Three Ladies at WDW-Day 3
Wednesday, February 14
We woke early again today, which is not my favorite thing to do on vacation, but what can you do? Cynthia worked out again this morning (man, she is dedicated!), while Andrea and I got dressed and ready to go.
We were out the door somewhere around 10am and were headed for MGM today. It was a bit chilly today so we brought along our sweaters in case we needed them. We headed straight to the TOT and RnRC. Both had 20 min standby waits, but the TOT had a return FP time for 10:30, so we FP TOT and headed for RnR. The "20 minute standby" line was more like a walk on. :rolleyes: We were beginning to get annoyed by these inaccurate posted wait times. If it was a walk on, why don't they just put 5 min as the wait time? We enjoyed our limo ride, but all of us felt a bit shaken up after the ride. It felt a lot more rough than I remember it being, and we all had temporary headaches from being thrown around our cars. We decided we were all good with just one ride. We headed to TOT and saw the wait time was now posted as 30 min, but our FP were not good for another 20 min, so we got into the line. I stopped and asked the CM at the entrance "is it really 30 minutes or is it really zero minutes". He sort of smirked and said "there's really no wait right now". :confused: He was right...we walked through the lobby, into the t.v. room, and following that, through the ENTIRE boiler room and boarded immediately. We LOVE this ride! We had a great sequence, with lots of ups and downs, and we all screamed like little girls the whole time. On the way out, we loved our picture, but were upset that you could not add it to the photopass card. They should really let you do this at all the rides. We browsed in the shop for a few minutes, and laughed over some Lost t-shirts. I really liked the one that said "The Others" on the front and "They're coming" on the back, and I would have bought it, but they did not have any in my size. :( Cynthia found a Driveshaft t-shirt that she thought her ex-boyfriend (they're still very good friends) would love, but again, none in Large. This became a trend throughout the week...no shirts in Large...only lots of Smalls sometimes Med, and a whole lot of XL and XXL.
We exited TOT and then bought some bottled waters at the exit while we pondered where to go next. We decided to take one more spin on TOT, since we wanted to ride again, but didn't want to have to backtrack on our way out. On this ride, we had a funny, but bizarre experience. In our car, right next to us in the front row was a VERY elderly couple. I am talking late 80's, possibly early 90's. They could hardly walk, more like a very slow shuffle. They were both very frail looking, and did not speak a word while we waited to board our elevator. We were all sort of wondering if they really knew what they were in for. Andrea got a bit scared...she really thought they were going to have a heart attack on the ride (and honestly, the thought was totally running through my mind as well). I looked over at them in the middle of a drop and they were both calmly sitting there, hands on their laps, looking as if they were waiting for a train. When the ride was over, Cynthia leaned over to me and asked "are they still alive", and we all giggled, and followed them off the ride (still, they said nothing to each other, just walked slowly hand in hand). At the photo televisions, the elderly man pulled a disposable camera out of his pocket and snapped a picture of the ride photo, then they were on their way. We were most impressed with this couple! We decided that they must be the type that goes skydiving on a regular basis, and that they had both been stuntmen in their younger days. :laughing: Cynthia said to me "that's you and Angel in 50 years". And really, I hope she's right. :cloud9:
We stopped to take some pictures at this very weird valentine's day photo background that was set up inside the TOT gift shop. Really, it was totally out of place, but we took some funny "prom style" photos.
Our next destination was the Lights, Motors, Action show, which I had seen but the others had not. They enjoyed it, but Cynthia's opinion was that it needed LESS explaining about the stunts and MORE "people on fire". :D
On the way out, we discussed where to eat lunch and both Cynthia and Andrea requested Pizza Planet. They are both HUGE Galaga fans, and I think they were hoping there would be a Galaga machine in there. We all got the Pepperoni Pizza combos and cookies and rice krispy treats for dessert. We got a table upstairs and enjoyed our lunch. All the food was very good and fresh. We actually liked the pizza, and this is from three girls originally from New Jersey. :blush: On the way out, we stopped to use the restrooms upstairs and there it was...the Galaga Machine. Well, let's just say that Cynthia and Andrea decided that was where they wanted to be for the next 30 min, so I went over to Tattooine Traders to see if I could find any toys for Angel (my DH-a huge SW fan). I found a figure that he had been looking for for a long time and bought it for him. As I was exiting the store, I saw the girls walking up. At this point, we had had enough of MGM. We didn't want to see any shows and really just wanted to head back to the hotel to do some stuff online in our room before dinner. We ended up waiting about 15 min for a bus back to WL, but it was a nice day so we didn't mind.
(to be continued)
