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- Getting closer at 1:35pm.
- Returned to Disney's Boardwalk Resort.
- A new unmarked bus at the Boardwalk.
- No sign of our snake friend from this morning.
- Our room are the windows under the trees to the right in this picture.
- Almost there...
- Odd I did not get a push this time.. but I checked and 5 minutes ago they called my group.
- Setting off for Disney's Hollywood Studios at 3:03pm
- Birds out for a walk this afternoon
- A Friendship boat passing us.
- Four minutes since leaving the room and I can see our destination in the distance.
- Random Disney bus picture as I strolled to the studios
- Passing under the Disney Skyliner
- They were working near the entrance this afternoon, still could not tell what.. best guess is utility work.
- 3:17pm arrived at the park and through security.. only 14 minutes since leaving the room.
- Hollywood Blvd this afternoon.
- Already 4 groups past mine.
- Heading toward Batuu via Grand Ave.
- Entering the queue at 3:29pm.
- Very happy not to be stuck waiting in these switchbacks.
- Heading inside and no sign of the queue yet.. better than last two times.
- Caught up to the queue in the next room but it was nice to be able to walk a bit without waiting.
- 3:59pm (30 min since entering queue) to reach the briefing room. If you want to avoid spoilers you should skip the next dozen pages.
- Rey giving the mission briefing.
- Making our way to the transport ship.
- BB-8 is ready to escort us.
- Ready to head for space.
- Video clip from the transport ship as we leave Batuu and then are captured by the First Order. Note we directed through the hanger..
- Under the watchful eye of Storm Troopers while waiting to be put into a cell.
- In our cell and being watched again..
- Video of our esacepe.. well sort of escape...
- Onboard our transport and ready to head for the escape pod
- Oh no a wrong turn..
- Storm Troopers.. another wrong turn.
- Things are getting worse..
- Found Finn
- Kylo Ren encounter
- In the escape pod and ready to leave
- Back on Batuu
- 4:22pm and exiting. So under an hour total time (53 minutes)
- Plenty of Cast Members to greet you at Rise of the Resistance. This group is for FastPass Returns for those that were on or in the queue when it goes down.
- Up to boarding group 82 before 4:30pm
- Coke droid cart.
- Plenty of cast members everywhere in Batuu.
- Making my way back to Grand Ave.
- Dinner this evening.
- Not sure what event.. took a look around and nothing jumped out at me as an event.. but there were a lot of guests shopping.
- Making my way toward Echo Lake
- A lot of guests queued up here for food/drinks.
- Echo Lake this evening.
- 5:11pm entering the Disney Skyliner queue.
- Three minutes later in the air over the parking lot.
- 5:18pm, 7 minutes later at the transfer station.
- A large queue of guests for Epcot... where I want to go.
- I spy the end of the line..
- At the end of the line...
- The queue ahead at 5:19pm
- Almost there...
- 5:30pm, in flight, only 11 min later. The queue moves at a good speed as long as the line is running.
- Disney's Riviera Resort as the sun was just about set.
- The Contemporary and Bay Lake Tower on the horizon.
- Flying over the Ratatouille project
- 5:43pm landed at the International Gateway. So 32 minutes from the Studios to here.
- France in World Showcase
- Shuffling my way past Morocco... the walkways were very crowded.
- The crowd ahead.
- Chilli Da Mur performing in Germany.
- Spaceship Earth Across World Showcase Lagoon.
- Gary Sinise was the guest narrator at the Candlelight this evening at Epcot.
- Walking back toward France crowds were just as bad as when we entered.
- That marker is the end of the Candlelight dining package return queue for the 8:15pm show. It was 7:55pm.
- Wanted to go see British Revolution but the walkway is blocked with PhotoPass in the dark.
- So walked round the long way.
- Found a spot on the bridge near the International Gateway to watch Epcot Forever this evening.
- Video of the opening sequence from Epcot Forever.
- The bright white dot is the moon.
- A lot of guests making their way to the Boardwalk this evening.
- That wraps up today.