We hadn’t planned any Disney for this holiday, but decided we needed a fix. Hotdog isn’t a huge Disney fan so it was likely the magic pixie won’t work on him. I have done Disney parks many times since the late eighties, but this was a whole new experience for Hotdog.
Our Shuttle was on time getting there and we were told to be at the pick-up point at Epcot for 6.20pm – remember this or you will be left behind and will need to pay for a taxi! We then took a Disney shuttle to Hollywood Studios, which took about 10 minutes.
We didn’t have park tickets, so just paid for the basic day park entry, which was $191 for us both. This sounds expensive and I’m sure people will think we were mugged, but few weeks before our departure we were going to splosh over £500 on Disney’s 14 Day Ultimate Tickets. So glad we didn’t as we could only fit in one day or possibly two.
First up was the Indiana Jones Stunt Show, which we both really enjoyed, then onto Star Tours. The Great Movie Ride was great, but Hotdog found the robotic mannequins a bit creepy – especially the gangsters with their evil eyes! Grabbed a bite to eat. There was a long wait for The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow, so opted for the Studio Backlot Tour, really enjoyable with lots of insight and surprises. We then did Muppet Vision 3D – not the best 3D experience, but entertaining in typical Muppet fashion.
Time for Twilight Zone Tower of Terror – it had a 10-minute wait so we hopped on. This ride spooked us a bit as we weren’t sure what to expect!
Walked over to the Rock n Roller Coaster, but it had a wait of 40 minutes, so we sat and waited for Beauty and the Beast show, which I really enjoyed, even Hotdog was impressed and I cried at the end. Made our way back to Rock n Roller Coaster, which still had a 40-minute wait so we decided to do some souvenir buying instead. Hotdog was pretty impressed with the Halloween stuff. We got a present for the cats back home (Halloween 3D dinner placemats – really cool), a fridge magnet, and a Halloween Vinylmation figures.
Hollywood Studios was very entertaining for Hotdog the Disney cynic and it gave him a taste of what to expect if we were to do more Disney full on! Funnily the magic did seem to work after all!
Shuttle back to the hotel was on time. Back the at the hotel we decided on room service and a night in with the TV.