We got to Hollywood Studios before it opened and once we got in it was a mad dash to Toy Story Mania. I had never seen anything like it before. Thank goodness Doug had done his research to know that we needed to go there right away and get a fast pass. We realized once we were there that the line wasn't too long so we decided to just get in line to ride Toy Story Mania instead of getting a fast pass. This turned out to be a good decision. The ride was a lot of fun, but I'm not sure it was worth all the hype except for the fact that it was the only kid ride in Hollywood Studios.
While we were in Pixar Place the kids took a picture with Buzz and Woody.
After leaving Pixar we headed over to Animation Courtyard. Playhouse Disney—Live on Stage!™
was enjoyable, but the downside was that we sat on the floor and the puppets were controlled from the floor of the stage so they weren't very easy to see. They were a couple feet too short so we didn't get the full effect of the show. However, the kids didn't seem to mind which is really what matters.
Star Wars: Jedi Training Academy was by far the coolest part of our day. The kids were trained to be young Jedis by joining forces with a Jedi Knight against the Dark Side! The kids were trained in the art of fighting with a lightsaber, then put to the test as they face off against Darth Vader himself. Jacob, Ethan and Audrey handled themselves very well, but I definitely saw some children shaking when it was their turn to fight Darth Vader.
In the picture below Jacob is in the back, Audrey is to the right in a pink shirt and Ethan is to the right of her with the hood on his head.
Darth Vader shows up!
Jacob battles Darth Vader!
Audrey was much braver than I thought she would be.
Ethan was ready to fight!
After a tough day of Jedi Training we headed over to Pizza Planet for lunch.
We finished our day at Hollywood Studios with a couple more shows. Indiana Jones™ Epic Stunt Spectacular! was really cool, but Voyage of The Little Mermaid was not very memorable. Disney World has so many shows that it almost becomes numbing after awhile. It's important to make sure you only pick the ones that you really want to see and don't waste your time with the maybes. The only thing we wish we could have done while we were there was Star Tours. It was closed that day and it was one of the things we were really looking forward to doing.
We spent the second half of our day at Magic Kingdom riding all the rides we loved from the day before. We went on Space Mountain, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, Thunder Mountain and Splash Mountain. We didn't do any shows that afternoon which was a nice reprieve.
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