At the End of the Bend 2: Hollywood Studios

Monday, November 21: Hollywood Studios

We were up bright and early to head to the parks. We even had to wait in line for the gates to open.

Collins was a big sleepy this morning, but she perked up right away when we saw Disney characters. To say that I was delighted is an understatement! I was cautiously optimistic about her reaction to the characters, but she loved meeting them and getting their autographs. We met Daisy and Donald first. This is one of the only pictures that includes Holden. He just wasn't so sure that he liked these giant characters.

I love Collins's pose in this picture.

When it was time to meet Pluto all of the Rapps jumped in! The boys had just returned from riding Toy Story Mania.

Sofia the First! Though we don't have the Disney Channel at home, Collins has seen enough of Sofia to really love her.

Connor and mom selfie!

Next we found Mickey. Connor only wanted to get autographs from the five classic characters - Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy and Pluto - so he joined us to wait in line to meet Mickey Mouse.

We rode Toy Story Mania one more time! This is such a fun ride.

As we made our way to lunch, we found this toy soldier from Toy Story and requested a picture.

Aaahh! A Coke! I had to take a picture with my favorite beverage.

The coolest characters in the Tri-State area - Phineas and Ferb.

This was a fun moment when Todd took the boys to ride a roller coaster and I took the little ones to Disney Jr. Live on Stage. Collins loved the music and the show.

Star Wars Star Tours. This ride had been at the top of the boys' list for weeks! They couldn't wait to experience it. Outside the ride, they could hop on a speeder for pictures.

Waiting in line.

Almost ready to head inside for Star Tours.

Of course almost every ride empties into a gift shop so we had lots of time to check out souvenirs.

This souvenir was just too good to pass up for Connor so he made his first purchase at Disney. Look closely...those faces belong to Connor and Hunter Rapp.

Collins had been waiting all day to get her Magic Band and she finally received it when David, Nikki, Dalton and Emory met us at Hollywood Studios. It was pink - her favorite color!