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We were all hungry but could not find anything to eat at this time don’t ever go to DHS hungry in the evening. I asked if they wanted to leave and go get some food, but they didn’t want to.
Here are some pictures made me take along the way.
he's a ham, he loves the camera
We took a walk over to TSMM, but as I had already guessed all the Fastpasses were long gone. The wait was simply too long at 90 minutes 90 minutes with a 2 year old is like an eternity so we said we’d do this first thing in the morning the next time we were at DHS.
After Aidan’s meltdown earlier I decided that whatever we’d chose to do, it would have to be something we could all do together. When we saw the short line for The Great Movie Ride, we hopped on. Although the line was short we waited forever inside the building I’m not sure why.
We got the gangster version of the ride actually I think this is the only version we’ve ever gotten. We all really enjoyed the ride I know it’s a little corny, but it’s always been a favorite of mine. The boys were just a little scared of the Alien, but they handled it better than I thought.
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Since we had an early breakfast ADR the next morning, we all decided that it would be best if we headed out of the park.
When we got back to Pop we headed straight to the room. I called the front desk to see if we could order a pizza with our dining plan, but the CM informed me that it would cost be a table service credit. I was not willing to give up my TS meals for a pizza, so Jared and I headed to the food court while Will and Aidan waited in the room.
We ordered a pizza at the counter there and waited for about 15 minutes. I decided to pay out of pocket.
We passed the time at the gift shop. This is when Jared’s obsession with buying a watch began. He saw a watch that he wanted for $60. He did have plenty of his own money, but since it was our first day there I suggested that he wait and think about it. He wasn’t too happy, but he didn’t buy it yet.
When our pager went off they had given us a pager to notify us when our pizza was ready we headed back to the room. We devoured the pizza which was pretty good and went straight to bed.
Up Next: Breakfast With Princesses and I Give In And Rent One Of Those Overpriced Double Strollers
Great update! I'm sorry that Aidan was upset that he couldn't go on Star Tours. To add insult to injury, HISKMS was closed too . It sounds like you had a good day (and I'm glad you stepped up to the CM when it was your turn next!)
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Great update! I'm sorry that Aidan was upset that he couldn't go on Star Tours. To add insult to injury, HISKMS was closed too . It sounds like you had a good day (and I'm glad you stepped up to the CM when it was your turn next!)
Thanks. I just finished your honeymoon TR (at least the land part). We did have a great day. I had to stand up for myself, that's actually something I'm actively working on because I always let people step all over me, lol.
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Sorry that DHS was so crowded and that there was a meltdown I hope tomorrow is a better day!!
Actually, it was a great day. The meltdown seemed like an eternity when we were in the middle of it, but it was just a small part of an otherwise great day.
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Sorry things were closed. Sounds like the pizza was good though. I've always liked the Great Movie Ride.
I love that ride. I guess it just reminds me of when I was a kid and went to MGM. The pizza was good or we were just very very hungry.
How did you manage to get your son to wear the id tag around his neck? I got Andrew one and he wore it for about 5 minutes before he was taking it off complaining that it tickled.
We found the same problem at the Studios when we went in the evening. A lot of things Andrew was interested in were done for the day.
WDW - August 1997 Off Property
WDW - January 2005 AKL
WDW - May 2006 Pop Century
WDW- november-dec 2007 pop century
WDW- dec/jan 2009/2010 pop century
WDW- oct/nov 2012 art of animation
WDW- sept 2013 port Orleans riverside
WDW- july 2015 beach club
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Great update. I agree, the Studios is not much of an evening park. I understand the shows not running all day, but all the shows seem to have the same schedule. Maybe one or two of the shows could start later and run later. This year they seemed to do better with having the characters stay out later in the day, than what we experienced on our previous trip. Anyway, looking forward to your next day's adventures!
Poor Aidan...that HISTK playset can really cause some major meltdowns. On our last trip my DD was waiting all day to play in the park, we ended up going to DHS late, on the way there my older one said "look mom, the backstage tour has no line" so off we went...
Can you guess what happened? I stopped in the gift shop to pay for something, told the older one to take her sister to the park and instead she comes back in tears that she missed the only thing she really wanted to do
Glad you were able to head back and enjoy some downtime and pizza...can't wait to hear more about your breakfast and the princesses.
Thanks for the updates to your TR....good for you for stepping up and getting your service. So many of us do not want to "rock the boat" but us parents need to do what is right for our families too! I knew the dinning plan took TS credits for the pizza but didn't realize you could get the same thing from going to the foodcourt yourself...I wonder if you could have called the foodcourt to have them start the pizza before you went down for it?
Wow!! Sometimes you just have to step up and make a stand. Hope the new day works out better. I have found that for the most part the only going in the evening for the younger set at DHS is Fantasmic. Your pics are great. MORE PLEASE.
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so Jared and I headed to the food court while Will and Aidan waited in the room.
. It sounds like you had a good day (and I'm glad you stepped up to the CM when it was your turn next!)
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