Oh No, There's an Earthquake AND a Flood!
And...Flying Hands!
Park day 3 - MGM aka Disney Hollywood Studios -
Wednesday, 9/19/07 - Part 3
As I was saying before my internet connection so RUDELY interrupted me....
When we last saw the Hicks, they were finishing up at the Muppets 3D movie,
had a unsatisfying, albeit interesting, lunch at H&V
(see my food report below...shameless plug, shameless plug....)
and, as mentioned in said food report,
were trying to meet up with Bionic SIL and Stitch Jr.,
who had bolted from H&V in search of the Power Rangers.
The rest of us met up with B. SIL and SJ on the streets of America,
where Stitch Jr. was doing the happy dance due to his scoring
autographs from the Rangers.
We checked our times schedule to see what shows were coming up,
in attempt to plan the rest of our day.
Word to the wise:
It is VERY difficult to see all of the shows at MGM/DHS AND have a sit down lunch.
This should be attempted very carefully,
as it might require an all out sprint across the park,
plowing people over,
and sitting in back rows.
Considering we had a double stroller,
it was 95+ degrees,
and we weren't THAT desparate to see any of the shows
we decided not to push it.
The closest attraction to us was the Back Lot Tour.
We were so excited to round the corner and find
that there was no wait for the next tour.
And so disappointed to hear
that several small members of our party wanted to use the restroom.
Oh yes, the great WDW bathroom tour continues. Sigh.
Bathroom taken care of, we came back to the line to find we now were wating for the next tour.
It wasn't a a bad wait, though, with the movie props,
and giant cockroaches
[Watch out John, that one is trying to steal your hat!]
to entertain us.
I have no pics of the bugs, but here is some movie props,
courtesy of DisneyGirl -
I believe these are all from Pirates of the Caribbean:
This flag must date to WWII, and therefore be a prop for Pearl Harbor.
How can I tell?
Count the stars.
We then proceeded into the pre-show, and had the rare treat of being with a group of hearing impaired.
I say treat, because DisneyGirl and I love Sign Language,
and she has learned quite a bit on her own.
She doesnt' know enough to be comfortable conversing,
but she, and I, really loved watching the interpreter.
He was GREAT!
When I said in my title Flying Hands, I meant it!
It was so fun to see him sign big signs like EXPLOSION
and watch the facial expressions he made.
Here is the fearless victims, ahem, I mean volunteers,
of the pre-show:
And here is some of the tram tour:
Although this tour some what ended in catastrophe
(but that's what we paid for!)
we really enjoyed it.
I liked it a little better back in the day,
when the Golden Girl's house was on the tour,
but the new version is good too.
Next up:
The Hicks meet a Mermaid and a Beast