The Adventures of the Courington Family: MGM Studios

Thursday was the day for MGM Studios. I think it might be one of our overall favorite parks. The crowds were not too bad today. As soon as we parked, Pops realized he had forgotten his backpack at the hotel. While he returned for it, Mammy, L and I went to a Beauty and the Beast show. B and G rode Tower of Terror and the Rockin' Roller Coaster. Then after Pops showed back up, Mammy, Pops and L went to the Little Mermaid show. B, G and I went back to Tower of Terror and Rockin' Roller Coaster. After that we all met up to ride the Great Movie Ride and to go see the Chronicles of Narnia set. L loved getting to go into the wardrobe and see the lamp post. We then got our one and only Mickey Mouse picture. We waited in line for a while and when we were next, wouldn't you know it? He went on a 10 minute break. It wound up being good because wouldn't you know it? L needed to potty.

Next on the list was the Studio Back Lot tour. Six years ago when we were at MGM, B, N, G and I were chosen to assist in the special effects portion of the tour. Basically we had to do a little bit of acting, get soaked and they edited it into a film for the audience. This year B, G, Pops and I got chosen. I guess it's kind of a tradition now. Since the tram our group was on left while we were changing, we got our own, private back lot tour. It was just the six of us on a tram that was made to hold somewhere around 100 people. It was pretty cool. We then got L settled in for a nap and B, G and I rode Star Tours. It's pretty funny how cool we thought it was six years ago and how lame it seemed this time. It really seemed out of date.

We hauled a very sleepy L to the Extreme Stunt show after that. It was a really neat presentation of how they do tricks with motorcycles and cars. It was very impressive. We then went to see Muppet Vision 3D, a show starring the Muppets. By then it was time to go get seats for Fantasmic, MGM's fire, water, laser and firework show. It was a pretty neat show.