Night 2 : Lights! Camera! Lost?
We made it into the car, and off came the magicbands. As for were we going? Why the Hollywood that never was—and always will be.
For the record Studios is actually my favorite park because the park for me is always a relaxing, soothing experience for a Disney Park. Additionally thanks to the absurd wait times of the night for any of the rides in the park my brother finally stop rushing for no reason!
As we walked from the handicapped area towards the entrance gate my dad was making sure we had everything, and to which I replied look at the trees they are so pretty. Now is there photographic proof? Eh.....you're just going to have take my word for it
However as we approached the magic band scanning points I realized I had left my magic band in the car
I left my dad with my brother as they waited for me touring some of the stores. As for me I was power walking back to the car, and luckily since it was in the handicap parking area it wasn't a too far walk. I opened the car door, set the keys down, and put on my magic band. As I was closing my door I noticed one of the Belle prints had fallen out so I picked it up, and closed the door. Upon reaching the scanners the Mickey turned green, and I was in! I met up with my father and brother, and was asked for the keys. Back out I go!
I made sure to have everything as I was leaving the car. Keys in hand, band on wrist, shoes on feet, lanyard on neck, glasses on face, clothes on body, head on body, and hair on head everything seemed to be in check. As I was approaching the entrance for the third time from the guests without bags I was pulled over. A cast member had told me my fly was open, and when I went to go fix it my zipper actually broke off. The cast member smirked a bit, and told me to not worry about it. Finally with my zipper now permanently open we were inside the park!
We walked towards Star Tours to check out the wait, but unfortunately it was fifty minutes. So instead we headed towards Walt Disney Presents to visit the A Wrinkle in Time preview. We had made it five minutes before showtime, and I decided to check out the costumes and props that were out on display. I thought they were going to be from A Wrinkle in Time one of the things I wished to check out, but to my surprise they were from Saving Mr. Banks.
However we were soon on our way into the theater!
Strangely enough right when I took this photo they made an announcement to withhold from any photography or video. It was the last my camera out during the show. Prior to the preview I was on the fence of watching this film, but now with the preview I do have some interest in it. If anything it'll just be for the visuals presented similar to why I watched Valerian last summer. We popped out right next to the Launch Bay, and proceeded towards the Launch Bay theater. I struggle to remember what was brushed upon, but it was more enjoyable than the Wrinkle in Time preview, and it was a behind the scenes show.
Now this is a podracer! Just as quickly as we arrived at the Launch Bay is just as quickly as we exited the Launch Bay. However not before we caught a showing of Voyage of the Little Mermaid it was my first time seeing that show in years. While the show itself is just okay the special effects present throughout the show are highly enjoyable, and are worth a watch.
We crossed the park towards Grand Avenue to visit the Muppets. As usual the show was a hit for my father and I, but a dud for my brother. My dad laughed at the hecklers, while my brother napped. He did this in nearly every show we had watched that night with the exception of a Wrinkle in Time in which he texted the whole time.
As we left Grand Avenue we began towards Star Tours as we had remembered that the accessibility entrance is through the fastpass entrance, and we were soon in boarding our own Star Tours vehicle that we shared with plenty of other travellers. Unfortunately it seems that the ride is still set to only cover elements from the new trilogy. I was hoping for something different than Crait and Jaaku, but alas that was not to be. I was a this point my father and brother felt a bit peckish, and we all decided to get Mickey pretzels and bottles of water. Once again forgot to take a picture of a pretzel, but here's a picture from online!
With our pretzels and bottles in tow we made our way to check out the wait for Midway Mania, but just kept walking towards Cruz Ramirez. We had fifty minutes till Movie Magic, and were not going to risk it to ride the Midway. However we did meet Cruz Ramirez, and apparently she won he piston cup! I honestly had no clue as I have yet to see the movie. I'm waiting for Summer break to catch up on all the movies I missed also on the docket the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and The Godfather Pt 1 & 2.
After revving away from Cruz we made it to our spot for the show. Originally we weren't planning on watching Disney Movie Magic, but with nothing better to do we decided to watch anyways. As we waited we were trying to come up with a place to eat dinner; I had suggested Chuy's, my dad suggested nothin; my brother suggested Homecomin'. Where would we end up late in the night? Just keep reading
Now back to the show it was rather enjoyable, and seemed to have improved since the last time we had watched it. Additionally to our surprise A Wrinkle in Time was present in the show as earned its very own segment right before Tron. Unfortunately I didn't photograph it as I was not expecting it to happen, but here's a semi blurry picture of the show!
As we waited for the Star Wars fireworks the crowd began to dissipate, much to our surprise. Additionally we were shocked to see not only Rogue One, but Last Jedi included as well within the show. It was definitely interesting to watch how they updated the show, and how even though this was our first time it was still fresh for debuting years ago. Another reason why the two shows on the Chinese theater take the cake for freshness, as I can almost guarantee they are the only show to incorporate films from 2017 and 2018 in Walt Disney World.
Against the crowds we made our way out, and prepared for our restaurant of choice, Homecomin'. Originally we had planned on eating here, but opted to go to Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party last minute last December. We arrived at the restaurant and were told to wait a hour and 50 minutes which we were fine with. We toured the Springs making sure to hit up my favorite dessert place on property, Sprinkles! My father was a Sprinkles virgin, but he decided to get a cupcake with me. I ordered the banana cupcake, and he the carrot cupcake. We held onto those as we were going to eat them after our meal at Homecomin'. We continued aimlessly as my brother got a text from his girlfriend to check out the new Disney Home store. We wandered throughout the Springs looking for any new homes good store, and we gave up. We asked a security guard to point us towards the store, and she replied with a huh? It turned out it had opend in Downtown Disney in Disneyland Resort, minor detail
At this point it was time for Homecomin'! I was excited as I have been dying to try the Chicken and Donuts forever now. We sat down, and our server somehow convinced us to order hushpuppies, and the Thigh High Chicken Biscuits. We're not really into Southern food so the hushpuppies went essentially untouched. My brother and I had one, and my father had two. W estill had a whole basket left over. However the biscuits were good enough to be a meal all onto itself. Unfortunately no food was photographed during this trip, but DFB.com has my back once again!
Next were the entrees. I had ordered the Chicken and Donuts, my father had ordered the Country Club with fried chicken, and my brother with the Hanger Steak. My dad really liked the Country Club, and would definitely order it again. I can't really remember if my brother liked his order, but it was his second time ordering it as he had visited before. Finally my Chicken and Donuts, they weren't that good. The chicken was not very appetizing to me, but was the best chicken I've eaten at the Springs which isn't saying much the chicken I have eaten at the now defunct Wolfgang Puck and Raglan Road weren't that great either. The donuts were also not so great. All around the entree was just okay, but the appetizer of the Thigh High Chicken was so good! If I return I will definitely pursue the Thigh High Chicken.
It was slowly approaching 12 AM as we began to return to our hotel. At this point all I wanted to do was sleep, but since it was my brother's last day before flying down to Miami he needed to get some more bothering people in. As he was driving he purposely took a wrong tour, and we somehow ended up at Citywalk at Universal. My father thoroughly upset took over, and drove us to our hotel which was luckily nearby. However once again we were lost, and couldn't find our room nor parking near where he believed our room was. Luckily we found our building, but no parking. We reached our room, and set down the cupcakes within the microwave to preserve them for tomorrow night as we were full from Homecomin'. As for my brother? He had packed everything, and was getting ready as he was flying out at 6 AM tomorrow morning.
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