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Brenda · 03-11-2003, 11:11 AM

Day 4 Glamour & Glitz of MGM
Tues. Jan 21st

Sorry has taken me awhile to get back to report I broke my hand 3 weeks ago [img]graemlins/pout.gif[/img]

Up and ready to go, weather channel predicts upper 70's today, so dress in shorts, t-shirts with a sweatshirt over it and pack pants & jackets for cooler evening time. Head for our free Breakfast buffet (can't get enough of those carrot muffins [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img] )

A short 10 min drive to Studios, and a very quick security check. We are now off to enjoy.

DH insist we head over to his favorite area, Echo Lake, he loves Drew Carey's Sounds Dangerous and WOW's the group waiting for doors to open by knowing all the answer's to the Trivia questions (of course they don't know this is only his 6th time here in the last year). The sound effects are so real and I know to pull headphones away from my ears when the glass jar of bees is broken this is too realistic for my taste in bugs [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]
Now on to Indiana Jones, great show, tried to talk DSIL to volunteer but she was having none of that.
Off to one of my favorites Muppet-Vision 3-D, I just love the pre-show the multi-screen videos are a treat.
We have PS's for 50's PT @ 11:00 so we stroll on over there, We are the first to arrive for lunch time, they take our name and we are asked to wait anywhere we would like. We go to the left and find a nice little corner set up like someone's livingroom in the 50's. Now having been born in the early 50's this brings back such memories especially the round black & white TV with Father Knows Best playing. Our name is called and we are seated in a cute little 50's kitchen with the calendar on the wall being 1953, WOW the year I was born [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img] Our waiter was good, but the waitress at the table across from us was a hoot, she had a young boy (age 11?) being punished for elbows on the table, she had him stand up and recite "I'm a little Teapot" (which he didn't know!) so she than stood him in the corner and said "5 minutes don't move", he was a good sport and went along with it all.
Our meal was delicious and very large serving,we had a voucher from connections so, DH & I shared a meal, B-B-Q chicken, Fries & Onion rings as an appetizer (these were awesome thin sliced and batter dipped [img]graemlins/yuma.gif[/img] ) We couldn't even eat all of one meal together! We than shared a Banana Split. (Of course we ate all this!!)

Now having been to MGM many times DH & I were on the look out for the streetmosphere actors, they are fantastic, we have never laughed so hard at the "City Works" guys while they do their plunger darts show! But sadly we could not time it right to catch their show we did come upon the very end of one show on Sunset Boulevard and managed to get their pictures but that was it, big disappointment.

We next do Great Movie Ride, off to Back Lot Tour, DSIL can't understnd why I insist she get into Catastrophe Canyon ride first and sits way to the left (she thinks I'm being nice so she has a better view is she in for a surprise!!) Now on to find a good spot for the Stars & Motor Cars parade, we find a spot on the curb on Hollywood Boulevard, send the guys off to get us an ice-cream and have about a 1/2 hour wait. Not too busy yet. DIL's love the parade and I am using my new video camera and filming it, when BUMMER, I realize that I never took out the tape from yesterday's AK and I have recorded over about 45 min of AK [img]images/icons/mad.gif[/img] . Well, I just tell DH we will have to go back to AK and redo the video!! (I recorded over DEVINE!!!)

OK now I am insisting on ToT, DBIL is not really convinced yet but DSIL is, so off we go, Wow no line we walk right in, I did explain to DBIL that there is a chicken walk if he wishes to use it,Well he did! Gee I have never been on ToT when the elevator isn't full, DH and I are up front and SIL went to sit with another girl who was all by herself and her first time too!! When ride was over DSIL looked quite pale but smiling!! We met up with DBIL in the shop, we went to view the photos taken, DSIL was hanging on for dear life to the poor girl she sat with who also looked quite pale, we had to buy this!!
Off for a bite to eat, Toluca Turkey Legs!!! Yum Yum!! After eating we decide to catch the last Beauty & Beast show. Although it did get up to 71 degrees, it is now cooling down again so off to the parking lot to get pants & Jackets to change into. Back in to line up for Fantasmic show we are an hour early but plenty of people lining up!!
It didn' take long for bleachers to really fill up, it was completely full about 15 min before start time, our thrid time but as enjoyable as our first one. DIL's could not stop Ooohing & Ahhhing through it all.
A great day has ended and back to Suite, and my nightly hot tub soak!!

Tomorrow: DIL's last day on their park hoppers, we will do Epot in A.M. and MK in afternoon!!

[ 03-11-2003, 11:31 AM: Message edited by: Brenda ]

03-11-2003, 11:11 AM	#22 (permalink)
Brenda Community Rank: Traveler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montpelier,Vermont Posts: 304	Re: Our Getaway from VT\'s -28 degree Weather Day 4 Glamour & Glitz of MGM Tues. Jan 21st Sorry has taken me awhile to get back to report I broke my hand 3 weeks ago [img]graemlins/pout.gif[/img] Up and ready to go, weather channel predicts upper 70's today, so dress in shorts, t-shirts with a sweatshirt over it and pack pants & jackets for cooler evening time. Head for our free Breakfast buffet (can't get enough of those carrot muffins [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img] ) A short 10 min drive to Studios, and a very quick security check. We are now off to enjoy. DH insist we head over to his favorite area, Echo Lake, he loves Drew Carey's Sounds Dangerous and WOW's the group waiting for doors to open by knowing all the answer's to the Trivia questions (of course they don't know this is only his 6th time here in the last year). The sound effects are so real and I know to pull headphones away from my ears when the glass jar of bees is broken this is too realistic for my taste in bugs [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] Now on to Indiana Jones, great show, tried to talk DSIL to volunteer but she was having none of that. Off to one of my favorites Muppet-Vision 3-D, I just love the pre-show the multi-screen videos are a treat. We have PS's for 50's PT @ 11:00 so we stroll on over there, We are the first to arrive for lunch time, they take our name and we are asked to wait anywhere we would like. We go to the left and find a nice little corner set up like someone's livingroom in the 50's. Now having been born in the early 50's this brings back such memories especially the round black & white TV with Father Knows Best playing. Our name is called and we are seated in a cute little 50's kitchen with the calendar on the wall being 1953, WOW the year I was born [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img] Our waiter was good, but the waitress at the table across from us was a hoot, she had a young boy (age 11?) being punished for elbows on the table, she had him stand up and recite "I'm a little Teapot" (which he didn't know!) so she than stood him in the corner and said "5 minutes don't move", he was a good sport and went along with it all. Our meal was delicious and very large serving,we had a voucher from connections so, DH & I shared a meal, B-B-Q chicken, Fries & Onion rings as an appetizer (these were awesome thin sliced and batter dipped [img]graemlins/yuma.gif[/img] ) We couldn't even eat all of one meal together! We than shared a Banana Split. (Of course we ate all this!!) Now having been to MGM many times DH & I were on the look out for the streetmosphere actors, they are fantastic, we have never laughed so hard at the "City Works" guys while they do their plunger darts show! But sadly we could not time it right to catch their show we did come upon the very end of one show on Sunset Boulevard and managed to get their pictures but that was it, big disappointment. We next do Great Movie Ride, off to Back Lot Tour, DSIL can't understnd why I insist she get into Catastrophe Canyon ride first and sits way to the left (she thinks I'm being nice so she has a better view is she in for a surprise!!) Now on to find a good spot for the Stars & Motor Cars parade, we find a spot on the curb on Hollywood Boulevard, send the guys off to get us an ice-cream and have about a 1/2 hour wait. Not too busy yet. DIL's love the parade and I am using my new video camera and filming it, when BUMMER, I realize that I never took out the tape from yesterday's AK and I have recorded over about 45 min of AK [img]images/icons/mad.gif[/img] . Well, I just tell DH we will have to go back to AK and redo the video!! (I recorded over DEVINE!!!) OK now I am insisting on ToT, DBIL is not really convinced yet but DSIL is, so off we go, Wow no line we walk right in, I did explain to DBIL that there is a chicken walk if he wishes to use it,Well he did! Gee I have never been on ToT when the elevator isn't full, DH and I are up front and SIL went to sit with another girl who was all by herself and her first time too!! When ride was over DSIL looked quite pale but smiling!! We met up with DBIL in the shop, we went to view the photos taken, DSIL was hanging on for dear life to the poor girl she sat with who also looked quite pale, we had to buy this!! Off for a bite to eat, Toluca Turkey Legs!!! Yum Yum!! After eating we decide to catch the last Beauty & Beast show. Although it did get up to 71 degrees, it is now cooling down again so off to the parking lot to get pants & Jackets to change into. Back in to line up for Fantasmic show we are an hour early but plenty of people lining up!! It didn' take long for bleachers to really fill up, it was completely full about 15 min before start time, our thrid time but as enjoyable as our first one. DIL's could not stop Ooohing & Ahhhing through it all. A great day has ended and back to Suite, and my nightly hot tub soak!! Tomorrow: DIL's last day on their park hoppers, we will do Epot in A.M. and MK in afternoon!! [ 03-11-2003, 11:31 AM: Message edited by: Brenda ]