Homer Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 Yesterday, I got a surprise 3-day Play pass to go to Disney as a belated birthday present. While I visited Epcot a few days earlier (no TR), my parents went off to Epcot and I went off to a park I have not been to in a really long time, Disney's MG... err... Hollywood Studios. While getting the play pass over at Epcot, I also got a birthday pin even though my birthday was more than a week ago. Needless to say, the pin really showed how well Disney's Cast Members interact with guests and I was blown away at how hospitable and entertaining CMs are. On to the part you'd likely care more about, the pictures... Afterwards, it was back home. But of course, like any good birthday, HOOTERS! Oh yeah, there used to be a hotel called Hooters Inn, but its torn down. I'd totally stay there. After the show, I was tired and I decided to take the bus back to Epcot and ride around on the Monorail. Now if only I could drive crazy like that. The set for the show. Afterwards it was on to Lights, Motors, Action! A pleasant surprise on this trip. Speaking of Indiana Jones, this show was jam packed all day. Harrison Ford, you make me feel impatient for Indy IV. Who is smarter, Hulk Hogan or Goofy? Tom Cruise has small hands and feet. And you know what they say about that? The smaller they are, the crazier you are. Goofy, they should make you into a motivational feel good movie... like Radio or something. The Great Movie Ride, or as I call it, a slice of Epcot. Chinatown pointing to some paint machine. Lead paint anybody? Walt's plane. If you're really into the whole backlot tour thing, Hector's TR is a lot more in-depth about it. Road signs from the upcoming movie Saw V: We still make these? and from the colorful abortion known as Speed Racer. We'll start with some planes shooting missiles going all vroosh, craawwsh, raaaswwsh. Boom boom boom bam! Onto the backlot tour. The earful tower these days gets little McLovin in advertising. I'm not sure whats dangerous, Drew Carey's career or my left knee? (sorry for the blur). Thrillrider15 makes an example for us about restricted areas. Bork, you're awesome and that's all I have to say to a guy with a one word vocabulary. Meanwhile, Fozzy you perv. And on Miss Piggy of all things... "It's not quite a mop and it's not quite a puppet, but MAN. Seriously, I don't know." C-3PO, move along... R2-D2, is it a trap? Admiral Ackbar, is it a trap? And time for a silly history lesson... the closest Star Tours actually got to being themed after the mediocre prequels. I rode Star Tours afterwards. Yet another imaginative caption. Afterwards it was on to Mania! Was the birthday pin cool enough? Nope... Ride entrance. Thats it. Onto another ride on my to do list, Vekoma Box: starring Limozeen! Review: It was actually a good ride though. I rerode this thing a lot, even with a large headache. Oh silly, masochistic me... And I love Mondays. Here's one ride I FINALLY rode. This has been on my to do list for quite a while. My review: To be honest, I liked the airtime and theming, but TOT felt underwhelming to me compared to other drop towers I've been on. Aaaand were here, and whoa, where did that hat come from? *obligatory Disneyland sucks comment here* Myspaz shot, that Birthday pin helped me with free desert and Powerade... Hey, you got your EPCOT in my Hollywood Studios!?
packfanlv Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 Happy Birthday and nice TR. I do disagree about TOT though. It is one of my favorite rides. I just can't bring myself to comparing it to normal drop towers.
thecoasterkid Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 Carl, for putting that last picture in there I hereby make you an honourary member of the Hooters Crew. Congratulations! Nice TR. All of these Disney/Universal reports are making me REALLY anxious for my next trip! I can't wait.
terrancew_hod Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 Tom Cruise has small hands and feet. And you know what they say about that? Yeah, I do. You've been misinformed. But there are plenty of other variables you have to take in account... Wait, this isn't my site... I'd better hush. Terry
cfc Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 ^Hmm--I do recall something about foot size being inversely proportional to the size of some other bodily appendage, but I doubt there have been any detailed studies of this phenomenon. And Happy Belated Birthday, Homer--even though I think that ToT trumps most standard drop rides.
mcjaco Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 OK, how could you not at least take one picture of a Hooters girl for us? Poo-pooing the good tower and no orange hot pants. This fails on soooooo many levels.
dino Posted May 14, 2008 Posted May 14, 2008 What's up with C3PO's leg? He have a transplant or something... Cool TR though, the only bad mark you get is for not including pics of the Hooter's girls . Oh and happy belated B-Day .
TheRapidsNerd Posted May 14, 2008 Posted May 14, 2008 Hey man, happy birthday and enjoyed the TR. And Hooter's crab legs and lemon butter sauce rock.
Homer Posted May 15, 2008 Author Posted May 15, 2008 Thanks for the comments, guys. Anyways, for my controversial Tower of Terror opinion, let me clarify my review. ToT had a great setup with the theming and suspense using the Twilight Zone license perfectly. The CMs did an excellent job in their roles as bellhops as well. As for the ride itself, I liked the loads of airtime, but the drops felt so underwhelming compared to other drop towers I've been on. Sure, I know some people class this ride in a different class or say "Hey, it's Disney!" But I still liked ToT a lot.
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