Today was THE day; the reason this trip came into being. We headed out of Cocoa Beach bright and early after the rainstorms and air conditioning replacement at the hotel before finally getting some sleep! The boys were ready to build-although at this point in the day we had no idea if that would actually happen!
When we arrived we were the 10th car in line to get into the parking lot. Waiting went pretty quickly and we followed the parade into the lot.
Heading into the park the mask police we’re in full force, and they were all day. We literally watched a work person jump a table to yell at people who were trying to take a picture without the masks! It. Was. Nuts. “Cover your nose and mouth” could be heard all day from every corner. A bit over the top.
Once in (which NO ONE checked any bag at all going in; I was shocked) we headed straight back toward Galaxy’s Edge. Trucking through the mostly empty park was pretty easy and the boys arrived at Savi’s Workshop in no time. They were motivated to get there! From my observation they were second to arrive and put their names on a wait list to make their own light sabers! The waiting game begins!
While waiting and since it was pretty empty still, we headed to the Millennium Falcon ride, Smuggler’s Run, to ride! Now virtual queues were the thing, and we NEVER were able to get in one for Rise of the Resistance. I wasn’t impressed with this aspect at all. But the details and creativity that went into creating this place was off the charts! Details were amazing! It was quite the visual feast for the eyes!!
One of the must haves for the trip was trying Blue milk and green milk like Luke Skywalker drank in the movie. Now, it’s not actually milk, but a fruity drink. Max described it as berry like but not bad. Seamus said it tastes like berries and good. Max also tried green milk was more tropical tasting but he definitely liked blue milk better. Seamus stuck with the blue!
So eating was interesting. You could have your masks off while stationary and actively eating. You ordered on the app, picked up and then found a place to sit. Joe had a meal from the ABC Commissary while the boys had Star Wars foods! I had a pretzel and finished off Seamus’ food too. Because the boy hardly eats!! Then back out to find rides!
While waiting for our callback to Savi’s we ventured out to the Toy Story area of the park for some rides. It was fun to hear what the kids remembered from our first trip; honestly it wasn’t much!!!
Once that text came in, Joe and I could not keep up with the boys heading back to Galaxy’s Edge🤷♀️🤣. It’s the fastest I’ve ever watched them move outside of skating. We were able to get a 4:05 build time and they were so excited!
Once there they picked out their designs and waited to be called back. This process was a lot like the Ollivander’s Wand Experience at Universal; it was definitely a production. Savi and his helpers come in and talk the builders through the process. It was really cool watching this all happen and the excitement on the faces of everyone in there. I may have gotten yelled at for not staying on my dot; however I didn’t hear them so I just continued taking pictures!!
It was done! We decided to do one more round of blue and green milk and another ride on the Falcon.
It was time to head back because we were exhausted! 20,000 steps for the day. We ended with a trip to see Woody and Buzz one more time! A great day!! We tried to have dinner at Disney Springs and the Irish pub but it was such a disaster we gave up; even with reservations it was a HUGE wait and already 9:30. We were done and headed to the hotel to rest up! One more day to go!
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