Got a chance to take my boys (19 & 12) this weekend and they had a blast. Seeing as I went on opening day and was limited to four hours then, I took some time to just explore this time out but really the focus of this visit was taking the boys for the first time and they enjoyed it and it was fun to experience it through their eyes.
We went on Smugglers Run first thing in the morning and when we lined up the original wait time was 35 min but once we were in line and it was snaking through the backstage it was probably closer to an hour, which was fine because the line constantly moves, there is no standing around. Having been on the ride twice before and not being particularly impressed with it, I wanted to make a point for all of us to ride together and explore the inside of the Falcon, get pics at least once. For the first time ever I drew Pilot but I gave it up for Gunner so both my boys could be pilots. They enjoyed it and afterwards went through the single rider line while I went and explored this time without having to deal with crowds.
After the boys were off SR, I introduced them to Ronto Wrap, which they both loved. We would share two more throughout the day and mobile ordering is super convenient.
Didn't go back to GE until 5:40 for our reservation at Oga's, as this was something I wasn't able to do last time either. They were ready to seat us almost right away but I asked for a sit down area, since my youngest needed a bit of a break, this took about another 5 - 10 min to wait and as we were in line I heard one of the cast members call for maintenance as DJ Rex had broken down. We were then seated with another party of six people, all probably about in their mid 20's, very friendly. We were put in the booth right next to the non-functioning Rex and my oldest got up to take some pictures around the Cantina and when he was taking pics of Rex the cast member who put in the maintenance call told my son "It's not polite to take pictures of Rex while he is sleeping. You wouldn't want someone taking pictures of you while you were sleeping." I honestly couldn't tell if the tone was playful or more on the side of don't take pics and post this on social media.
Anyways I ordered the Yub Nub, as my wife wanted the mug (she didn't come on the trip with us this time). I am not much of a drinker but the drink was good. They were out of the Carbon Freeze and the Bespin Fizz. The boys wanted the Carbon Freeze but had to settle for the Blurrgfire and the Jabba Juice, which neither enjoyed very much, they were both very tart.
Our server was nice but we only saw her maybe twice. Then one of the leads (I am assuming) came around to tell us we were at the 40 minute mark and we would need to be leaving soon. Had I been wanting a second round of drinks I would have said something about the service but we were done, had our experience and I was good with leaving. In the future I will go with folks who can partake with me.
While we were in the Cantina I placed mobile orders for Kaadu ribs for myself and my oldest at Docking Bay 7. They were decent but not worth $20. I subbed the slaw for mash potatoes, which were just ok and I am not a fan of blueberry muffins, which is kind of weird to serve with ribs, I took a bite and it was ok but not something I would normally order. I am up to try something else there in the future though. Youngest wanted his own Ronto wrap instead of something from Docking bay and as he ate it at the counter we were surprised that Chewy ran up next to us, startled us a bit, and was shaking the roasting cage that he wanted his own wrap, it was pretty funny, cute.
After that, youngest decided he wanted to build a droid, so we went and did that. It wasn't something I budgeted for but I'm a pushover, he enjoyed it and it was a cute little experience. Oldest decided he wanted a resistance jacket so he bought one for himself. By the time we were done it was night and part of this trip, for me, was seeing GE at night (my opening day reservation was 11a-3p) and it did not disappoint. I took some cool pics of the Falcon and Ren's fighter. After that we left. Great trip with my boys, which was the most important thing. Looking forward to taking them again once RotR opens.
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