Last Night was an amazing event. A little too long to get into the park (and i got there at 6PM) but
Entertainment was amazing.
Oogie Boogie and Shan Yu were both perfect Limited Time Villains, I also loved Hades being able to talk. I also heard Shan Yu was a face character as well, though i don’t know how true that is.
Lines for Great Movie Ride and Star Tours were relatively tame all night. The backlot was Dead, so we ate at Pizza Planet, which ran out of beer, and stayed open 2 hrs after it was suppose to close.
Fireworks were spectacular, we were able to get a nice spot right between American Idol and the Main Stage like 4 mins before fireworks started, and i was with a group of 9, so it worked out better than i expected.
The events could have easily been spread out a little more across the park to disperse more people, like having the DJ/Band on Streets of America/Lights Motors Action area. Im not sure where all the fireworks are shot from, but putting the stage in Lights Motor Action with the main party there, and possibly be a prime location to watch the fireworks, in that huge stadium. Then again they did try to close everything in the back around 10ish so that could have created another issue, with food, etc. Plus there is no attractions back there but muppets. When does that major HS refurb start?
Hollywood Studios has always needed a much more comprehensive transportation plan, and it really shows on nights like this and during the 4th of july and new years. Sam Lau really needs to look into that as his next project. Thankfully though when we left, traffic was minimal, since we left closer to midnight.
Overall I had a lot of fun and really enjoyed the event, hopefully more will come from it.