This is a tiny theater-shaped building that actually is a dessert shot in MGM Studios that is lit well in the evening. It’s called the Scary Apothecary, but the only thing scary about it is the delish calories.

Here is the Hollywood Tower Hotel thing in Disney World.  We waited, of course, until midnight to actually go on the ride.  It was great fun and the coolest thing about it is the ride is different whenever you get on it.  There is a randomizer that goes through one of a few set programs that changes the way the elevator flies up and down the hotel.  It’s really crazy.  Also, I recommend NOT carrying a tripod on the ride.  That was a mistake.

I spent a lot of time outside of bathrooms wandering around with my camera. I ended up on this not-oft-visited side of the Disney Castle.  I wonder if they have secret rooms at the top of the castle with high-speed internet.  If I ran Disney, I would put my most creative people in the top of those spires in cool little offices and equip them with crossbows and burning pitch just in case.

This is the Twilight Zone ride – the Hollywood Tower of Terror at MGM Studios at Disney World.  The ride was great and got a big thumbs up from us.  The coolest thing, as always with Disney rides, is the decor, the costumes, the lighting, and the art direction embedded in the “Line Experience”.  This is also one of the first rides I know of that has a “randomizer” so that the experience is different and you never know what you are gonna get.

I’ve been traveling so much lately and not been the greatest dad in the world so I brought the family to Disney World for a few days. I don’t think I have been in over 30 years myself, so it is really surprising to see everything that is new. Also, it’s a fantastic place for photography. I have a really good idea for a photo series, but my wife thinks it is a horrible idea and I should not attempt it under any circumstances. However, I am going to try it anyway… it’s just too good of an idea.

Anyway, this picture below is not from that experimental series… it’s just a shot of Disney World at the Magic Kingdom. I will do my best not to get the traditional shots of the parks and activities… I wish there weren’t all these tourists here. I need my own park, like Cartman.