Yoo Hoo, Disney EchoEars!
Continuing with trip reports from WDW written by my friend Bruce Metcalf...
Metcalfs @WDW day 3
Finally we get both the hotel alarm clock and our internal clocks in sync,
and hit the floor only a little later than we intended.  Off to Disney/MGM
Studios and a quick breakfast at the Starring Rolls Bakery--not one half so
good as the Fountain View Cafe at Epcot, we think.
Crowds are down since it's Monday and the locals are back at work.  "The
Voyage of the Little Mermaid" is one of this park's unheralded gems, or so
we have thought from previous viewings.  It seemed as if the entire
cast--humans and puppets--were being played by their understudies, and not
well.  If you ever get to see this show and are disappointed, please go
back in 3-4 days and see if a better cast won't give you a better show.
"Muppet Vision 3-D" continues to put us in stitches--who can say why, but
we love it!  If you go, don't fail to spend as much time as the crowds
permit looking around at the stuff in the pre-show area.  "A net full of
jello" (Annette Funicello) is far from the only groaner waiting for you here.
Lunch at the "Fifties Prime-Time Cafe" was a hoot, as ever.  The food here
is much better than it needs to be, and unlike most Disney attractions, you
can greatly influence the quality of the entertainment just by giving your
server a hard time.  Just remember to keep your elbows off the table and
clean your plate--especially if you can't remember the lyrics to "Ittsy
Bittsy Spider"!
The tour of the soundstages has been changed since my last visit, and now
uses props from the live-action "101 Dalmations" to demonstrate props and
effects.  The Henson "Muppet Body Shop" components are particularly
interesting and effective.  All three soundstages are presently full of
"From the Earth to the Moon" sets, which are mostly closed (for practical
reasons, not secrecy) and leave little to see there.  It's still worth it
just for the Henson prop demos.
The heat and humidity rage on, so after a quick "Great Movie Ride", it's nap
time again.  Boy did we need it!  (I'm only getting old on the outside,
thank goodness.)  Evening found us dining at the "Flying Fish Cafe" at the
Boardwalk.  Very tasty stuff, my potato-wrapped snapper.  (She's asleep, so
can't check on hers, but she liked it.)  One beef about this place (pun
intended)--don't you think that with dinner prices exceeding $50/person
they could get their own restroom instead of sharing with Spoodles and the
ice cream parlor?
"The Great Movie Ride"
Bruce Metcalf,
EMuck Rufus,
mailto:bmetcalf@cdc3.cdc.net
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