Wednesday May 15th 2024

The sound of rain on the roof woke me up around 6:30 this morning. I was expecting rain before morning, so I only had the two bedroom windows by the bed to close before I rolled over and went back to sleep. Shortly after 8AM I again. This time the rain was even heavier and the wind was rocking the RV a little.

When I finally rolled out of bed and turned the TV on, I learned there was a tornado watch for all the counties around Orlando. It technically didn’t apply to my location at Four Corners, but I am in walking distance of three of the warned counties. The sky remained threatening as the day progressed. A brief rain shower fell in the late morning and another in the early afternoon. The forecast called for the last line of storms to pass through around 5PM.

I stopped worrying about the rain and headed to Disney’s Hollywood Studios for desert after an early dinner. Tonight for desert I had a Hot Fudge Brownie Sunday at the stand across from the theater that hosts the Beauty and the Beast show. By the time I finished my desert the sky was looking threatening. I headed into the last Beauty and the Beast show of the day to enjoy the classic performance and stay out of the rain. When I came out of the theater after another great show, the ground was wet and puddles were everywhere.

My next stop as I wandered around the theme park was at Toy Story Midway Mania. The wait for the arcade style ride was only listed at 40 minutes. The queue kept moving and it turned out to be even less of a wait. My score was better than usual, but it wasn’t even the best in my car. I need to watch a YouTube video or two on how to hit the good targets.

From Toy Story land I looped through Galaxy’s Edge. I didn’t plan to stop at either of the rides, but a 25 minute wait time for Star Wars Rise of the Resistance was too good to skip. It is usually over an hour. This was only the second time I’ve been able to ride the premier attraction in Galaxy’s Edge.

After kill some time walking around other areas of the park I headed into the massive theater seating area for the Fantasmic Night time show. I arrived half an hour before show time and my seat was way to the far side. The theater was full shortly after I arrived. It is a good show and more comfortable to watch than the other night time shows. The show has lots of live actors, projections on water screens and pyrotechnics. I just prefer the more fireworks intensive shows at he other parks.