We got there as the park was opening and went straight back to Toy Story Midway Mania to obtain our fast passes. Mission accomplished but we couldn't use our passes until 3:00 pm! Popular attraction. So needless to say we had some time to fill in--some 4-5 hours...
We first went to The Voyage of the Little Mermaid, a musical and puppet rendition of the storyline with some fun special effects. When that show was over we moved directly into the next theater for a Disney Junior Live show with Minnie, Mickey, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, Handy Manny, The Little Einsteins, and the Pirates. The kids got to get up and move around some and had a good time.
As we were heading to our next attraction, an extreme stunt show, Ethan saw Buzz and Woody and wanted to go in and see them. It was a 45 minute wait to meet the stars of Toy Story! There were several photo opps along the way and we finally got to the front of the line and neither child would even look at Buzz or Woody (Ethan included!). So Kevin and I each had our photo taken with the kids hiding their faces in our shoulders. Awesome.
Ethan deciding he no longer wants to meet any of his favorite characters.
Sofia assuming her usual position.
We went on a behind the scenes type backlot tour which was OK and Lights, Motor, Action extreme stunt show which was pretty cool (though Sofia wasn't a fan of it's volume or fire-induced heat). As we were heading back towards Toy Story Midway Mania we stopped and spent some time in the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids play area (another place in which Ethan became misplaced, but was found again without external assistance).
It was finally our turn to go into Toy Story Midway Mania! We got in with a minimal wait and the ride was fun, but not worth the 90 minute wait that the non-fast pass users had to stand in before their turn shooting targets with the laser guns. Seriously, why doesn't everyone know about and use the fast pass?!?! It just blows my mind!
Anyway, we left late afternoon with plans to go back in the evening on a different day to see the Fantasmic laser show which comes highly recommended. We have also promised Sofia a trip to the face-painter, though she has asked that I join her and have my face painted as well. We'll see...
Tomorrow we head back to Animal Kingdom for round 2.
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