Hmmm, let me think about that... Um, NOPE! I practically tore my hands up the last time I rode it from gripping onto the metal mesh on the wall!
Let me tell you about my first visit to the Hollywood Tower Hotel, it was 94 and the attraction just opened, Stephi was 3, so she couldn't ride it and Debbie didn't like motion rides , so she didn't want to go on it. Motion ride? Back then, their wasn't a ton of websites telling everything their was to know about Disney, so I didn't know anything about this new ride. For some reason i thought this was a motion ride, like Star Tours or Body Wars. i mean its Disney, Small World, Peter Pan, etc. surely they wouldn't launch you down an elevator shaft . I make it through the line and into the basement, pretty cool, once in the elevator they close the doors and I get that feeling we are going up, all I was thinking "it's so cool how they can make you feel like your climbing. The visuals were awsome then the car moved through the room, sweet! Then the feeling of climbing again, these imagineers are really good....then the window opened and I saw how high we were, all I could think was "OH SH...AAAAAAAAAA!!!" then back up and did it again. THAT WAS NO MOTION RIDE!"
What a great ride, I like the randomness of the drops, they stopped it during the Summer Nightastic, hopefully it's back.
Have a good week everyone.
Joe
Ummmm - Joe. Not sure your story is helping me get the courage to ride ToT!
Okay, Carissa and Liz....here's the God's honest truth. Both of my kids went on at age 3. Were they scared? Yes. Did they love it and go again? And again? Yes. It is their favorite ride (except for DD...it is second to Rock n Roller Coaster.)
Ummmm - Joe. Not sure your story is helping me get the courage to ride ToT!
I should have added that I loved the ride. I really like that each time you get on the elevator it is a different ride, sometimes it can be lame and most of the time it is great. Liz you probably got one of the lame drops. Walking through the attraction and looking at everything in the hotel is really cool. One of my favorites at HS.
Joe
Okay, Carissa and Liz....here's the God's honest truth. Both of my kids went on at age 3. Were they scared? Yes. Did they love it and go again? And again? Yes. It is their favorite ride (except for DD...it is second to Rock n Roller Coaster.)
I should have added that I loved the ride. I really like that each time you get on the elevator it is a different ride, sometimes it can be lame and most of the time it is great. Liz you probably got one of the lame drops. Walking through the attraction and looking at everything in the hotel is really cool. One of my favorites at HS.
Joe
Liz and Carissa? You NEED to just trust Joe and Augie and get on the ToT. Take one for the Duck Team, eh?
Quack on!
Thanks Carissa I was beginning to think that if I didn't find some way of getting to HS right after my flight and ride ToT with you guys that I would be disowned as a Duck!
Renee good to hear from you! I hope you get back into the swing of running again.
I'm trying to decide what to do with my runs this week... I was going to do 4 today then 10 on Thursday. But the Thursday forecast is not looking good...and I'd rather not do 10 on my tm. So, 10 today even though I just did 8.5 on Thursday? And then my next long run won't be until the 28th! Hmmm...
Yep I will be doing EE with you!
I think I have no choice but to do my 10 today. My knee was a smidge sore after the 8.5 but I'm ok now. I'd really rather space my long runs out more evenly, but oh well. The weather is deciding my fate!
Are we going to try to meet up the morning of the half, or just plan on a group meet for the parade and the fireworks Saturday night?
Don't forget some of us have a date on the Tower of Terror on Friday! All are welcome.
Have a good week, if I don't post agoin this week, everyone have a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
Joe
I'm sorry I haven't posted more lately - feeling very discouraged.
The outside of my knee has been giving me tremendous pain & hasn't allowed me to run.
The most I've done is 17 miles now.
I've seen two PT's (one a knee specialist) & they both have told me it's a tight ITB & to stretch, ice & roll (which I've done & it hasn't helped)
I'm contacting a chiropractor now.
I'm still doing the marathon even if I have to walk the whole thing or crawl across the finish line.