Disney Vacation: Day 8

Day 8 of our Disney Vacation was day 7 of our 7 day park pass. We spent this day at Hollywood Studios again to ensure we saw everything we needed to and because I really wanted to see Fantasmic, a water and laser light show that came highly recommended.

We started the day with face painting. Sofia had been asking to have her face painted for the past 3 days and I had promised we would do it before we came home. As the kids picked out their make-up design Kevin tried to grab some fast passes for the Toy Story ride, but there were none left for the rest of the day and the wait was anywhere from 90-120 minutes all day long! Anyway, the kids got their faces painted and Ethan and I each sacrificed our shirts that day due to a hot sweaty day leading to running face paint and disaster when a tired boy kept hiding his face in my shirt during the Beauty and the Beast show we saw later in the day...


Flutterfly Sofia


Superhero Ethan

We hit up several attractions including an Indiana Jones stunt show; Honey, I Shrunk the Kids playground (where both children again went MIA--we knew they hadn't left because I stood in front of the exit the entire time, but it still took two of us working as a team to find them both!); the great movie ride; Beauty and the Beast; and 3D muppets.


Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

We left the park for dinner hoping that Ethan would fall asleep in the car so that he could get at least a short nap--he did not. He was a bit contrary during the majority of the day since, as you may recall, we were at Magic Kingdom and didn't get back to the hotel until after midnight! Anyway, we went back to the park and we saw Fantasmic which I thought was awesome and the kids enjoyed it, too, despite the wait for it. It was a great combination of water, colored lights, laser, and fireworks. I highly recommend it!

After two days I definitely feel like we conquered Hollywood Studios... If you're heading to the parks and have limited time, this is the park I would skip, but I'm definitely glad we were able to check it out and see all the good (and some not-so-good) attractions.

We had another late night and didn't get back to the hotel until 10:30. The kids were really wound up so we took them swimming until the pool closed at 11pm and started to prepare for our trip home the next day. At least we had a later flight and the kids actually slept in until 9 am the next day! I'll include a post about our "fun" trip home and some of the keys things I learned on this, my first trip to Disney World.

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