The entire family went to the Disney-MGM studios theme park. It was less crowded than the last park; I guess Tuesdays are quieter. I think I liked this park better than The Magic Kingdom, there was more interesting non-Disney rides.
Having your parents at a theme park can really change the nature of things. Well, you shouldn’t just run and around and do whatever you want. And they are your parents, you don’t want to diminish yourself in their eyes. They’ll probably tell me that that is impossible, but I find that hard to believe.
I would have really liked to have had my picture taken with Kim Possible, because she was really hot. But with your mother and father watching, it becomes somewhat awkward. Especially when they are tired and want to go home. I was bossy all day (one might say “showing leadership”) so I felt I shouldn’t do that anymore. And since then I’ve done nothing but regret it. Which is silly because I have lots of pictures of me with pretty girls.
The first place we went to was the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular. I didn’t really get to see too much of the start because I was able to successfully volunteer to be an extra. Which consisted of me being in a bathrobe pretending to be an Arab shopped in Cairo. Yes, I was closer to the action but you also have to pay attention to the director and follow his instructions. Or risk getting stabbed/blown up.
When they asked where I was from, a third of the audience cheered at Edmonton. A lot of Canadians here apparently.
Next was The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. It has a bit of a movie to justify why you are plummeting up and down the shaft. I didn’t really follow the reasoning, but it was a fun ride. The second time we went, some time later, we were able to convince my sister to go along as well; She had had some beer to give herself courage. She was still shaking when she got off.
Lunch was somewhat disturbed by a squirrel that begged for food. An animal begging wasn’t disturbing. It was a disturbing looking squirrel. It had only had soft food its entire life so its teeth had gotten too long. It couldn’t close its mouth and was probably in pain. A creepy thing you don’t want to have in your field of vision while eating.
Star Tours was next, the Star Wars ride. Sit in a box that shifts around to make you feel like you are dodging around a large space battle. Something to do once, but not a lot of reason to repeat. My biggest problem was that it seemed that they hadn’t paid attention to the Star Wars movies. We were in a battle against the Death Star around the forest moon of Endor. We saw the completed Death Star blown up by an X-wing putting two torpedos down an exhaust shaft. That’s just wrong.
The Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith was a fantastic ride. It was indoors so, like Space Mountain, you couldn’t always know where you were going. Plus you got to go upside down. The scariest part was the 0-60 in two seconds at the start. After that, it was just fun.
Don’t go to Journey Into Narnia: Creating the Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. It is basically a trailer for the movie and a bit of an ad for Prince Caspian. You do get to stand in a very air conditioned fake winter forest while watching, so if it is hot outside…
The Great Movie Ride was just watching robot actors re-enact scenes from movies. I enjoyed watching it, but I highly recommend you sit in the front of the car system.
Muppet*Vision 3-D was great! The Muppets still have it. I just wish they hadn’t added in the stupid computer generated character. He was annoying and didn’t add anything to the process, except to be more 3-D and in your face.
The Disney-MGM Studios Backlot Tour needed volunteers again. Woot! This involved a recreation of a WWII battle. They did warn us we would get wet, and they delivered. 800 – 1000 gallons of water were slammed into my engine room. They also typecast us very well. I was the mechanic, my sister was the captain, and my father was the comic relief. The video they made of our acting wasn’t that great to see, but I get to say I did it. Unfortunately it is impossible to get copies of the movie. I didn’t even get to see it, and only watched the next group’s.
We skipped out of the rest of the tour, and pretty much headed home, passing Kim Possible on the way.