What a difference a day makes…bright sunshine, warm weather yesterday…contrasting with rain, rain and oh yeah, some more rain…the drones didn’t even want to come out to play for the Walt Disney Studios nighttime show…and that show needs the drones…
Aaaaallllllrighty then…slept in a bit this morning…we really were knackered and needed that sleep…
Whilst Alaska and Jordan took forever to get ready, Grayson, Grandma and I were tasked with finding a UK to France converter plug…ya know, because we’d only packed one between us all…spoiler…we didn’t find one, and instead I ended up buying some 30th anniversary cuddly toys for the ‘kids’…we all know they’re for me really…oh, and whilst at the shop Grayson spotted Max Goof!!! We had to grab a few pics with him…brilliant start to the day.
€60 lighter, a few boss pics with Max better off, and no sign of my intended purchase later and the stragglers had caught up…Walt Disney Studios today…Tower of Terror, Crush Coaster and the new Avengers Campus…can’t bloody wait!!
First a stop off at Starbucks for a quick coffee…I say quick, the queue was out the door…mental…but at least I finally got my coffee fix for the day…and Alaska got her babychino (which she didn’t not enjoy as much as from her usual haunt).
Right then, let’s get going…we’ve started to take bets on the death toll that mags is gonna rack up today…I dread to think, and don’t really fancy seeing her on a segment of ‘Disneys most wanted’…let’s hope for a good day.
First up, Tower of Terror…I bloody love this ride…Jordan hates it, so Gray was my partner for it today…20 minute queue and we were at the basement entrance to the service elevator waiting to meet our doom…mind you not before Grayson ‘smooth talker’ Fletcher took the opportunity to hit on an older girl in the queue…’hey I’m Grayson, I’m 4’ *cheeky wink*…smooth kid…where the hell did that come from, this kid will chat to anyone and isn’t afraid to tell someone he likes them…that’s the way buddy…must have got the moves from his uncle.
Finally get going, we’re on, the lift flings us up in the air, then straight back down…I could see Grayson’s soul leave his body…he was not enjoying this…but handling it better than his Mam…I think he had some fun, but assured me he will not be going on that again anytime soon…to be fair, last time Jordan went on it she left in tears, so he’s done well there…
Avengers Campus then? Looking forward to this….they’ve really changed this area since we were here 4 years ago…it’s so much better, everything is well themed to the Avengers and there’s loads of characters and shows here…fantastic…quick meet and greet…with Wasp…ah we do like Wasp, but she’s not quite Ant Man, would be great to have seen him instead…and poof…Disney magic…team turnaround, Wasp goes on a break and the main man turns up…fricking Ant Man…Jordan was so excited that she gate crashes our pics…
Bit of food then…Stark factory…another great addition…as soon as you walk in the door your greeted by the HULKBUSTER!! Bloody hell…Alaska was mid tantrum and even stopped dead in her tracks, strikes a pose and shouts ‘Chhhheeeeeeeeeese’…yep, she was so awestruck that it snapped her out of her tantrum…Pizza, Pasta and Salads here…sounds boring, but 3 pizzas between us filled us right up, and we freshly made in front of you…great little quick service meal…delicious and filling.
Web Slingers next up…or not, it’s down for operations for a while…ok then Flight Force (aka rock n rollercoaster…the shit re theme)…to be fair it’s not bad, it’s the same layout, but less effects than before…can’t beat it as a coaster though…we love it.
Grayson, feeling that we may have been trying to con him into another Tower of Terror scenario blankly refuses to go on the ride…I’m not going on, I don’t wanna go on, I’m not going on…aww I’m not tall enough, I wanted to go on…calm your tits kid, we’re just child swapping you…for those not in the know, we’re not actually swapping him for another kid, it’s just so we can ride without queueing a second time…worked well, and even had to have a super secret password to get on after Jordan had ridden and collected the kids from me…psst, it’s Ms Marvel…
Back to Web Slingers then, and it’s back up and running…heard good things about this ride and it’s brand new…looking forward to it…and Gray and Alaska can both come on too…brilliant.
Bloody hell, that was a work out…flinging my arms about like Kermit the Frog to shoot webs at the little spider bots…Mags would have been brilliant at it with her shakey arms…I’ll update you with her score tomorrow…anyways…I was bossing it, high scores everywhere until the final round where Jordan tried out a new technique (cheating…)…yeah so she won, Gray did well and Alaska scored a personal best of 0…good job little loo…better luck next time.
Virtual queue for Hero Training Academy was coming up…just in time…who we meeting? Captain Fricking Marvel…she was great with the kids…and the kids were funny watching them interact with her…Alaska was rambling like crazy…no one could understand her, and I think the cast members were trying to work out our nationality from her…best of luck…Some brilliant pics for the photo pass…and now it’s time to collect the resident bag watcher/closet physchopath…Grandma.
Poor bugger had been left to her own devices whilst we went on 2 rides and a meet and greet…felt quite bad until she told us that she’d been offered tea and coffee for her troubles by the cafe staff…come in then grams, stop begging for coffee and follow us…she’s getting better today…not as hit and run happy, and cruising more…well done grandma!!
Child swap for Crush Coaster…me and loo spot Buzz while we wait…and Gray catches up just in time to meet him too…the autograph book is filling up quick…but Buzz wasn’t signing…which Gray takes as a personal offence…to which he retaliated by not interacting with the characters and just about posing for a pic…stick it to him Gray, how dare he not sigh his name for you!! Come on then Gray, back on Crush…he’s like a pro now “dad it gets really fast at the end, it’s so cool”…yeah it is, Crush Coaster is my favourite in Disneyland!!
Light rain turns to heavy rain and it’s poncho time!!! The kids have an awesome wagon to cuddle up in, complete with rain cover…I’m so jealous…and mags had a flimsy poncho to cover the Magic Mobile!!! She was not best pleased.
Toy Story land then, and Grayson thinks he’s in America where the Toy Story land is awesome!!! This one is just ok. Cool theming, shit rides…poor Gray was looking forward to Slinky Dog Dash, but instead got Slinky Dog Gash…yeah not great, but he enjoyed regardless.
Quick ride on Remy Ratatouille Adventure whilst Alaska had a Power Nap…brilliant…and mags was feeling thirsty…thirsty for more blood…this time ploughing Grayson…he was tamping!! Good job Grams, you made it most of the day without maiming anyone…
Elastagirl and Mr Incredible meet and greet…always fun to wait for characters in the pissing down rain, but Grayson was super (ha SUPER) excited to meet them, and they were great to interact with so all good…but we need to get somewhere dry for a bit, mags is looking like a neglect case in her see through poncho and scooter combo.
Mickey and the Magician was our shelter, and what a shelter…this show is incredible…it even got Alaska up and clapping and dancing…btw, we may or may not have accidentally ran a cast member over here too 😳
Out we get and I have a notification on my phone…ffs, I’ve been hacked on my personal account and someone is running ads off my Facebook and charging me for them…not even good ads, random shit…Facebook, I reported this days ago…sort you shit and get me a refund…bank was useless, PayPal was useless…your my last hope…STRESSED!!! An hour of cancelling everything and contacts and I was in a mildly better mood…and ready for food.
Quick bite in the quick service restaurant…burgers and chips, but pretty decent…and a potter around the shops for Grays birthday presents (and of course a little something for loo and him now)…and it was almost time for the Studios night time show.
It was still hammering down mind so we were cowering under the shelter of the main entrance to the studios until last minute…only to find the blood drones (the main part of the show) has been cancelled due to weather…bloody great…show was ok without them, but it was majorly lacking…gutted because I can’t be bothered to stay another late night tomorrow to watch them.
Miserable wet walk back to the hotel and finally managed to locate the shoe that Jordan had lost this morning…who loses a shoe in 10 hours when then only place they’ve been is their hotel room? My wife that’s who…mental mun…anyways, off to bed, let’s hope tomorrow is nicer weather.
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