What does a “perfect day” at Disney’s Hollywood Studios look like when Scott gets to make all the rules?

This week, we’re continuing our Perfect Day series with a full day at Hollywood Studios! Scott has planned the day from morning to night, and his goal is ambitious: can he create a Hollywood Studios itinerary good enough to change Candice’s less-than-enthusiastic opinion of the park?

Before we get there, though, we tackle an important Disney debate: Halloween or Christmas? We talk about why Christmas at Walt Disney World feels extra magical, the questionable timing of Florida’s Halloween season, and why fake snow on a warm Florida evening somehow works better than it has any right to.

Then it’s time to head to Hollywood Studios!

We’re staying at Disney’s Beach Club Resort, sleeping in just a little, and taking the Skyliner over to the park. From there, Scott’s perfect day includes:

• Breakfast from Woody’s Lunch Box
• Slinky Dog Dash, Alien Swirling Saucers and Toy Story Mania
• A big lunch at 50’s Prime Time Café
• Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
• Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
• Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster featuring The Muppets
• An afternoon beer break at BaseLine Tap House
• Walt Disney Presents
• Beauty and the Beast – Live on Stage (with The Little Mermaid as a backup!)
• Waiting until DARK to experience Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
• Rise of the Resistance and Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run — preferably in Chewie Mode
• Nighttime wandering, shopping and photos in Galaxy’s Edge and Toy Story Land
• A casual dinner around Echo Lake
• Fantasmic! to close out the night
• A relaxing boat ride back to Beach Club

Along the way, we debate whether Tower of Terror is still a must-do, why Scott doesn’t need a $250 lightsaber living in a closet, whether Disney should offer a “build it but don’t keep it” lightsaber experience, and just how much backtracking Candice will tolerate before abandoning Scott on a park bench.

And somehow we end up imagining ourselves still recording this podcast in 2042, complaining about attractions Disney removed while riding around the parks on scooters. AARP, please don’t cancel us.

Would this perfect day change YOUR opinion of Hollywood Studios? What would you add, skip or rearrange?

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