Day 7: Hollywood Studios 2

So...on to today. The group split today. My parents wanted to go back to Epcot because they wanted to browse a little more thoroughly in the countries and they didn't really have much else they wanted to see at Hollywood Studios. We got up this morning and headed out to be there when the park opened.
On a last minute whim we asked if there were opening for the Playhouse Disney breakfast, and there were, so we went on in for that. It was cute and the kids enjoyed meeting JoJo, Goliath, but mostly they enjoyed meeting Leo and June from Little Einsteins...they love that show. I have to say that this breakfast wasn't nearly as good as the Tusker House one we had on day one. It was just basic breakfast buffet like Shoney's or something and MORE expensive than Tusker House! I hate overpaying for eggs and biscuits!
After breakfast we went over to meet Buzz and Woody....Noah wore his Indiana Jones hat today and all the characters we saw had fun playing with it. VERY cute and fun pictures. At the end Buzz and Woody were passing his hat between them behind their backs and having Noah guess where the hat was. It was SO fun! We will remember that next time we do lots of characters...they love hats!
We rode Toy Story, saw Voyage of the Little Mermaid, Playhouse Disney Live, rode Star Tours, met Bolt and the hamster (can't remember his name) Mr. and Mrs. Incredible, Frozone, Sorceror Mickey, The Sheriff of Nottingham (he was pretending to look for money on people for taxes and the kids each gave him a penny which he thought was cool and held up for a pic).....I think that is all.
It was actually kind of frustrating today because I put a lot of time into planning what days to go to which park based on crowd predictions, etc...and today there was an American Idol premiere at the park because they are launching a new American Idol attraction this weekend. They had lots of the walkways roped off and it was very inconvenient to get from one place to another. Supposedly there was going to be a motorcade/parade with all the American Idol judges and some of the winners. Corey saw David Cook playing...but that actually meant that most of the attractions were pretty empty, but getting to them was a huge pain! I saw photos of the event after we got home...I can't believe people waited ALL day on the sidelines of the parade route to see people like Chris Sligh, Phil Stacey, and that dreadlocked guy from last year. It's not like there were *really* famous people there! AND, the only judge there was Paula from what I saw....ugh.

We got to ride the new Toy Story ride twice, saw the Muppet 3D show....Corey and I took turns on The Great Movie Ride...and then it was time to go because I was finally able to get a reservation for Boma! We went out to the Animal Kingdom Lodge for that meal and it was GREAT! It is such a nice hotel...we saw a giraffe, some zebras, and other animals from the viewing areas around the hotel. The food at Boma was incredible! The first place that I believe the price competely matched the food choices! I tried watermelon rind salad (not good) and several different kinds of hummus spreads (good except one). They had sliced steak, all kinds of rices, potatoes, vegetables, and they were all "unique" in keeping with the African theme, but most every single thing I tried was really delicious. They also had some good soups, like an African stew, butternut squash soup, potato soup....and always there are good kids' choices so you don't have to feel like they won't eat "anything." (NOAH!) Anyway, that was a great meal with great service! I definitely would do that one again!
After dinner we went to find a Walmart to pick up something for Corey and then back to the room.
My parents got back from Epcot around 9-10 and we each shared what we had done that day. They had a great day exploring Epcot at a "non-kid" pace.
It was a great day, packed, and we were so tired again!