Today I had the opportunity to ride for the very first time (of many more to come I assure you) Toy Story Mania at Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Press Event held earlier this morning. And while I'll save my full review for the show, Let me just say that it was spectacular, and even better than I could have anticipated.

I'll have many more photos to share in the coming days and weeks, as there are SO many incredible details in just the queue alone!

But before heading to bed (yes, I know... it's only 11:00 and for me this is like the middle of the day, but it's been a very long couple of days and I have a monster headache, so please give me a pass on this one), I wanted to shasre with you a photo of something that I think you'll likley never see again (or at least not for many years, and only at odd times). Based on the reactions of every person that came off the attraction today (read that as smiling from ear to ear), this is something that I don't expect to see very often:

Can you see it? Do you know what I'm referring to? It's the Stand By wait time. 5 minutes? Trust me... that is a number that I can easily see going into the 100's very very soon. And would that wait be worth it?

You bet!!

And oh, about some of those VERY cool details in the queue? Here's one for you:

Remeber the old balsa wood planes we could buy for a quarter or so when we were kids? OK. So I'm showing my age, but you get my point. Anyway, notice the brand name of this particular plane? Blue Sky. A nice play on words, and reference to the "Blue Sky" part of the process at Imagineering, when early conceptualization takes place. It is the start of the creative process, when ideas are "flown" and attractions and shows begin to take shape. Clearly the process in this case led to not just an amazing attraction, but some fun details and an amazing story. 

Thank you, Imagineering, for the next "E-Ticket" attraction!