Disney 2018--Thursday (Hollywood Studios)

• On Thursday, we woke up and got ready really early in an attempt to rope drop Hollywood Studios. We would have made it there right on time, but the wait for the bus was about 25 minutes and then because of the construction at HS, the walk from the bus stop to the park was VERY long. But, we still arrived around 7:30am.
• We ran directly to sign up for Jedi training. As it turns out, it wasn't necessary to rush there because there were still tons of spots open for every time slot throughout the day. 
• After signing up, we headed to Toy Story Land. We walked right onto Toy Story Mania and Alien Saucers, which we actually had a FP for later in the day. TSM was awesome as usual, but Alien Saucers was underwhelming. We didn't have a FP for Slinky Dog Dash, and the wait was already an hour, so that was a no go.
• We walked around Toy Story Land for a bit, took pictures with the Green Army Men, and then headed over to the Star Wars stuff.
• We got inside the launch bay, and it said the wait to meet Chewbacca (my favorite!) was only 10 minutes, which was not accurate at all--we probably waited closer to 45 minutes. But, totally worth it to see the big guy again.
• When we left there, the wait to see Kylo Ren was short so we did that, and it was a great character interaction. I got one of my favorite pictures of the trip of Deke and Kylo. So cool.
• We then stood in line for BB8, which fascinated Jasper.
• By the time we had done all that, our time for our Fast Pass for Star Tours was almost over,so we booked it over there. I love this ride--so much fun. Eric and I riderswapped on there, so we could both do it.
• After that, it was around 10:45am, and we were tired and hungry, so we had Mickey bars (yes, ice cream in the morning--it's vacation and Mickey Bars--I couldn't resist) and cold drinks. When we finished eating, it was time to head to Jedi Training. 
• The kids had fun at Jedi Training, but it was so hot. Eric and I were melting, and we weren't even wearing the Jedi robes. The kids just looked miserably hot. And, at one point, Deke got scared up on stage and broke into tears, and it was just the saddest thing ever. But, he toughed it out and ended up really enjoying it. Thankfully, they gave out bottles of water to everyone right after because it was clear the kids were overheated.
• We left Jedi Training and headed to the Star Wars store so the boys could build light saber and Piper could get sticks like Rey. We really didn't need more light sabers in our life but YOLO after all.
• By then it was around 12pm or so and we just had a small amount of time to kill before our lunch reservation so we did the Muppet 3-D show. It's still cute but it would be great if they updated it. I swear that movie is like 20 years old.
• We then walked back around the park for lunch at Hollywood and Vine. Good food and cute character interaction with Mickey and friends.
• As we were leaving that, we were able to catch the big Star Wars/Storm Trooper parade, which was so so awesome! We all loved it.
• After that, we weren't really sure what to do next, and the kids were withering. We ended up just going to meet Starlord and Baby Groot, which was awesome.
• Once we were finished there, we knew it was time to go. We stopped in a few shops and then made the long trek back to the bus.
• Back at the hotel, we just did our usual dinner and relaxing. Another fun day in the books.