After lunch, we
were going to use our ToT and RnR fastpasses, according to Ridemax, but were like "OH GOD! No."
So, we put that off in favor of some other things.
First up, the Magic of Disney Animation.
On our way, we picked up FPs for Voyage of the Little Mermaid. Note that these are the 3rd we were holding, and had no problem using them even though they were expired. Some people freak out that the CMs will freak out, me included, but I never had a problem the whole time.
Look at all the Oscars!
Mr. & Mrs. Incredible
Waiting to get in and draw
Playing the guess-who-it-is game
Nic was so happy to be drawing
We were told we'd be drawing Donald. Not my favorite, but hey, it was still totally awesome!
My Donald:
Nic's Donald (and his Mickey he drew because he was mad at Donald:
Dad's Donald:
Now, I can't draw AT ALL. My smiley faces turn out like this:
I was SO PROUD of how well I drew. They really are magic!
Sorcerer Mickey:
Sorcerer Mickey, but a statue:
After MoDA, we headed over to VotLM to use our FPs. Wow, the acronyms!
Now, I'm lax on pictures of this part, partially because I don't want to remember it!
We decided to head over to Rock'n'Roller Coaster, to use our FPs.
We gave them the passes and headed up the line. We got in and watch the totally dork-fest of a video. My ex would've been in heaven. He's seriously screwed in the head with how much he loves Aerosmith. But, he also (this may be TMI) refused to lose his virginity, unless it was in a threesome. Including after he got married. If it was with Joe Perry and Steven Tyler, I think he'd probably die of happiness!
Anyways, we get through the video and exit into the loading area. Right before we got on, they decided something was wrong. They kept going "It'll be back up in a minute." Well, it wasn't. They gave us re-entry passes and let us out the exit area. This is ride number 1 to break down.
We decided to head over to ToT to use those FPs, then see if RnR was back up.
It took us longer to hike up the mountain that is the ToT line than it did to get through the line once we got to it and the ride combined. Well, we got up there, got through the line, and sat in our seats. Back row, left side.
I've only been to MGM/DHS once before and there was no way in hell I was riding ToT back then, so I was a ToT virgin. It was much different than I thought. I assumed it would be pull us up, and drop us a few times. I was totally shocked when the doors opened and we actually moved through the hall. But, it made sense.
WOW! I love that ride! At one point, my butt hadn't fully sat down and I was up again!
Well, we checked on RnR. Still down. Crap.
We had a DVC tour at 5, and it was 3.
TS:MM! We decided to single-rider line it up. We didn't care too much about sitting together, and if it got us through faster...
Well, we got up and went through and got onto the little bridge thing:
I LOVE the decorations!
Anyways, so, we're sitting there, and a CM comes up (we're at the back of the line) and goes "I need the last person in line to come with me", which is Nic, so he takes Nic and we see Nic appear on the handicap loading area. They needed someone over there. We called his cell and told him to just meet us at the exit. Well, then the guy is talking to the family and come back up. He goes "I need another person from the end of the line, because someone decided they didn't want to ride", so my dad goes. The two of them end up getting to sit together and all! Fine, whatever, I'll just chill. At this point, we were at the top of the stairs going down to the loading platform.
Well, they get through and get off, and wait at the railing outside the little exit gate, so they can still see and sign-language to me. Well, this one car was acting up, so they just sent it through without riders. Fine, whatever, I don't care. No big deal. In the grand scheme, one car doesn't really matter. I get down to the floor, and get in the line. I'm next! Well, it gets back through, and they decide to stop the ride to mess with it. I'm sitting there on the phone with Nic going "Should I just leave? How much longer do you think this'll be?". He asks the CM just standing there, not doing anything, at the exit gate what's going on. She goes "None of your business!" and he was like "I just need to know if it'll be back up soon--" and she totally ignored him and stuff. Wow, what a "B". She could say "We can't tell you that" or "I don't know" or whatever, and it'd be fine. But, sheesh, woman, no need to be that big of a jerk.
Alright, so this is ride number 2 to break down.
Finally, they figure out the problem. I was standing really close to the guy directing people, and he kept me in the loop on what was going on, and then Nic asked the guy that fixed it as he was exiting.
Turns out there's a sensor that goes off if say, a child's hand is under the car and shuts down the ride. Well, that was going off, and they couldn't figure out why. They knew that clearly it wasn't a kid or anything. Turns out someone had dropped their glasses under the car.
So, after more than an hour-and-a-half wait, I get to ride!
Now, remember how we said we had a DVC tour at 5? Well, it was 4:40, and we were supposed to be out there at 4:40. We stopped by the DVC kiosk, and they said it was fine if we were a few minutes late, and that they'd let the driver know, since we were the only ones they were picking up.
We still had the RnR passes. We went over to RnR and there was a couple there, debating whether or not to ride, since it was a longer wait. We went up and asked "Are you going to ride this?" and they were like "Well, yeah, we wanted to", so we handed them our re-entry passes and said "We can't use these, because we're running late for something else. They work just like fastpasses". They said thank you, and we practically ran to the front to the van.