*Saturday Spotlight on Disney-MGM Studios*

[Hilary]

Welcome to this week's Saturday Spotlight looking at the Disney-MGM Studios (not including food and drink as we hope to cover that another week). Apologies for posting a little early but I won't be able to do it on Saturday!

We hope that each week's spotlight will result in a great planning resource which we'll add to a 'sticky' thread at the top of the UK Trip Planning Board so that we can find it again easily.

Saturday Spotlight is aimed at helping you get that little bit extra from your trips to Orlando. We’re not trying to rewrite the guide books and web pages dedicated to the nuts and bolts information, but hope we can add a bit of our own icing on the cake.

So get your thinking caps on... , we need your ideas too!

Disney-MGM Studios

• In the shop next to Pizza Planet you’ll see several large wooden packing crates. Try lifting the lids of a few of them.

• Look for the "Singing in the Rain" umbrella attached to one of the streetlights near the old Hunchback of Notre Dame theatre. Hold the umbrella and step on the black square embedded in the cement underneath it

• As you leave the lobby of the Tower of Terror, before you go in the TV room, there’s a sign board in a glass case. Some of the white letters appear to have fallen out and are at the bottom of the case. If you can get right up to the glass and look down on the letters you’ll see they spell out ‘Evil Tower u r doomed’.

• At the exit to Drew Carey’s Sounds dangerous are some great sound effect booths and special effect/ voice over set-ups. These can be accessed independently of the attraction so, if you have a while to wait before the next show, spend your time in here rather than in line, or visit these if you don’t have time to do the whole show.

• The Great Movie Ride has two different rides, depending on whether you are in the front or rear car. Try to do them both if you have time.

Check out the DIS for general information about the Disney-MGM Studios here!

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[maleficent_man]

MGM is a great park. I like to simple mingle around and everyone has to check out the Villains shop. The courtyard in front of the HAT/GMR is always a great place to meet characters.

I've heard there is something to do with keys under a mat @ Muppets?


Also, when you leave the Indy show there is a well with a rope - pull it - I've never done it, but apparently something happens!

Don't miss Fantasmic - it is superb!

The Tower has 4 (I think!) different ride sequences - there is no way that I know of, that you can tell which you are going to get until you're in it!!

It ain't Saturday yet I know - but who cares!!

 

[KayleeUK]

if anyone has any of the older park maps from MGM, before the Sorcerer Mickey Hat, if you turn it upside down, it actually looks like a hidden Mickey face

 

[Miffy2003]

We love the atmosphere at MGM. There are so many little touches that you can visit many times and still find new things to do!

Don't miss the Honey I Shrunk the Audience playground if you have small children. Mine love it here and it's great to run off a bit of steam.

There is a great shop with Christmas ornaments next to the Muppet shop.

MGM is great for character greeting! For example, on our recent trip you could meet The Incredibles, Lilo & Stitch, JoJo & Goliath, Sulley & Mike from Monsters Inc to name but a few. Grab a park guide when you enter the park for times and places!

My children enjoy riding the speeder bike outside Star Tours and any Star Wars fan will need to have a photo taken with the AT AT walker.

 

[wils]

Keep a close eye on your DH/DB in Tatooine Traders - There is some great Star Wars merchandise. (Though to be fair I did buy stuff too!)

Grab a drink and a seat in The Writers Stop for 5 minutes peace and quiet.

As maleficent_man said

The courtyard in front of the HAT/GMR is always a great place to meet characters.

However, if the person at the back of the queue is holding a balloon it means the queue is closed. If you happen to 'be' the back of the queue you get to keep the balloon which is signed by the characters you are waiting to see!

Meet Mickey in his sorcerer's outfit in Mickey Avenue - building next to WWTBAM (no queue when we went!)

Take a 10 minute animation class in the Animation building - even I managed to create a Donald Duck!

The Beauty and the Beast show is wonderful. Get there early and you can also enjoy the preshow accapella singers 'Four for a Dollar'.

 

[KayleeUK]

Jo

I never knew about the balloon thing

<b>Don't forget everyone to come to Chat tonight to talk about Disney Studio's </b>

 

[KayleeUK]

On the Tower or Terror ride, during the pre-show in the library, the little girl on the film is holding a plush Mickey Mouse - there is a hidden mickey for you