Day 6 Saturday, May 26, 2012
The last day of our 2012 Disney World Vacation came wayyy too fast. We visited Hollywood Studios on Saturday before departing early Sunday morning.
The first ride we did was the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. This is such a fun attraction and a must-do at Hollywood Studios. The queue is elaborate and the build up throughout adds to the excitement. The rising and dropping of the elevator cart is such an exhilarating feeling making this attraction one of our favourites at Hollywood! Working the wait times and Fast Pass system effectively, we managed to ride this attraction 3 times that day!
We had picked up some Fast Passes when we first got into the park for the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster (this was when Disney World was still using the old Fast Pass system). The speed, darkness and music in this ride is a ton of fun and we absolutely loved it -so much so we managed to get on it twice!
We decided to slow things down a bit and visited the Great Movie Ride next. This is a slow moving, indoor ride that showcases classic movies and movie scenes. Next, we visited Star Tours – The Adventure Continues. While Ellen found this ride to be less than thrilling on this trip, we’d have a much better experience in 2014.
We decided to watch Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage as it’s Ellen’s favourite Disney movie. It was an amazing show and lived up to everything you’d expect – original songs, characters and dancing!
After watching the show, we decided to grab some lunch at Rosie’s All American Cafe. The food was pretty good but what we hadn't considered was the environment. All tables were outside and it was a very hot day. Neither of us had a huge appetite because of the heat and felt like our experience at this restaurant wasn't as positive as a result.
To cool down after lunch we decided to take in the Muppet's Vision 3D show. While neither of us are huge Muppet's fans, we found this attraction to be pretty funny and would definitely do it again (even if only for the air conditioning and chair!)
Next up – The Studio Backlot Tour. This attraction is a mix of walking and a tour on a “tram”. After watching a water show with fire and explosions reminiscent of movie effects, we were taken through a huge warehouse full of old movie props – it’s pretty cool to see, especially for big movie buffs like Ryan.
Our time at Disney’s Hollywood’s Studios was bittersweet. We were so excited to be there and experience all the thrills and attractions but we were sad it was our last day at Disney. We hung around the park until we were exhausted and decided to make the trip back to our hotel to pack up our suitcases - we had a 4:00am flight to catch the next morning.
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