We got up early again for the Early morning hours at Hollywood Studios. Most days one park has Extra Magic Hours. These can be extra hours in the morning or extra hours at night that can be enjoyed only by guests of the Disney resorts.
We got into the park pretty quickly and Doug ran ahead to get Fast passes to Toy Story Mania for all of us. One person can get them for multiple people but they have to take all of the tickets to the machine with them.
My parents, the girls, and I were able to take our time walking back to that part of the park.
We met back up with Doug and we had a while before our time so Doug decided he wanted to go ride Tower of Terror again. He ran off to the other side of the park and was able to ride that and Rock N Roller Coaster with no wait.
While he was gone, we had some granola bars for breakfast, browsed in some gift shops, and found the Singin' in the Rain umbrella. Other times of the year you can push a button underneath this on the ground and it will rain on top of the umbrella but I'm thinking they don't turn it on in Winter because they have the Osborne Lights all over the place (more on those later). I made my mom kind of lean back over the barrier so we could get a picture anyway- we love that movie!
Then we got in line for the Backlot Tour which was just opening up. It was perfect timing because Doug met back up with us right when it was time to go in.
The line was interesting with lots of props from different movies but we couldn't browse much because we just walked right through.
We got in the tram and began going all over the backlots checking out some sets and movie props.
The guide said this was the 'money' shot. I took her word for it.
One of my favorite parts was when we got to go past the costume making area. There was so much fabric!! There were people in there making costumes. It was pretty cool.
Then we hit Catastrophe Canyon and got to watch the truck start on fire and then have a flash flood threaten our safety. Abi was not enjoying this at all. She didn't like the fire... this comes into play again later.
We drove past many vehicles from various movies. One of my favorites was this spacecraft from the movie Flight of the Navigator... one of my favorites as a kid.
Doug enjoyed seeing some from the Star Wars movies...
After the tour we exited through an area that had more props and costumes from movies. I really liked seeing costumes and this chariot from the Narnia films. I love those movies.
After this we went to the Little Mermaid show. It was very cool. You sit in a theater and there is a stage with actors, a screen with some animation, and they have these projections on the walls and in the air above you that makes you feel like you are under the sea (with a little imagination of course). Abi really enjoyed it and Maddy loved it because it was musical.
Now it was time to go back to ride Toy Story Mania. The line was huge again so we were so glad we got to get in quickly with our fast passes rather than waiting over an hour in stand by.
I took some pictures inside the ride because Maddy and I were in a different 'car' than everyone else and I had a good view of them...
Dad and Doug on one side and my mom and Abi on the other...
Everyone enjoyed the ride. Doug got high score followed by my dad. I did better than last time but still not great considering I didn't play part of the time while I was taking pictures. My mom and Abi earned close to the same amount of points and Abi still talks about being frustrated she didn't get higher points.
We were ready for lunch. We walked past the Star Wars ride on our way. The ride was closed for refurbishment but we had to get a picture of Doug and Abi on one of the props.
Lunch was at Toy Story's Pizza Planet! It was great. They have the truck outside just like the movie and inside they have the arcade games. The pizza was pretty basic but the atmosphere was so much fun.
Up next: MORE Hollywood Studios!
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