Disney January 2012: Day #3

           We usually opt for the Park Hopper option so that we can go wherever we are in the mood to go.  But I knew that we were coming when it is slow, and we are here for so many days that it really is not necessary.  I usually choose which park we will visit based on where the Extra Magic Hours (EMH) are for the day.  On day #3 of our trip the EMHs were at Hollywood Studios; so that is the direction that we chose to go.  

      If you have never been to Hollywood Studios, there are quite a few things to check out.  But if you have, you know that once you have tried everything that the main attractions are the Tower of Terror and Rockin’ Rollercoaster.  That’s pretty much what our day consisted of… plus The Great Movie Ride.  We did try something that we never had before: The American Idol Experience.  American Idol fan or not, this is a pretty cool attraction.  At various times of the day you get to go in to see the preliminary competitions if you’d like to, and then at the end of the night they have the final competition.  We caught the finale, and it featured 5 different hopefuls competing for the golden ticket to actually audition with the Idol crew during the next season.  We expected these people to be awful, and that if nothing else we would get a good laugh out of the experience.  But these people were really, really good.  It was time well spent!   

The Tower of Terror (best ride at Hollywood Studios)

      We ate lunch and dinner at the park.  Lunch took place at one of my favorite Quick Service locations: Toy Story’s Pizza Planet.  With the dining plan you get a personal pizza, a Caesar salad and cake.  The food is nothing super special, but it is tasty and I love the theme of the restaurant.  Honestly, we could have shared the meal because we both had food to throw away.  In the future I think we will share that meal and save a Quick Service credit for later, and maybe share a snack as well.

Meal at Pizza Planet

      Dinner took place at a fun location: the Sci-Fi Dinner Theater.  If you have not visited..check it out!  You get to sit in your own convertible car and eat at the “drive-in” while you watch snippets of black and white movies.  The food is pretty tasty, and the atmosphere is fun.  We rotate eating there and 50’s Primetime Café when we visit Hollywood Studios.  I mentioned to Kenny that the Disney Dining Plan should be called the “Disney Fat Plan”…oh boy do we eat a ton of food while we are here!  Thankfully a trip to Disney includes a ton of walking, so I don’t think this extra calorie consumption is an issue.  

    Sadly, my cell phone screen was shattered while we were at Hollywood Studios.  I was wearing a dress with pockets, and I quickly placed my phone into my pocket to take a photo.  I did not notice that it did not go all the way into my pocket, and I watched it fall to the cobblestone ground as if it were a slow motion movie clip.  RIP HTC Sensation.  Well, pretty much.  It still functions...but it is sad to look at.  Kenny keeps laughing at me because I am still using it, and he swears I am going to get glass in my finger.  It is a good thing that I work for a cell phone company!  I have my eye on the new Samsung Galaxy Blaze... I just hope it comes out sooner than later.  Day #4...Epcot!  Much more to come!

My sad phone...