Walt Disney World: Hollywood Studios

Still learning things after 21 cruises. Send the husband and kids to eat breakfast in the main dining room while you walk off and get in line for the rental car shuttle. We began our journey to disembark the ship 2 hours ago. We are in a very long line at Avis in Port Canaveral. 5 ships in port today means LOTS of rental car reservations. Packed my patience today.

All checked in and relaxing for a bit. Lisa wants to hit the neighboring Sports and Music resorts for more pin trading. We also made a Walmart run.

3 Rennhacks loved Smugglers Run. One did not. Worst...ride...ever.

I will definitely ride Tower of Terror during our Lightning Plus reservation time. I've loved this ride since college a REALLY long time ago.

Oh look. It's my favorite Disney ride. A park bench. Camping here for a few minutes while the rest of the family waits an hour to ride Aerosmith's Rockin' Roller Coaster.

And this is why we vacation in January. Orlando on the top. Home on the bottom. It is so gorgeous today. Perfect for a day at Disney and then a 4-hour drive down the coast to Miami tonight.

Lisa popped over to a kiosk to pin trade on her own. She came back with a map on which a cast member had circled all of the trading locations throughout the park. No ASL was involved. This kid will do OK in life.

By Michael

Toy Story Land came first. We rode Slinky Dog Dash, waited out Alien Swirling Saucers, and played a round of Toy Story Mania. Sarge and his green army men were out for photos.

From there we crossed into Galaxy's Edge, where the Millennium Falcon sat parked in its dock and a squad of TIE fighters loomed over the plaza. We rode Rise of the Resistance, walking through the stormtrooper hangar along the way.

Back on Hollywood Boulevard we stopped for photos outside Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway, confetti and all, then a family hug in front of the Tower of Terror before we rode it. We also rode Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith and posed with the giant guitar out front.

Lunch was hot dogs from Dockside Diner. In the afternoon Lisa and Thomas met Buzz Lightyear, and we found the golden R2-D2 and BB-8 statues from the 50th anniversary.

Before we left, we all picked out new Mickey and Minnie ears at Crossroads of the World and got photos with them on as the sun went down. We drove back to Disney's All-Star Movies Resort for our second night.