Disney Hollywood Studios...Florida Adventure Part 1

Day one we knew we needed a game plan, but weren't sure what that was. So rather than taking Magic Kingdom by storm, we decided to start out small at Disney Hollywood Studios.


The boys knew our vacation destination was Florida, but they didn't know what we were doing there - they were surprised to say the least...


This was the place to see some of our favorite movie characters, do a few rides, watch a few shows...and just enjoy the day.



Getting autographs was definitely a favorite. Even Eli wanted to be a part of this. We didn't buy him is own autograph book, but in between characters, he thought this one was his! He is such a big boy and certainly wants to take part in EVERYTHING his older brothers are a part of!



The "Army Guy" was one of Justin's favorite characters. Unfortunately when we arrived at his line, his boss told us he was done for the day. Justin took out his Military ID hoping that it would pull some weight, but it didn't...there was no budging on break time. No autograph from him, however, Army Guy did help us push our very heavy stroller for a few feet just so Justin didn't feel so bad!



Meeting Mr. and Mrs. Incredible was a high point for Seth. Zach was too shy to pose with them, but they especially like the way Mr. Incredible used a stamp to autograph their books instead of a pen...



What boy doesn't like Toy Story...and Toy Story Mania was the hot ticket! As you can see, the wait time was 100 minutes...wow! That means our Fast Pass tickets were better than gold! Mommy scored 134,000 and Daddy only 90,000 (he used holding Eli as an excuse!)



We couldn't believe how nice these characters were...they had lines of people just waiting to meet them. Seems silly, right? Not to a 1, 3, and 5 year old!! Despite the crowds these two took their sweet time joking around with the kids, giving Eli fives, and posing for pictures. I think Eli would have cuddled with Woody for a long time...he must have felt very soft and cozy.

We topped the afternoon off with the Block Party Bash...it was quite a jammin' parade...everyone there from Little Bo Peep, Mr. Potato Head, and your favorite Bugs Life Characters. Oh, and I can't forget the dancers...they flipped, jumped, and bounced their hearts out!


This party was right up Seth's alley. He wasn't standing still the whole time, when they finally invited the kids out to dance, he was they first one out there!

Zach on the other hand - not so much. He loved the parade, just not the noise!!

We were so glad we had done this park first...it gave us the information we needed to plan out our next couple of days. We had thought Walt Disney World would be to much for Eli...turns out it wasn't!