Sidebar. I forgot to note that Jude actually slept to about 8:20 this morning.
Our first stop this morning was one of those unsightly tourist gift shops "that smells like China." Pat wanted to get one of those spray bottles that feature a fan on top of the sprayer, to create a mist.
Next stop: Hollywood Studios, formerly known as The MGM Studios. I won't be going into too much detail about this park becuase we were only there for about half a day and I didn't get a chance to get a feel for it. So, here is what we did. Once we arrived we went over to one of the sections to experience Muppet Vision 3D. There is one at Disneyland's California Adventure that we have seen before, but we thought Jude would enjoy it. This is a cute show with special "4D" effects, e.g. when there is a splash on screen, water is sprayed into the audience.
Next we checked out a special effects themed Indiana Jones show. It was fun, showing us how some effects are done off screen. Annd after this we did another show, Hollywood Studios has a lot of shows. This one was based on a show that originated in Disneyland Paris and featured car themed stunts. I recommend it.
Jude fell asleep during this show while Nichole was with him outside. So Pat and Wendy were kind enough to watch him while Nichole and I went a little ride that was themed after various classic movies.
At this point we decided that since we got the park hopper ticket we should make our way over to the Magic Kingdom, the Disney World counter-part to Disneyland. The set up is similar to Disneyland, a Main Street USA which leads to a statue in the center if the park with the different lands surrounding. The lands are the same for the most part, Adventurland, Frontierland, Fantasyland and Tomorrowland. However, MK doesn't have New Orleans Square but Liberty Square. While the lands are the same, the way they are laid out are different, as are the rides. MK has a few rides that DL doesn't have, like Country Bear Jamboree; while DL has rides that MK doesn't have, like the Matterhorn Bobsleds and Mr.Toad's Wild Ride. And while they both have some of the same rides, one at MK may differ slightly from the one at DL.
The first thing we did was make our way over to Tomorrowland, which is vastly different and larger than DL, to catch the Carosel of Progress. After that neat little animatronic-starring show was over we went on the Tomorrowland Transit Authority, which is a little tram that took us around Tomorrowland. Our final stop in this futuristic place was the Buzz Lightyear laser ride.
We then made our way over to Fantasyland to exeperience the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. The Country Bear Jamboree was next. This animatronic show used to be in DL untill the Pooh ride replaced it. However, if you ride the one in DL, look up behind you as you enter the honey room and you will find a tribute to the Jamboree. Pirates of the Carribbean was next. This, too, was different from the one in DL, but still quite enjoyable.
It's a Small World was the next attraction; it, of course, was different but still cute. Since we still had about 20 minutes until the park closed, we thought we'd check out Mickey's PhillharMagic, a 4D show featuring some of the more popular Disney songs, such as "I Just Can't Wait To Be King," "A Whole New World," and the Fantasia theme. At this point Jude was really sleepy and needed to nurse, so Pat, Wendy, and I went on Peter Pan's Flight.
9 o'clock had rolled around so it was time to leave. Imagine Main Street USA filled with people all trying to exit at the same time. Yeah, it sucked. And so was the long throng of people trying to get to the monorail. Oh, I forgot that part. WDW is so huge and the MK is so far from Hollywood Studios, it takes a bus and the monorail to get from one to the other. So, people are stupid and everyone will be able to get to where hey need to be. However, apparently some think that they absolutely have to be first and that they are entitled to push their way through a million people all trying to get to the same place.
Sidebar. What was really interesting to observe while at WDW was the number of Orthodox Jews. I have never seen so many all in one place I all my life. Of all the families we saw, a number of them were young, the fathers a bit older and the child counter was more on the higher side. It'd be fascinating to learn more about them.
Fast forward a bit. We made it to the hotel where Jude slept while we got packed and slept as well. One flight down and one to go and we will be home!
Wesley
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Cinderella's Castle (unlike Sleeping Beauty's at DL, one cannot walk through it)
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