It was a wonderful day at the most magical place on Earth.
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| OMG - the lines! So many people. |
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| We’re in! Here we go! |
We entered the park an hour before the official opening - another perk of staying at the official Disney campground. We headed straight to Toy Story Land for our gate crasher ride. We lined up right away for the Slinky Dog roller coaster. The decorations in Toy Story Land are incredible. The Tinker Toy theme was awesome. It feels like you are walking through the movies. The waiting areas for the rides were magical. They featured huge toy soldiers getting up to all kinds of shenanigans, a giant Etch A Sketch and a massive Mr. Potato Head who was resting when we passed but usually tells jokes.
Toy Story Mania was our second ride. We walked on with no line and the ride was super fun! We shot all sorts of targets to earn points in a friendly competition.
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| In this ride we shot targets to earn a high score. |
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| Ian was very serious about the shooting. |
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| Ian (on left) was the best shot and scored the highest. Ali’s score is on the right. |
After a spin on the alien saucers, we met up with Auntie Megan, Grandma Cora and cousins William and Elise. We were so excited to see them! Together we rode Mickey and Minnie’s Railway.
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| Goofy accidentally blew up the screen and we walked right through it! |
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| Goofy’s train. |
We actually popped back in to Toy Story Land later in the day to ride the Toy Story Mania ride a second time with Auntie Megan and family so they could experience it too!
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| Ian scored even higher the second time! |
We then headed off to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. We were very excited to experience this part of the park. The Rise of the Resistance ride was the absolute best ride I have ever been on in my life. At one point we were captured by the Storm Troopers and later we escaped by shuttle. It was completely immersive and honestly, simply incredible. We dined for lunch at Olga’s Cantina where we tried blue milk from the banthas in Tatooine. The robot DJ spun us some great tunes. The set was incredibly well done and it literally felt like being in the movies, including have Storm Troopers walking around and raiding the bar!
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| Roast beast. |
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| Blue bantha milk. |
After Star Wars, it was time to see some shows. The Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular was a favourite. They reenacted some of the iconic stunts from the movie and there were lots of explosions.
We caught Beauty and the Beast. This was a great abbreviated retelling of the story coupled with the best of the songs.
The Little Mermaid show was a winner with lots of colourful fish and great song and swim (dance) numbers.
After a sit down, snack, and afternoon rain storm, we did our last two rides - the Muppets roller coaster (which was an awesome thrill ride) and then the Tower of Terror. This last one was scary but oh so fun as we took the elevator to the top of the haunted hotel and the dropped down to the bottom through the Twilight Zone. The boys LOVED it. It was a great finale to a thoroughly enjoyable and memorable day at Disney.
