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    • Hollywood Studios Day

      Posted at 9:05 am by taryngirl, on June 1, 2021

      5/15/21

      Today was the day…our first attempt at getting into the queue for Rise of the Resistance! If you know anything about this process, you know you have to be on My Disney Experience wherever you are to score a spot. All of my clients get detailed notes on how to get the best chance of securing a place in the virtual queue! If you do not have a spot, you do not ride! (There is a second chance at 1:00 p.m. as well, but you have to have a park reservation for that day, and you have to be in the park to actually get into the queue.)

      So I arose at 6:45 a.m., logged onto the My Disney Experience app. This is what you see when you scroll down a little bit on the home page:

      When you click on Check Status, it will take you to this screen:

      When you click Join Virtual Queue, it takes you here:

      On my daughter’s phone I used the time.is website to check the time down to the second. This is very important! These spots get taken within seconds and then they are totally booked.

      And it’s a fail…I’m telling you, it’s difficult to get! You cannot wait until exactly 7:00:00. You have to hit the join at 6:59:59.

      Hollywood Studios opened at 9:00 a.m. today. I could not get my crew moving! We didn’t leave the room until 9:30 a.m. This destroyed all of my plans for rope dropping since they open the gates at about 8:15 a.m. Luckily a bus came immediately, and we arrived at DHS at 9:55 a.m.

      The night before it announced that there would be no more masks while outdoors in common areas at Disney! So I was anxious to see how this was indicated in the parks.

      Right before we got to security, they had cast members announcing NO MASKS! So it really was true.

      I had to stop at Guest Services to pick up my physical Annual Pass card, and my family headed to Alien Swirling Saucers because it had the lowest posted wait time of 30 minutes. My plan was to meet them there.

      Wait times were already rising…BECAUSE WE DIDN’T ROPE DROP! So we went to Toy Story Midway Mania, which had a 40 minute wait posted. This was fairly accurate. The queue for this started wayyyyyyyyy back near the old entrance for this ride. Here we are at the end of the ride. There are a few different “walls” here to get good IG pics!

      At the end of this ride, we took some time to mobile order our lunch from ABC Commissary. I will have a whole separate post reviewing our experience and food here. Stay tuned! At this point, my sister-in-law and niece were just arriving at the park and were able to meet up with us for lunch, as they also placed a mobile order.

      While at lunch, at 1:00 p.m., we again attempted to secure a boarding pass for Rise of the Resistance. SUCCESS!!! We had about 2-3 hours to kill before our group would be called, so we forged on.

      After lunch, we got in line for Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway which had a 45 minute wait posted. This was accurate.

      The crew, with the exception of my mom and I, headed to Star Tours which had a 25 minute wait posted. We just sat on a bench and people watched.

      Next we headed into Galaxy’s Edge to look around. Our boarding group was called at 3:15 p.m. We got in line at 3:25 p.m. and were off the ride at 4:10 p.m. We still had to go through the entire queue, it wasn’t a Fastpass situation.

      At this point we decided to take one more ride on Toy Story Midway Mania (20 minute posted wait) and then head back to the resort to relax and swim. Overall, it was a great day, but there was so much we didn’t get to do yet.

      Up next…ABC Commissary Lunch Review!

      Posted in Disney, Hollywood Studios, Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged Disney, Galaxy's Edge, Hollywood Studios
    • Rise of the Resistance!

      Posted at 9:06 am by taryngirl, on February 19, 2020

      1/28/20

      The time had finally come!  If you recall, we were boarding group #70.  We had been watching the app to see the groups being called.  We were in Frozen when our time had come. So upon exiting, we went directly to Galaxy’s Edge!  It was 12 noon by the way.

      There were cast members scanning people in with iPads.  The queue moved quickly, and we barely even stood still.  Here are some pictures from inside the queue:

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      There were so many parts to the ride!  We all boarded this next:

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      After a thrilling transport, we entered here:

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      Next we were taken to the actual queue for the real ride.  The cast members here were amazing.  Everyone stayed in character!

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      Here are just a few quick snippets from different parts of the ride:

       

       

      Now, I am no super Star Wars fan, but this ride really was amazing from start to finish!  I would definitely do it again, and I would definitely do the whole “try to get a boarding group” process again too.  It’s worth it!

      Up next…Beaches and Cream lunch!

       

      Posted in Galaxy's Edge, Hollywood Studios, Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged Galaxy's Edge, Hollywood Studios, Rise of the Resistance
    • Exploring Galaxy’s Edge and Breakfast at Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo

      Posted at 4:02 pm by taryngirl, on February 13, 2020

      1/28/20

      After Alex’s breakfast at Woody’s, we headed to Galaxy’s Edge through the entrance in Toy Story Land.  The sun was finally shining after being cloudy all morning!

      The attention to detail and theming all throughout the land are amazing!

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      I had done some breakfast research prior to arriving, and decided I wanted to either eat at Ronto Roasters or Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo.  Since Docking Bay 7 was newer and had more options, I opted for that.

      This is the lunch menu:

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      I’m just noticing this menu says Breakfast available until 9 a.m., but online I’ve seen 10 a.m.  I have no idea what time we got there, but there was a line and I MOBILE ORDERED!

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      I’m also noticing the lunch entrees say available from 9 a.m. until close.  I did not see anyone with these entrees!  Only breakfast, soooo, I don’t know?

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      The inside of the restaurant was really neat.  There were various seating options…high tables, low tables, etc.

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      I chose the Bright Suns Breakfast Platter–three cheese egg bite, pork sausage, purple potato hash, mini mustafarian lava roll. $10.99

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      This was really good!  And I liked the variety.  I’m funny about eggs, but this was great.  I also love Disney sausage!  The mini roll was actually like a cinnamon roll with frosting and cookie crumbs.  I would definitely get this again!

      We exited out a side door and found some outdoor seating as well.

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      We looked for the Rise of the Resistance entrance so we knew where to go when we came back.

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      Overall, if you are a Star Wars fan, there is more to check out than what we did.  We kind of whipped through quickly.  There were Storm Troopers walking around interacting with people, and you can also make a reservation to make your own light saber or droid.

      Up next…the rest of Hollywood Studios and riding Rise of the Resistance!

      Posted in Dining Review, Galaxy's Edge, Hollywood Studios, Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged Dining Review, Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo, Galaxy's Edge, Hollywood Studios
    • Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Woody’s Lunch Box Breakfast, and Rise of the Resistance Madness!

      Posted at 12:02 pm by taryngirl, on February 12, 2020

      1/28/20

      One of the main goals of this trip of mine, was to check out the process of securing a boarding group and ride Rise of the Resistance!  Park opening was 7 a.m., so our goal was to be at the park by 6:30 a.m. at the latest.  At the moment, you have to be through the gates before 7 a.m. (park opening) so that you can be on the app to secure your spot.

      Everyone in the party must be scanned into the park.  You cannot send one person to the park to secure for everyone.

      We planned to take a Lyft from All Star Movies to Hollywood Studios.  We were in the lobby by 6 a.m. summoning our pick up.  I do want to note that the whole time we were sitting there waiting, we did not see one bus come to pick anyone up.  So we were happy with our decision to Lyft!  Apparently we were not the only ones…this whole line of cars are Lyft/Uber drop offs!  (Lyft/Uber drop off is closer than the buses.  It’s a short walk to the entrance.)

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      There was no real line at security, so we got right in.

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      This is the line before scanning into the gates.

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      Once onto Hollywood Boulevard, they don’t stop you at the end anymore.  You can go in the shops, get coffee, or proceed to either the Galaxy’s Edge area, or Toy Story Land area.  I walked by so fast that I don’t even know what was happening on Sunset Boulevard on the way to Rock N Roller Coaster!  You may be able to line up there too??

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      We headed directly to Toy Story Land.  They stopped people from entering the actual land, but had us gathered down the whole lane leading to it.  They were telling people, DO NOT GO THIS WAY FOR GALAXY’S EDGE!  (There is an entrance to Galaxy’s Edge through Toy Story Land.). That entrance was closed off, so don’t try to take a shortcut or avoid the Galaxy’s Edge crowd through the normal entrance!  We had about a half hour to wait until 7 a.m.

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      At 7 a.m. on the nose, you could hear the murmurs of the crowds and gradually cheering as people secured their boarding group!  On this particular day, in order to get a boarding group for Rise of the Resistance, which is the only way to ride this new ride, you have to log onto the My Disney Experience app at posted park opening time.  Smack dab in the middle of the screen is Star Wars: RISE OF THE RESISTANCE–ACCESS BY BOARDING GROUP.  You click on that and then JOIN BOARDING GROUP.  Here you will select those in your party and then it will hopefully generate your boarding group number.

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      You can check the land status throughout the day.  Just click on the FIND OUT MORE again and it will tell you what groups are currently boarding.  We were able to enjoy most of the rest of the park until our group was called, including our 3 FP+.

      Simultaneously, the line started moving for the opening of the park.  We were rope dropping Slinky Dog Dash since we couldn’t get a FP+ for it.  This is my favorite ride in this park!

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      After getting off, we checked the wait time for Toy Story Mania, and it was already long, so we bailed on that and Alex got some breakfast at Woody’s Lunch Box.  She chose the kid’s meal:  S’more French Toast Sandwich–Sandwich Half with Marshmallow and Chocolate Ganache stuffed in Grilled Custard soaked Brioche encrusted with Graham Cracker Crumbs served with a Cuties® Mandarin and Potato Barrels with your choice of Beverage $6.19.

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      She liked it!  Kid’s meals are so underrated.  It’s the perfect portion size, especially for breakfast, and it comes with the two sides AND a drink.

      I also want to mention Mobile Ordering.  I encourage you to use it!  Below you can see the line just to order your food.  You can skip that by ordering on the My Disney Experience app.  It’s very user friendly, you can see pictures of the food when you order, and you can customize things.  You skip the ordering line and head to the Mobile Ordering Pick Up Window once you arrive at the location.

      This is especially helpful during super busy meal times.  You can order when you are on the other side of the park, away from the location, and just select that you are here when you get closer.  When using Mobile Ordering, you pay directly through the app with the credit card on file or add a new card, or use your Disney Dining Plan.

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      Once finished with her breakfast, we used our Toy Story Mania FP+ before heading into Galaxy’s Edge for my breakfast.

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      Up next…Galaxy’s Edge!

       

      Posted in Dining Review, Galaxy's Edge, Hollywood Studios, Uncategorized | 1 Comment | Tagged Dining Review, Galaxy's Edge, Hollywood Studios, Quick Service, Rise of the Resistance, Woody's Lunch Box
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