(Sorry for the photos being turned - if someone can point me to how to reorient them I would appreciate it)
Day 1 - Got up at 5am and caught a Lyft from Pop to DHS at 5:55am. Lyft dropped us at 6:10am and gates opened at 6:15am. We were on Hollywood Blvd by 6:30am and found a spot to sit right by Crossroads as I heard the signal was good there. At 7am we jumped in for our boarding passes - but it wouldn't group us. So I said just grab what you can get! We had one for BG 20 and another for BG 84. So we went to guest relations at the blue umbrella and they were able to group us together in 20 - bonus!
After that we headed to A2S and were on the ride by 7:25am and followed that with our FP for TSMM at 7:45am. By that time our boarding group was called and we made our way to RotR. I will stay away from spoilers - but we were not disappointed! Felt the ride lived up to all the hype and then some.
Then we walked through the market and did some exploring stopping at Ronto Roasters as we were getting hungry. Loved the wrap here. Very filling and tasty. Our seat there let us watch Vye and Rey run around hiding from the Stormtroopers that were patrolling the area. That was fun to watch.
We then did a little more shopping/exploring and then stood in line for MFSR so we could see the preshow and get in the Pilot seat! We loved being inside the Falcon and having the Pilot seats (definitely the best job - by the end of the trip we had done them all). That line was about an hour and we were due for our Oga's reservation at that time. So into the Cantina we go!
We did the Fuzzy Tauntaun which was very good and interesting. Then the Bespin Fizz that was smoking (literally) and that also tasted very good. We enjoyed the atmosphere but it was very crowded and loud enough that it was hard to hear the music which I think was my favorite part - with DJ Rex spinning. The people at the bar with us didn't know about the "side effects" of the fuzzy tauntaun so their reactions were great! I will do the cantina again but not for a little while - smaller than I thought and I hope as the crowds go down they add some more seating.
After leaving there we were getting hungry again so we went to Docking Bay 7. Sorry no pics of the food there - I forgot. We got the pot roast and the tip-yip. No complaints on the flavor of the food. However, this is not where to eat if you are hungry. We left still wanting more food which is sad at that price point.
Then we made our way to the milk stand and got both blue and green milk with the alcohol. Good strong pour but not obnoxious on the alcohol. Not overpowering but you knew it was in there. We both didn't initially like them but they grew on us as we kept drinking them. I actually found myself craving it the next day!
At this point we were tired from our early start and we had decided that we wanted to try for another BG the next day so we decided to head back to the room to take a nap. We did stop to see the Lightning McQueen Academy show on the way out as that was new since our last trip and it looked short. Very cute - we didn't think much of it but the kids were definitely into it!
The we grabbed the Skyrail for the first time and headed back to our room at POP. We were from the front gate to our room in 15 minutes. I was nervous with all the issues but we found this to be a very welcome addition.
Will pick up later after the nap!
