Alright, i'm back from another glorious trip to the World. Saturday was MK and AK, Sunday it was the Studios. And as you can tell from the title of this thread, there were cheerleaders. Everywhere. More on that later, let's get into the update, shall we?
First off to Animal Kingdom.....
-Everest construction looks great!
-The park was crowded, but the lines were short. We walked onto Primeval Whirl twice, only waited 10 minutes for Dinosaur, and had to wait for the next show for It's Tough To Be A Bug. I've got a photo of the wait time board in my album.
-Ok, so I caught Mickey's Jungle Jammin Parade. Well, one of the girls who were pulling one of the animal floats was looking at a CM near me with a "whining" face complaining that the thing she wore on her head was too heavy or something. All of the other people in the parade looked happy, but she wasn't, which really ruins the magic, especially when there's some kids around.
-There's a cheesy-looking carnotaurus walk-around at the horrible place we call Dino-Rama, i've never seen him before but the costume looks cheaply made.
We're off to the Magic Kingdom now.....
-Wait times were not posted on the board when I got to the MK at about 5:45.
-I only went on two rides, Splash and Thunder. Splash was walk-on. Thunder posted 30 when I got in line, which turned into 15. When we returned to the station after our first run, we got up and went back in line, which we waited 5 minutes. Then they said over the loudspeaker that if no one was in your row, you could stay on. Well, no one was in our row, so we stayed on for a ride. Then we got back to the station and no one was once again in our row, so we rode again. Then when we got back, no one was in the row, but after everyone was seated they brought a party of two to our row, so we had to go. We got two rides on Splash and 4 rides on BTMRR.
-Splash looks amazing with the new paint. The water wasn't running down the final drop and the waterfall before you get into the last scene was not running, i'm thinking it's because of the paint. For some reason though, both rides I took seemed a lot slower than usual. I don't think a lot of AAs were working as well.
-There was some new lighting fixtures sitting over in Grumpy parking lot I believe, looks like they'll be replacing a few in the parking lots.
-The Timekeeper is indeed back on seasonal status.
-Wishes was fine as usual......
And last but not least, the Studios......
-Kermit statue by the Stage 1 Company Store is under refurbishment.
-The Backlot Tour is down. Also, another thing to note, it is completely off the map (AFI Showcase took its place) and the route as well as Catastrophe Canyon art are off as well. In the space where all of it use to be, it's all green and on the space is a yellow box which inside reads "FUTURE ATTRACTION SITE". Could this mean the end of the backlot tour? I mean, why would they take even the route off the map, as well its listing?
-It was actually moderately crowded at the Studios. Our first ride when we got into the park yesterday morning was GMR, which we walked right into. Then we went over to Voyage of the Little Mermaid, it was 10:45 and the stand-by entrance's next showtime was 11:30. We FP'ed that one and only waited until 11:10 to get in. When we had finished with VotLM the GMR was posting a 25 min. wait and using the outdoor queue. Star Tours posted a 30 min. wait at about 12:00 before we went into the Sci-Fi Dine In for lunch, but when we came out it was running a 15 min., so we FP'ed it and went to Muppets which we only waited outside for a few minutes. My dad picked up FPs for me and my sister for RnRC while me and my brother hit ToT (with a bunch of cheerleaders!), so we waited 25 minutes for that (when it posted a 15 min. wait). RnRC's stand-by wait was 30 minutes, but we FP'ed it, which'll bring me into a story......
-Okay, it was my little sister's first ever ride on RnRC, also the first coaster she's been on with loops and stuff. So what do I want to do? Buy the picture of course! So we get off (she loved it) and I got to the screens to find our picture, but it was nowhere to be seen. Three more groups of people came in front of us, still no picture. So I finally ask the guy standing there, and he said our picture was erased cause some wackos did something inappropriate when the photo was being taken! Jerks!:fork:
-TOO MANY CHEERLEADERS! The park was full of them. If they hadn't been there, then i'm sure crowds wouldn't have been as bad. The competition was being held at the Wide World of Sports yesterday, and there was going to be a party at the Studios at 8:30 for them.
Miscellaneous things....
-The Pirates of the Caribbean pin, valued at $8.50, and a Splash Mountain pin with Mickey, valued at $6.50, are back on the shelves after a long absence. A new line of Muppet pins are out as well, with single Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, and Fozzie Bear pins being released. A new Muppet Vision 3D pin is out as well.
-It was COLD! When we left the MK Saturday night going to our hotel it was 42 degrees. Sunday morning it was again in the low 40s but the temperature climbed into the low 60s in the afternoon, yet it was still cold enough to keep a jacket on the entire day. Sunday morning my hands were frozen at the Studios!
Well, that's my update, hope you all enjoyed and i'll see you all at my next update! (pictures coming in a bit)
First off to Animal Kingdom.....
-Everest construction looks great!
-The park was crowded, but the lines were short. We walked onto Primeval Whirl twice, only waited 10 minutes for Dinosaur, and had to wait for the next show for It's Tough To Be A Bug. I've got a photo of the wait time board in my album.
-Ok, so I caught Mickey's Jungle Jammin Parade. Well, one of the girls who were pulling one of the animal floats was looking at a CM near me with a "whining" face complaining that the thing she wore on her head was too heavy or something. All of the other people in the parade looked happy, but she wasn't, which really ruins the magic, especially when there's some kids around.
-There's a cheesy-looking carnotaurus walk-around at the horrible place we call Dino-Rama, i've never seen him before but the costume looks cheaply made.
We're off to the Magic Kingdom now.....
-Wait times were not posted on the board when I got to the MK at about 5:45.
-I only went on two rides, Splash and Thunder. Splash was walk-on. Thunder posted 30 when I got in line, which turned into 15. When we returned to the station after our first run, we got up and went back in line, which we waited 5 minutes. Then they said over the loudspeaker that if no one was in your row, you could stay on. Well, no one was in our row, so we stayed on for a ride. Then we got back to the station and no one was once again in our row, so we rode again. Then when we got back, no one was in the row, but after everyone was seated they brought a party of two to our row, so we had to go. We got two rides on Splash and 4 rides on BTMRR.
-Splash looks amazing with the new paint. The water wasn't running down the final drop and the waterfall before you get into the last scene was not running, i'm thinking it's because of the paint. For some reason though, both rides I took seemed a lot slower than usual. I don't think a lot of AAs were working as well.
-There was some new lighting fixtures sitting over in Grumpy parking lot I believe, looks like they'll be replacing a few in the parking lots.
-The Timekeeper is indeed back on seasonal status.
-Wishes was fine as usual......
And last but not least, the Studios......
-Kermit statue by the Stage 1 Company Store is under refurbishment.
-The Backlot Tour is down. Also, another thing to note, it is completely off the map (AFI Showcase took its place) and the route as well as Catastrophe Canyon art are off as well. In the space where all of it use to be, it's all green and on the space is a yellow box which inside reads "FUTURE ATTRACTION SITE". Could this mean the end of the backlot tour? I mean, why would they take even the route off the map, as well its listing?
-It was actually moderately crowded at the Studios. Our first ride when we got into the park yesterday morning was GMR, which we walked right into. Then we went over to Voyage of the Little Mermaid, it was 10:45 and the stand-by entrance's next showtime was 11:30. We FP'ed that one and only waited until 11:10 to get in. When we had finished with VotLM the GMR was posting a 25 min. wait and using the outdoor queue. Star Tours posted a 30 min. wait at about 12:00 before we went into the Sci-Fi Dine In for lunch, but when we came out it was running a 15 min., so we FP'ed it and went to Muppets which we only waited outside for a few minutes. My dad picked up FPs for me and my sister for RnRC while me and my brother hit ToT (with a bunch of cheerleaders!), so we waited 25 minutes for that (when it posted a 15 min. wait). RnRC's stand-by wait was 30 minutes, but we FP'ed it, which'll bring me into a story......
-Okay, it was my little sister's first ever ride on RnRC, also the first coaster she's been on with loops and stuff. So what do I want to do? Buy the picture of course! So we get off (she loved it) and I got to the screens to find our picture, but it was nowhere to be seen. Three more groups of people came in front of us, still no picture. So I finally ask the guy standing there, and he said our picture was erased cause some wackos did something inappropriate when the photo was being taken! Jerks!:fork:
-TOO MANY CHEERLEADERS! The park was full of them. If they hadn't been there, then i'm sure crowds wouldn't have been as bad. The competition was being held at the Wide World of Sports yesterday, and there was going to be a party at the Studios at 8:30 for them.
Miscellaneous things....
-The Pirates of the Caribbean pin, valued at $8.50, and a Splash Mountain pin with Mickey, valued at $6.50, are back on the shelves after a long absence. A new line of Muppet pins are out as well, with single Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, and Fozzie Bear pins being released. A new Muppet Vision 3D pin is out as well.
-It was COLD! When we left the MK Saturday night going to our hotel it was 42 degrees. Sunday morning it was again in the low 40s but the temperature climbed into the low 60s in the afternoon, yet it was still cold enough to keep a jacket on the entire day. Sunday morning my hands were frozen at the Studios!
Well, that's my update, hope you all enjoyed and i'll see you all at my next update! (pictures coming in a bit)
