Day 2 was our first real day in the parks! We decided to start with Hollywood Studios mainly because of the crowd levels on that day. Our first stop that morning was breakfast at Hollywood Vine. Hollywood Vine is a buffet style resturant where you can meet Sofia the First, Doc McStuffins, Handy Mandy and Jake the Pirate. Mara LOVES Disney Jr. so I thought it would be a casual way to introduce her to them and I'm all about some breakfast!
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| Getting into the park early for Breakfast! |
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| breakfast with some of our favorite characters |
The girls reacted exactly how I thought they would be with the characters. They were shy and nervous never wanting to get up and talk to them or hug them. I was completely fine with this as I really wanted this breakfast to be a sort of introduction to characters as I knew it would be a BIG part of our Disney experience.
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| Little did she know she would be meeting him soon! |
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| Here comes Sofia! |
After lunch we headed to the rides hitting the Great Movie Ride first. Probably not the best use of our time because the girls didn't seem to enjoy it and were a tad scared by some of the darker parts. My favorite ride of our entire trip was next as we had fast passes for Toy Story Adventure. Maddy wasn't having this one either. Not sure if it was the 3D nature of the ride or that the cart moved pretty fast for her either way Josh and I had a blast competing for the top score (which I got!).
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| This about melted my heart |
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| not Maddy's favorite ride ever |
We split up here so Josh could ride the Tower of Terror while we met the power couple, Minnie and Mickey! The girls were adorable with this meet and greet. Mara gave Minnie a hug and admired her pink dress and jewels. Maddy wanted nothing to do with Minnie. For Mickey it was the opposite! Mara was not about him but all Maddy wanted to do was play peek-a-boo giggling the entire time!
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| She was SO excited! |
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| Admiring her bracelets |
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| Just a regular game of peek-a-boo... |
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| With the most famous mouse |
As we walked out of the meet and greet we got a special treat and saw Goofy, Chip and Dale! So fun to just walk into characters on the street!
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| Chip and Dale stop to say hi! |
It was onto the Little Mermaid from there which the girls really enjoyed. I appreciated the air conditioning as it was starting to get pretty hot. We reconnected with Josh from there and headed back to the hotel for a bit of a break grabbing lunch in the resturant there.
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| Interupted by a storm trooper parade |
Later that afternoon was our first taste of the nasty rains Florida has instore. We were able to see the Frozen show (AMAZING) but while waiting in line to see Olaf it started to downpour. Not like a light mist but like water up to your ankles rain.
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| Two tired girls...and parents ready for frozen |
Of course we had a time frame to keep so we had to venture out in it. Little did we know it wouldn't be the last time we dealt with this kind of rain but we sure got our system down. Stroller cover on. Ignore screaming kids. Push as hard as you can to bus stop. Keep head down.
Once dry and fed in the hotel we tucked the kids in bed and headed out on our own. This night was one of the special events Usborne had arranged for the trip earners. Although the original water park plan was cancelled due to weather we had a nice time at the indoor luau. If anything it was a night out just the two of us! We finished it with a drink (mocktail for me) at the hotel bar and planned the attack for Day 3 at Magic Kingdom!
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| UBAM family |
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