255 Days to go: Muppet Vision 3-D

255 Days to go: This post is about Muppet Vision 3-D. This is a very cute and fun 3-D show. During the wait in line you are in the "backstage" of a studio. They have tv's showing how everyone is preparing for the show, but beeker and bunson run into a problem to where one of their creations "Waldo" has escaped. This attraction is full of hilarious mishaps and all age good humor. This attration is good the age groups from toddler to seniors (besides the grumpy seniors from the muppets.) Infants might find this amusing but have trouble keeping glasses on them. Overall I give this attraction a 4.2 out of 5. The line is fun, the show draws you in and its fun for all ages.

266 days to go: Honey I Shrunk the Kids Movie Set Adventure

266 days to go: Today will be the Honey I Shrunk the Kids Movie Set Adventure at Walt Disney Worlds Hollywood Studios. This is a larger than life back yard "play ground." For some people who know or have seen Honey I Shrunk the Kids remember with the ant and the oatmeal creme pie, well this is exactly that. You feel drawn in with blades of grass 20 feet tall, running through ant hill tunnels and sliding down rolls of undevelopes Kodak Film, oh yeah and sprinklers. The kids will have a blast at this play ground.

269 Days to go: Animation Courtyard @ Hollywood Studios

269 days to go: The Animation Courtyard is the Perfect Place to meet your favorite daytime Disney character like Handy Manny, Jojo and Goliath from Jojo's Circus, and The Little Einsteins. The building right next to the Courtyard has all kinds of random characters that you rarely see anywhere else. Some of them are Pixar characters besides from Toy Story cause they have their own area, more like from Up, The Incredibles, A Bugs Life. The other character in there are all just randomized besides one and that is Sorcerers Apprentice Mickey Mouse. This is a great little nook to meet characters, its not to over crowded and you don't have to line up much to meet them (even during spring break.)

273 days to go: STAR TOURS

273 days to go: Today I'm going to write about STAR TOURS at Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios (MGM) . STAR TOURS is a simulated thrill ride with a 40 inch height requirement. I can remember this attraction from when I was 5 years old. I used to love to wait in the line, mostly cause the 40 feet tall robotic camels that sprayed water in the wooded area from Return of the Jedi. Once you enter you see an animatronic R2-D2 and C3PO off to the side as you work your way through what looks to be the Death Star. When you have reached the ride you be assigned a row to be seated in and to move to the end of the row. Once seated they will instruct you to put on your safety belts and you will meet your captain a rookie flight droid on his first flight. You get a glimpse of what the space ships you are in looks like and the are very similar to a 1980's handheld hoover vacuum(  if you're around the age of 20 or under google it.) Everything is smooth sailing for the first 4 seconds, until you make a wrong turn into a maintenance hallway and drop off a landing. We safely recover from the drop and head out an exit bay. Then we warp to light speed and have to avoid getting to banged up during an ice storm. Then get sucked into the DEATH STAR's tractor beam. After being pulled into the restricted air space you are then escorted to Endore by the safety of Jedi pilots. Once you have reached your destination you will exit to your right, go down the hallway, enter Gift Shop and that's the end of your voyage. In my opinion this ride gets a 4.5 out of 5. Everyone who meets the height requirement will enjoy it. The line is never too long and it is full of props to keep your mind busy away from the wait.  It hasn't changed to drastically until this year (I haven't been on the remodeled STAR TOURS II yet), which you can watch on YouTube.

291 days to go: BACKLOT TOURS

291 days to go: Today I'm going to do a run though on Disney's Hollywood Studios: Backlot Tour. During the line of this ride you'll see props from movies like Pirates of the Caribbean, Pearl Harbor and U-571. The have TVs that have director of the these movies explaining the difficulties and techniques used to film the special effects from the movies. You start the attraction by walking down a 2 tier viewing platform that over looks a small watery set area with a submarine and a naval ship. They take volunteers from the crowd to act in a small skit. This skit shows on a small scale how they shoot the battle scenes in the water using torpedoes and explosions. After the small skit is over. You continue through a warehouse full of movies props and then load up onto a tour bus. The tour take you along a drive lined with larger props some being the motorcycle and airplanes from Indiana Jones, the roller from Who Frames Roger Rabbit, and Herbie. Then you get a peek at the wardrobe warehouse and an animatronic warehouse. After all that you'll enter a canyon and enter an other live action scene with flooding, an earthquake, and a semi truck explosion. This is practically the only unchanged part of the attraction. you will then go past the larger props again one of the being Walt Disney's personal airplane and all other kinds its fun to try to name what movie they are from. This ride is more targeted towards teens to adults, they explosions get the younger kids attention for a minute but the care very little for most props. I give this ride a 3 out of 5 stars just because its not a thumbs up to keep all age groups happy.

276 days to go: INDIANA JONES EPIC STUNT SPECTACULAR

276 days to go: Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular is my next subject of topic. I used to be really fascinated with this when i was younger but my parents never really wanted to take time to watch the show. This is a live action stunt show featuring re-enactments from the Indiana Jones movies. They explain how these stunts are done and even though they have been made safe as realistically possible and in a controlled environment, they can still be dangerous. They changes sets 3 times. The show feature famous scene re-enactments like the boulder rolling behind Indy, the Nazi base scene from raiders of the lost ark, and the fight scene in the streets from the temple of doom. The duration of this show is roughly 35 minutes. This show has the highest thrill factor off all Disney park shows. This attraction is very entertaining for toddlers to seniors, but is a little too much for infants. I give this attraction a 4.3 out of 5. I would have gave it a 5, but the show gets distance in some parts even sitting in the front row, you need to be sure to get towards to the center. But all and all an amazing show. Watching this show was a must because my son loves the Indiana Jones movies.

297 days to go:TOWER OF TERROR

297 days to go: Here's what I'm going to blog about today, Hollywood Studios Tower of Terror. This is the first big thrill ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios (MGM Studios). The story starts October 31, 1939 in the Hollywood Tower Hotel. The tale is that a group of people where going to the 13th floor and elevator was stuck by lightning, trapping the people in the Twilight Zone. You enter the ride by walking through an eerie path over grown with ivy and Spanish moss. You'll follow the path under an old wooden canopy and along the building. When entering the Hollywood Tower Hotel, you can cleanly see there was an upset. Everything was left the way it was the day of the tragic accident. This most have been truly disturbing to the guess because it seems a lot of them were in such a hurry to get out they left a lot of their belongings behind. The inside of this ride is amazing, everything looks so creepy. The lobby's furniture is covered in dust and cob webs( look on the desk with the ink jar on it for a hidden mickey). Once you "check in" the bus boy will take you to the library. When you enter the library the lights flicker and The Twilight Zone comes on the TV. The Twilight Zone tells you the story about what happened that night everything went wrong and what we can do to try to help them back to this dimension. After leaving the library you journey into a dark boiler rooms and prepare to board the service elevator. Strap in and get ready for a thrill. There is one pit stop on the way though. On the way up you'll stop to see ghostly figures of the people in the Twilight Zone as they fade to nothing( look at the doll the little girl is holding for another hidden mickey). Finally when you reach the top you will go forward through a room full of clocks, gears, and stars. Then you come to a sudden halt and 2 vertical lines appear and start to move towards each other. When the lines meet the doors to outside kick open, your eyes adjust to the sun light, you get a split second of an overview of the park, and goodbye. You drop then it shakes you up and down, kind of like you would a can of paint. The drops are completely random will never be the same. I give this ride a 4.5 out of 5. It would have a 5 if it was for the line. Everything else is great. The ride has an amazing story. The imagineers did an outstanding job on this attraction. The interior is so beautiful and eerie. Thats all for today though hope you enjoyed this.