Florida Spring Break 2013- Day 7, Part 1 (MGM/Hollywood Studios)

This morning/afternoon we were at Disney's Hollywood Studios! (Formerly MGM, which is how I will always remember it.) It was a great morning- a good last day of vacation and we had lots of fun laughing together.

Heading in!

Mickey Hat!

Star Wars ride. The show outside beforehand.

On the ride (it's a ride with lots of simulations but not much actual moving), they pick out someone who is the "rebel spy" on board and flash their picture screen, and they picked me! Darth Vader pointed to me and said he wanted me off. Funny.

Tower of Terror! What a great ride. You are part of the twilight zone, going up to the 12th floor, where the last people who went up there never made it off. You go through in the dark, seeing their ghosts, and then they drop you down, bring you back up, and drop you down again. It drops your stomach, but it's so fun! Definitely one of the favorites.

Kley in front of the Tower of Terror (funny, since he hates rides that drop your stomach, so he did not actually go on it). Another funny moment was that a bird pooped on my dad AND Kayla while waiting. Two people! Funny, although not funny for them!

 Rock N' Roller Coaster w/ Aerosmith! Loved this one too. You go from nothing to super fast in a few seconds (I think it's 65 mph, but I'm not sure). It was a rougher coaster than some others, but very cool and fast.

Girls in front of the guitar!

Beauty and the Beast show. Such a fun classic.

Initial song of Belle going to the library with her nose stuck in a book.

Getting to the castle/meeting the characters.

Be our guest!

"Now there's something there that wasn't there before..."

Turning back into a prince! She came back for him (of course).

Final dance. :) Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite Disney movies (tied with The Little Mermaid).

Indiana Jones show.

Pretty cool stunts, but doesn't touch me like Beauty and the Beast does. It was neat, but didn't thrill me.

Backlot tour- takes us through some of the behind the scenes.

Showing us how they use special effects.

Sewing room.

Showed us more special effects like fire and water- was really cool, but hard to get good pictures of.

We caught the end of the parade on our way out!

Up! float.

Toy Story!

Florida Spring Break 2013- Day 6 (Pool Day/Shopping)

Today was a relaxing pool day, which was nice to have after two full park days. It was a bit chilly in the morning, but it warmed up later in the afternoon, and when you were laying out it was quite perfect. :) Here are some shots from the pool.

The skies were gorgeous!

We also played some bag toss.

My mom and I were on a team in the championship round and she came out of no where with some sweet shots to win it all. Way to go, Mom!

I love all the colorful flowers!

Kley living it up watching the bag toss action. :)

Tossing bags.

The lake.

Later in the afternoon we rented a paddle boat- what fun!

Afternoon ice cream snack. Delicious.

Enjoying the pool. Rather, everyone else enjoying the pool while my mom and I sat in the sun on the sidelines. 

Evening shopping! What a success. I was very pumped to hit up the Vera Bradley outlet store, and it didn't disappoint. I spent a little chunk of change, but it was worth it because I got a new large duffel (to replace the one that got ripped on the flight here) and FIVE birthday presents. Nice! My mom also was very generous and bought me some new pants and a cute dress from Banana Republic. Thanks mom- you rock!

A late dinner after at Red Lobster.