Day 2: Sunday, June 19, 2011
On this day, we headed over to Hollywood Studios, which historically, has been my least favorite park; however, my opinion changed on this trip.
My DBIL, DNe, DH and I did Tower of Terror, which was my first time on the ride. In the past, I have been terrified of it, but DH talked me into going on. I must have a look of death on my face in line because the man behind me assured it wasn't that bad of a ride. He warned me that I would know the fall was going to start when I felt warm because that meant we were outside. I was grateful for this head's up. My mom, dad, sister and DNi were off meeting characters and going to shows.
Kate and some of the characters she got to meet
My sister, niece and mom. Kate was very excited to show Minnie her Minnie Mouse earrings! She just got her ears pierced the week before.
I ended up loving the ride, and throughout our whole trip, we went on it four more times. It's now in my top 5 favorites.
My brother-in-law, nephew, DH and I then headed over to Rock-n-Roller Coaster, also my first time on that ride. The line was long, but we weren't sure how late we were staying, so we didn't want to do fast passes. Very cool ride! I really like the one corkscrew turn.
After that, we separated out and my DNe, DH, mom, dad and I went to Sci-Fi for Father's Day lunch. It was perfect for my dad! He loves that time period, since it's when he was a kid, and he had just watched Attack of the 50 Foot Woman on TV before we left for Florida. My DNe also really enjoyed the experience.
My mom and nephew in the front row, me and DH in the middle and my dad in the back
My dad, loving it
I had the shrimp and pasta, which was pretty tasty. My dad had the BLT soup and the Reuben sandwich, both of which he loved.
Then, we went next door to the Writers' Cafe where DH and I shared this cookie. Sooooooo good!
We briefly met back up with my sister, BIL and niece and then separated out again. Dne, DH and I went to do Rock-n-Roller Coaster again while everyone else went to the Beauty & the Beast show. The line was once again long, and this time, the ride broke down while we were in line so we ended up waiting about 80 minutes for it. Then, when we went on, there was a problem with the launch of the ride. Stephen Tyler did his countdown and we just sat there. I started to panic because if anyone will meet their death on an amusement park ride, it's me. The countdown came on again, and we were off, although all three of us thought it was slower than it should have been.
After that we met up again and BIL, DNe, DH and I did Star Tours; DH, Dne and I liked it, but my BIL said he was disappointed. We met back up with everyone at the sorcerer's hat, and my Dni got to be in the Camp Rock show that was going on. She takes dance lessons, and she was super excited that she got to dance.
After that, we looked in a few shops and then headed back to the condo. The kids went swimming, while DH and I waited for a phone call that his family was checked into their hotel and ready to meet up.
We got the call, and this is when things started to go wrong. DH's sister, BIL and mom made it down and were checked into All Star Music. However, on the way down, they ran into some car trouble. DH's BIL called and asked DH to find him a mechanic. Um. . .really? We aren't from around here either, and you can use a phone book just as well as we can (that's what I said to myself in my head). Then, apparently, DH's BIL exaggerated some and was saying how upset his sister and mom were and he wasn't sure they'd make it back to PA in the car. . . DH gets off the phone and says, "What the he^& does he want me to do about it?" And then I, in my pre-wedding hyper emotional state, start to cry about how much I just wanted everyone to have a good time and how I wanted everything to go well. Which, then, makes DH tear up a little because now he feels bad. DH uses his phone to find a Pep Boys nearby and writes down the contact info to give them when we meet up at them in DTD after their dinner at Captain Jack's.
DH and I freshen up and then head out to meet up with his family. We meet them outside the restaurant, at which point, DH's sister pulls me aside and tells me her husband is overreacting. The check engine light came on, and she said she wasn't worried. She figured it was an emissions thing and they might not get as good gas mileage on the way home, but it wasn't like they were going to be stranded. And not to worry about it. I love her!
DH's sister and BIL
We walked around DTD, doing a lot of window shopping. I was so excited to take the girls into Arribas Bros, my fave place to window shop! They loved it!
DH's mom, sister and BIL
After that, we followed them back to their resort, just to find their room because we'd picking DH's mom up later in the week. We visited for a little bit and then headed back to the condo for the night.