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Tuesday 11 August 2015

Frozen Studios

Everyone was up early again and today we had a job to do before visiting the park. We had to check in with the management company that services the villa. The form stated that we needed to visit the office, and it didn't open until 9, so we decided to head down there anyway. It was about a 20 minute drive down the 192.

We made good time and handed in the completed form only to be told we could have phoned it in... Oh well never mind.

So having completed our task it was off to the theme park and today's choice was Hollywood Studios.

This has two of our favourite rides but a lot has changed since our visit last year. Mickey's Sorcerer Hat has gone, together with the Back lot Studio Tour and the Art of Animation.

As alluded to in the title the park is heavily focussing on Frozen. If you are not a fan of the film...

Our first Fass Pass was Star Tours which is a great ride but dependent on which mission you get.

Next up was Twilight Tower of Terror, although Mrs J sat this one out.

This is my favourite ride at this park as each ride is different, and is such a rush. Plus this year, as well as a ride photo, you get a video....

We then decided to tackle the Aerosmith Rock n Roll coaster as single riders. It certainly cut down the queue time, which was at 40 minutes. Such a great ride which flips you upside down a few times in the dark, accompanied by Aerosmith classic tunes.

It was lunch next, we had made a reservation at the Sci Fi Dine In Theatre.


Imagine you have gone to a drive in movie at night. You sit in a car in two or three rows of two, watching sci fi clips while eating. A really enjoyable experience, really immersive... I'm really glad we chose to do this.

After lunch was one of Mrs J's favourite - The Great Movie Ride and as we came out, the line to meet Donald Duck was really short, so this had to be done.

Last up was our final Fast Pass was a re-run of the Rock n Roll coaster. With the clouds rolling in we decided to head back to the villa. The clouds didn't come to anything and we spent a great hour or so larking about in the pool.

We had one more activity before tea. As readers of our blog will know, we are great advocates of Super Target. Having said that the girls wanted to visit a Walmart Super Centre. There was one about 30 minutes away so we went for a visit. The store was the over side of the Kissimmee county line and had very few tourists. It was an experience and we are glad to have crossed it off our list.

We were back at the villa and had unpacked by 7.30pm.

So what is the plan for tomorrow? You know the drill...