SnowWhiteOz
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 26, 2015
After the ice cream interlude it was for a show. The fast past that I’d grabbed earlier was for the Beauty and the Beast live on stage spectacular. As I entered the park I turned right and made my way up towards the Tower of Terror and then turned off to see dancing cutlery instead. It was super hot and the theatre needed about a thousand more fans to try and cool the audience down. Metal bench seats are not fun in a Floridian summer. The show was ok – I understand that they can’t show all the parts from the movie but the story just wasn’t the same with everything cut out. Belle was a good singer and the person playing Gaston had the right level of swagger for the role but it’s a show that is a one and done for me.
On my way out of the show I grabbed another FP (that’s number 6 of the day if you’re keeping count). I’d done all the rides that I’d wanted to experience (and of course there were no FPs left for the good ones like Toy Story or Rock’N’Roller anyway). Instead I grabbed one for the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! (their emphasis not mine). It was just starting to rain really lightly when I got there so thankfully it was inside. I grabbed a seat right on the aisle I could make a quick getaway after the show. After the audience participation section of the show (some people really do love being the centre of attention don’t they?) it was time for Indie to come on out. And he swung in on his rope. And that was it. The show’s “director” came out and cancelled the show as there was apparently lightning in the area and Indie can’t act when there is lightning.
So I didn’t get to see any stunts. But it turns out the director was probably doing the right thing because as soon as he said it the rain turned apocalyptic. Like Noah level rain. Within 2 minutes the rain was over ankle deep. Well I didn’t want to have to wait out the rain so I put on my poncho and waded out of the theatre to see what else I could do. I made it to the FP kiosk outside the Muppets and saw a massive queue. Thankfully they were only standing there to get out of the rain so I walked straight up to see what else I could get – there was one for the Frozen sing-a-long about an hour later so I grabbed that and headed off in search of something that would fit in well with the rain.
And that would be an undersea adventure where a little water doesn’t matter. There was a little wait until the next showing of the voyage of the little mermaid so I used my time in line to dry off my poncho. Eventually we made it inside and I grabbed a seat for the show. I actually had no idea what to expect here but I don’t think I expected the combination of live action singing and puppets. It was pretty enjoyable – I mean how can you not have a good time when there is Under the Sea involved?
On my way out I noticed that I’d been given an anytime FP for the Indiana Jones debacle. Of course this couldn’t be used on TSMM, ToT or RNRC so I headed for back towards my next favourite ride Star Tours. After another adventure (unfortunately with Jar Jar again!) I made my out and across to my next FP – the Frozen Sing-A-Long. This was actually much better than expected and it was all to do with two historians who are your hosts for the show. They were hilarious – I’d go back again just to see them not Anna & Elsa. It was also great seeing all the little girls so excited at seeing their favourite princesses – they’re not my kids obviously but it was adorable to see how much this was making their vacations!
I headed off to grab on last FP and saw that they still had some left for Fantasmic. I decided to grab one as I’d done pretty much everything else in the park and thought it might come in handy to have a guaranteed seat for the show. I still had some time before my dinner ADR (45 mins) so I decided to go see a couple of my favourite toys - Woody & Buzz. I got in line and waited. And waited. And waited. This was one of the slowest lines I was in all week. It took 40 minutes to get to the characters so by then I was stressing I would be late for dinner. Luckily Buzz and Woody were amazing characters to meet – I got fought over (Buzz won, Woody got upset and walked off) and got what I thought would be a nice photo (nope – blurry
). I then hurried off to make my way towards my dinner reservation. 
There was one place that I knew I had to eat at Hollywood Studios and that was 50s Prime Time Diner. I love 50s/60s theming and have a lot of original furniture and replicas at home. I often think I was born in the wrong decade and would have loved to be a teen/young adult in the 50s/60s. I checked in and this was the first time that my table wasn’t ready so I headed across to the Tune in Lounge to grab a drink while waiting. Eventually I was called to dinner where I proceeded to have a great meal (fried chicken and a pb+j milkshake 
) and a really good experience. I’d definitely recommend it and would happily go back again.
After dinner I made my way towards Fantasmic as it was due to start in about 10 minutes. It was pretty full when I got there but thankfully one of the advantages of travelling by yourself is that you can squeeze into the single spots bigger parties leave between themselves so I ended up quite close to the front even if it was a little off to the side. Although it was dark by now you could tell it was still overcast and it felt like it was going to rain any minute. Fantasmic started and about half way through it started to drizzle. As soon as I saw Sorcerer Mickey come out I knew the show was almost over so I ducked out to try and beat the hordes to the buses. The show finished just as I got to the top of the stairs so it was a good decision. I didn’t love Fantasmic and it was probably my least favourite behind Illuminations and Wishes.
I made it back to the Pop bus stop and was second in line for the bus. It took about 10 minutes for a bus to show up and when it arrived the line behind me was more than enough to fill the bus twice over. 20 short minutes later we arrived back at Pop and I prepared for my last night at Disney.
) and a really good experience. I’d definitely recommend it and would happily go back again. After dinner I made my way towards Fantasmic as it was due to start in about 10 minutes. It was pretty full when I got there but thankfully one of the advantages of travelling by yourself is that you can squeeze into the single spots bigger parties leave between themselves so I ended up quite close to the front even if it was a little off to the side. Although it was dark by now you could tell it was still overcast and it felt like it was going to rain any minute. Fantasmic started and about half way through it started to drizzle. As soon as I saw Sorcerer Mickey come out I knew the show was almost over so I ducked out to try and beat the hordes to the buses. The show finished just as I got to the top of the stairs so it was a good decision. I didn’t love Fantasmic and it was probably my least favourite behind Illuminations and Wishes.
I made it back to the Pop bus stop and was second in line for the bus. It took about 10 minutes for a bus to show up and when it arrived the line behind me was more than enough to fill the bus twice over. 20 short minutes later we arrived back at Pop and I prepared for my last night at Disney.
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. Now why didn't I think of that? I let the poor water pool on the ground by hanging the poncho over the lane rope 
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So I made my way back in Fantasyland to ride a classic – the tea cups! I definitely prefer riding this solo as I can control the spinning and the potential for motion sickness 
