Day 26 - Saturday 4 March - Hollywood Studios and Magic Kingdom

Had a 7:00 alarm wakeup for the 8:00 bus. Annoyingly the bus went to Animal Kingdom when noone actually wanted to go there, which wasted a bunch of time.

Walt Disney World entrance sign

Didn't get to the gates til 8:37, so missed early entry by 37 minutes #grunt. Then we ended up in the slowest lane in history (people in other lanes were getting in heaps quicker than us). Too many stoopid people being stoopid and then holding everything up by using the gate staff for chatting to about who knows what. So of course there goes the line to Slinky Dog. It said 45 minutes and it was a pretty slow annoying queue. And then you get the line cutters "oh we have family up ahead". YOUR FAMILY SHOULD HAVE WAITED FOR YOU!! We made it difficult for them to pass, and called them out on it loudly. The girl even had the hide to say to me "don't be a dick". Um *who* is the dick in this scenario? Dick. Still, the roller coaster was really nice. About as good a roller coaster as you get at Disney these days. And nowhere in the same league as Busch Gardens.

Slinky Dog roller coaster

We went and did Tower of Terror again, because the queue was much shorter than last night. It said 25 minutes was more like 10. So we did it again straight after. Fun times!

Annoyingly the Aerosmith rollercoaster, which David said is the best roller coaster in the park, is closed. #grunt

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith. Closed.

Next we did Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy "show" which was pretty dumb.

Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy

Then the Beauty and the Beast live show, which was actually really good.

Outside Beauty and the Beast stage show

Beauty and the Beast stage show

Next we did Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, which said a 45 minute wait and the queue was long and tedious but at least mostly air conditioned. But then the ride broke down so we didn't move for twenty minutes, and we happened to be stuck in this tiny corridor which wasn't any fun at all. But we didn't want to abandon our wait so far so we stayed. Fortunately it finally opened again not too long after. You start off in a rebel transport that gets "captured" by the First Order, and you get out in this huge hanger bay full of stormtroopers! Epic! And then you go on a roomba style ride to escape which is also epic, including going up lifts and seeing huge AT-ATs. Very very cool.

David waiting in Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

Screen in the queuing area of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

BB-8 and Rey in Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

X-wing and set decorations in Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

Admiral Ackbar (?) in Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

Storm troopers in a docking bay in Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

Storm troopers in Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

Corridor in Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

AT-AT walkers in Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

Kylo Ren on the bridge of a Star Destroyer in Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

Then Muppet*Vision 3D, but I didn't get a photo of David in his Haters gonna Hate tshirt with Statler and Waldorf. Oh well.

David outside Muppet*Vision 3D

Had lunch at Woody's Lunch Box. Going at lunch time meant the place was packed. Eventually asked if I could sit at someone's table while she waited for her family, but the people next door said we could join them. They were from England and come every few years.

Next we did the Alien Swirling Saucers which said 25 minute but was probably only about 10-15 minutes. It's kinda like teacups except with aliens, although you don't actually control it yourself.

Alien Swirling Saucers

Inside the Toy Story Land toilets

Paddlepop-stick chair in Toy Story Land

Then we had a wander through Star Wars land. They've done such an awesome job on this part of the park, it's just like you're walking the set of Andor or something. Very cool.