Lunch at Starring Rolls Cafe in Disney Hollywood Studios

We almost always end up eating at Starring Rolls when we are at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Why? Well, it's convenient. It's rarely crowded. Although its on a lower level it is wheelchair accessible. And, the food is good.



The turkey sandwich! Note the empty tables in the background





You order from a counter and take your tray outside to eat. Its pretty small and might be hard to manuever a wheelchair inside the cafe. The metal tables and heavy chairs are outside, with umbrellas for shade.

It's a tasty meal for under $15 per person. The large turkey sandwich is served on fresh focaccia bread with a bag of chips or a side of fruit for about $10.  Add a large fountain drink for $3 - or wine for $7.  If you have room for dessert the pastries are sublime. The chocolate peanut butter cupcake is really excellent.

Kids meals are $5.49 and contain the basic Smuckers Uncrustables with a prepackaged cookie - a bit of a disappointment in a wonderful bakery. My kids prefer getting a piece of fresh fruit or splitting a sandwich and ordering a fancy pastry all for themselves.  

Disney Junior - Live on Stage! Review

Every time we visit Hollywood Studios we go to see the Disney Junior show. Danielle may be 6 but she hasn't quite outgrown Disney Jr. yet. She'll be thrilled to see new characters from Doc McStuffins and Sophia the First in the live show. Last year she asked me to take a picture of a Doc McStuffins poster!

Seeing Doc McStuffins in the show will be such a surprise. The show was one of Danielle's highlights from the last trip.  She still has the "gold doubloons" that rained down from the ceiling at the end of the show.

 

diving for the doubloons

 

In the past we because of the wheelchair have been admitted through the large double doors, but last year we waited in the regular queue with everyone else. The line wasn't too long. While it was hot, there were overhead fans to keep you cool and strategically placed TVs running Disney Jr. shows to distract the kids.

If you get there early you'll have a chance to meet some of the life size customed characters before the show.

When you get in, the theater is dark. If your party has a wheelchair you will be asked to stay in the back so you don't obstruct any other's view. There are no seats - everyone has to sit on the floor.

 

 

 

Amanda loves all of the shows! And it is nice to be in an air conditioned theater.

 

This was the third time we'd seen the show. The main plot is a birthday party for Minnie. It is a puppet show so the characters on stage are only about 2 or 3 feet tall. There is one live actor, who comes down from the stage to interact with the audience.

 

 



 

I found the live actor's voice grating, but the characters were cute. In addition to the Big Five there were characters from Handy Manny and Little Einsteins. These characters may have been written out for the new characters from Doc McStuffins and Sophia the First.

 

 

In 2012 the show also  featured characters from Jake & the Neverland Pirates.

 

 

Here is a short clip from the show we saw in 2012.

(You can decide for yourself if the girl's voice is annoying.)

 

We like the Disney Junior Live on Stage show, but it is definitely geared toward preschoolers. It is  interactive and fun for the kids. I think this may be the last year we get to enjoy the nice cool theater. At least there is still The Voyage of the Little Mermaid to watch inside on a hot day! Hopefully Danielle is now old enough not to be scared by Ursula and the eels.

 

From Disney http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2013/02/the-new-disney-junior-live-on-stage-opens-friday-at-disneys-hollywood-studios/