Jedi School!

Today was the long awaited day at Disney's Hollywood Studios! There is a Star Wars ride and for anyone who knows Jacob, knows this is his thing! Not only is there a ride, but there is a "show" where they pick volunteers out of the audience to be "trained" by an official Jedi how to use a lightsaber to "defend justice". Needless to say Jacob was more than eager to be chosen. There is no rhyme or reason to who is chosen - it's just luck! Our fear was that Allison would be chosen and that Jacob would not! What do we do then?! So as soon as the park opened we went right to that attraction and waited 45 minutes for the show. The kids were sitting front and center and given a lecture of how to look eager and excited to be chosen. Right off the bat - Allison was picked! Yikes! But they pick about 20 kids so there was still hope! With each child that was picked, my heart would stop! Finally - 3rd from the last to be picked - Jacob was living his dream! There they were on stage, in costume, learning to use a lightsaber when all of the sudden - Darth Vader and 2 Storm Troopers come out! One by one, each child, got to defeat Darth Vader! At the end, each child was given a certificate stating that they had successfully completed Jedi School!


Mission accomplished! All else for the day was simply a bonus! Allison and Eric ventured to Tower of Terror! Finally Eric has a playmate to go on "scary" rides! She says she only liked it a little bit! We had lunch at Jacob's favorite restaurant - Pizza Planet - from Toy Story!
Dinner was in a Japanese Steakhouse at Epcot! Really a good meal! The kids thought the chef was amazing! He made a volcano out of sliced onions!
Here's the whole gang at dinner!