Day 350 - Trip to Orlando (Day 3)

     The family and I just got back from the Star Wars fireworks show at Hollywood Studios, gave the boys quick showers and now I'm relaxing on the bed with my laptop and Golden Girls on the bedroom TV.  Life doesn't get much better than today.  I'm exhausted, but we did everything we set out to do and then some.  Doesn't give us much time for rest and recovery, but I'm sure adrenaline will get me through tomorrow.  It's a very exciting time here.

Prior to our meeting with the Captain.

     We woke the boys up a little early and headed over to the Magic Kingdom around 7:30 for our meet and greet with Jack Sparrow.  Getting there earlier helped us avoid some of the mob and knowing our way around also made us more efficient than the first day.  The actor portraying Jack Sparrow was great with Evan and also kept Nolan engaged (or as much as you can a two year old).  The Disney photographer took really good pictures and captured all the high points of the meeting.  We followed that up with a trip on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride and a little shopping in the gift shops.  In order to make sure the kids stayed upright the entire day we made our way back to the resort for a little rest.

     After a short nap and some much needed time out of the sun we made the short drive back over to Hollywood Studios.  There we packed in as many attractions as we could before the fireworks show.  Evan loved the Star Tours ride, Nolan liked the Muppet 3D show and I enjoyed the Toy Story ride.  We took pictures with Kylo Ren, Chewbacca and BB-8.  In the very unlikely event that anyone from Disney reads this blog I just have to say that the staff is top notch.  I'm sure they make every child feel special, but when they see our lanyard or one our buttons they go above and beyond to accommodate Evan.  It's very nice and I wish there was some way I could repay them for helping make this trip so special.  On a slight side note, Kylo Ren terrified Nolan, which made the whole experience more hilarious to Cristy and me.  We'll post the best pictures from that in another blog.

     Tomorrow Mickey and Minnie are coming here to the resort for pictures and from there we're going to make our way over to Universal Studios for our first day there.  Tentatively we're thinking of Universal for the next couple of days, back to Disney for Saturday and if our bodies allow it a Sunday trip to Sea World before heading back.  Evan still has several activities that he wants to do here at the resort, in addition to our daily trip to the pool, so we'll have to stay on the go the next few days.  As anyone who's been here will tell you it's tiring, but so worth it when you see the kid's faces.