Disney MGM (Disney Day 5)

[fa:p:a=disney-mgm-disney-day-5,p=3,id=469349713,j=l,s=s,l=i]It’s amazing what 10 hours of sleep and some well chosen anti-histamine drugs can do for a cold. I felt really quite good this morning. MGM is like Disney’s version of Universal Studios. This was the first day that I had ALL my camera equipment with me, so I snapped a ton of pictures, I’m not sure if all of them are worth publishing, so you may not see all of them.

We even got some special treatment at MGM. This year at Disney World is “The Year of a Million Dreams”. And they granted us a dream. In the form of a “Dream Fast Pass” Which was a badge that gave us a Fast Pass for 6 of the rides at MGM. Granted, we didn’t need it so much at this particular park, but we still used it a few times, and enjoyed having won something just simply by walking around.

Keith and I rode on the Tower of Terror, which seemed a little more cheap than the one in Anaheim, however we found out later that the ride is completely random, including lighting … the stuff that leads up to it, and the number of falls and whatnot, so it could have just been a bum random setup (I don’t know if “cheap” is the right word. The ride had more story than the California Adventure version, but the actual rising and falling of the ride was far less intense. Kyle and I agreed that the ride must be 3+ stories shorter than the California Adventure version – Keith).

We also rode on the Aerosmith Rock ’n’ Roller coaster. This was awesome. It’s one of those rides that launches you from the ground using linear synchronous motors, and is sort of like Space Mountain, as it takes place in the dark. But the best part is that there is timed Aerosmith music being pumped into your seat [SWEEEEEEEET EMOOOOTION – Keith], with a sub woofer under you bum, and two speakers near your head. We rode that one basically twice in a row within about 40 min, thanks to our Dream Fast pass, and a regular fast pass.

We also went and saw their stunt show, which involves a bunch of well choreographed car action in some highly modified little cars; including one car that is built completely backwards so it can be jumped safely in reverse.