Hats Off to Sully
What’s the perfect attraction to visit after lunch at Sci-Fi Dine in? Star Tours, of course. Because, you know, sci-fi and all. So that’s where we went next.
Since I was wearing my Admiral Ackbar shirt, I had to get a picture of the Mon Calamari guys in the control tower. I know it sounds like French for, “my appetizer” but “Mon Calamari” is the name of
Admiral Ackbar’s species.
If you like droids, this queue is for you.
We got seated on the ride and apparently the guy who came through to check our seatbelts said, “It’s a trap!” to me (because of my Ackbar shirt), but I didn’t understand him and thought he was saying something to James. James told me what he’d said after he left, so I must’ve looked like some clueless old geezer who the kids stuck in a cool shirt and took to the park that day.
While waiting for the ride to begin, I stared forward, making my patented “dumb face” hoping that it would get me picked as the Rebel Spy. (If you need a refresher as to what it looks like, it’s midway through
this chapter of our previous trip.) But alas, I obviously looked too dumb to survive very long as a spy and so wasn’t chosen. We got the pod race scene and the asteroid field with Boba Fett, which I think were new for us though, so that was good.
I kinda liked this shirt I spied in the gift shop.
According to my photos, I guess we looked in a store next. But perhaps this is The Writer’s Stop? Anyone know? I think it may be...I think we just went in to look around because we’d never been in there before.
Some “Streets of America” action.
We walked by the Monsters Inc. meet-and-greet area and saw that the line was non-existent, so decided to stop for a quick photo or two. Well, most of us anyway. James didn’t want to go. I guess he must be getting too old for character meets. No amount of coaxing could get him to go with us, but we didn’t let that deter the rest of us. And he missed out on some fun – we had
great interaction with Mike and Sully!
I never know how to hug these shorter characters...it always looks like the most awkward thing ever. And Lauren is completely enveloped in Sully-fur. I hope he’s hypoallergenic, she’s got allergies!
Seems like Marlene is greeting an old friend.
Judy greeting Sully.
After their hug, Sully started motioning to Judy that he liked her hat and wanted her to put it on him.
I have no idea what Sully is trying to communicate to me.
And right after this next picture was taken, everybody said, “Ooo, ya left Sully hangin’”. And I can’t argue with the photographic evidence.
Whoops. Sorry, Sully. But if you talk to that attendant back at Star Tours, he can tell you that I’m just a clueless old geezer, so don’t let it bother you.
And a group shot taken with my camera.
We had so much fun with Mike and Sully, especially when Sully wore Judy’s hat. Such great interaction -- this was an unexpected treat!
From there we continued on to Toy Story Midway Mania for our next fastpass. Just as we got in line, a Green Army Man walked by and I asked him if we could take a selfie together. He obliged and we took this picture.
And then he took my phone from me and proceeded to tap the screen about 20 times. I thought for sure he had filled my camera roll with Little Green Army Faces, but the one I took was the only one I had. It was hilarious. Other people in line got a kick out of it also.
Meanwhile, further into the queue, the kids, ready to start TSMM.
I predict that Judy will finally get that coveted “Best In Vehicle” achievement!
I was paired-up with James and he smoked me with his score of 177,800 to my 146,200. But you know, it’s all about accuracy.
As we swung by the tote-board James saw that his score was a “Best This Hour”, but I couldn’t get a picture since our car was moving so fast. We got out and I switched to my telephoto lens to get this shot through the unloading area. The vehicle score was someone else’s; James’ was the “Best This Hour” of 177,800 below it.
He hasn’t met a videogame yet, that he didn’t like.
Up next:
DHS afternoon