Chapter 6: part 3
On our way to Meet Mickey too something distracts me at the Alice Labyrinth. Alice and the Hatter. At the tea party back drop, and with some sort of organised line! Huh?
I get my team mates attention and we line up. Its an English speaking Alice this time and shes extremely nice. A cool Hatter too. They are very excited about the tea party drawing I did and spend a good 5 minutes with us. Thanks to Alice I get to know my new buddys name: its Christian.
We go to meet Mickey
and aim to head back for the villains when I spot a red cap moving. The cap has a flag on it. The Tweedles. Near the Teacups. Aarrgh!!!
Christian hasnt seen them and I end up having to yell STOP! to get his attention. We join the scrum, the Tweedles like the drawing and Christian gets his pictures.
Alice has meanwhile stopped her set and comes over to tell the Tweedles shes going for tea now.
It would be my turn now, but now the Tweedles cower in fear behind their handler. Wait, what have I done wrong? Wait
I am in Christmas mode. I am wearing my Jack Skellington hat and not my Tink cap. Are they scared of Jack?
I take the hat off and hide it behind my back. The Tweedles start to bounce and clap. I get my picture, albeit one with serious hat hair.
Wait
if theres characters out here the Stars N Cars characters must be out too. Gaaaah!! I try to get this across to Christian and fail. I do manage to get it across that I have to go. Too bad, I think he would have liked it too.
I make it from Small World gates to the Studio Front Lot in a little over 5 minutes, and I swear I didnt run
well most of the time. And I only jumped over one stroller too.
Plus I actually slowed down to thate this picture of the band:
Theres a crowd in the Front Lot. I see beaks. Donald and Daisy. Lilo and Stitch should be in the Front Lot too if the set is on, but at first glance I cant see them. Maybe theyre near Animagique where the others should be.
I rush through Studio 1 and find the Animagique area full of characters. Rats, rats, rats, where are the rats?!?! The first character I am spotting though is short and red and doesnt have much of a line. MUSHU!!!! *squeals* De-tour. Mushu doesnt have a big crowd, he spots the drawing quickly and I get my picture too.
The Ratatouille rats are out in front of Animagique and have a large crowd. *puts on serious face and grabs imaginary pitchfork* Let me through to my rats and no one will get hurt!
Some strategic moving later Emile catches sight of my Remy drawing and starts hitting his brother on the shoulder to get his attention. Thank you Remy, I am glad you like it, that drawing is one of my favourites. And I got you too, Emile. I pull out the other drawing which leads to both rats simultaneously trying to hug me while they both try to pull me into their respective arms. Rat sandwich!
They finally decided on a group hug along with some group bouncing that would have made Tigger proud. I get my picture with both and as you can imagine am extremely happy.
Now who do I go for next
Ariel had no one with her when I ran for the rats well I actually almost knocked her over I have to admit
but shes gone now. Mushu has no one either, so I quickly go for him again and get another autograph.
Now where did the Evil Queen go, I thought I just saw that crown
nothing. Mary Poppins and Bert and Snow White and Dopey are on the stairs to the former stage area. As I cant spot Stitch for the life of me I decide to try for Snow White and Dopey. Not that it will work out with the major mob around them, but I am not in the mood to try for Woody. At the Snow White area a miracle happens. One of the Inventions character handlers is with them. He spots me trying for a while and then decides after the duo has taken a photo with a handicapped kid: Shes next. Wait, hes pointing at me?!?
He helps me getting through. Snow White is very much on the ball and says she remembers me when I prompt her I only have Dopeys drawing because she signed hers the day before.
NOW of course I spy Aladdin and Jasmine a little further away, but the set is over before I make it through the scrum.
For a moment I seriously consider risking waiting if they come back after a short break, Ive been told it happens from time to time. But I have that brunch reservation and the staff said its Princes visiting
maybe Naveen is at DLH.
I hurry over to my brunch and make it only 5 minutes late. Im back at my new lucky spot at the Dessert buffet. Also they serve champagne again - maybe this is a regular thing now?
The first characters I see are Suzy and Perla. Oh dear
does this mean boyfriends and my first suspicion that they just moved the Auberge characters is right?
At least I am really, really lucky just when the two are about two leave Cinderella and Prince Charming show up and a CM that knows me meanwhile (she always volunteers to take pictures and has just taken the one with the mice) is on the ball and asks them if I can get a group shot. Yay!!!
Cinderella also allows me a solo shot with Charming.