Our visit to Disney’s Hollywood Studios continues after spending the first 60ish minutes of Extra Extra Magic Hours in Toy Story Land. My time didn’t go as well as I would have liked – we got going more than ten minutes late and Slinky Dog Dash was initially down, throwing a wrench into our plans.

I ended up doing:

1. Toy Story Mania: 6:19am – 6:41am
2. Alien Swirling Saucers: 6:44am – 6:50am
3. Slinky Dog Dash: 6:51am – 7:13am

That’s not too bad in the grand scheme of things – all three Toy Story Land rides in less than an hour. If we had started our walk over to Toy Story Land at 6am, as should ordinarily be the case, and if Slinky Dog Dash was running first thing, then we would have been able to add a second or third ride on Slinky and another ride on either Swirling Saucers or Toy Story Mania and still be done around the same time. We started our day in Toy Story Land to avoid the initial, uncomfortable “rush” to Galaxy’s Edge for Smugglers Run. To see what that process looks like, check out this post. Today, our plan is to get in line for the space simulator just before the Park opens to all at 9am.

We’ll see how it goes.

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We return bright dark and early to Disney’s Hollywood Studios to check out what we can expect during Extra Extra Magic Hours, which begin at 6am daily for eligible guests through November 2nd.

Last week, I covered how to go about rope dropping Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. While it wasn’t the worst rope drop experience, it takes about 15 minutes to uncomfortably walk back to the ride from the holding area on Hollywood Boulevard. My expectation was that with nearly everyone heading to Galaxy’s Edge first thing, that it would open up Toy Story Land for the rest of us. We’ll put that hypothesis to the test by heading in that direction first thing. I’ll get in line for Smugglers Run just before the Extra Extra Magic Hours period ends, around 8:50am, to see how long the wait will be then.

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We pick things up from Part One, where we began the day with Flight of Passage during Extra Extra Magic Hours, which began at 7am. The Park will host the same Extra Extra Magic Hour every day through November 2nd for those eligible for Extra Magic Hours.

It’s 8:38am on the morning of Thursday, September 5th, 2019. As a reminder, this is where I’ve been:

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We’re heading out to Disney’s Animal Kingdom to see what we can expect from the rope drop experience to Pandora for Avatar Flight of Passage. Every day from now until November 2nd, Animal Kingdom will open at 7am for those who are eligible for Extra Magic Hours. Regular open follows at 8am. Previously, we saw what it takes to rope drop Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Over there, Extra Extra Magic Hours start at 6am with regular open at 9am.

It’s a bit humid here in Central Florida. Last year, September was our hottest month on record. After the sun comes up around 7am, we should be able to see a little better.

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We continue from the Islands of the Caribbean.

Thailand returns for its third year. You’ll now find it shifted down one position and it will be the first Marketplace that you see on your left if you’re starting your day by heading towards Mexico.

The only new item is the Shrimp and Cold Noodle Salad, which replaces the Seared Shrimp and Scallop Cake with Cold Noodle Salad. Pay attention to the presentation in the menu picture, because it’s not really going to represent what we’re served.

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