The Tale of the Grow Walk ….Hunh? DCL Magic and WDW Review

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Claire got her usual pizza.

Mom got some different types of tacos.

And I got the crusted chicken parmesan.

It was all delicious. We had plenty of left overs and dad had an assortment to choose from when we got back.

I no longer remember our conversations that night, but I know we had some good laughs about something.

Of course we couldn’t leave without taking dessert with us.

I think Claire got one too, but I don’t have a picture.

I believe when we got back I took Claire for a quick swim before calling it a night.

And then we lay in bed watching TV till we fell asleep.

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Day 6, March 26, 2014, Wednesday

Today we were heading back to Disney World, Hollywood Studios to be exact.

I took a few shots of my morning walk.

Claire and I got ready and headed off. My parents were going to go visit some Ohio friends today. They have a Florida home that is actually very near Legoland.

I programed Siri and off we went. Claire dozed in the car this morning. The busy week was starting to catch up with her.

I pass some signs that direct me to DHS, yet Siri is not telling me to go that way. OK….. Then it tells to turn and I have arrived….oh yes I have arrived all right….in a Cast Member entrance. Um nope, that’s not where I am supposed to be. I turn around and feel like an idiot and head out and find the correct entrance.

It was a little chillier this morning so Claire and I were wearing our sweatshirts. We walked up to the tram stop and waited for one to come. A preteen aged boy looks at us. I didn’t think anything of it at first and then he turns to his parents and says “I thought we were in Disney WORLD?” Hahahaha! Claire and I were wearing our Disneyland sweatshirts. I laughed and told him I had just been to Disneyland the month before and we brought our sweatshirts to wear to the World for fun.

The tram came (I really hate doing the trams) and then made it to the entrance.

I think we arrived around 9:45ish.

And yes it was still crowded. I kept wishing each day we would find it empty all of a sudden.

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I had one thing on my agenda first.

Breakfast!

The line was quite long and we got in. Once we got inside I realized the holdup was people ordering sandwiches. We don’t want no stinking sandwiches….we want

Cupcakes!

You could skip ahead to the register, where there were only a few people and ask for your cupcake right there out of the case, so we did and were served very fast then.

We went with the chocolate peanut butter one as I have at thing for chocolate and peanut butter together and last time we had this it was very good.

We headed over to the outside seating area near the Brown Derby and took a seat and shared it as I went over the app. I checked my FP+ times and made note of it in my brain. I wondered why I made the Toy Story one so late….hmm I swore I made it for earlier so we could head to MK later….oh well.

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After that we took off wandering around till our first FP was ready.

I only watched this show a couple of times, but enjoyed it. Sadly the Wonderland version was on a bad night for me and hard to catch. It has since been canceled….or they just chose not to extend it into more episodes, but one of the main characters is now on Once Upon a Time.

Speaking of…..

I wanted to get a picture of Claire in here, but these girls were not moving. I guess it was their personal resting area.

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We have not done Muppet 3D in a long time. I actually think the only time I have taken Claire in there was when she was maybe 3 or 4 and as soon as we left she threw up in a garbage can. Maybe that’s why I haven’t gone back.

We decided today would be the day.

I think this next picture was another “where in the world are we” that I posted on facebook.

Now I haven’t mentioned it much lately, but many people were complaining about the whole “My Disney Experience”. And in a crowded room like this I could hear a lot of people talk about it as we waited.

The apps weren’t working right; people did not like the 3 FP restriction and having to schedule them ahead. I think some people are now getting used to it, but it still is a mess in my opinion and needs a lot more work. I still am not a fan of the prescheduled FP’s and it has made a lot of walk on rides now have long waits.

Anyways…..I took a few pictures while we waited.

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I kept watching this ticker. I am not sure what it was as it didn’t actually countdown to when the doors opened, which I thought was what it was doing at first.

We enjoyed the show. Claire thought it was pretty funny and I am glad we went and saw it again after so many years.

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Look who we saw out for a meet and great!

Even though we love them, we did not stop as the line was long and we had another destination to get to.

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Our first fastpass of the day was for Star Tours.

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Claire just loves this ride. She would ride it over and over if I let her. I tend to get a little motion sick on this though if I ride it over and over, so I try not to. I do however try to take bonine each day to prevent that feeling.

We headed over towards Indiana Jones Stunt show when we left and thought about going in as Claire has never seen this show. When we got to the entrance we were told the show was full and they couldn’t let anyone else in. Oh well. I hope it stays for a little while longer so I can take her to it someday. There are many rumors floating that it will be closing. Also in case you haven’t heard, the rumor is Hollywood Studios will be changing its name again….yes again. I think I heard the current one rumored is “Disney Adventure”. I am not sure how I feel about that.

We sat down on a ledge and I looked over my app. And surprise surprise, it wasn’t working correctly.

It kept giving me info on Animal Kingdom and I kept switching it back over to Hollywood Studios, but every time I would open it again it would be back to AK. I looked over my FP times again. Hmmm. I thought my Toy Story Mania time was earlier the last time I checked. I swear this is 15 minutes or so later than what I saw earlier today.

Don’t take a picture of me mom!!!

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We moved on.

And….the hat is leaving. I am not happy about that either. It really is the park icon to me. The Ear water tower was always a joke to me back in the days before the hat.

The sea of strollers!

We wanted to check things out in the Animation Studio and find out where we could draw a character.

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Wreck it Ralph and Vanelope were out, again with a long line.

I couldn’t find where the animation class was, but we found a queue for something. We decided what the heck, let’s get in line.

It was not a fast moving line however.

OOOOOH! It’s Minnie Mouse!

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I swear I never knew she was in here.

Of course I took pictures of Claire and Minnie with my camera as well.

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I believe we walked over to One Man’s Dream next and I took a ton of pictures in there as we browsed around.

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Wouldn’t you just love to have these sets to play with a kid?

Doesn’t she look enthused?

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He doesn’t look so happy either! LOL!!!!!

As I kid I would’ve loved to have this castle to play with.

New Fantasyland!

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AWWWW…Look at the little Dumbos.

 

 

 

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We exited that and went on our way. I took this picture of a line. I have no clue what it was for now, but it looks crowded.

 

 

Our next fastpass was for the Great Movie Ride and it was time to head there now.

 

 

I LOVE Gown With the Wind.

 

 

We got in pretty fast and soon we were on our way to a great movie ride!

 

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It has been a few years since I have last rode this as well. I keep hearing rumors of this being closed, this being changed slightly or this becoming a new ride. I still don’t know what will happen, but I am glad we rode it again.

 

 

 

I wish my Mary Poppins pictures came out better.

 

 

 

 

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We got the Gangster…and it was a girl and she wasn’t very good. Very hard to understand as well as she was trying to talk like a gangster, but her words were all mushed together.

 

 

I swear it sounded like she was talking with a mouth full of marbles.

 

 

 

 

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Oh dear…what is happening here?

 

 

We got our guide back! Yay!

 

 

 

The Tarzan room cracks me up. He keeps hollering over and over.

 

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I have a thing about trying to get shots in the Wizard of Oz room.

 

 

 

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I’ll get you my pretty! And your little dog too!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That was fun. I don’t think Claire remembered much from that ride either, so it was nice for her to do some newer stuff or old stuff that seems new.