BEST vacation EVER!!! - part 1 Disney's Hollywood Studios

We recently had the privilege of taking our kids on the BEST vacation EVER! It would not have been possible without my awesome parents, AKA Nana and Papa! They gifted the whole crew with park tickets and rented the house for all 10 of us to stay in. This was our first vacation where all three kids were old enough to remember everything we did, tall enough to do anything they wanted, and didn't require all the "stuff" needed when traveling with little ones. We loved every minute of our time together!!!

I wanted to document our trip, as well as the pros, cons, and hacks we discovered along the way. However, a trip this awesome was too large for one post so here is part one - Disney's Hollywood Studios!

After a 12 hour drive from Mississippi to Orlando, Florida, what could be better than Joe's Crab Shack?!?! (complete with a selfie and photo bombers)

All four grands!

The next morning we headed to Disney's Hollywood Studios! This was our favorite Disney park. The Great Movie Ride, the stunt car show, and the Frozen sing along were awesome! Fantastmic (a night time light and water spectacular) is incredible!!! I'm sure some of the other rides were equally or more awesome, but I don't do many rides. Neither does T. Poor Gene loves them! Motion sickness stinks!

P and M decided they wanted to ride their first roller coaster here. I'm not sure that the Rock 'n' Roller coaster was the best choice for first timers! They were a little more hesitant about rides after that one.

 The Frozen Sing-Along was awesome! What could be better than 300+ kids, moms, and dads (some dads tried to be cool and act like they didn't know the words, but not this awesome dad!) singing along at the top of their lungs with Anna and Elsa??? Snow falling from the ceiling while you sing Let It Go!!!

My own little collection of action figures!

This park's parking lot was close enough to the entrance that we were able to walk to the car for a picnic lunch.  We also took advantage of the free cups of ice and water fountains. Every bit saved means more fun later! 

Part two - Magic Kingdom coming soon!