyway, so I just got a refund. I got an even better 50th anniversary hoodie a few days later anyway.
I watched the Disney Movie Magic or whatever projection show and then left not long after, going back to my resort and to bed.