Sneak Peek...

Tonight Brody and I got to get a sneak peek of Disney's new ride 'Toy Story Midway Mania'! We have been SO excited for this! About two weeks ago we entered a contest for Annual Pass holders, to win a preview of the ride before it opens on June 17th, and to my complete surprise, we won!! I entered last year to win a sneak peek of the Finding Nemo ride, and we didn't win that one, so it was so sweet to get it this time around!

The ride was so much fun, and everything we hoped it would be! During our event time, we got to ride it twice (each time only waiting in line for maybe 5mins), and got to see that the ride really is different each time you ride it! You go to about 5 different 3-D carnival games stopping at each one long enough to play a round or two! Different targets trigger different effects--sometimes you will have a rocket ship launch right at you, complete with wind and fog effects or when the water balloons pop, not only do they fly at you, but you get a bit wet! It was such a blast!! This ride became a fast favorite!! If you can get to this ride, you will love it too!! =)

Here is Disney.com's synopsis of the ride:
Beginning June 17, 2008, step right up and compete in an interactive "Toy Story" adventure like no other. It's Toy Story Mania!— a brand new attraction inspired by Disney•Pixar’s “Toy Story” films.

Grab some 3-D glasses, board your ride vehicle and zip off into a 4-D world of exciting, midway-style games.

Highlights include the following:

*Play games hosted by favorite Characters including Woody, Buzz, Rex and Hamm!
*Use your spring-action shooter to launch darts at balloons, rings at aliens, eggs at barnyard targets and more!
*Certain targets trigger surprise reactions and special effects.
*Compete for the high score.
*It's never the same experience twice.

Since it does not open for about a week, here is your sneak peek into the experience:

We had to turn in our winning e-mail here to get our event passes!
Enter here:

Get your 3-D game gear:
Wait in line: It is worth any wait!

Hop in your car:

Put your glasses on:
Off you go!:

Shoot at the targets: Go Brody!!
That look like this: This was one of our favorite games! The little aliens are SO funny!!
The inside looks like this:
And your score comes up on a screen like this: This was almost half way. Brody is player #2! =)
It was upon checking this photo on my camera that I realized I walked away with the glasses on my head! Oops! =)

We LOVE fireworks!!
This is a heart, I caught it a bit late...but I thought I missed it all together, so I was happy I got it at all! =)