SonPower | Day 4

Good moring everybody. We got back to the hotel late night, so I am writing you the morning after. Yesterday was so much fun! We started the day with sectional rehearsals for a couple of hours before having lunch at the food court and leaving for Disney's Hollywood Studios (formerly MGM Studios). When we got there it was soooo hot, but we were soooo glad to be there. The first thing we rode was The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror followed by the thrilling Rock 'n' Roller Coaster starring Aerosmith. These two rides, by far, were the favorites of the group. We changed the pace a bit by riding The Great Movie Ride....we were entertained by riding through many of the great movies of all times.....Wizard of Oz, Mary Poppins, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Casa Blanca, Tarzan, and Aliens to name a few. While a storm was brewing in the sky we snuck inside for a behind the scenes look at Journey to Narnia: Prince Caspian. Hoping that the rain would hold off long enough for us to get to see Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show, we got in line with a couple thousand other people for the last showing of the day....then the bottom fell out. Unfortunately, the show was cancelled due to the bad weather. =-( So we ate instead.

After we were sufficiently full, we walked over for a relaxing look at the Studio Backlot Tour. We were able to see how they shoot an action sequences in the movies, and then we got to board a tram for a drive through some of the old props and costume shops. Some of the neat things that we saw were: the motorbike from Indiana Jones, the airplane from ConAir, the hovercraft vehicle from Star Wars, and (most importantly) we got to see Herby the Love Bug.

We took some pictures at the Honey I Shrunk the Kids attraction, and then relaxed a while at the Muppet Vision 3-D Show. One last ride before starting all over again was Star Tours...a thrilling Star Wars fighter simulator that almost got the best of me....I was ready to get out of that thing! Anyway, the nausea lasted long enough for us to make it back around to Tower of Terror before it was time to watch the main event....Fantasmic!

Fantasmic! was fantastic!!! A nighttime spectacular with music, lasers, lights, dancing fountains and special effects, we were in for a treat. We were re-introduced to all the heroes and villans from many of the famous Disney movies. It was well worth staying at the park until 11:30.....pm.

I don't think they believed me when I told them that yesterday was going to be a late night, but they are feeling it now. I hope everybody is able to make it through rehearsal this morning. Boy, they sure are sounding good. We will be singing a couple of songs this Sunday night in worship, so I hope you will all be there.

Well, that's enough from me today. I'll get the pictues up in a few minutes. Have a great day.

~Kris