So the Jedi training is by far the greatest thing that happened to Matthew at Disney World. Kathryn had hoped he would be selected, but she didn't want to get her hopes up too high. But Kathryn knows how to "work it" and made sure she had our cute kid up front but not being too stage mommy.
Kathryn has all the real details on this, but a handful of boys (and one girl) got invited up during the 2:20 p.m. show. They put a cape or robe on him, and then they go through Lightsaber training. Then, the crown jewel: Darth Vader shows up and they each get a turn "dueling" with the Dark Side. Again, Kathryn can share the whole play by play, but Matthew truly feels he's been ordained a Jedi. He now says he doesn't have to get married as Jedis don't get married. He's not going on a mission...because Jedis don't go on missions.
Caroline and I saw the last bit and it was very cute (with a sleeping and still stinky Sammy in my arms).
After all the fun and hub-bub with the Jedi training, it was time to stake out a place for the parade. One of Kathryn's friends says this is the best parade of the bunch. I strongly disagree. It was weak. Kind of like an ad for the Presidential Council on "get up and move". The 3 p.m. parade is themed to Pixar, which is great, but once the parade stretches out, the floats stay where they are and you just see one float for a very long time. In our case, one of the army guys stood in front of our area for 20 minutes leading the kids through dance moves, exercises and people jumping on trampolines. I kept wanting to see the floats further down in the parade. Watching the parade wasn't too bad in terms of crowds. Kids got ice cream.
It seems like many leave with the ending of the parade. We headed to the Muppet 3D movie, and it was EMPTY! It was nice to be inside where it's cool. It served as a good break. My favorite line in the movie is from Sam the Eagle: "The finale is titled A salute to all the nations of the world, but mostly America."
I believe Kathryn then took Matthew on Star Tours again via a Fast Pass while we walked the Streets of America. Dinner is next at the 50s Prime Time Cafe....dinner bell rings at 4:35 p.m.
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FYI, at California Adventure, they have changed the Pixar block party to the Pixar Play parade. It moves a lot more and is WAY more interesting. I spent the first time with Mr. Potato Head in my face.
Best line from Kermit (after Sam the Eagle talks) "you got 30 seconds!"
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