After breakfast, we took the bus over to Hollywood Studios and were happy to be there! The new Toy Story Land opened since the last time we were there and it sure was fun to check it all out. Our first stop was our Fast Pass for the Swirling Alien Saucers…

She LOVED them!

We then had time to kill before our next Fast Pass and this is where it got tricky. Samantha didn’t want to wait – but she couldn’t understand that waiting for 30 minutes and using your Fast Pass was better than going on and getting in line for a ride and waiting for an hour and a half! ha! She’s just been spoiled and has never had to wait in a really long line because we’ve always had great Fast Passes. This trip was no exception – we had 6 for each day thanks to a special deal we took advantage of because we were staying on a concierge floor at our hotel. Anyway, we managed to curb her whining and pass the time. We saw the marching Army Soldiers…

We danced with the Incredibles…

and then it was finally time to ride the new Slinky Dog roller coaster! Thankfully she was 40 in tall and could go on!

Somebody was EXCITED!

I was excited that we didn’t have to stand in this line to get on!!

Slinky Dog was worth the hype and really fun. I think it was then and there that Samantha decided “the faster, the better” when it came to rides!  🙂 We had lunch in Toy Story Land and, considering it was a pretty chilly 62 degrees, the grilled cheese and tomato soup from Woody’s Lunch Box was perfect! Samantha even ate her grilled cheese (miracle!).

We also rode Toy Story Mania…

took some time to meet our favorite ducks…

Saw the Stormtroopers…

and rode Tower of Terror! Yep, we took her on it and I had no idea how she would react, especially since Maxwell had warned her about it after his disastrous first time! ha!

But this girl? She LOVED it! She thought it was so fun and couldn’t wait to do it again! So, we did! Later that afternoon, we stood in line for 45 minutes so my thrill seeker could get another turn on the Tower of Terror!

We also went to the Frozen Sing Along (great), the Little Mermaid show (waste of time), and the Disney Jr. Dance Party (worth doing for her).

It was a full and fun day! We ended up getting room service that night but had to sneak outside in our pjs to see the fireworks!

Magical!

More tomorrow!

The weekend of Samantha’s birthday, my mom and I took her on a special trip to Disney World! The plan to was to do all the Princess stuff that the boys have no desire to do. Turns out, Samantha’s doesn’t have much desire to do it either! ha! But, it was still a FANTASTIC trip with my best girl!

I was pretty proud of all these cute shirts I had found at H&M…she was the cutest one at the parks!  🙂

Ready to go on Thursday afternoon!

GJ picked us up in the Orlando airport and we headed to the Grand Floridian! We had dinner at the hotel and got some good sleep for a big day on Friday! First stop was breakfast at Chef Mickey’s…Samantha’s enthusiasm was palpable…

She wasn’t so big on Mickey…

but Goofy was alright…

and Minnie won her over!

We also saw Donald…

and even Kluto (which Samantha kept saying instead of Pluto and I didn’t correct her!)

There was also a birthday cupcake at breakfast! Can’t beat that!

After that it was time to head to Hollywood Studios! More to come!