I Returned to Magic Kingdom Just to Take a Picture with the Castle!

After Epcot we returned to Magic Kingdom because some of us did not get the chance to go there last time, so we took the monorail and headed to Magic Kingdom.

This time I made sure I took some pictures with the castle.

 
If you look closely it says 'Hong Kong Disneyland' (look at where we're pointing). That panel and the picture above it changes every few seconds... basically shows the history of Disney parks for the past 50 years.




 
Finally got a picture of me, the castle, Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse. You won't believe how long I waited until this spot clears for me to have a photo of myself taken.

Orlando Also has a Gigantic Durian, Not Just Singapore!

We only spent a couple of hours in Epcot, because we planned to return to Magic Kingdom again later in the day...


 

 



One thing I regret... I didn't buy any EPCOT souvenirs... darn. I wanted a replica that durian-like sphere on my desk because I know that it would possibly be quite a couple of years (decades?) before I would get a chance to come to this place again...

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Durian, the king of tropical fruits... I love em!

Picture of the durian is taken from invisibleelephant.net

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Next: back to Magic Kingdom

The Real Mad Hatters of Disney!

Orlando Day 3 - Disney MGM Studios

We began the next day by visiting Disney MGM Studios (now known as Disney Hollywood Studios), the movie/film industry themed portion of Walt Disney World.

 

Everyone felt so uppity that day that we took almost 10 pictures every 3 minutes... we barely walked 5 steps and all of us just stopped to take pictures...


 

We took pictures with anything that catches the eye... even just a car on the side of the road...





MGM Studios has sets for filming scenes in certain cities... for example San Francisco (the pic above)...




... and the classic New York City. Personally I think the NYC set looks more convincing, what do you think?


  

The ride of the day... The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror in the Hollywood Tower Hotel... the ride drops you down and shoots you up multiple times and you can see the view outside as well... got us pumped with adrenaline. Good thing we got on this ride before lunch.







Car stunt show was both fun and educational... and they try to slip in some comedic appeal as well, which, for the easily amused me, worked excellently. The show featured some car stunts and also some 'how we did it', with a cameo by the famous Volkswagon Herbie (the Love Bug) and a big explosion to end the show.






As with previous Disney parks... go to the Disney store, wear fancy hats, take pictures, put them back. Pick another hat, take pictures, put em back. Rinse and repeat. Haha we're so cheap! We're the real Mad Hatters of Disney!

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Next stop: EPCOT