Well, we thought this was a movie lot and--although it sorta was--that's only sorta. Moreso, however, it was just another amusement park with movies as the theme. Still it was fun.
We rode the Red Rockit Rollercoaster which was amazing.
(Nope...Still Not Caught On)
Then we walked around, checked in on some rides that were down and eventually came to the Simpsons ride. With some misgivings we got on and fell in love. Other than Harry Potter's ride, this was probably the best simulator we'd been on. If you go to Universal, the Simpsons is a must-ride.
(Words Fail Me...)
We rode the Jaws boat ride, <yawn>. Men in Black <yawn>.
We saw several shows. The Disaster show was pretty much a disaster except for a number of things. (1) The second bit where the hologram of Christopher Walken interacts with the host, is top-notch visual trickery. And (2) Garry and Granison (who lied and said his name was Kevin) got picked to be participatory members of the show!
(KEVIN!?)
(Garry Gives Us the Gun Show!)
The Twister show was short, but neat.
The Horror Makeup show was fun.
The Terminator show was nifty.
(Kevin...er, Granison...Starts Dancing with Some White Chick...)
Shrek 4D was a pretty good mini-movie, although the 4D part (where the seats move, etc) was a bit lackluster. I did, however, find my "dream hat."
The story behind the hat is this: When I was young, my parents took us (myself and my two younger brothers) to Disney World when it was only the Magic Kingdom. We boys wanted hats, so mom and dad let us choose hats as souvenirs. As I recall, Dad chose a cowboy-type hat. Joe and Jeff both chose Davy Crocket 'coon-skin hats. I, however, chose a jaunty green German / Peter Pan hat with a spiffy feather!
...and somehow no one suspected a thing...?
So I decided that since we're once again at Disney, I'd get that hat again! And I found it!
We then walked over to the The Mummy indoor rollercoaster. It was an OK ride. Had a neatish ending, but otherwise wasn't spectacular.
After that we'd decided we'd seen it all except for kiddie-land and the shows that were closed. So we headed back for one more Red Rockit ride, but that had broken down. So instead we left the park.
(<sigh>)
Back at home, we had a great Russell dinner, splashed in the hot-tub for a bit, then went to bed.
Tomorrow is a big, big day!
