303 days to go: THE GREAT MOVIE RIDE

303 days to go: Today I'm going to touch base at Disney's Hollywood Studios (MGM Studios). I'm going to do a run down of my Favorite slow ride. The Great Movie Ride is exactly what it sounds like. It is a dark ride that is inside a Chinese theatre. To board the ride you enter the theatre and follow the line guided by the classic velvet rope, accompanied by props and a large cinema screen. When entering the boarding area you are locate in a behind the scenes area. You"ll enter the car (they carry approx. 20 people) and meet your guide. He will explain to you what you going to see on this star studded tour, also while waiting for the ride to get going look around in the sky and stars for a hidden mickey. This ride take you through familiar scenes of "Great Movies". You start the ride with Gene Kelley doing the best thing I know him to do swinging on a light pole and "Singing in the Rain". Following that is Mary Poppins with Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke on the the room top sing "Chim Chimney". Going forward we creep into a 1930's prohibition mob scene. When entering this area keep an eye on the windows up high to the right for a hidden mickey. Here you'll see James Cagney from Public Enemy. Beware this is a rough neighborhood and you might find yourself in some trouble. After a brief traffic stop at a red light you find yourself going from the back alleys to the wild west. In this western you will see 2 classics John Wayne and Clint Eastwood. Next we move onto the spaceship from Alien. The Alien part used to be much better cause the alien would come out of the ceiling and you'd get slim on you. I loved that part when I was little. On to the next "snakes why'd it have to be snake". You guessed Indiana Jones, in this part you'll be going through a temple but beware of the jewel of the gods some say it holds a curse. Next stop is in the jungle to visit Tarzan and Jane. Moving to the next movie scene is the airplane scene in Casablanca with Humphrey Bogart "Here's looking at you kid". Then into a cinematic whirlwind of Disney's Fantasia: The Sorcerers Apprentice. Which features Mickey Mouse wearing the iconic sorcerers hat that is place in the center of Hollywood Studios. "Oh my Toto I have a feeling we're not in Kansas any more." Here you will be welcomed by munchins but will soon wear out your welcome thanks to the wicked witch of the wear. No need to worry though the munchins give you detailed direction on how to reach your destination. After following the yellow brick road you'll reach another cinema were you watch short clips from hundreds of great movies. That concludes my Great movie ride run down.

306 Days To Go: Just For Fun!

  Ok so Disney World in Orlando, Florida has more treats than you can imagine! Everything from candy to Clam Chowder! While we were at Disney World last year we ate so many different things there! The coolest thing was that even the kids liked everything we tried!

  One thing that we had was the smoked turkey legs! These ran about $8.00 at the different parks and they are HUGE! We bought only 1 and the whole family(2 adults 3 kids) was able to snack on it and be held over until dinner! We did this quite a few times during our stay to save a little money so we wouldn't have to have lunch! The flavor is more like a ham flavor since theyre smoked! You can ask for bbq sauce to dip it in and its great!  I definitely recommend trying one!

  Another thing we tried and LOVED was the New England Clam Chowder from the Columbia Harbor House. This amazing chowder is actually made at another location for this restaurant everyday! You get a good sized bowl for around $4.00! It was the best New England Clam Chowder that I have ever had!

  We also had eggrolls that we got from a little vendor by the Swiss Family Robinson Tree Houese. They were under $2.00 and very good!

  Down Town Disney has a very cute candy shop called Disneys Candy Cauldron! They have many different items! Candy Apples, Caramel Apples, Cocolate Covered Marshmellows, ect... I have to say their covered apples are the biggest apples I have ever seen! They are very good also! I have a "Taffy Apple" while we were there and I don't remember the price but I do remember it was delicious! The cool part is you can watch the people through the window as they are making these goodies!

  Another amazing treat we had were milk shakes from the Ghirardelli shop also at DownTown Disney! The kids had ice cream from here also! I can't remember the prices from here but they couldn't have been too bad or we wouldn't have went there!

  There are quite a few vendors around Magic Kindom that have glazed nuts for under $3.00 I believe! They are sweet and the kids liked them!

 We got bags of Chip n Dale shaped pretzels and bags of cotton candy from one of the shops at ToonTown at Magic Kingdom! Once again I can't remember the prices! This is one of those purchases where you go into the shop just to get out of the heat not planning to buy anything and you come out with all kinds of stuff!

  Well, I hope you enjoyed this post and get an idea of the many many different snacks and goodies that you can come across at Disney World! If you know of any others that you have tried and recommend please let me know!

 



 

Just for fun...

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315 days to go: EPCOT

315 days to go: I absolutely love everything Disney. So on this blog I'm going to go through and write about some of my favorite things at EPCOT. My number 1 favorite is the water areas. One area the ground has sensors and when you walk over them, it triggers water to spray up from the ground. This is so much fun to chase your kids around on during a hot day. I love to watch them run and get hit by surprise by water or even when it happens to me its pretty funny. But best yet is unsuspecting grounds walking over it. LOL. My other favorite water area is over by the Imagination Pavilion. This is where the water sprays over your head in the landscaped area. I think it is amazing and I'm drawn to it like a moth to a flame. The only problem this posed for me is I have 3 boys and they wanted to climb on the wall and slap the water. But I can automatically assume with the millions on people that EPCOT yearly I am not alone. My other favorite At EPCOT is the manatees in the Living with the Seas with Nemo and Friends. I don't think a trip to Florida can be complete without see at least one manatee. I feel so bad for them poor guys with all their scars. I also find it awesome that there closest relative is an elephant. My other favorite would be playing around in the Innoventions buildings because you never really know what kind of cool stuff you'll see in there. That all for now. If you like to share your favorite EPCOT experience or attraction please feel free to leave a comment!

323 days to go: Things to see at Epcot Part 3

323 days to go: The World Showcase, EPCOT. When entering The World Showcase area, you will start with Mexico. Most of the attractions in that area are located inside an Aztec or Mayan pyramid. It has an inside slow water ride featuring the 3 Cabrera's. It also has a restaurant and lots of merchandise booths. The second is Norway. This area also has a ride called the Maelstrom, where you ride on a viking boat through a dark ride showing some of the heritage and culture of Norway. The third area is China, and it features a panoramic view of china. This pavilion also has some dining areas as well. The fourth area is Germany, this area doesn't have a ride or anything, but they do have restaurants and merchandise booths. They sell steins, (heavy glass beer mugs), and drum roll! BEER! The fifth is Italy, and it features dining areas and booths. The sixth area is The American Adventures!  It's attraction is a 30 minute story of The United States and dining featuring American food. The seventh place, is Japan! It features dining and sachi (rice alcohol). The eighth area is Morocco! It just features dining. The ninth is France and it features a 20 minute film and native food. The tenth place is The United Kingdom. This place features a pub and a fish and chips dining area.Eleventh and, last but not least, our friends to the north, Canada! This place features a 20 minute film and a Canadian steak house. This area is very unique and showcases so much more than I could put into words! Once you are in these areas you actually feel like you are really in that country! It is pretty amazing!

325 days to go: Things to see at Epcot Part 2

325 days to go: I'll continue with The Future World part of EPCOT. I'll start with the Universe of Energy. This used to be one of my favorite rides at EPCOT when I was young. This was before the re-vamp. I found it way more amusing when I was younger and plus they added Bill Nye the Science Guy, so it just makes me think of 6th grade science. They also added Ellen DeGeneres and updated the Dinosaurs Ride, both a plus! Needless to say, if you need an hour out of the humid Florida day, hit this ride for the air conditioner. Now onto TEST TRACK. This is one of the rides I don't mind waiting in line for. The line had props that show all the things they test for while manufacturing a vehicle from seat belt durability, to how long it takes to wear down a seat with a dropping bag of sand. This attraction allows you to ride along while they test handling, breaking, driving through rough terrain, and a speed test. TEST TRACK is also the fastest Disney attraction reaching speeds of 60 mph. In the INNOVENTIONS buildings they have all kinds of cool gadgets and simulators! Everything in these buildings are so hard to explain so please bare with me!. In one of the INNOVENTION east buildings you can meet all the main Disney Characters like Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Goofy, Donald and Daisy! Now onto the Pinnacle of EPCOT Spaceship Earth. This is the attraction inside the huge "Golf ball" as my kids call it. When first boarding this ride you enter your home location. This ride takes you from the beginning of time starting with a mammoth and going into a cave of cave men, oh and women. Then onto a Egyptian tomb and the Pharaohs. After that you travel forward in time to Ancient Greek times and the Fall of Rome. Michelangelo paintings are on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Then, jumping forward to the Industrial Revolution, the Printing Press, Morris code, Motion Pictures, and onto the stuff we are familiar with today. Then you ascend into the future and into space. After all of that,  you slowly descend backwards and downwards to the end of the ride. This ride is very interesting and great for both adults and children that meet height requirements!

326 days to go: Things to see at Epcot!

326 days to go:  I'm back! Sorry for the gap i have in my days.  I've been having problems with my Internet provider. Anyways,  for a while my topic is gonna be Epcot! After my eighteen hour drive, my favorite thing ever is finally looking through the orange groves and seeing Spaceship Earth! ( the EPCOT ball). It's such a sign of relief to finally see your destination after a long drive. Epcot is an acronym for Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow. This park is not so much for children as it is adults. The most thrills my children got at Epcot was *The Seas w/ Nemo* and "Figments Imagination". A lot at this park in more informative and still very interesting. One if my favorites is the *Living with the Land*!  This is a slow water ride that takes you through different climates and explains about the vegetation in the area. It also takes you through a green house. At this green house they grow vegetables that supply the disney restaurants. They also grow Mickey head pumpkins, have tomato trees, a hybrid of the worlds hottest pepper, plants growing without soil, a hydroponic system, rice growing without standing water, plus a fish farm, and baby alligators. If you feel the need to learn more, go early and see about the "Behind The Seeds Tour". The Seas with Nemo and Friends is a dark ride with every childs favorite fish, Nemo! Ending with a large aquarium with all kinds of fish, some sharks, and manatees. When exiting from the ride, look in the aquarium to the left to find a hidden mickey on the ground of the aquarium. You can also take you kids to play at a small play area or to Turtle Talk with Crush. Continue more on my next blog