Back to work, back to work. Work, work work.
By the way, how come I keep getting calls asking me if I'd like a lower interest rate when my interest in the calls couldn't possibly rate any lower?
And Smidgy's not too happy with me,,, right before my tooth surgery,, I took my face off.
She doesn't like me without my face,, especially the one that's left with no hair on it..Sorry,,, I didn't want this stupid bushy thing in the way for the surgeon. I start out going for the Sam Elliott look, and end up like Wilfred Brimley. not good,, so I made it go aaway.
Feels funny now when I'm outside in the cold and my nose runs right into my mouth. I just said that out loud, didn't I?
So far, Uni is kicking the gluteus maximus of Disney, with a score of 5 to 2, let's see now if we have any good comparisons while visiting Islands of Adventure.
Being resort guests, we get in an hour early for Potterville, and the mob scene I expected wasn't there.
But i will definately admit,,, the area is well done and impressive, wish I had taken more pictures now.
You enter into Hogsmeade, with the school in the background, and it can almost take your breath awaay.
I don't think Disney could have done this land better,, much to see all around you,,, and stuff you can easily pass up if you're in a hurry. In glass display in a front shop window facing the street are a couple of screaming mandrakes, in another store don't get your fingers too close to the Book of Monsters, and the chocolate frogs and butterbeers are not cheap either, but it's hard to not grab a pack of Every Flavor Bertie's Botts,,, even if you do pick out the vomit.
We then worked our way inside the school to Forbidden Journey before it got crowded.
I have to tell you, I am the worst person to try and critique this entire area,,, I could not see squat inside.
It was worse than POTC, the difference is that there's stuff going on, and Harry And Dubledore and the rest of them talking to you. Even if the ride is walk on,, it will stil take you 15 minutes to work your way back there to the boarding area.
Our plan is for me to ride it,,, and then be honest in my asessment as to whether she can ride it,,, then if yes,, do it again.
At the boarding stage,, once again, Diane relinquishes me to a young girl cast member, telling her,, "He can't see, he needs help getting to the car" with promises that all will be ok.
I then narrowly avoided a major fall when she pulled me onto an unknown by Smidgy or me, moving walkway running parallel to the cars. Boy, when you aren't expecting that,,,, it get's your attention.
She turned to me; "What, you didn't see that?"
"grrr"
The ride itself is an incredible simulator on a moving track, with movie type screens popping up surrounding you as you basically fly through the set pieces.
And i'm sure they would have been really cool if I could have seen them. But the car itself was incredible,,, the range of motion it had did just about everything but turn you completely upside down, but I could tell this ride had the potential to be something really special if I could see it,, and I couldn't wait to try to do it at night.
When I met Smidgy at the exit,,, I told her that if I gave the GO sign to ride it,,, she'd never talk to me again, she breathed a sigh of relief
Afterward, we then waited in linie for Olivander's Wand Shop,,, a short show goes on almost continuously in there.
Wish I could tell you what it was though,,,,oh, I know what it was,,, it was pitch black, that's what it was.
Never did see the wand maker,, but I heard him.
And one guy was chosen from the group to let the "wand choose the owner". Maybe Smidgy can tell you more about what it was that I saw but didn't.
As for FJ,,, no, no points can be awarded here,,, Disney has nothing at all similar to make a comparison at all.
From there it was over to the Dragon Challenge,,, and I'm getting a bit tired of being led by kids trying to inflict bodily harm on me. But it's been a long time since I rode this and I've gotten a taste for coasters again. And again, no points awarded for there's no comparison.
We then did, what used to be the Flying Unicorn,, but is now the Hippogriff,,, which is a basic entry level coaster that lasts lwss than a minute and a half..
This may not be a fair comparison,,, but it's a step up from the Barnstormer at Disney,,,, sorry,,, Uni- 6 Dis-2.
The walkway here also brings you past Hagrid's Hut,,,which looked pretty cool,,, but I'm surprised it's so well hidden.
Then we moved back into Suess land, it is so festive here, and the main gates were now open for everybody to charge to Potterville, and rode the High in the Sky trolley, which is on it's 3 named change I think now.
It's a cute ride though Seuss land,,, but way too short, not worth getting comfortable even,,, but I did get a couple of shots from up here.
But Disney wins this round,,, The People Mover or TTA beats this on all levels, most notably, duration, 6-3 now.
It was now time for what I new was going to be a hard call, Winnie the Pooh against the Cat in the Hat, two very similar type indoor dark rides.
We were the only ones on it this early,, and I asked the attendant how long the ride lasted.
She told me 4 minutes and 38 seconds.
I told her I wanted something more specific,, not just a round figure number.
She was flustered for a moment,, then just stared at me.
The Cat is a little bit longer,, but Pooh has the interactive waiting line. Tough call,,, tough call. I'm basing my decision on what I have more fun on,,,,so the winner is,,,
THE CAT IN THE HAT!
U 7 D-3.
Oh boy, it's gonna be parking lot views for a long time now at Disney.
Do I dare say that the charm of the Dr. Suess Carousel and intricasies of the horses and ride characters blows away Prince Charming Carousel in Fanatasyland? 8-3
Do I also dare say that Next to Cat in the Hat is One Fish TWo Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish,,,, which is just like Aladdin's Flying Carpets,,, only WAY mor fun trying it figure out the song to avoid getting squirted! Uni,9 Dis-3.
One thing we didn't do this trip was the stunt show in The Lost Continent,,, and we all know it's never a good thing to be incontinent,,, the Sinbad and his 7 Voyages Stunt show. There's a reason we missed it this time. It SUCKS!
Indy or the Lights, Motors, Action blow it away,,, this show is like watching a bunch of teenagers goof around.
SCORE FOR DISNEY,,, 9-4
So now that I've ticked all the Disney phobes off,,, saying goodnight now.
Yup!
Smidgy, please, allow me. . . ummmm NO!
