Around 4:30, it had cleared up and we decided to head back into the parks.
It's always difficult traveling with a Sith...(somebody should tell her Sith traditionally use synthetic red kyber crystals in their sabers)
Charlotte's legs are perpetually tired... Vic was kind and let her ride.
Our first stop... Monster's Inc. Vic was excited to drive.
Celia and Mike were hitting it off. Little known fact, the name for Mike Wazowski came from the father of the Muppet performer Frank Oz.
I love the wide views of Monstropolis. Underappreciated I say
Sulley seems to be perpetually carrying Boo
Amy and I constantly make reference to Harryhausen's. Another little known fact, the restaurant is named after the late stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen. He has quite the assortment of movie credits under his belt. Here's all of them... some great ones here.
While octopuses in real life have eight tentacles, the Chef only has six; this is a reference to the 1955 science-fiction film It Came from Beneath the Sea, in which Ray Harryhausen, the film's special effects artist and animator, created an octopus with only six arms due to budget restrictions.
If you look close, to the right of the sushi chef, you can see Marlin on the screen behind him. Finding Nemo was the next Pixar film after Monsters, Inc., and they worked it in to both the movie and the attraction. I love all the little eyeballs, the sake bottles, and the wrapped tentacle on the Octopus.
Boo fits in the take out container perfectly.
Back at Monster's Inc, Smitty and Needleman are clocking out.
I particularly like the poster behind them. It's published by the Monster Occupational Safety & Hazard agency (MOSH). It depicts hazard symbols and what they mean.
Left column from top to bottom:
Scream Escaping - Caution: Escaping Scream can lead to low-level hearing loss. Check all seals and valves before handling.
Electric - Caution: Electricity can cause severe bodily harm. Always check for current before handling.
Radiation - Caution: Prolonged exposure in kinds can result in long-term health related problems, including loss of sight.
Right column from top to bottom:
Extreme Heat - Caution: Check surfaces for heat before handling. Serious burns and hair loss can result from heat.
Poison - Caution: Harmful if touched or consumed. Do not induce vomiting. Not to be enjoyed as a beverage. (the symbol for this one is a skull and crossbones, but the skull has an enlarged cranium with a single eye... love it)
Fire - Caution: Stay clear of fire zones. Use extreme caution if covered with over 40% body hair; hair loss may occur. (lolz... only 39% hair coverage... we are good)
Then there's the pay rules....
Maximum Labor Minimum Wage... 4.75 per hour.
And a disclaimer:
As proud members of the Monsters Incorporated Scare Team, you are both encouraged and required to work within, but not restricted to, Time Zone Scare Shifts of not less than fourteen hour increments, with additional scaring encouraged as required but not limited to non-overtime shifts in eight hour increments per shift. Compensation will be regulated according to scare counts tallied within each shift, proportional to scream surplus divided by scream loss, minus inter-time zonal redundancy overlap.
Compensation occurs on every Thursday, not withstanding compensory delays in excess of, but not limited to, thirty working days for the duration of the pay period. Delays will be notified to scarers in advance as determined by the Compensation Delay Board and the Prompt Pay Oversight Committee.
Compensation shall be in the form of, but not limited to, Scare Bucks drawn from the general monster funds, not withstanding withholdings from the Financial Debt and Non-Imbursement Department. All scarer rights are secured and guaranteed by Article 15: "In the Interest of the Company."
MOSHA has published many public and private guidelines to assist employers in eliminating or perfecting programs to prevent outstanding efforts of this nature.
It's almost like Disney wrote it as applicable to their park CMs...
And Mike losing his mind now that there's a kid free on the scare floor.
Randall showing us how he can perfectly match his background..
He even stoops to stealing screams...
They spotted Boo's door!!
Boo bonking Randall!! He had it coming.
Mike loves swinging from doors.
Saying goodbye to Boo.
Interviewing the CDA
And Roz. I LOVE the interactivity of her and her witty commentary.
All in all, Monsters Inc, is one of the best done dark rides with really limited animatronics. There's practically no movement in most of the vignettes. They make masterful use of mirrors with the doors, and the story progresses pretty great with pepper's ghost effects for Randall It’s a definite must-do and rarely has a line. The queue is full of great backstory and references as well. Totally underrated.
Cinderella..
