Guess we'll wait a few more years to go back!
Agree on the backlot tour too....we did it in 2010 w/ the kids for the first time (for them)They enjoyed but definety a ride not needed to do every trip....
I like the Backlot tour but it needs a little bit of an update or something, especially since they got rid of "Residential Street" (Hi Golden Girls House!!) I agree about the Prop Warehouse too.
I can't do ToT or RnR either. I have done ToT once and that was enough for me.
Hmm wonder what changes are coming...
FOLK really IS that awesome, isn't it? I was just there a few days ago.Love the carrot cake cookies at Writer's Stop. They are one of the greatest things ever, I swear. I've seen similar items in the real world, but they haven't had cream cheese frosting, which, IMO...what's the point if there's no cream cheese frosting?
Can't wait to hear about your overhauled dining plans. I've been known to make some serious ADR changes on the fly, while I'm there.
I MUST try to remember the carrot cake cookie! I forget when I get there b/c I still don't know where the Writers Stop is hiding, and then it slips my mind?? Never done the blacklot tour and your account is not persuading me anytime soon!
I like the backlot tour... not love, but it's ok. It's too long for what it's worth (only a good time filler) and I agree 100% I always wish I had more time in the prop room! Once when we rode it they squished us two in with three others. It wasn't incredibly pleasant.
I dispise ToT but I love RnR. Go figure.
Still no hat!?
I actually really like those odd, random stores that don't scream Disney... they always feel like an old relic of MGM Studios, and a time before every Disney gift shop was exactly the same as the last.
Just got caught up on your last few updates (basically the entire day from AK to DHS). Life has been super-busy for me the past few weeks, so I'm just getting back to the DIS.
So, the mystery "incident" was revealed: you left your KTTW card back at the room. I didn't know they could issue one at the parks! Good to know...just in case it happens to DH and I this year.
AK is actually our second-favorite park, after Epcot. We love looking at all the animals, and it is very picturesque for DH's photography hobby. We usually plan one whole day there during our trips. That way, we can do breakfast at Boma or Tusker, and dinner at Jiko. Hopefully, we won't accidentally pick a busy day. We're trying to plan using all the crowd trackers, etc., but it looks like you guys did that, too, and still ended up stuck in crowds.
We've never seen the Lion King show, but we're not huge fans of Disney shows in the parks, so I'm not sure if we'd like it. It does seem to be a favorite of many, though.
As you know, I love my Beaker hat. Haven't seen it in another store since the day I bought it. We were at D-land Saturday and I did see a lot of ppl wearing the Kermit hat, but we didn't check to see if they were selling the Muppet hats anywhere. I hope you find one!
The carrot cake cookie looked soooo yummy! Total food porn.
I'm not a big fan of the Backlot Tour. I think we might go on it again, but we wouldn't go out of our way for it. We've been on the one at Universal Studios here in SoCal several times, and that can be cool when there are active productions going on, but otherwise it's not my cup of tea. Way to be supportive of Wingnut, though. Relationships are all about compromise, right?
They're always hiding when you're looking for them in the stores, I swear!)We haven't done the backlot tour in years. It looks like it hasn't changed much.
I saw this mug down in Williamsburg and I thought of Wingnut. I don't know exactly what it means, but I like it anyway.
Fun update even if the Backlot tour is not the most exciting attraction. I agree with you - I love the warehouse.
I can't believe Wingnut has never been on that street before.
No hat yet?
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.)Ugh, the Backlot Tour!
I love Sunset Blvd! But then again, I love ToT and RnRC, so coming to the end of that street is pretty awesome for me! I can see why you guys never go down there, though!
I am also with you on them rushing you through the prop warehouse...THAT is super interesting to me and I am always so disappointed when we have to rush through!
Walt's plane.
I also Facebooked this picture of the castle with my phone in the meantime.
Madame Leota urged us to "hurry baaaaaaaack", and we exited the ride.
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It's like the man's version of IASW. Women want to go on IASW because it's a classic... I guess that's how men feel about the Backlot Tour? 
The last time we went on it was 2007 and that was because I messed up the times for LMA and we missed the last show. I can't believe the tram was THAT crowded though...We almost always get a row either all to ourselves or with just 2 other people on it. If it was me, I would have said I would wait for the next one and gone back to investigate the prop house! 
Okay, I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels like that about the Backlot tour. My family (my dad in particular) seems to think it's sacrilege to not care about it.
The Muppets preshow is great! I've been doing some reading on what people think should be done to revitalize MGM and people are actually saying to do MuppetVision 3D. And some are even hardcore Disney people!! Do they not understand the significance of MuppetVision?? Especially when they're up-in-arms about rather ridiculous (in my opinion) Disney things.
We'll have to try out Writer's Stop and Starring Rolls next time we're in MGM.
I think it's still frosting when it's not on top! It's more about what it's made of, so frosting is thicker and creamier than icing. Icing usually has a liquid (milk, etc.) when frosting is mostly just sugar and butter with little to no liquid. So icing hardens and is good for drizzling/pouring.
I read a lot about baking.
Totally understand your dilemma with the five-in-a-row thing. I mean, for my family of five it was no big deal... we're kind of a family. But I can't imagine being smushed up against some random stranger. Awkward. Same goes for Kilimanjaro Safari. UGH.
The one time I went on the Backlot Tour, catastrophe canyon was broken, and our tram took a random turn and we went backwards through the attraction and the narration was off. Talk about a rip off. Anyways, it's cool to actually see pictures of it haha.
Hmm... I thought going into the shops on Sunset would lead you to the elusive hat! Apparently I was wrong.
No, but it sounds delicious, too.
This would be my favorite part of this ride/attraction - seeing Walt's plane and thinking of the discussions and plans that probably took place on it.
Glad to have you here!OMG isn't the Carrot Cake Cookie AMAZING!!?? I had read about it on The DIS in someone's TR a few years ago and we finally tried it on our last trip in 2010. SO GOOD!!!! AH! I want one right now!!!
Gosh, I love the Muppets! Haven't bought the DVD yet though...It's on the list, we just like to wait for movies to go on sale because we're cheap like that
(you were commenting on someone else's reply and mentioned Rita's and now I totally want one of THOSE too! Weight Watchers be DARNED!!!!
Ohhh The Backlot Tour.....
I LOVE your IASW/Backlot Tour analogy!! Maybe that's it! It does have explosions and fire! That's manly! I wasn't sure if we'd be allowed back into the prop warehouse, and the other people had already welcomed us aboard, so I guess I didn't want to be rude and be like we didn't want to sit with them at that point! (Although I'm not sure how letting them be in seating comfort for the ride would have been rude..?)Oh the poor backlot tour! Its such a shell of its former self! I'm glad that someone still rides it, because I don't think I've bothered since 2006.
I'm interested to see what changes you make to your plans!
