Sort of Live Merry Christmas 2019 Trip Report!

Me too actually but I really like to plan. So it's a toss up. I just saw the new holiday cups at Jellyrolls. We've never been there so maybe we can add that on too....

So I'm guessing from everything I am reading we are going to have to get to Hollywood Studios at the butt crack of dawn to get in a boarding group. I'm not really happy about this part of the plan as we have evening FP and ADR there. I don't want to be in HS all day. Hopefully we can get a relatively early boarding group, go do the other things I want to do and then come back.

So who can run me thru this? You get there early and once you are inside you hop on the app and get in the queue? Is it right when you get in the gates? When you are in GE? What When How WHY?????? I don't want to waste a day waiting but I guess I will for my hubby.... I gotta remember all the things he does for me.

Sweet, thanks JoAnn, hopefully we can make it work and I can still do other stuff

I just got a push notification from MDE about it. Apparently people who were in line since 545 didn't get a group since so many people were doing it at once.

OMGeeeeeeeeeeeee, we leave tomorrow after work! Gonna drive down to Daytona to stay the night.

We'll get up early and head on in to DS to activate our APs and then maybe head to HS for a bit just to walk around GE before our early morning trip for RotR on Sunday.

And great news, it's supposed to rain all weekend. Hopefully it changes!

Can't wait, will keep this updated as I can.

Well, well, well, we've had 2 VERY busy days!

We got up pretty early Saturday morning. Being in Daytona it took us no time to get here. We were at Disney Springs by a little after 8. I thought they opened at 9. Nope, 10. Needless to say we got a TON of steps in before anything even opened.

We did Christmas shopping, had lunch at Polite Pig. More "window shopping" with stops at Wine Bar George and Splitsville. We did the Void and saw Rise of Skywalker.

Headed to Saratoga Springs to check in around 8 and grabbed dinner from Artists Pallette to bring back to the room. We ate and watched a little football then passed out! Almost 12 hours at Disney Springs will wear you out.

Today was Hollywood Studios!!!!!!!!!!!

We got there a little after 6, it was raining and we thought that would help with the crowds. WRONG!!!! They starting letting us in around 630. Boarding groups now open at 7 and you have to be in the park. We got group 13. A man next to us got group 8 and a girl got group 1. I think it's just luck of the draw.

We rode Swirling Saucers and Star Tours while waiting. We were being seated on ST when our boarding group was called. You have 2 hours once it is called to get to Rise of the Resistance.

I thought the ride was pretty impressive. I won't spoil it for anyone. After we were HUNGRY and took the Skyliner to Caribbean Beach then walked to Riveria for breakfast. We went to Primo Piatto and both had the Croque Madam then checked out the resort. I wasn't impressed. I mean it is beautiful but it really isn't "Disney" and the "piped in" smell was killing me.

I didn't like the Skyliner so we walked back to Caribbean Beach and took the bus back to HS. We hopped in the car and went back to Saratoga Springs for a nap.

We went back to HS to park and took a boat to the Boardwalk. We ate and watched football at ESPN. The food was really good. Walked back to HS for our FPs and waited on Smuggler's Run. Again, it was ok.... Ate at Docking Bay too. We headed back and stopped at the Turf CLub Lounge for Buffalo Chicken dip and another drink and now in bed ready to sleep in tomorrow.

Here's my thoughts on Oga's which we also did.

Oga's Cantina.

Here are my thoughts.

If I am going to pay 65 bucks (not including tip) for 4 drinks (One non-alcoholic) in 45 minutes I don't want to be sat at a table with random people, especially a family with young kids. I mean it's a bar. There is one food item on the menu. If it was a family style restaurant, ok. But not a bar.

They were playing "drinking songs" and the drinks are strong. If I'm paying that, I ain't gonna "behave" in front of your kids.

Other than that, I thought the drinks were fun and the music great. I would have preferred standing at the bar or high top table. I think the 3 guys that came in as we were leaving thought the same.

I get it, it is Disney, there are kids. But I wouldn't want random "drinking" strangers sitting with us if we had Blondie with us. That's why we don't sit in the "bar area" when we go out to dinner. I'll wait a little longer on a table away from the bar. Adults are having fun, I don't expect them to change their demeanor for us.

Anywho, 25000+ steps today, I'm going to bed!

You can STAND at the bar which I didn't see any kids up there and we requested to be standing. I would have waited a little longer for it. I guess when it comes to drinking since I don't do it in front of my kid, unless it's a glass of wine with dinner not multiple drinks and shots, I'm not going to do it in front of others. One and done for me sadly, cause I think it's a really neat spot and the drinks I had were good.