Star Wars Dark Side Half Marathon WDW: Day 4

Saturday April 22nd:
6:15am alarm. Left our room by 7:45am, I’m not the fastest morning person! It was a lot less crowded at breakfast before 8am! More waffles, eggs, bacon and oatmeal! We were on the bus to Hollywood Studios by 8:35am for a 9am opening. They let us in before 9am and we went straight to Rockin Roller Coaster. We were on and off in less than 15 minutes. We met Corey and Amy and kids by Starbucks. We were going to ride Rockin with them but the wait time jumped to 65 minutes. So we all went to ride Tower with a 20 minute wait. Teri and her family went to use their Star Tours FP while we rode. Ryan and I had a 10:35am FP for Toy Story. So the other two families went and watched the Frozen sing along while we rode TS. Ryan beat me again, but it was close! I put up a good fight! Weall met up and rode the Great Movie Ride and got the Cowboy scene! I don’t know that I’ve ever gotten this one! Fun for the change! When we left the ride, we caught the March of the First Order, love that music! We all then went and met BB8. We did individual family pics and a group pic. For some reason the pics all came out really dark. Ryan was able to edit and lighten them the best he could. But it was a bummer. Ryan and I then used our Star Tours FP at 12:35pm and everyone else went to Toy Story FP’s. After our ride, we met Teri and family at Starbucks to get drinks. Then over to Pizza Rizzo for lunch. Corey and family were tried a few different places but no one could agree on food and they couldn’t get a walk up at 50’s Prime Time. So they ended up at Pizza Rizzo with us! So we all sat upstairs and enjoyed a great meal and conversation together! We really like their pizza and salads! Ryan and I then went and used our Tower of Terror FP’s at 2pm. Everyone else went to watch Muppets. Ryan and I walked shops while we waited for them to finish. Teri and her family had to leave because Kailey had a dance performance and Teri had to help get her hair and makeup done. Corey drove his family to EPCOT so their car was there when they were done. Ryan and I walked the pathway from HS to EPCOT. While we were walking, we ran out of water in our pack. So we used our refillable mug to fill up at the station by the pool at Yacht Club. We filled the pack full of ice water and Ryan got himself a pop.We met Corey and family at Figment and enjoyed our ride with them. We then got Nemo FP for just 15 minutes away while the kids were playing in the play area at Figment. Off to Nemo. Then to the Butterfly garden. They were giving out free applesauce too! So we had a snack for later. Off to Mouse Gears to walk around a bit. We then sat/stood and watched the American Music Machine acapella group perform on the stage at the fountain. It was 5:35pm and Corey and family were heading out for the day to grab dinner and relax at their hotel off site. Ryan and I went to dinner at Sunshine Seasons. I had chicken, rice and beans. A great dinner the night before our half marathon! We were on our bus back to Riverside at 6:30pm. Teri was staying with us that night since she’s running the race in the morning too. She was there relaxing. Ryan got me adjusted (he’s a chiropractor) and Rock Tape applied to my pesky running areas. We all stretched out and had lights out at 8pm.
Miles Logged 10.3