Day 3!
Today began with an epic fail!
The plan today was to have a later breakfast and get to Walt Disney Studios at 10 am when it opened. We set the alarm for 8:30am, ready for breakfast at 9am and off we went to bed. So far, so good.
The alarm went off and I got up for a much needed shower - revelling in our slightly less rushed day.
Until...
Chris banged on the bathroom door - did I realise it was quarter to ten?
Oops! My silly Iphone doesn't automatically change the time to an hour ahead - so when I set the time to 8:30am it was actually 9:30am!
The result was we missed our breakfast slot so armed with a breakfast bar we headed over to the Studios and got there about ten past ten.
We had a giggle about it but it meant we didn't get our leisurely morning!
Our target was to get a FP for the ratatouille ride - it was a new ride for both of us. It was all very confusing outside the ride - there were masses of people everywhere! I looked for the FP machines and then I realised that the huge queue across the square was the queue just to get a FP ticket!
We didn't want to queue for what looked an hour just to get a FP ticket so we were beginning to think we wouldn't get on this ride. Then we noticed that the single rider line was only 15 minutes. I explained to Chris what this was and asked him if he fancied a go. He was up for it so we got in the queue. The poor CM at the front was trying to explain to people in several languages that they WOULD get separated on this ride. I've been in single rider queues before where people have tried to get on together when they get to the front.
In the end we queued for about 20 mins - but the ride was so worth it! I was quite nervous going on a ride alone especially as I hadn't been on this ride so I didn't know what to expect! It was so much fun though, a mixture of 3D stuff and physical effects. You really felt like you were a little rat in the kitchen!
When I found Chris, he had enjoyed it as much as me! Great ride.
Next we went on the Cars Ride:
Love this ride so much! We enjoyed seeing all the great things in the studio:
I took Chris to see Cinemagique - he's a real film buff so I knew he would enjoy it - and he did! I love this show more and more everytime!
Having missed breakfast (man cannot survive on breakfast bar alone!) we were a bit peckish but didn't want anything too filling. We decided to split a hot dog and sat in the lovely seating area in front of Tower of Terror:
We went on Armageddon - it was great! And yes, some small children cried at the end - one even had to be taken out!
Next up was the studio tour - there was a bit of a glitch and the ride was closed for a while - but it soon got up and running again. Love Catastrophe Canyon!
We had to have a turn on Slinky Dog!
We caught the show at the Art of Animation theatre and popped for a quick ride on those flying carpets.
Here are some more photos from the Studios:
On the way back to the hotel (so I could finally get my shower!) we stopped off for cake and some coffee at New York Sandwiches:
Coming up: Dinner at Silver Spur!