Avatar Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Clickon the players twice to play. <OBJECT ID="MediaPlayer" classid="CLSID:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95" standby="Loading Microsoft® Windows® Media Player components..." type="application/x-oleobject" codebase="http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/controls/mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Version=6,4,7,1112" WIDTH="175" HEIGHT="100"> <PARAM NAME="FileName" VALUE="http://www.wdisneyw.co.uk/sounds/Fantasmic.mp3"> <PARAM NAME="AutoRewind" VALUE="false"> <PARAM NAME="Balance" VALUE="0"> <PARAM NAME="AutoStart" VALUE="false"> <PARAM NAME="ShowDisplay" VALUE="true"> <PARAM NAME="ShowControls" VALUE="true"> <PARAM NAME="ShowTracker" VALUE="true"> <PARAM NAME="PlayCount" VALUE="1"> </OBJECT> I recently went to Orlando, Florida to enjoy some Parks that I have not visited in a while with the family. I think every person in my family liked a different Park for their own personal reasons and I will go into their stories in another thread later. But I would like to tell about my favorite park and the experience that I had at Disney’s MGM Studios. September 27,2006 We arrived before rope-drop and got to see a grand production of the opening ceremony as they open the Park. One lucky guest is picked out of the audience and gets to call the shots as they put an act together that suggest that the whole day at MGM Studios is a live show. So the guest gets in a directors car and does various sound bytes for them and then says Lights, Camera, ACTION!! With that the ropes drop and the lucky guest gets to ride in the car and act like he’s filming the crowd going towards the Rock-n-Roller Coaster or Tower of Terror, which were very fun and the theme for both rides was an attraction on to themselves. Theming in the Tower of Terror Outside the Rockin-Roller Coaster We rode those with no lines and got fast passes so we could reride them again later. When you do this park one should not go for the Thrill Rides but more for the unique experience such as the New Extreme Stunt show or the old Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular. The real hard part of MGM is that you need keep on the move so that you can in fact take in all the shows at the times that they run, not like rides where as you go from one to the next and by just getting in line when your ready to do so. So now the shows were spectacular and the rides were awe inspiring and that would have been enough for us. But there was more to this park, something that reminded me of my younger years when we frequented the parks. The events that I talk about next have over the years been absent from the various parks that we have visited. At MGM Studios they have roving actors roaming the park all day long and I don’t mean one or two acts but a lot of acts that ranged from childish style acts to the more complicated but silly skits. Some people would just walk by an did not notice but for the ones who stopped watched and even were invited to participate got some wonderful family memories and photo opportunities that will last a life time. These roving acts is what set my experience over the top and has still to this day keeps a large smile on my face just thinking about it. Here is one short video that my son captured as I participated in one such act. I didn’t know how to title it so it seemed fitting to just call it LOVE ME!.....LOVE ME!! <object width="640" height="528"><param name="movie" value="http://avatar.phanfare.com/video/2;8617559;"></param><param'>http://avatar.phanfare.com/video/2;8617559;"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://avatar.phanfare.com/video/2;8617559;" width="640" height="528" wmode="transparent"></embed></object> Through out the day when we saw other guest who we recognized from a street show we would often smile or yell out a catch phrase from the show that we had shared earlier in the day and often had another good laugh. I don’t know if it’s was because it was so wonderful to see these type shows again or if they were really that good, but I’m personally going to appreciate them as being both nostalgic and entertaining. MGM Studios struck a cord with me as I really enjoy being entertained as much if not more then riding thrill rides. Thanks for reading; We will see you later!! P.S. the picture above has story too. I had not seen my brother Dennis in two years (the one with a black and white stripped shirt on behind us). he was coming over to meet us but, as this picture was being taken we had not met up with him yet and we did not know he was there. This pictures story did not fully materialize till 5 months after it was taken: My DS21 took this picture of my DD6 acting all sad as I was participating in skit performed by the Streetmosphere Actors at MGM (picture below). In the skit they act like they are shooting a scene in a show. The actress in green lines were “love me Love Me LOVE ME” and falls down to the ground, then my line was “Frankly my dear I do love you”. So after my lines my DS notices DD being all sad and he tries to aggravate her more by taking her picture acting this way (what older brothers are for, right!). So 5 months later I sit my daughter down and told her that we are planning another trip back to Disney and what would she like to do this time when we go. Very quickly she rattles off a list that includes characters and attractions, then gets the same sad look on her face as the picture above and the says “but I don’t want to see that Love Me lady again, OK!”). I laughed and said “but that was one of my favorite memories, why can’t we she that show again” , her reply was ” because when that lady said Love Me to you, you said that you loved her too and I thought you were going to leave us, that made me sad”. Oh I laughed and then told her that it was only pretend acting like she does with her fiends, but man the way these 6 year olds think some times, it makes you wonder where they come up with this stuff LOL. 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CoastersRZ Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Nice trip report! One note on your video on youtube, it appears that you made it a private movie. And hence we cannot enjoy it! Yes, the Disney parks are awesome, and their attention to detail is amazing. I visited all four Disney parks in 2004. At MGM, I was asked to participate in the preshow to the studio backlot tram ride. Lets just say that I had a drenchingly good time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatar Posted November 4, 2006 Author Share Posted November 4, 2006 Thanks Robbie; for letting me know about the setting, I believe it is fixed now. Also I liked your Drenchingly picture, from the looks of the ocean behind you and blue skies above at least you were probably able to dry off pretty quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 You forgot to make fun of Ryan for the fact hes never been to Disney World. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reclaimer Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Great TR! It's been awhile, as I told you, since I've been to Disney World. While I'm a thrill junkie, Disney still has a place in my heart. Can't wait to go back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastfan11 Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Disney is sooo much fun I love it! Im excited cause I get to go this summer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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