UncleHenry

Finally got my on ride photo emailed to me. Here it is... Wolverine riding Diamondback!

So no one here has done the e-mail option?

This was yesterday at like 5:15 or so. I assumed they'd sent out the photo right then, cause I saw her enter my e-mail into the computer right there, and it was indeed my right e-mail address. I really hope the photo is not lost, cause it seriously was one of the best on ride photos I've seen in a long time. I normally don't buy them, but this one was too good to pass up. And I checked my spam folders, nothing.

So I bought my first ride on DBack ride photo (totally looked like Wolverine with my hair flown back). I opted for the choice to have my pic e-mailed to me for an extra couple bucks. But... I never got my picture e-mailed to me. They had my correct e-mail entered, but I didn't get it yet. Does it take awhile to come in, or is my Wolverine photo lost in the bowels of the internet forever?

Considering I might be working out of town this summer, as well as volunteering at the park next month, I think one paid day is fine.

Yes, buy a season pass when I only need one day at the park...

I'm thinking about going to the park this friday, but wondered if KI had that "visit after 5 PM" deal going on that day, as the park opens at 5. I can't find any info on their website.

Pee Wee > Carrot Top I think I'll have to check this out then.

Is it just me, or does the Marty show look like Carrot Top... but even worse? Prop comedy isn't funny IMO.

Oh yes, that's exactly what it was. And who knows, Mickey might be coming through even more in the future. I do plan to return (and hit Uni) in December.

We just got some more photos off our Disney photo pass, and looks like the Disney photographers got a pic of when I made "Fawn" crack up.

And now.... the Hidden Things at Disney post! Expedition Everest It's Tough to be a Bug Tower of Terror Hollywood Studios, by ToT's entrance (Not so) Hidden Mole Great Movie Ride Pizza Planet Test Track Mission Space World Showcase Digging up dino bones place Hidden vine lady Pixie Hollow Also Pixie Hollow

Day 4: Hollywood Studios and Magic Kingdom We tried Idol one last time, but to no luck. All that screaming and drinking the day before hurt our chances. So after that, we were sick of Studios, and went to Magic Kingdom to wrap up our trip. We did pretty much everything, including multiple rides on Space Mountain and the Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor. Tomorrowland is hands down my favorite area still. It's the home of the best attractions in the park, including Push! He is my new best friend. If you didn't know, Push is a trashcan that roams Tomorrowland. He gave us some good tips for our trip. The Laugh Floor is hands down my new favorite attraction. This interactive show is different every time you see it. We went through it three times, and every time came out laughing. Now, believe it or not, I had NEVER been on the Haunted Mansion before. I have the entire soundtrack for it on my iPod, and know it by heart, but had never actually been on it. I had been waiting for years to finally go on this classic attraction, and it did not disappoint. Another classic ride I had never been on was Jungle Cruise. This is such a cheesy ride, I loved it. Our tour guide was pretty funny, and good at keeping the others on the boat entertained. I really thought the tunnel part of the ride was very cool. Nick, I can see why you worked that ride. It's perfect for you, haha. At the end of the night, we went to go hang with the Pixies and Princesses. I just came off Splash Mountain, can ya tell? I made this poor fairy crack up for a couple minutes when I did my Mickey voice. She was covering her mouth, trying to keep from laughing, but we could tell from her cheeks that she was on the verge of just losing it. Very cool pixie. Well, that's the highlights. A great trip all around, that if I covered everything we did, this would be a novel. I do have some surprises coming up soon, in the form of hidden Mickeys we found along the way...

Day 3: Hollywood Studios, Epcot, and Magic Kingdom We went back to Studios to try Idol again, but I already told you how that went. I did meet a very nice girl there though, here's our pic. She was the first of two characters I made crack up by doing my Mickey Mouse voice. The characters rock! After our Idol hopes being dashed, we moved over to Epcot for some rides and drinks. Mission Space was FREAKING AWESOME. Totally was not expecting it to be that realistic. The little game at the exit of the ride is also very fun too. After hitting up the other rides, we went on over for.... DRINKING AROUND THE WORLD! I swear, this was our first drink. I know I shouldn't be looking that bad. There is a Hidden Mole somewhere in this photo. Our final drinks in Mexico. These guys were our lunch-time entertainment. At the end of the night, we went back to Studios (notice a trend here? It is my fav park there afterall) to hit up Fantasmic. Pretty cool show, even with some of the stuff not being done as it should have, due to high wind. At the end of the show, our friend we went with who worked there told us she had a surprise for us. We head to the opposite side of the auditorium, fighting through the crowd and everything. We started telling our friend this better be one kick ass surprise if we are fighting through massive Disney crowd for it. Oh how it was worth it. Can you say private meet and greet? (OK, so I had my days mixed up. We did Fantasmic on day 2, not day 3. Oh well.) After drinking around the world, what better way to end the night (not with Fantasmic) than a trip on the monorail to Magic Kingdom? Trust me, Pirates of the Caribbean is much more enjoyable after a couple drinks. We all turned into Captain Jack Sparrow. More to come, including JUNGLE CRUISE.

Four days at Disney, and Universal is going to be in December. We are also thinking of spending one day at Studios during that trip to try Idol again.

Day 2: Hollywood Studios First thing we hit up is The American Idol Experience. Not being a fan of the show myself, I was still VERY impressed with the production. Now, this is an exact replica of the Idol stage, which I thought was pretty cool, especially considering what came later. I actually auditioned for a show with two friends. Both of them HUGE Idol fans. Me, not so much. We go in, and both my friends promptly get the boot, not making it past round 1 of auditions. As they sit out back, they wonder why I haven't come out of the audition building yet... This is why... I got as far as possible without actually getting to perform in a show. I made it past round 1 of auditions, but the casting person warns me as we came in rather late during the audition process (little after 11am), alot of the slots had been filled. He said if I came in earlier, I'd go through no problem. Well, I get to the final decision guy, "The Producer". He makes the call on whether or not you get in a show. I performed for him (with the actual music I'd be singing with on stage), and TAH-DAH, I am handed a "VOTE FOR ME" badge and am told I am an alternate for the 4PM show. If one of the selected people for that show chickened out, then I'd be performing on an actual Disney stage in front of hundreds of people. I arrive an hour before the show time, and alas, all of the performers showed up, even though one woman was looking very nervous, and I thought she might drop out. Backstage was very cool, got to chat with the people performing, and watch as they all got to go get in makeup and such, while I kept hoping someone would get too nervous. Sadly, no one did, BUT I got fast-passes for my group, got to go out on the stage before the show, and got to watch from the "VIP" section with the families of the performers. Surprisingly, the woman I thought might chicken out won the show, and advanced to the finale show that night. Needless to say, if I go back to Disney again this year (which I do plan on this winter break when I use my free Uni ticket), I'm swinging by Studios first thing in the morning and auditioning again. We also did the usual rides, ToT, RnRC, etc. Just as awesome as I remembered. The new attraction we got to do was Toy Story Mania. VERY FUN and very well done. I wasn't expecting much, as it seemed like just Scooby Doo with 3D, but actually seeing the things we were shooting, and having INTERACTIVE 3D was quite a technical achievement, and VERY cool. BTW, we tried auditioning again in later days, but our voices had all started to go downhill from screaming so much the past 2 days, that none of us got past round 1.

I went to the Mecca of theme park fans, and had the best week of my life. So what was so spectacular? Day 1: Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios This was my main goal for the trip. It met my expectations. While it didn't surpass them, I did have high expectations for this ride. The ride was SO much fun. Our good friend Nipplesaurus While Everest just met my expectations, the Nemo show surpassed them. Of course, I didn't have as high expectations for this show. This thing was HUGE. More coming soon!

http://twitter.com/FunkyHenryGale I'll be doing live updates as I spend four days at Disney. Tomorrow is the first day of at-park updates.

Small rides that surprised the hell out of me: Maverick Cyclops Opa! Big rides that were a huge letdown: X SoB Superman: The Escape Of course, the ride I consider top on my list isn't that big. Hades is just a decent height, but darn is that drop into the tunnel amazing.

Jonathon Davis, lead singer of Korn also rode Beast. He said it was his favorite ride in the park.

Me and KI Man are planning on going down together some time this year, hence the asking if others had won.

So who else on KIC won a 7 day ticket to Uni Orla?

Headsmack Unless you were standing on the other side of the track than the netting in question...