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    • Rodeo Roundup Barbecue

      Posted at 11:42 am by taryngirl, on September 22, 2023

      9/13/23

      Part of my trip with my travel agent friends celebrating our agency’s 10th birthday!

      I was soooooo excited to find a reservation for Roundup Rodeo BBQ in Toy Story Land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. This is the newest restaurant at this theme park, and I couldn’t wait to try it!

      Roundup Rodeo BBQ is a western-themed restaurant where you can see the world through the eyes of Andy’s toys. It is SO COOL!

      We had a reservation for 2:15 p.m., and when we checked in, they were running about a half hour behind.

      Here is the view of them walking us to our table:

      The meal here is served family style.

      Each table is given the biscuits, all 3 salads, a platter of the smoked meats, and then a choice of 4 of the sides. For desserts you can choose one per guest. Certain beverages also come along with the meal. Alcoholic drinks were extra.

      These BBQ sauces are on the table.

      The biscuits were yummy! They reminded me of the Red Lobster ones slightly. The sweet pepper jelly was very good.

      The salads were:

      Rootin’ Tootin Tomato Salad–cucumbers, pickled red onion, white balsamic vinaigrette

      Rex’s Romaine and Kale Salad–apples, dried cranberries, pumpkin seeds, green goddess dressing

      Wheezy’s Watermelon Salad–fresh torn mint

      All three of the salads were very good. The kale was my least favorite, but I don’t love cranberries, so the combo was weird to me. They will bring refills of any of these that you would like!

      The meats were:

      Evil Dr. Smoked Ribs

      Buttercup’s Beef Brisket

      There’s a Sausage in my Boot-Fire Grilled Pork Sausage

      BBQ Chicken

      The chicken was very good. I also had the ribs which were good, and a piece of the sausage which was also good! I’m funny about meat, and these were all tasty.

      They bring you any extra meats that you would like.

      The sides we could choose from were:

      Mean Old Potato Salad–homestyle red-skinned potatoes

      The Married Spuds–loaded potato barrels

      The Claw! Veggie Slaw

      Force Field Fried Pickles

      Campfire Roasted Vegetables

      Slinky Dooooooooooooooog’s Mac & Cheese

      Buckin’ Baked Beans

      Cowpoke Corn on the Cob

      With our group we had a hard time narrowing it down to four. Our waitress explained that we should order four, and then refills could be ANY of the menu items so we could try the others. You didn’t have to get refills for just that one item that you already had. Whew!

      My reviews of the sides above:

      Corn–eh. Wasn’t my favorite and I probably would not get it again.

      Potato Barrels–Surprisingly liked these! Normally I don’t really liked “loaded” anything because it’s just too much. But these were good!

      Baked Beans–I had one bite of these. I’m not a bean lover. But these were also good!

      Mac & Cheese–This was really good!

      I had to try the Potato Salad because I love it! It was okay. Nothing beats my mother-in-law’s though and it didn’t compare!

      The Roasted Vegetables were very good and I would get these over the corn next time.

      We were all stuffed to the max, but we still had to eat dessert!

      Our dessert choices were:

      Bo’s Lemon and Blueberry Cheesecake

      Billy’s Chocolate Silk Pie

      Goat’s Apple Pie

      Gruff’s Peach-Strawberry Pie

      Cupcake a la Forky

      Somehow we each ordered a different one!

      I had the Chocolate Silk Pie and it was DELICIOUS!

      I also tasted the Lemon and Blueberry Cheesecake and that was also very good.

      Here are some pics from inside the restaurant:

      I also checked out the bathroom and it was super cute!

      Overall I LOVED this dining experience! The restaurant itself was so cute, and the food was very good in my opinion. I will defnitely be back!

      Posted in Dining Review, Hollywood Studios, Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged Dining Review, Hollywood Studios, Roundup Rodeo BBQ, Table Service, Toy Story Land
    • Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Brown Derby Lounge

      Posted at 6:57 pm by taryngirl, on May 22, 2022

      5/1/22

      We made Theme Park Reservations for our arrival day at Hollywood Studios. We had nothing specific we wanted to do attraction wise. We just wanted to get some pictures and videos. We decided to get there by way of boat. I just love the view around this whole area!

      We arrived around 11:30 a.m.

      We walked through some of the shops on the way in.

      We were walking toward Toy Story Land, when we came upon some filming going on:

      We took some time to go in to see Walt Disney Presents, and had a meet and greet with Sulley! Yes, character meet and greets are back!

      We finally made it to Toy Story Land, and decided to get in line for Toy Story Midway Mania, which had a 40 minute wait time posted.

      My friend reallllllllly wanted to get the Margarita flight at the The Hollywood Brown Derby Lounge. I had never been here but always wanted to try it! It’s seating just outside of the regular Brown Derby restaurant. So that was our next stop. The menu they gave us was actually different than the one they had posted online. This one included items from the actual inside table service The Hollywood Brown Derby restaurant.

      I am just noticing that I forget to take a picture of one of the beverage pages. I ordered the Sangria pictured below and I don’t see it on the menu! There were so many good drinks to choose from and this was super refreshing during this hot day.

      Chrissy got the Margarita Flight.

      We also ordered the Charcuterie Board:

      I am not a charcuterie meat person, but I did like the cheeses and the pickles. Chrissy prefers the one at BaseLine Taphouse.

      And the famous Cobb Salad:

      This was amazing! And I absolutely would get it again.

      I did ask for this cheese to be on the side because I don’t like too much of it.

      Overall, I really liked it here. I liked the expanded menu, the outdoor seating for the right time of year, and the staff was great.

      After our snack here, we decided to head back to the resort because our check in time was approaching.

      Up next…EPCOT!

      Posted in Dining Review, Disney, Hollywood Studios, Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged Dining Review, Disney, Foodie, Hollywood Brown Derby Lounge, Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World
    • A Day at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

      Posted at 10:28 am by taryngirl, on April 20, 2022

      12/29/2022

      Today was our first Hollywood Studios day! Park hours were 8:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Because we were staying at a Disney resort, the park opened at 7:30 a.m. for us. We were at the gates at 7:00 a.m. Our plan this day was to try Genie+. We purchased it and right at 7 a.m. logged on to reserve our first attraction. We were trying for Slinky Dog Dash and the first return time we could get was 5:15 p.m.!

      Once the gates opened, we went immediately to Rise of the Resistance. We did not want to pay for Individual Lightning Lane to ride it, so we chose standby. We were on the ride by 7:45 a.m.

      After Rise of the Resistance, we went to Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway. A 30 minute wait was posted, with an actual wait time of 20 minutes. Next was Star Tours. At this point, some of us were hungry, so we mobile ordered from ABC Commissary for pick up at 10 a.m. Our dinner reservation was at 3:50 p.m., which was an odd time. So we had to plan our food times accordingly for the rest of the day.

      Side of fries:

      Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese with Fries:

      We have ordered this before, and it’s the only reason we come back here to eat…it’s SO GOOD! A great change for a counter service meal.

      Chicken Club Sandwich with Fries:

      This was also very good!

      While on our “lunch” break, at 10:30 a.m., we were able to get our next Genie+. The pickings were already slim, and we chose the Frozen Sing Along. We did hit some other attractions…Muppets, Millennium Falcon, Indiana Jones, and then had dinner at Mama Melrose. A separate review will be forthcoming for that meal!

      Here are some random pics from around DHS throughout the day!

      (One of my favorite spots to sit and people watch or grab a quick snack, is Baseline Taphouse!)

      After dinner, we went on Toy Story Midway Mania, Slinky Dog Dash with our Genie+ return time, Alien Swirling Saucers, and then hit the shops on the way out. We were on the bus at 7 p.m. Some people from our group went to Magic Kingdom, and the rest went back to the resort for the evening.

      Overall, it was a great day. Crowded and super long lines everywhere, and Genie+ didn’t really help, but we got on most of the rides we wanted to. A large part of our time, we spent refreshing the app to see if we could get a better return time. We did have great weather though!

      Posted in Disney, Hollywood Studios, Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged Disney, Hollywood Studios, Theme Park, Walt Disney World
    • Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano Dinner Review

      Posted at 12:37 pm by taryngirl, on October 21, 2021

      9/30/21

      It’s been a long time since I’ve eaten at Mama Melrose in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, so I wanted to check it out! The last time we ate there, I really wanted to try the famous steak and JUST THAT WEEK they removed it from the menu. After lots of customer complaints, they brought it back, so I was anxious to try it, and honestly, by the time we made reservations, our choices were limited with both location and times.

      We got to Hollywood Studios at around 3:30 p.m. Our reservation was at 4:45 p.m.

      We walk through some of the shops on the way in, then checked wait times on the rides. Toy Story Midway Mania only had a 20 minute wait, so we went on that. Once we came out of there, we made our way over to Mama Melrose right on time.

      The decor and atmosphere are super cozy and cute inside this restaurant. To access the menu at the table, you scan a barcode and it pops up on your phone.

      To start, they brought us some amazing bread. It was warm and had a great olive oil dip. I also asked for straight up butter.

      Jamie ordered the Mama’s Caesar Salad–Fresh Romaine Lettuce, Housemade Caesar Dressing, Herb Croutons, and Parmesan. $11.00.

      For her main dish, she ordered the Oven-Baked Chicken alla Parmigiana–Breaded Chicken Breast with Marinara Sauce topped with Melted Mozzarella over Spaghetti $25.00.

      I ordered the Charred Strip Steak–Four Cheese Macaroni with Pancetta, Aged Balsamic Shallot Butter, and Chianti Wine Reduction $33.00. At Italian restaurants I always order some type of pasta, just because I feel like I should! But I’ve heard so many amazing things about this steak, that I had to give it a try. I LOVED IT! Both the steak and mac and cheese were so good! If I come back here, I 100% will be ordering this again.

      We were so full there was no way we could do dessert here. Plus, I still had Gideon’s cookies back in the room!

      After we left here, we went and stood in the standby line for Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, which had a posted time of 30 minutes I think. We were pretty beat at this point from traveling, so we took some photos and then headed back to the resort.

      Up next…Magic Kingdom for the 50th Anniversary Celebration!

      Posted in Dining Review, Disney, Hollywood Studios, Uncategorized, Walt Disney World Resort | 0 Comments | Tagged Dining Review, Disney, Foodie, Hollywood Studios, Mama Melrose, Table Service
    • ABC Commissary Lunch Review

      Posted at 1:53 pm by taryngirl, on June 21, 2021

      5/15/21

      We had mobile ordered our lunch from ABC Commissary, and our pick up time was 11:50-12:20. This is what you see once you place your order:

      Once your arrival window opens, you can click a button that says Prepare My Order.

      Once you arrive to pick up your food, you are greeted at the entrance by a cast member with an iPad. They check to make sure you are on the list to receive your food, and then you may enter. We were able to find a table easily, and it was definitely more quiet than we were used to in here!

      My mom ordered the Mediterranean Salad with Chicken. $11.99–Chicken breast served over mixed greens with tomatoes, cucumber, pepperoncini, kalamata olives, and feta, tossed in a Mediterranean vinaigrette with hummus and grilled flatbread.

      This was a nice, light, refreshing dish and a fairly large portion.

      My sister-in-law ordered the Curry Rice Bowl with Shrimp. $13.99–sauteed shrimp and vegetables with red curry sauce, served with jasmine coconut rice.

      I ordered the Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese Sandwich. $10.99–grilled sourdough toasted with buffalo chicken, Monterey, provolone, cheddar and cream cheese, served with a side of buffalo sauce and fries (you get a choice of sides.)

      This was SO GOOD! My daughter split this with me and she also loved it. Think buffalo chicken dip inside a grilled cheese. Why haven’t I thought of this sooner??!! Here’s a close up of the inside:

      My daughter ordered the Chicken Club $12.49. Marinated chicken breast served on a toasted brioche bun, topped with bacon, provolone, guacamole, ranch dressing, lettuce and tomato, served with choice of side.

      This was also very good! Everyone loved their food and we will definitely come back here.

      I like that the options are different than the normal quick service options. There’s also a lot of indoor seating to get out of the heat.

      Posted in Dining Review, Hollywood Studios, Quick Service, Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged ABC Commissary, Dining Review, Disney, Foodie, Hollywood Studios, Quick Service, Walt Disney World
    • 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
    • A Day Trip to Disney Part 1

      Posted at 11:21 am by taryngirl, on October 29, 2020

      March 10, 2020

      Call us crazy, but everything fell into place perfectly for a day trip to Disney! Super cheap flights on Frontier Airlines out of Philadelphia, an existing Annual Pass for the Disney parks, a fun group of agents that also can fly by the seat of their travel pants, great weather, and MY BIRTHDAY! all led to the booking of a quick day trip. I drove to our office which is kind of close to the airport, and we all drove to the airport in one car.

      My flight was $60 total, but had I booked sooner, it would have been cheaper! Our flight down was 5:50 a.m., which had us landing at 8:30 a.m. (Traveling is probably the only reason I ever set my alarm!)

      I also want to note, it was around this time that Covid was starting to explode around the country. There weren’t restrictions in place yet for anything, so we felt completely safe going.

      We met up with a few other agents at the airport, and upon landing in Orlando, we rented a car to drive directly to Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

      Because we had an Annual Pass, parking was free at the theme park.

      Our goal as soon as we got there was to meet up with a few agents that live in Florida. One of the main reasons we were taking this trip was to check out the new Minnie and Mickey’s Runaway Railway attraction that had replaced The Great Movie Ride. Everyone was hungry so the first thing we did was find some food!

      The Baseline Taphouse is one of my favorite places to grab a snack and just sit. The outdoor seating atmosphere is really neat. It was close to opening time there, so we grabbed a seat and waited, then ordered this!

      I have to add this because it was so funny to me! My daughter was messaging me on Snapchat and wanted to know everything I was doing. She does not look thrilled that she was missing this trip!

      This is my true partner and crime! This is the last day I’ve seen her because of the virus and quarantining, etc.

      It was finally time to check out the ride! I was a little bit cautious, because to me, The Great Movie Ride was iconic for this park. I don’t like change, so I didn’t know how to feel!

      My opinion…it was fantastic! I was pleasantly surprised! It was so much fun!

      We also decided to meet Darth Vader since there was little to no wait time.

      From there, we headed out to Epcot to check out the Flower and Garden Festival. On the way out of Hollywood Studios, this sign was already out.

      Up next, Epcot!

      Posted in Disney, Hollywood Studios | 0 Comments | Tagged Disney, Hollywood Studios, Minnie and Mickey's Runaway Railway, Walt Disney World
    • 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:

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      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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