10.07.2010

More fun than...


Well, you know the rest...

Hollywood Studios by Numbers... GO!

Time park opened: 9:00 am
Approximate arrival time: 10:30 am ish
Average wait time for Toy Story Mania at 10:30 am ish: 70 minutes
Average wait time for Toy Story Mania at 10:35 am ish: 100 minutes
Number of Fast Passes available for Toy Story Mania at 10:35 ish: 0

-- Lunch time! 3 mini glasses of champagne later... --

Average wait time for Toy Story Mania at 1:30 pm: 160 minutes
Number of times we wondered why people were so hung up on this ride: 15
Number of times we realized that there really wasn't anything else to do in this theme park: 20

Number of Brazilian tour groups walking through the theme park today in matching t-shirts: 6
Number of them that spoke English: 0

-- Dinner time! --

Number of people the Fantasmic Theater can comfortably seat: 9,500
Number of seats left an hour before the 8:00 pm show: 0
[walks back over to Toy Story Mania]

Average wait time for Toy Story Mania at 7:15 pm: 100 minutes
[walks back to Fantasmic for Standing Room Only]

Number of other people and strollers in line for Standing Room Only: 500
[cuts out of Fantasmic early]

Average wait time for Toy Story Mania at 8:30 pm: 100 minutes
[okay...fine]

Actual time spent waiting in line for Toy Story Mania at 8:30 pm: 60 minutes
Average length of ride itself: 2 minutes
Number of points I beat M by: 5,000 (ha ha)

Average time spent waiting in line for Toy Story Mania at 9:35 pm: 75 minutes

Park closes: 10:00 pm

Good... freakin'... Lord...

10.06.2010

Mischief Managed


Islands of Adventure was seemingly quiet as we were walking through it. It was well after opening and the surrounding lands on the way to Wizarding World were empty.

We figured out why. They were all in Wizarding World. X_x

Luckily, we never spent more than an hour in line anywhere. The longest, uneventful wait was to get into Olivander's. I managed to go on 2 rides without throwing up. And Harry's Dangerous Journey (the Hogwarts Castle ride) was so fabulous that I wanted to on it again. (Especially since it stopped mid-ride! In front of a Dark Mark...)

And this will seriously be the only time I will willingly spend $50 on candy. Cha-ching.

Up next tomorrow - Hollywood Studios and more Downtown adventures. Though, we're pretty burnt out on spending money.

10.05.2010

Day Off by Numbers


We didn't visit any parks today. But we spent a lot of time at the Polynesian Resort. This is a Samoan Fire Knife Dancer from the luau we attended. Who was awesome.

  • Number of "white sand beaches" we found on Disney property: 4 (because Disney World was built in the middle of a swamp, y'all. They're super authentic.)
  • Number of calories in Kona Cafe's Tonga Toast: [you don't want to know...]
  • Number of local birds that ended up stalking our lunch table because some seven year old kept feeding them french fries: 15!!
  • Average cost of a t-shirt for a small child with some sort of Disney character on it: $25 (for realz.)
  • Number of times I thought we weren't going to get authentic dancing during the "Spirit of Aloha" dinner luau: 5 (talk about a panic attack.)
  • Number of times I wanted to jump on stage and dance with the dancers: 3 (I didn't... but M sure did... and there are photos... which he wants me to burn... ha ha.)

Tomorrow? We head to Mecca... I mean, the Harry Potter Park in Universal Studios, Islands of Adventures. And... maybe I'll ride a roller coaster. Maybe. With some extra prodding...

10.04.2010

Disney World by Numbers...

Because we were in two parks today...

  • Number of children under the age of 12 that know who this character is: 3
  • Number of hours I had THIS song stuck in my head for: 1
  • Number of rides that broke down completely while we were standing in line for them: 2 (and we still never made it back on Thunder Mountain...)
  • Number of times we rode the Monorail: 4
  • Number of hours we stood in line for a ride that we ride all the time in California: 1.5 (and for the non-Cali residents, Soarin' is a BIG deal over here...)
  • Miles per hour that Test Track reaches on the last turn: 60
  • What it actually feels like: 100
  • Number of margaritas it took for me to get completely plastered at dinner: 3/4 (shut up)
  • Number of alcoholic drinks I'll be consuming during the rest of this trip: 0 (okay, not really...)

Next stop - a day of relaxing! No parks for us on Tuesday.

10.03.2010

Epcot By Numbers...


Number of kid leash incidents witnessed: 3
Number of epic throw down temper tantrums by children under 10: 5
Average cost of a tapa-sized plate of food: $5
Number of alcoholic beverages consumed while on Disney property: 2.5
Number of character greetings I stood in line for: 2 (shut up)
Number of times I wondered where the humidity was: 6
Time we ended up heading to bed: 9:30 pm

Good day in Epcot overall. Off to Magic Kingdom today.

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10.01.2010

Iz in ur carry on... lookin for 3 oz bottles...


Clothes... check! Comfy shoes... check! Park tickets and itinerary... check!

Cat toys... check!

Okay - let's go to Disney World!