Tomorrow is our last day at the BC. We are getting on the Magical Express after lunch.
We got up early for our Keys to the Kingdom Tour. DH was willing and ready to go this morning.
We had to be at the MK by 8:15am and we able to catch a bus at 7:20am. We were at the MK in about 20 minutes with plenty of time to walk around. We saw the cameras down in the hub, the area where the partners statue was. By the time our tour went past that area, there were big white screens, lots of lights, and the actors who play the family in The Middle were waiting to film their scenes.
The KTTK tour was very interesting. We had two guides, one was the "detail" person and one was the "color" one. There were too many things we learned about to really go over here, but I'll mention a couple of them. We had our own special ride on the Jungle Cruise. Instead of listening to the usual corny jokes, our guide took over and described some of the secrets and facts about the ride while we traveled through the attraction. We continued through Frontierland while the guides talked. There was just tons of stories we heard and information we learned throughout, and it was really interesting. We also went behind the scenes and saw the parade floats and the huge buildings that are the sound stages for the Pirates and Splash Mountain. The giant water tanks for that ride are there.
We had lunch at Columbia Harbor House and then went over to the Haunted Mansion. We got to ride that one, too. We spent some time in Liberty Square, then on to the behind the scenes area of Main Street USA. That is where the motor homes for the stars of The Middle were located. Each of the five family members got their own motor home. I saw the actors that play the father and oldest son walking through that area. Everyone else on the tour was listening to the guides talking, but I was watching the actors.
The guy who plays Axl turned to look at us. I waved at him and he waved back at me. That was fun.
Our tour group was standing near Patricia Heaton's motor home. She was walking right toward us but looking down at her smart phone, not paying any attention to us. Teena told us that famous people who don't want to be bothered will walk with their heads down like that, which is perfectly understandable. We were on a tour, after all, and not supposed to be watching the TV stars.
Then we went down into the underground corridors. It was interesting but to tell the truth, by this time we were all ready for the tour to be over. It was six hours long when you count the half hour lunch period. But we enjoyed it very much, even my husband enjoyed himself. As we were leaving the MK, the filming for The Middle had moved to the front of the train station of MK. I think it made the tour a little more exciting to add the TV show filming to it.
We got back to the BC around 2:30pm, visited with Teena a bit, and learned a few more secrets.
We had just enough time for a nap before heading off to Downtown Disney for La Nouba at Cirque du Soleil.
This time my husband agreed to take a taxi to DTD. We walked out the door of the BC and over to the valet stand, where we got a taxi that had just dropped off some passengers. We were at DTD in 15 minutes. DH thought that worked out very well.
We grabbed another cab back after the show and stopped at the Crew's Cup Lounge for our second dinner there of the trip. Their cheeseburger is fantastic and so was the clam chowder.
We are planning to spend some time at Epcot before getting on the ME for our trip back to the cold north. We have been so busy having fun that we haven't had a chance to ride DH's favorite Epcot ride, Spaceship Earth. And I'll have a final chance to get a pink grey goose slush before going home. And the shrimp and grits are high on the "must do" list, too.
It has been a great trip.
I haven't been able to get everything done on my "to do" list, but maybe there are some other people who can help Ninja Mom out with "Shower gate". We just haven't had time to get over there.
I'll post some pictures and information about our room later. It is back to work on Wednesday, which is always tough after a vacation, especially since all my work waits for me.
I went about 10 years ago when we stayed at the Dolphin and I liked it then.
We will be kidless that night..... Any suggestions? We aren't picky eaters. Thanks!
