I worked it out so that although our favorite park is Magic Kingdom, we would start with Disney Hollywood Studios for our first day. That way we could end with Magic Kingdom. Even though we got in late, we were still out the door before 9am. We were able to get there shortly after 9:30 to head right for Toy Story Mania. It is always the one that gets the busiest the fastest, and we already had a half hour wait. But there is one thing about Disney, the line waiting isn't bad at all because they always try to entertain you while you wait. Trevor enjoyed the ride and tried his best to get a high score. Gwen didn't care for the 3-d effects but we had already gotten our fast passes for later in the afternoon. We headed over to the Star Tours but got sidetracked by the Honey I shrunk the Kids playland. We had an early lunch (for us anyway, being on CST) but with as early as everyone eats, it always works out well for us. We dined at the Sci-Fi Drive In, and like last time we were there 3 years ago, Trevor was not happy with the entertainment. Because they show black and white movies with Sci-Fi scenes, we couldn't tear Trevor's eyes off the screen. They even break the short shows with cartoons with a space theme. Those, he said were "ok" but he didn't like being there. Gwen, was not bothered in the least and decided to eat her weight in food. Hot dog, grapes, french fries (hers and mine), and a chocolate shake. I knew she didn't get a lot to eat the previous day but I was still a bit surprised.
So we moved on to Star Tours, Voyage of the Little Mermaid then decided to head on over to the Tower of Terror/Rockin' Roller Coaster. Gwen again didn't care for Star Tours because of the 3-d effects. Trevor wasn't impressed about the loud noises and also took off his glasses for some of the parts. We found out that the Tower of Terror took kids 40" or taller, but the roller coaster had to be 48". That made the choice easier....Gwen went to the Tower of Terror and Trevor came on the roller coaster with me. Trevor wasn't exactly happy after we got off of the coaster, but the more we talked about it, the more I could convince him it was a fun ride. He has been on plenty of coasters before but that one is FAST. But I have to say, now after going on Space Mountain again, it is so much smoother. We headed back to our fastpass time for Toy Story Mania, and found out that Gwen didn't exactly have a good time on the Tower of Terror. It wasn't the ride part, she would take any roller coaster you could put in front of her. It was the "story" they give you before you actually are on the ride. I have a hard time believing we will get Trevor to go on that one. But we have now learned that Gwen just needs to take off her 3-d glasses, so we could see Muppets, ride Toy Story Mania again, and then for the future shows we saw at other places. After we came off of the Muppet ride, we saw some characters, and wanted to get some pictures, but Gwen fell asleep in Russ's arms. Actually, she fell asleep in Vicky's arms but Russ had to carry her once we headed out to the exit.
We had to save Beauty and the Beast for the next time, and try to get into the Jedi Training Academy but other than that, a very successful first park day!
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