Hollywood Studios

Our fifth day at Disney started out like all the others. We got up early and drove to the park and arrived before they opened the gates. Today we were going to explore Hollywood Studios, which was formerly known as MGM. Jennifer once again made us all shirts for the day. Since we were going to see Mike and Sully from Monsters University we all wore shirts from the different fraternities in the movie. I was Oozma Kappa, Jennifer was Python Nu Kappa, Grandma was Eta Hiss Hiss and Grandpa was Roar Omega Roar. Jennifer got a lot of compliments on the shirts and people told her she should sell them on Etsy.

Mickey Mouse from Fantasia at the park entrance.

We had a couple fast passes for some shows to start the day. One of the park employees mentioned that we should head into a nearby room to see Minnie Mouse before the lines got too long. So we headed right on over.

Brinley and Minnie Mouse. She didn't seem all that excited, but she had just woke up.

Grandma didn't make it back from the bathroom before it was our turn so we went ahead and got a picture with Minnie Mouse, which she had told us to do.

Turns out she had wanted to meet Minnie after all. 

Next we went and saw the musical The Little Mermaid. Both kids really enjoyed it. When we walked out the doors we immediately spotted the characters Sophia the 1st and Jake from the Neverland Pirates. We got in line to meet both of these people.

Brinley really liked meeting Sophia.

Heflin clan with Sophia.

The Heflin's with Jake.

Next we used a fast pass to see Disney Junior Live. We were really excited about this because the kids love all the shows on Disney Junior. However, it was a puppet show and we were sitting in the front row and the kids didn't really get a good view. They both just wanted to run up the stairs to get on stage. 

We made our way over to the ride Toy Story Mania to use our last fast pass. Unfortunately the ride was broken and closed for repair. We were informed that since our pass expired and the ride was closed that we could come back at anytime during the day once it was operational. We walked a little further and happened upon a couple of characters that we couldn't wait to meet: Mike and Sully!

Brinley and Landon both loved meeting these 2 monsters. They both love to scare people with their roars!

Mike and Sully with a some of all the fraternities from Monsters University.

We just so happened to be visiting Hollywood Studios when the carriage from the new Disney Cinderella was on display. 

We then made a trip to see the Indiana Jones stunt show. The kids were pretty tired at this point, so they got a quick nap in while we enjoyed the show.

The show had a lot of fighting and explosions, but thankfully the kids slept right through it. Maybe next time I can volunteer to be one of the audience participators. 

Lunch was next. We ate at Hollywood and Vine and it was a character meal. The real reason why we signed up for this meal was because this was the only way that we could meet Doc McStuffins. This is one of Brinley's favorite characters and she even has her own doctors outfit. We also got to meet Handy Manny, Sophia, and Jake. The kids barely ate because they were so excited about seeing everyone. We were able to get some good pictures and I even got some selfies with the kids.

Jake with Landon and I.

Brinley and Doc.

Brinley with Handy Manny.

The Heflin's and Doc McStuffins. 

The kids loved Doc.

Brinley was so excited. Doc kept pointing to Brinley's headband and her doctors coat.

Jennifer, Landon and Sophia the First.

Brinley and Landon with their buddy Jake.

Brinley, Landon and Manny.

Brinley holding hands with Sophia.

Family picture after lunch.

 After meeting all our new friends we decided to ride The Great Movie Ride. Then we noticed that the Toy Story Mania was back up and running. We jumped in line and waited our turn. The ride was definitely worth the wait. It was a 3-D carnival shooting type game. I am not quite sure how much the kids were able to see because they weren't wearing their glasses, but Brinley said she had fun. Jennifer said that it was her favorite ride from all the parks.

Brinley and I after riding Toy Story Mania.

Brinley with one of the army men from Toy Story.

Next we headed over for the live production of Beauty and the Beast, which was just like the movie. We all enjoyed it. The kids enjoyed the show and I enjoyed the quick nap.

Some of the characters from Beauty and the Beast.

Picture with the Hollywood Tower.

I talked grandpa into riding the Tower of Terror. He was a little scared, but I had to talk him into riding it during or turn in the line. He even told me about a few family heirlooms in case he didn't make it.

Picture of us on the ride. He is saying that he only thought it dropped once. It didn't! It went up and then free fell about 4 times.

Only one thing left for the night was to attend the fireworks and light show which is called Fantasmic. We had a little time to spare, so Jennifer and I took the kids and walked across the park to see the Muppets 4D show while grandma and grandpa saved our seats at Fantasmic. As we were walking back to Fantasmic Brinley asked for ice cream about 20 times. We kept telling her that we would get some when we found grandma and grandpa. So, after we got to our seats Jennifer went on a search for ice cream and popcorn.

Grandpa and the kids enjoying their snacks before the show started.

Showboat full of characters that is being steered by Steamboat Willie Mickey.

Mickey saved the day and got rid of the evil dragon.

Everyone enjoyed the show. Landon couldn't even take his eyes off the show for a picture.

 It was a really fun day at Hollywood Studios. We weren't running around like crazy because our day was filled with lots of shows. This was a much needed break since we had been going non-stop for a full week. We were ready to get back to the hotel to rest up so that we could enjoy our last day at the Magic Kingdom the next day. Thanks for reading and God bless!