Well, everyone, Dyan is 40 now--ugh! But I got to have a special day for myself, courtesy of Walt Disney World--get in free on your birthday! Well, nevermind that my "free" admission cost me FOURTEEN dollars to park in their lot for the day! :) I did have a really nice time, though, and I went to Disney's Hollywood Studios, since they have my favorite ride in all the parks--the Rock-N-Roller Coaster! The parks have all their Christmas decorations up; the Osborne lights start next week--I only missed it by 5 days!

I decided I would go to the coaster first, and get at least one wait-free ride today. I got right on, and when we were through, a bunch of crazy people like me decided to get right back on! I think I need to have my head examined--but it was so cool!




After the coaster, I headed over to Pixar Place to see about all the hype for the newest ride at the park, "Toy Story Midway Mania". I had heard that, not only was the ride great, but the queue line had many cool things to see, as well, so I braved the 30 minute wait in the standby line. The Mr. Potato Head nearing the end of the queue was really cool--but I still didn't get to see him take off his ear--yes, he can really do that!





I had heard about this little guy, but he's new, too, so we haven't seen him in person yet. Luxo Jr. comes out of this little window every so often, and "dances" to the music. He's very cute!

After waiting the 30 minutes for Midway Mania (which is way cool, by the way--like the next generation of the Buzz Lightyear ride), I stopped next door at Narnia to get a look at Aslan's How. I know, you're all saying, "but you hated that movie!". Well, like a train wreck, I couldn't look away. I figured I was here anyway, might as well go in. There were no interactive things here like the witch giving her speech from the first movie, just a "replica" of what Aslan's How looked like in the movie. The Stone table was even there, too--but it was really small. I went away amazed at all the shooting locations and the preparations that went into the movie, but sad again at how many missed opportunities they had to make the movie better. BUT--not going to let it ruin my day, I went back over to the roller coaster, and got a Fastpass for later in the day. Hey, it's my birthday--I can do anything I want--ha, ha!!!! :)



I know that I'm a little old for the Muppets, but I love them anyway, so I headed over to see the show. I think one of my favorite lines is in the preshow where Sam Eagle (or maybe Scooter) has had enough and tells Gonzo, "Stop this foolishness!", and Gonzo says, "What kind of foolishness would you like?" I love Statler and Waldorf, too!

After the show, it was time for lunch, so I headed over to Pizza Planet. Then I realized I hadn't seen the Indiana Jones show for a long time, so I thought today would be nice to do so!




After the show, I was going to try to make some tracks and get to the Stunt car show, but I really didn't have enough time. I figured I would see the show if I could, but we saw it often in 2007, so it was ok. I wandered and shopped for a few minutes, then it was time for my Fastpass. I went back and enjoyed another 57 mph "blastoff" with Aerosmith, and by then, my day had just about come to a close. But I enjoyed it, and it was lots of fun--ta-da!