Hello readers, I'm back...two weeks late but I'm back! I'm sorry for making all of my fantastic readers wait so long. The research for the chapter was a pain in the butt and then my life kept becoming hectic and busy so that's way this chapter took longer than expected. Let's get on with the chapter. Shout out to Fizzy Starburst, my newest reviewer!
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The films took about a half hour to view and then Duncan and Izzy left the rooms and found their way back to the lobby where Chris was waiting for them.
"Time to get your butts to the parks in which your shows are to take place. Izzy, yours starts in three hours and Duncan, your show is in four hours. To make it fair, each team will have three hours to get ready." Said Chris.
"Okay so then what will the goof troopers do for the next hour?" Asked Duncan.
"Enjoy the Park! Each member of your team has been given a ticket to the Magic Kingdom and some walkie talkies. They will enjoy the park until Danny calls them on the walkie talkies. Duncan, here's your ticket." Said Chris.
"Lucky!" Said Izzy.
"Wow, I'm guessing it was the producers' idea." Said Duncan, while taking his ticket from Chris.
"Yea, it was. Now, Izzy, you will follow me to the bus station where you will catch the next bus to Epcot. Duncan, go to the hotel's dock to catch the next boat to the Magic Kingdom. Said Chris.
"Yo Chris, do you have any idea where my team is in the Magic Kingdom?" Said Duncan, heading for the dock.
"Oh yeah, I don't know where everyone is but I do know that Trent and Gwen are in Space Mountain and Courtney went with Bridgette and Geoff to Splash Mountain. Here's a walkie talkie, just in case you can't find anyone." Said Chris.
"Thanks." Said Duncan, taking the walkie talkie and leaving for the boat.
"Izzy, your team is waiting for you in the marina behind the China Pavilion, where the firework barges are kept." Said Chris, leading Izzy to the bus station.
"When Explosivo gets off the bus, how will he get behind the China Pavilion.?" Asked Izzy.
"Danny is waiting at the bus stop to escort you. Ah, here we are, and the bus is right on time!" Said Chris, at the Wilderness Lodge bus stop.
Izzy boarded the bus is on her way to Epcot. The ride was about 20 minutes and because she was the only one on the bus, it was quite boring for her and like Chris said, Danny was there waiting for her.
"Hello Izzy, welcome to Epcot!" Greeted Danny.
"Hi ya Danster, Explosivo is ready for boom boom!" Said Izzy, jumping off the bus.
"Illuminations start in three hours, so I hope you have a plan." Said Danny, while walking toward a secret cast member door."
"Explosivo always has a plan!" Said Izzy.
"Through here please." Said Danny, holding the door open for the crazy red head.
They walked through many passage ways and the room where the old Millennium parade is kept and finally, they reached the spot behind the China Pavilion where the Mouseketeers were waiting.
"Each day at around 3pm, from backstage, the Epcot fireworks team brings out all the floating hardware for the nightly IllumiNations Reflections of Earth show. The challenge is that the huge barges are stored backstage behind China in a marina, and the World Showcase promenade is a complete 360 degree loop. The barges are so large that they cannot pass underneath the walkway, so instead, a section of the walkway between China and the Africa Outpost raises up vertically to provide enough space for the barges to pass through. Until now, guests would be stopped by cast members that were close to the bridge, it would rise, and the barges would pass through. Since earlier this month, guests are now treated to a mini-show, featuring music from Tapestry of Nations and some narration giving guests information about the show storyline, and on the hardware itself. The bridge lift happens a couple of times a day, and there are different audio segments that are played. Today however, we are going to have one bigger show and all of you will be in it. Izzy will assign everyone barges and then I will start the show. I will announce your challenge and you will all come out into the lake on your assigned barges." Said Danny.
"Okay, here's how Explosivo wants to do it. Leshawna and Herold will be on the Inferno Barge. I want Heather, Zeke, and Tyler to handle the 750 mortar tubes that fireworks shoot out of. Justin and Owen are to set up and maintain the four fountain barges. Eva, you, DJ, and Lindsay are going to take care of the 56 firing modules that are at 34 different locations. As for me and Explosivo, we'll be in the Control Booth above the Mexico Pavilion handling all the lasers, torches, and other special effects. I'll have Explosivo show you exactly what to do after that show thingy that Danny told us about." Said Izzy.
Within a few minutes, everyone was on a barge and the mini show was starting. The Tapestry of Dreams (My favorite music, it's from the sadly no longer running millennium parade in Epcot.) music started to play, the bridge was lifted, and the barges started to come out. Next came the shows normal commentary:
Illuminations: Reflections of Earth is presented in three acts.
In Act 1: Chaos. You will witness the explosion that created the Earth itself. Presents a stylized version of the universe through pyrotechnics and fire effects. The "inferno barge" used for this spectacular effect in World Showcase Lagoon will spout flames and pyrotechnics more than 100 feet in the air.
Act 2: Order. The center of our show is the earth globe which stands three stories tall and weighs over 350,000 pounds with over 15,000 led lights, the Earth globe will come to life with great achievements in the history of the Earth. From cave drawings to modern communication. Images of earth will be presented on the ball. Act Three: Meaning. Be sure to the Earth globe blossom like a flower, exposing a 42 foot brilliant torch of fire. The music soars and surrounds you, dazzling pyrotechnics and lasers shoot skyward, fireworks illuminate the night and flames leap across the surface of the lagoon. The breathtaking finale celebrates all of us as we greet the future hand in hand.
Following the commentary, Danny came up and started his announcement.
"Hello folks, tonight's Illuminations: Reflections of Earth is like no other. You see, tonight, the some of the Total Drama cast will compete in their first challenge, putting on Illuminations. These teens are not professionals and if the shows quality isn't it's usual, you'll know why. Let's greet the campers now!" Said Danny.
The barges started to move from their usual positions to path around the World Showcase Lagoon. They were close enough for the people to see them clearly and no closer.
"On our firework barges ride the Mouseketeer team! Here are Heather, DJ, Leshawna, Harold, Tyler, Lindsay, Justin, Owen, Ezekiel, Eva, and Izzy!" Said Danny.
The crowds cheered and waved as the Mouseketeers moved around the lagoon. They went around 3 times and then the barges returned to their normal position.
"Enjoy the rest of your day and enjoy tonight's presentation of Illuminations: Reflections of Earth!" Said Danny, ending the mini show.
Duncan walked to the docks and got on the boat. It was smaller than the one used to carry all the campers to and from the Magic Kingdom earlier that day. It was a brown boat with a white top with blue liner hanging all around the top. He was the only one to get on and the trip took no more than five minutes. He entered the gate, whilst grabbling a park map and a times guide just in case.
"Okay, Chris said Gwen was at space and Princess was at splash. Hmm, I think Princess is the better choice, sides, Trent wouldn't we me spoiling his and Gwen's time together." Thought Duncan.
He looked at his map for directions and headed for Frontierland.
"Come in, princess, come in." Said Duncan over the walkie talkie.
"Ugh, what do you want Duncan? Aren't you supposed to be getting ready for the challenge?" Replied Courtney.
"I too get some park time princess, now where are you?" Said Duncan, still headed for Frontierland.
"As we speak, I'm about to get on Splash Mountain with Bridgette and Geoff. Where are you?" Asked Courtney.
"Frontierland, I think. I've never been here before so I'm relying on this map to get to you." Said Duncan.
"What are you near?" Asked Courtney.
"Some large bell thing." Was Duncan's reply.
"Your in Liberty Square, right next to the copy of the Liberty Bell." Said Courtney.
"Well, how do I get to you?" Said Duncan, rolling his eyes.
"Walk towards the water and make a left. If you find yourself walking towards the sound of a howling dog, turn around and go the other way, otherwise you'll be headed into the Haunted Mansion." Said Courtney.
"So wait go left away from the Mansion?" Asked Duncan, as he approached the water.
"Yes, and I've got to go. I'm boarding the ride now so I have to put the walkie talkie away so that it doesn't get wet." Said Courtney.
Duncan followed Courtney's directions and found his way to what he presumed to be Splash Mountain. He walked over to the bridge where people stood to look at the logs coming down the drop and waited for his friends and princess to get off the ride.
"I'm guessing this is Splash Mountain." Duncan thought watching logs fall down the 60ft drop at the front of the mountain.
Within a few minutes, the log with Courtney, Bridgette, and Geoff on it came down the drop. The three were in the first row and that meant they were soaked. As they came around the bend, right below the bridge, Duncan could see the displeased look on Courtney's wet face.
"Looks like your having a great time Princess!" Duncan called down to her, laughing at her expression.
"Shut it!" Courtney yelled back, not happy with Duncan's comment.
"Dude, you should have been here, the drop was awesome!" Yelled Geoff, from the log.
"Bet it was man!" Duncan yelled back.
The log went out of site of the bridge and into the final room and Duncan walked toward the rides exit. Duncan met them in the ride's gift shop where Geoff was buying the souvenir photo. The looks on each of their faces in the photo were priceless. Geoff, smiling big had his hands in the air, Bridgette was smiling and hugging Geoff, Courtney, however, was clinging on to the front of the log, looking quite scared.
"Dudes, let's ride Thunder Mountain next!" Said Geoff.
"Do we have enough time?" Asked Courtney.
"Yeah, before I met you guys I walked over to check the wait time. It's a 30 minute wait. By the time we get off, we'll be called." Said Duncan
"Alright fine." Said Courtney.
They walked next door to Thunder Mountain and to their surprise, they saw that Trent and Gwen were walking on as well.
"Hey you two, having fun?" Duncan called out as he approached them.
Trent and Gwen spun around to see who had just called out to them and saw Courtney, Geoff, Bridgette, and Duncan heading their way. They stopped and waited for them to catch up.
"Space Mountain rocked." Said Trent.
"Yeah, It was a lot of fun." Said Gwen.
"I bought the photo." Said Trent, taking out his photo.
"Yeah, me, Bridge, and Courtney just got off Splash and I bought the photo too." Said Geoff, taking out his photo.
"I could tell." Said Gwen, looking at her three very wet friends.
The two groups exchanged photos. Trent and Gwen both had their arms in the air and both were smiling big.
"Ha-ha Courtney, you look so funny in the picture." Said Gwen, laughing.
"Oh yeah, real funny." Said Courtney, flatly, rolling her eyes.
"Um guys, we're running out of time, so lets get on the ride." Said Bridgette.
"Mind if we ride with you?" Asked Trent.
"Not at all." Replied Bridgette.
The six of them rode the ride. They were having a great time zipping around on the run away mine train. After they got off the ride, they decided to walk towards the castle, figuring Danny was going to call them soon if he hadn't already.
"Okay campers, please meet me by the Cinderella Castle immediately." Said Danny over the walkie talkie.
Within a matter of minutes all the Goof Troopers, minus Duncan assembled by the castle. Duncan, instead of meeting Danny, had gone off on his own to start preparing for the challenge. Danny led them to a spot in the castle where he told them to wait until they are called.
"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls tonight's performance of Wishes: A Magical Gathering of Disney Dreams will be like no other. The some of the Total Drama cast will be competing in their first challenge: putting on Wishes. Keep in mind that they are not professionals and, if the show isn't as good as you remember, you'll know why. Now let's bring out the stars themselves. Here are the Goof Troopers: Bridgette, Courtney, Noah, Gwen, Sadie, Katie, Geoff, Cody, Beth, Trent, and where's Duncan?" Asked Danny.
All but one Goof Trooper walked through the main tunnel in the middle of the castle onto the stage to a cheering crowd.
"He went to start getting the challenge ready." Said Courtney.
"O-Kay then, that's fine." Said Danny.
The Goof Troopers stood on the stage for a few minutes, answered a few questions and then walked off the stage. While the rest of his team was on stage, Duncan prepared instructions, labeled everything, and did what ever he could to make it an easier win for his team, because if they lost, he knew he would be the one going home, or worse, Courtney because it was her suggestion that he be the boom conductor.
"Campers, follow me this way to the back of the castle, where I believe Duncan is waiting for you." Said Danny, leading them through the cast member tunnels.
Duncan was waiting behind the castle on the part that sticks out, waiting for the Goof Troopers to arrive. He had picked this spot to meet them at because this was where he wanted to demonstrate how to launch the fireworks. (AN: If you've been to Disney and you walked into Fantasyland through the castle and then turned around and looked up, you would see part of the castle sticking out and I figured they made it that way for the firework shows.)
"Okay, here's the plan. I brought you all back here first to demonstrate how to shoot off the fireworks. According to this time schedule, the next and last Dream Along With Mickey show is going to start in about 15 minutes. Towards the end of the show, fireworks are launched from back here, so I figured, why not use that opportunity to show you how to do it, trust me some of you { he looks at Trent, Bridgette, Katie, Sadie, and Beth} need this. But before the show starts, I'm going to give you all your locations and instruction sheets. There are eleven locations in total. At each location, I labeled and numbered each firework so that's simple enough for all of you beginners and even easier for all of you that are experienced. Okay, the back of the park aka the Toontown Hall of Fame Tent is where the long distance fireworks are launched from, so because I feel that it's the toughest and most important spot, I want Geoff and Noah back there. Next, are the launching stations on top of the Fantasyland kiddy rides. There are 6 stations, including this one and because there are many left only three of you work in that area and I chose Cody, Courtney, and Gwen to handle it. Trent, you are at the Tom Sawyer Island station. Beth, I put you on the Tommorowland Station, which is on top of Mickey's Star Traders. Katie and Sadie, you two get two stations, both in the back of the park where the construction is currently taking place." Said Duncan.
"Duncan, you forgot about me." Said Bridgette.
"Oh yeah, right, Tinker Bell is out sick today and they can't get any of their back up Tinks in at this later hour, so how would you like to take her place and fly out of the castle tonight?" Duncan asked.
"Oh, Duncan, wow, that sounds great!" Said Bridgette, beaming.
"Excellent, as soon as you make it to Tommorowland, head to Fantasyland and help out there. Here are the instruction sheets." Said Duncan, handing them out.
The campers started reading their sheets and a few minutes later the show started and Duncan started his demonstration on how to launch the fireworks.
"There are 683 individual pieces of pyrotechnic fireworks launched during the show and you guys are to make sure each one gets launched properly. Wishes uses three different ways to launch them. In this location, place the shells in to the mortars, but do it in order stated on the instructions. Next, connect the circuit to the batteries" Said Duncan.
"Uh, Duncan, I thought those were the mortars." Said Trent, quite confused.
"A row of mortars is called a battery. Anyway, next is to press the signal button… and Wa La your done and ready to set off more." Said Duncan.
With the press of a button, Duncan set off the fireworks. They went off right at the exact time that they were supposed to in the show.
"The firework stations at the back of the park have computers attached to the batteries for long distance aiming. The batteries here in the front of the park have radars and control sticks next to the signal button for short range aiming. However, a couple of fireworks are not so high tech and have to be shot up by hand. Those are only at two stations in Fantasyland, which I believe are the Philharmagic station and the Pooh station and the one in Toontown. There are not many at those stations and they are labeled. I'm going to be in the Control Booth at the front of Main Street, above the train station, taking care of everything else and communicating with you during the show. We've only got an hour and a half until show time so I want everyone to get to their stations and get ready I'll come around later to see that you are okay and answer any questions." Said Duncan.
Within a half hour everyone was in their assigned areas, familiarizing themselves with the equipment. The Fantasyland people, however were still on the castle, deciding who goes where.
"Okay, I say I get this spot, Gwen, you get the Pooh station, Cody, you work at the Philharmagic station and the Peter station and until Bridgette arrives, the Small World station. Bridgette when your done being Tinker Bell, go immediately to the Small World station." Said Courtney.
"Sure, okay Court." Said Bridgette.
"What, are you afraid of the fireworks that you set off by hand?" Asked Gwen.
"Yes, I'm inexperienced with this type of stuff and don't want to get hurt." Said Courtney.
"So, you're saying that you'll put my life on the line to save yours." Said Gwen.
"You're NOT going to die! Duncan said that you were experienced, so I figured that you would have no problems with the more dangerous stuff. Oh and Cody, you can handle all of that right?" Asked Courtney.
"Yeah, it will be no problem." Said Cody.
"Ladies and Cody, I need to steal Bridgette now so she can go get ready to be Tinker Bell." Said Duncan.
Bridgette went with Duncan into Cinderella castle. They went up the elevator to the top floor, where Bridgette would change into her costume and get hooked up into the harness. When they arrived at the top, Bridgette got off and Duncan went back down to start going around to each station.
"Hello Bridgette!" Greeted Danny.
"Hi Danny, I'm very excited to be Tinker Bell." Said Bridgette.
"Great, here is your costume, the bathroom is right over there. Change into the costume and then we'll explain how you're going to "fly" into Tommorowland." Said Danny.
Bridgette's costume included Tink's short green dress with wings on the back, green slip on shoes with a big puff ball on each, a black ribbon to tie up her hair, and a magic wand for her to hold. She changed into her costume and placed her normal outfit in the bag for transfer to the Tommorowland landing station for her to change into later.
"Bridgette, you look lovely!" Said Danny.
"Thanks" Said Bridgette, blushing.
"Time to learn about your position. Tinkerbell only works a one-and-a-half hour shift, but she gets paid for eight hours plus hazard pay. You, however, will not be paid because you are only doing this for one night. She carries two battery packs for the lights on her, plus a rope on her back in case she stops before the end of her wire - that way she can throw the rope down to people on the ground who can pull her the rest of the way. The auditions for Tinkerbell are very tough. In your case, our normal Tinker Bell has the flu and none of our substitutes can be reached, this doesn't happen often and when it does, we normally take a cast member who is fit for a job like this, but, since we have guests running the fireworks, we decided to use one of them and Duncan picked you and my guess is that it's because you're a blond. We don't ever let a guy be Tinkerbell, in case a guest watches with binoculars. If somebody passes all the auditions, they harness her to a crane and dangle her high up in the air for a while to make sure she can hold the Tinkerbell pose up there. Just to be sure you can handle this; we are going to dangle you in the air for about 20 minutes." Said Danny.
Danny harness around her costume, it was the exact same shade of green so that any guests with binoculars couldn't see it. He walked over to a box with levers and buttons and pushed a big red one, which lifted, Bridgette, high off the ground.
"Okay, now just get into a position that looks like you're flying. Good, now wave your wand and move as if you're flying. Very good, your doing it perfectly, how do you feel?" Asked Danny.
"Fine, just fine. I really like it up here; it's just like being on a big wave." Said Bridgette.
"Great, I can't let you down yet, even though you're only doing this for one night, we have to be sure you can stay up they're for a while in case of an emergency. However, I can't stay here. The Mouseketeers are putting on Illuminations in 20 minutes, so I have to get back over there as soon as I can. Chris sent me a couple of interns to watch you and take you down if need be. I will be back soon to have you fly over the Magic Kingdom." Said Danny as he left.
Two interns walked into the room. One was a girl with long, yellow blond hair, a red sweatshirt and grey capris; the other was a boy with short, dirty blond hair, a green and cream striped polo and tan capris.
"Uh hello." Said Bridgette from above.
The two interns smiled and waved back at her and sat down in the provided chairs next to the control box.
Meanwhile at Epcot, the Mouseketeers are getting ready for Illuminations.
"Okay fellow Mouseys, Explosivo and I are now going to show you how to launch the fireworks. One thousand one hundred and five firework shells are launched in each show. The some of the fireworks here are special. They use a special air launch system thingy. The system uses pneumatics to launch the shell in to the air. The shell is actually embedded with a chip that detonates the shell at the exact time set by the computer. This eliminates the dangerous powder charge used to propel the shell in to the air. It also eliminates the often inaccurate timed fuse that is set off when the shell is launched. The result is increased safety and precise timing with the sound track. The air launch system was apparently pioneered for Reflection of Earth in 1999 (that's what Disney says it was for anyway) - the first pyro of the show that shoots out from lakeside into the middle of the lagoon, but doesn't light until it's over water. Reflections of Earth uses actually 2 air launchers with chips for the first and second fireworks of the show." Said Izzy.
"Okay and how do we actually LAUNCH the fireworks?" Said Heather, impatiently.
"I was getting to that next. Okay anyway, in order to launch the regular fireworks, just load them into these mortars and then check the circuit connection and then press this red button to shoot them into the sky. As for the air launch ones, just load them and use the computers next to them to launch them. Some have to shot up by hand, just light the fuse and watch em' go!" Said Izzy.
"Isn't lighting fireworks by hand dangerous eh?" Asked Ezekiel.
"Yeah Zekey, that's what makes it fun!" Said Izzy, laughing.
"Okay I'm NOT doing the dangerous kind!" Said Heather.
"Neither am I, if I get hurt, my modeling career will be ruined again." Said Justin.
"Well aren't you guys lucky, Explosivo never gave you spots where there are hand fireworks. Now get to your stations, I will come around later to see how you are doing." Said Izzy.
The Mouseketeers headed to their stations and some couldn't even find them.
"Uh, Izzy, where am I SUPPOSED to GO?" Asked Heather.
"Oh, oops, I forgot to hand out the maps. Ha-ha okay here you go! Here comes Explosivo with the maps." Said Izzy.
She went around and handed everybody with a map, this made it much easier and there was less confusion. With now only 45 minutes until show time, everyone was buzzing around, getting their assignments ready.
"Any trouble over here?" Asked Izzy.
"No, we're good." Said Leshawna.
"Yeah, this system is pretty simple so we should be fine." Said Harold.
"Glad to hear it, BYE!" Said Izzy as she ran off to the next barge.
"HI GUYS!" Yelled Izzy, as she jumped on to the barge.
"Oh hi, Izzy. Do you suppose you could show us how to work these fountain barges?" Asked Justin.
"Sure, okay, I think you press this button thingy here." Said Izzy.
Izzy was going to press the blue-grey colored button and the two boys feared that the worst would happen, because they didn't know what it would do. She pressed it and to their surprise, it made the machine work.
"Thanks Izzy, I love you." Said Owen.
"Aww, love you too Big O, but I got to go. Bye!" Said Izzy and with that, she left for the next group.
"Hello Izzy, how are things going? Any problems?" Asked Danny.
:"Nothing I couldn't handle." Said Izzy.
Izzy went around and helped where she could, although much of the help wasn't too helpful and before she knew it, the show was only five minutes away. Izzy went to the control booth at the top of the Mexico Pavilion, where Chris was waiting for her.
"Izzy, I hope your team is ready, because your challenge is about to begin!" Said Chris.
"You better believe they're ready, Explosivo knows his fireworks!" Said Izzy.
The announcer announced the start of the show and Izzy started the music. However, the first firework never came up.
"Izzy, where are the fireworks?" Asked Chris.
"Don't know. I'll contact the team. Yo Mouseys, what's the problem?" Asked Izzy.
"Harold's having a problem with the computer that operates the air launch fireworks." Said Leshawna.
"Did you turn it on and get it ready before the show?" Asked Izzy.
"Yeah, two minutes before the show." Replied Leshawna.
"Gah, why won't it work!" Said Harold in frustration.
Harold was so frustrated, that he kicked the computer and by luck, it started working.
"Hey, it's working! Okay, I'll need a minute to set it." Said Herald.
"Kay, let's just start the show over." Said Izzy.
"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, this is Chris McClain. The Mouseketeers are having technical difficulties and we will start the again in a few minutes. Thanks in advance for your patience." Said Chris over the loudspeaker.
With that, the music went off and Harold kept working on the air launch. After a few minutes, Harold gave the go ahead to start the show.
"Thank you again for your patience. And now we present Illuminations: Reflections of Earth." Said Chris.
Izzy, for a second time turned on the music. The show started and the first firework went up. After the next few went up, Izzy thought there would be no more problems, but she was wrong.
"Okay, Izzy, the fireworks are out of order. Those are supposed to be used at the end of act 2, not the end of act 1." Said Chris.
"Oh, oops, I'm sure they'll correct it." Said Izzy, as she was working the effects.
"Uh, Izzy, the globe, where's the globe, act 2 is starting!" Said Chris.
"Oh, right. Sending out the Earth globe." Said Izzy, as she pushed the button which sent out the globe.
"Guys, stop the fireworks until I tell you." Said Izzy, into the walkie talkie.
Unfortunately, the fireworks were still going on.
"Who's still shooting fireworks!" Asked Izzy.
"Oh, oops, sorry, Iggy, I'll tell DJ and Eva to stop." Said Lindsay.
"Thanks, Lindsay, and its Izzy not Iggy." Said Izzy.
"You guys, Izzy says stop launching." Said Lindsay to her partners.
"Okay, thanks for the message." Said DJ.
"Whatever." Said Eva.
The Earth globe spun and did its routine. Izzy controlled it and the effects, such as the three laser lights that come from the Mexico Pavilion, the Canada Pavilion, and the American Pavilion. A ring of programmable moving searchlights called Syncrolites are also used in the show.
"Okay guys, begin launching again!" Said Izzy.
"Alright, let's launch!" Said Tyler.
From here on, the show was good, but patchy. The fireworks were also a little bit out of order again.
"Okay, time for the grand finale!" Said Izzy.
"Uh, Izzy, this isn't so grand!" Said Chris.
The finale fireworks weren't so good because they couldn't have so many up at once, or else they would run out before the end of the show. The last part of the show, the big really bright end went down perfectly though.
"Okay, that was interesting. Gather your team and head back on the buses to the Wilderness Lodge Campgrounds." Said Chris, as he was leaving for The Magic Kingdom.
Back at the Magic Kingdom, there was only hour until show time and everyone was finishing their preparations. At this time, Duncan was also starting to come around to check to see if anyone needs help.
"Ladies and Cody, how are things going over here?" Asked Duncan.
"Fine, we're fine." Said Courtney.
"Are you sure about that Princess?" Asked Duncan, with a smirk.
"Yes, I'm sure. Now stop being annoying and do your job!" Said Courtney.
"I was doing my job, you are the one being annoying." Said Duncan.
"I AM NOT ANNOYING!" Yelled Courtney.
"Yeah, you kinda are. I came over here to check on you and you took it as if I were goofing off." Said Duncan.
"NO!" Said Courtney.
"YES!" Said Duncan.
"Okay guys, I'll settle this. Courtney, you misjudged Duncan's purpose of coming over here. Duncan, just to let you know things are fine over here." Said Gwen.
"Thank you Gwen." Said Duncan.
"Yo Cody, you okay over there?" Asked Duncan.
"Yeah, I devised a system where there is a pattern to their launch sequence that makes it easier to get to each one and-" Cody said before he was cut off.
"Sounds fascinating but I don't have a lot of time but I do have a lot of places to go, so I've got to run." Said Duncan, leaving the area.
Duncan was walking toward the Toon town station, when Beth called through the walkie talkie for his help.
"Hey Duncan, I need you quick!" Said Beth.
"Okay, what's going on here?" Said Duncan as he got to her station.
"I think the button's broken." Said Beth.
"Nah, you just have to apply a lot of pressure when pushing it." Said Duncan, after taking a quick look at the button.
"Thanks Duncan!" Said Beth.
"No problem." Said Duncan.
Duncan was aware that Beth was a beginner and was basically clueless about this type of thing, so he didn't blame her for getting worked up over that small problem. His next stop was the Toon town station.
"Hello boys." Said Duncan, as he reached the spot behind the large tent.
"Hey dude!" Greeted Geoff.
"You guys are doing fine, right?" Asked Duncan.
"Just peachy." Said Noah.
"Glad to hear it." Said Duncan.
He went on and finished the rest of his stops. No one seemed to have a problem and the start of the show was only a few minutes away, so he headed for the control booth.
"Duncan, everything is good here, right?" Asked Danny.
"Yeah, things are fine here." Said Duncan.
With that confirmation, Danny went up to the tower where Bridgette was, to get her ready for her flight.
"Hey Duncan, I hope you and your team are ready to start the show." Said Chris, as Duncan climbed into his seat in the control booth.
"We're beyond ready McClain." Said Duncan.
"Good then lets begin. Oh and by the way, the Mouseketeers did terribly so don't worry you'll probably win." Said Chris.
"Cool, whatever, let's just get this over with." Said Duncan, as he pressed the button, starting the show.
When stars are born they possess a gift or two. One of them is this; they have the power to make a wish come true.
With that, Geoff and Noah launched the first firework of the show and the short distance firework launchers were ready for their first part about to start.
Starlight, star bright, first star I see tonight wish I may wish might have the wish I wish tonight. We'll make a wish and do as dreamers do, we'll do as dreamers do and all our wishes, all our wishes will come true.
"So far so good Duncan, you're already beating the Mouseketeers." Said Chris.
"Ha ha, really?" Asked Duncan.
"Yeah, they had problems with the first firework of their show." Said Chris.
"How's the team doing?" Asked Duncan.
"Excellent." Said Courtney.
"Awesome" Said Geoff.
"Good, keep it up." Replied Duncan.
When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are. Anything your heart desires will come to you.
"Gwen, come on, you've got to be quicker." Nagged Courtney.
"Who killed Duncan and made you boom conductor?" Asked Gwen, sarcastically.
"Hey! I'm just saying that winning would be easier if you got you were a little faster with the set up." Retaliated Courtney.
Gwen gave her an angry glare and went back to her job.
"Err; she is so out if we lose." Muttered Gwen to herself.
Pretty, huh? I'll bet a lot of you folks don't believe that, about a wish coming true. Do ya? Well, I didn't either. Course I'm just a cricket. But let me tell you what really changed my mind. You see the most fantastic magical things can happen and it all starts with a wish.
The Mouseketeers, having just gotten back to the Wilderness Campgrounds, went to go and watch their competition from the docks.
"Wow, they sure know what they're doing." Said Leshawna.
"Yeah, they look like pros." Said Tyler.
"Unlike us, because of psycho hose beast!" Screamed Heather.
"So, are we voting for Igga?" Asked Lindsay.
"Yes and its IZZY!" Said Heather.
"Hey, where is Izzy?" Asked Owen.
"Hey guys, who wants to watch from the lake?" Asked Izzy from one of the boats that goes to and from the Wilderness Lodge and the Magic Kingdom all day.
"Ooh ooh me!" Said Owen.
"I'll go. Care to join me, my lady?" Harold asked Leshawna.
"Sure, Harold baby." Replied Leshawna.
Izzy pulled into the dock and everyone climbed on.
"I'm not even going to ask how you got this boat." Said Heather as she climbed on.
Izzy drove the boat to a spot on the lake and the view of the show was phenomenal.
Meanwhile, at the top of Cinderella castle, Danny had just gotten back in time to send Bridgette out on her flight over the kingdom.
"Hello, Bridgette, it's just about time for your flight. Excited?" Asked Danny, as he lowered her down to change her harness and connect her to the wire that Tink normally flies on.
"Very." Said Bridgette.
She was connected to the wire and then came the music queue and Danny pressed the button and she started her flight.
"Wave your wand and pretend to fly. Oh and don't forget to go to Fantasyland when your "flight" is over. I have a friend of mine to lead you through the cast member tunnels to your spot waiting for you. Have fun!" Said Danny, as Bridgette started her flight.
The view from her position was unbelievable. Bridgette could see all of Main Street, Tommorowland and Toon town. If she turned her head, she could probably see the rest of the park too, but she was instructed not to do so.
"Wow, this is amazing." Bridgette thought to herself as she waved down to the crowd and flew towards Tommorowland.
If your heart is in your dreams. I wish I could go to the ball. I'm wishing, some day my prince will come. No request is too extreme. I wish, oh, I wish I could be part of that world. I wish, we'd never have to grow up. Off to Never Land!
With that, Bridgette's flight ended with her landing in Tommorowland. The cast members who were their, removed her harness and like Danny had said, someone was their waiting to escort her to Fantasyland.
"Hi, I'm Jazzlyn Sanchez, and you must be Bridgette." Said Jazz.
"Yes, I'm Bridgette. Pleased to meet you Jazzlyn." Said Bridgette.
"Call me Jazz" Replied Jazz.
"Okay." Said Bridgette.
"I've got some bad news. Your clothes got sent with Danny to the Control Booth and there is no time to get them back, so, after the show you can change. Now, if you'll follow me this way, I'll take you to your station." Said Jazz.
"Oh, okay." Said Bridgette, as she followed Jazz to Fantasyland.
When you wish upon a star as dreamers do. You know what Jiminy? Someday I wish I could be a real boy. Genie, I wish for your freedom.
"Wow, no mistakes so far Duncan, incredible!" Said Chris.
"Trent, Beth, ready to launch?" Asked Duncan.
"Yep." Said Trent.
"Totally" Said Beth.
Wishes! You know any wish is possible. All it takes is a little courage to set it free.
"Wow, Izzy, this is so cool!" Said Owen.
"I know right!" Said Izzy.
"When momma took me here years ago, we had dinner one night at the Hoop De Doo Review and after we were done, we decided to take the boat over to the Magic Kingdom to see the fireworks. While we were on the boat, the fireworks started. The driver stopped the boat and we watched from there. It was so nice." Said DJ.
"Really, that's so cool DJ. When I went here about six years ago, I saw the fireworks from Big Thunder Mountain Railroad." Said Harold.
"Really, you know my cousin, Lashaniqua, saw them from the top of Splash Mountain and my aunt watched them from the Liberty Belle riverboat, captain allowed them to stay on until the show was over." Said Leshawna.
"My sister Paula says, her favorite places to watch them are from the Tommorowland Bridge, the Polynesian's beach and from the Tommorowland Noodle Terrace. Ooh ooh, one time she took me to a dessert party there. The desserts were yummy and the view was amazing." Said Lindsay.
A wish is a powerful thing, especially when it comes from the heart. Fate is kind, she brings to those who love, the sweetful, filled with hope, their secret loving.
Authors Note: I couldn't tell what the line was from the video I was using or my CD, so the line could also be; Fate is kind, she brings to those who love, the sweetful, filled with love, their secret longings.
"Duncan, dude, a firework got stuck, I think." Said Geoff, into the walkie talkie.
"Huh?" Replied Duncan.
"Let me fix it." Said Noah.
"Do you see a problem?" Asked Duncan.
"Yeah, party boy put it in the wrong way." Said Noah.
"Err, Geoff, no more mistakes dude." Said Duncan, annoyed.
"Sorry man, I never saw a shell shaped like that." Said Geoff into the walkie talkie as he launched it.
"O-Kay." Said Duncan.
Like a bolt out of the blue, fate steps in and sees ya through. When you wish upon a star your dreams come true. Sometimes wishes are granted in the most unexpected ways. Woo! Ten thousand years can give ya such a crick in the neck. Hello people up here, come on, we've got some wishes to grant!
"Hi guys, I'm finally here." Said Bridgette.
"What took you so long!" Yelled Courtney.
"Jazz, Danny's friend tried to get my clothes back but didn't succeed, so finally, she took me here." Explained Bridgette.
"Go to the Small World station and take over for me there." Said Cody.
"Okay." Said Bridgette.
"Bridgette, come in Bridgette." Said Danny, into the walkie talkie.
"Yes, I'm here." Said Bridgette.
"We found your clothes in the castle. Apparently, those interns that were with you got all confused. They thought that the clothes were supposed to go with me and left them their and then told everyone that I had them when I obviously didn't. I'm so sorry for the confusion." Apologized Danny.
"It's okay, I'll pick them up after the show." Said Bridgette.
"Very good, see you then." Replied Danny.
Uh oh, now don't worry, just remember always let your conscious be your guide. Let your conscious be your guide. Let your conscious be your guide. Slave in the magic mirror, come from the farthest space, through wind and darkness I summons thee. Let me see thy face! A blast of wind to find my fate, a thunderbolt to cast my spell. Alas, grant me my wish as well!
"Hey Duncan, it's starting to look patchy." Said Chris in a singsong voice.
"Can it McClain! You and I both know its fine, so even try to criticize it." Said Duncan.
"Fireworks are in the eye of the beholder and my eye beholds them to be patchy." Said Chris.
"Yeah, your eye must have forgotten, that these are not professionals that you're judging." Retaliated Duncan.
"True, but compared to the rest of the show so far, it's patchy." Said Chris.
"Okay people, Chris thinks it's patchy so let's fix it, NOW!" Said Duncan, quite frustrated into his walkie talkie.
You know folks, you've gotta be careful of what you wish for around here or you'll get yourself in an awful mess. But just when things look bad, faith steps in to see you through. Well, I'll be, it's the Blue Fairy!
"Okay, good, good, now send up the bl – PINK!" Yelled Duncan angrily.
"Uh, Duncan, those are supposed to be blue and gold fireworks, not pink fireworks." Said Chris.
"I KNOW!" Yelled Duncan, in rage at the mistake.
"Then what happened?" Asked Chris.
" I . DON'T. KNOW." Gritted Duncan, angrily through his teeth.
"What happened guys!" Asked Duncan.
"Um, we might have mixed up the fireworks." Said Katie.
"It was an accident." Said Sadie.
"Would anyone else care to give their explanations?" Asked Duncan.
"We don't have time right now, Duncan. We'll come back to this after the show." Said Courtney.
"Oh ho, you better believe we will." Said Duncan.
Remember, we must always believe in our wishes, for they are the magic in the world. Now, let's all put our hearts together and make a wish come true. Starlight, star bright, first star I see tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might have the wish I wish tonight. We'll make a wish and do as dreamers do and all our wishes will come true. Ya see, it's just like I told you, wishes can come true. If you believe in them with all your heart and the best part is, you'll never run out of wishes. They're shining deep down inside of you because that my friends is where the magic lives. Wishes, dream a dream. Wishes, set it free. Wishes, trust your heart. Just believe, just believe, just believe. Like a bolt out of the blue, fate steps in and sees you through. When you wish upon a star, your dreams come true. Make a wish and do as dreamers do. Just do as dreamers do. Make a wish! Wishes! Dream a dream! Wishes! Trust your heart and your wish will come true. See what a little wishing can do.
"Shows over! Report to Main Street now!" Ordered Duncan through the walkie talkie.
Everyone did as Duncan said and walked through the cast members tunnels to Main Street and met Duncan at the cast member exit next to the haberdashery (hat shop).
"Okay, what happened!" Asked Duncan.
"We got-" Katie tried to say before she got interrupted.
"I already heard from you two. I would like to hear from everyone else." Interrupted Duncan.
"Duncan, I don't know what happened, those shells weren't at my station anyway." Said
Courtney.
"There weren't any of those shells at my station either." Said Beth.
"Geoff, did you grab the wrong shells?" Asked Duncan.
"Don't know dude, I just grabbed the next in order and Noah handed me two others so that we could fill up a battery." Said Geoff.
"Hey, don't pin this on me." Said Noah.
"I'm going to go check out the stations." Said Duncan.
"Alright campers, follow me this way to the boat. Oh and Bridgette, here are your clothes, your going to have to wait until we get back to the campgrounds before you change though. " Said Danny, as he led them through the cast member exit.
The Goof Troopers walked through the cast member exit and to the boat docks where Chef was waiting for them next to the ferry boat that they had sailed in earlier that day.
"All right maggots, board the boat quickly. Hey wait a minute, where's your criminal boom conductor?" Asked Chef.
"He's investigating a part of the show that went wrong." Said Courtney.
"Chris wants everyone back now. Great, I'll have to go get him." Said Chef, as he went back into the park to hunt down Duncan.
"Izzy, I think we should go back now." Said Owen.
"No, no, no. Not yet, E-Scope wants to wave to the others as they go by in the other boat." Said Izzy.
"Um, I'm not so sure that's a good idea. I mean what if Chef sees us. We could get in trouble." Said Justin.
"E-Scope lives for trouble and danger." Said Izzy.
"Yeah, but the rest of us don't. So take us back to the campgrounds, NOW!" Ordered Heather.
"Okay, okay. Fine, here we go!" Said Izzy, as she turned the boat around.
The next few minutes on the water were calm and peaceful, well except for Izzy's animal noises, but before they knew it, they were back at the Wilderness Campgrounds.
"Hello guys, I'm back." Said Duncan.
"Well, what did you find? Who messed up?" Asked Courtney.
"I didn't find anything. Every shell was used. I doubt I gave you guys the wrong shells, but I don't know any other solution to this problem. As far as I know, it's a mystery." Said Duncan.
"MAGGOT!" Yelled Chef as he ran out of the park toward Duncan.
"Time to go." Said Duncan as he ran onto the boat with his team.
Chef boarded the boat and if looks could kill, the look Chef gave Duncan would have killed him then and there. The ride was short and when they arrived, Chris and the Mouseketeers were waiting for them.
"Alright campers, since your all here, its time to announce the winners of the first challenge. After viewing both shows and comparing my notes, the obvious winners are the Goof Troopers!" Announced Chris.
The Goof Troopers cheered in excitement after Chris told them they had won.
"Mouseketeers, you messed up big time, which means you'll have to send someone home. I'll give you a few minutes to talk it out amongst yourselves. As for the Goof Troopers, your reward is a dessert party! This dessert party includes the same all you can eat buffet from the real Firework Dessert Party in the Magic Kingdom. It's waiting for you in the Meal Cabin, so go and enjoy!" Said Chris.
As soon as Chris had finished talking, the Goof Troopers rushed to their reward and Mouseketeers started discussing who to kick off.
"People, I think it's obvious we vote off Izzy." Said Heather.
"Yeah, but I like Izzy a lot and-" Said Owen before he was interrupted.
"Zip it Owen!" Said Heather.
"Heather, wasn't it your idea to make Izzy our boom conductor, eh?" Asked Ezekiel.
"Yeah, it was her idea." Said Tyler.
"Err." Said Heather as she walked away towards the confessionals.
The Confessionals:
"Yeah, okay so I did suggest Izzy. But that doesn't mean I should get voted off, does it?" Said Heather.
"I love Izzy and would hate to see her go, but she did lose the challenge for us. Oh, Izzy." Said Owen.
"I plan to win this time around, and with everyone immune to my good looks, I'll have to use my brain. Right now, my brain says that Heathers got to go." Said Justin.
"The witch has got to go. I'd rather have Izzy than Heather any day." Said Eva.
"Igga did lose the challenge, but I still hate Helga – I mean Heather, so I don't know what to do. I'm confused." Said Lindsay.
Confessionals End
"Okay Mouseketeers, report to the bonfire pit for the elimination ceremony." Said Chris over the loudspeaker.
Within a minute's time, everyone was at the bonfire pit, ready to vote.
"Welcome Mouseketeers to the first elimination of the season. Under your wooden chairs, are official Disney autograph books and Mickey pens. Just write the name of the person you want to eliminate in the book and then Chef will collect the books." Said Chris.
The campers picked up their books and quickly wrote down their votes. Chef collected the books and handed them to Chris.
"There are eleven of you in front of me, but I only have ten Mickey ice cream pops on this plate. If you don't receive a Mickey ice cream pop, you must walk the dock of defeat and ride the boat of sorrows and you can't come back – EVER! Now, the first Mickey pop goes to ….. Justin and then Owen. Next we have…Lindsay and Tyler. Eva, your safe and so is Ezekiel. DJ, come on up for your pop. Leshawna and Harold are safe too." Announced Chris.
The campers who were safe are enjoying their Mickey ice cream pops, happy they are safe. (Mickey pops are chocolate coved vanilla ice cream pops that are obviously in the shape of Mickey.) The final two, however, are both filled with anxiety as they wait for the results.
"I have only one pop left and there are two of you. Izzy, as boom conductor, you were to teach your team the way of the firework and guide them through the challenge to victory, and you did not. Heather, you were the one who suggested Izzy to be the boom conductor and that suggestion led the team to defeat, giving you more enemies. You both received a lot of votes. The person who is safe is…Heather!" Announced Chris.
Heather, relieved to be safe, claimed her Mickey pop and joined the rest of the team.
Izzy, sorry, boat is that way.
"Explosivo did not succeed this time, but mark his words, he will be back again for more BOOM BOOM!" Said Izzy.
As Izzy walked toward the boat, a big pair of arms grabbed her from behind.
"Izzy, I love you!" Said Owen, as he hugged his girl goodbye.
"Aww, I love you too Big O and I'll miss you!" Izzy said as she got on to the boat.
The boat left the campgrounds dock and sailed for the Ticket and Transportation Center, where Izzy was told to get off and take the bus to the Beach Club. When Izzy arrived at the Beach Club, Chris, was waiting for her. He led her into the Villas lobby where Disney Vacation Club members, and ex-campers stay.
"Izzy, welcome to Disney's Beach Club Villas! This is where the campers who get voted off will stay. Unfortunately, because of the amount of rooms we could acquire, you'll be sharing a room with a few of the other campers, but for now, the room is all yours. Here is your room key. Your room key also functions as your park pass and your credit card, so don't lose it. Your park pass has all three special options on it. Those options are Park Hopper, Water Park Fun and More, and No Expiration. Of course, you could just stay at the resort and have fun with all it has to offer or even check out different resorts, like the Boardwalk, right across the lake. Like I said, your room key functions as your credit card as well. Use it to purchase souvenirs, pay for your meals, and anything else on the Disney property. The room you are staying in is a two bedroom villa. It has a kitchen, two bathrooms, two bedrooms, and a living room. Each room has a view of the pool and is either on the first or second floor. Let's find your room now." Said Chris.
Izzy followed Chris through the halls to her room. Even though she was the first eliminated, she still had a smile on her face.
"Wow, Chris, is that you that's being nice or is it the network? Oh wait of course it's the network." Said Izzy.
"Very funny Izzy. Here is your room. There are no rules on who can and cannot share your room with, in other words, you choose your roommates." Said Chris, as he put Izzy's room key in the door and walked into the room with her.
"I hope you find your room to your liking and enjoy your time here. Oh and one more thing; when a challenge is going on in a certain park or area of Disney, you are not allowed in that park or area of Disney. Don't worry, you will be notified of the challenge locations before the challenges even start on challenge days. Also, you are not allowed on the Wilderness Campgrounds unless you are attending the Hoop De Do review or any other activity there that requires advanced reservation. I'm to know in advance so that I sneak you around the campsite to that activity. Also, if you rent a boat, jet ski, or any other type of water recreation from the Polynesian, Grand Floridian, or Contemporary Resorts, you will not be allowed to use it anywhere near this resort. Again, enjoy your time here and have a magical stay." Said Chris, as he left Izzy at her room.
Votes:
1`. Owen – Heather
2. Justin – Heather
3. Lindsay- Izzy
4. Tyler – Izzy
5. DJ- Izzy
6. Heather – Izzy
7. Izzy – Heather
8. Ezekiel – Izzy
9. Eva – Heather
10. Harold – Izzy
11. Leshawna – Izzy
Alright, the first challenge is over. Sorry Izzy fans! Many of you said you love the facts, so as a present for making you wait so long, I'm going give you some more facts!
Walt Disney World has more than one thousand costumed characters around the parks and resorts, and there are more than fifty-five thousand employees at Walt Disney World alone.
The Magic Kingdom is designed like a movie. The curtain is represented here by the train station in the front of the park. You have to go under the train station to see what's inside the park, and as you emerge from the short tunnel underneath it, it's like a movie curtain lifting ahead of you. The coming attractions are represented by the posters in those short tunnels under the train station. There's one for Splash Mountain, there's one for Pirates, there's one for the Haunted Mansion, and there many others . They're designed to get you excited about what you're going to see.
The opening credits are represented by the names painted on the second-story windows along Main Street. The first credit you see is the producer: up on the right is the name of Roy O. Disney. He was the 'money man' behind everything you see here.
Everything Disney does is based on four Keys. The first key is Safety. One example of Safety here is that there are lots of lightning rods around, because Florida gets a lot of thunderstorms. The lightning rods are disguised as flagpoles and weather vanes. The next key is Courtesy. Your smile is part of your costume.'And they call it a 'costume,'not a uniform. They refer to the areas of the park as 'backstage' and 'onstage."The third key is Efficiency. An example is our transportation system here at the parks: rather than having delivery trucks and carts going all through the onstage areas and interfering with the theming of each area, all the deliveries are done backstage. The final key is Show. One example, if you'll listen, is the sound of the piano lesson from one of the windows above in the alleyway. Every Disney castmember has to go through a Traditions course to learn these four keys.
'M. T. Lott, that's what Walt Disney World was called before Walt began building here. He purchased the land through fake holding companies to keep his plans secret, and he was able to buy land for $180 per acre. But then a journalist for the Orlando Star figured out what was going on and broke the news, and suddenly the price jumped to $180,000 per acre. The Walt Disney World property is the size of San Francisco and twice the size of Manhattan Island, and covers 47 square miles. The Magic Kingdom itself is 107 acres large. Eventually Walt wanted to begin leaking news of his intentions for the area, so he began purchasing land under the fake name of 'Ms. M. Mouse.
Adventureland's original name was 'True Life Adventureland.
All of the animatronics are run by pneumatics. Not hydraulics, because they don't want hydraulic liquid to leak into the water and contaminate it. All of the waterways here at the Magic Kingdom (Jungle Cruise, Pirates, etc.) are connected, except Splash Mountain.
"Share A Dream Come True," cost $3 million to produce. "Rehearsals and test runs were done at night, after park closing. All of the enclosed snowglobes are air-conditioned. On the first daytime public performance of the parade, with lots of reporters all there to see it, the condensation on Mickey's snowglobe was so bad that all you could see was his feet."
There are 'Hidden Walts' on the parade floats: the silhouette of Walt's head in profile. There's one on a movie reel, and another beside the fishbowl on the Partners statue. But they weren't as defined or as interesting as Hidden Mickeys.
"Each snowglobe has an emergency button by the foot of the character inside it. "If the performer is in trouble, he can step on the button, and the float driver will call a parade manager to come walk alongside the float to see what's the matter. If the performer didn't mean to step on it, he holds his hands up to his mouth in an 'oops' gesture. If the performer is having some sort of trouble but thinks he can still make it to the end, he windmills his arms and then driver will try to hurry up and make fewer stops along the parade route. If the performer is having dire trouble and has to get out of there NOW, he gives a quick thumbs-down gesture and they'll let him come down into the belly of the float, where guests can't see him. That doesn't happen often, though, because character performers are on diets so that they're well-nourished and hydrated and up to the physical stress of wearing a costume in the Florida heat. Once a performer put a thermometer in the head of his costume, and checked it twenty minutes later when he came offstage and it read a hundred twenty degrees."
There are four phases of crowd levels. "Phase 1 means the park is open. 2 means there's no parking, but people can get in by the monorails or busses. 3 means that only hotel guests are allowed in, and 4 means that the park is at capacity and no one else is allowed in.
Ever notice the chesspieces on top of the Haunted mansion? You'll notice that every piece is there, except for the knight. That's because it's always night *inside* the Haunted Mansion."
I got all those facts from enchanter. net. Just click on Keys to the Kingdom tour, also check out Undiscovered Future World tour, also on that site.
A few more notes before I go:
1.) the next challenge will be Ride the Rides Relay and it's another elimination challenge. the third challenge, Tale As Old As Showbiz, will be the first non-elimination challenge.
2.) The future chapters will not be as long as this one.
3.) I hope to update in approx one week. Yeah, I wish It could be sooner, but I'm going to be at my Aunt's for the rest of the week.
4.) Any questions, concerns, comments, just send them in PMs or Reviews.
Thanks again for your patience and thank you for reading.