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Friday, the last day of our vacation. We've missed the Fantasmic show at MGM Studios last night due to one of Orlando's frequent (and serendipidously untimely) thunderstorms. Tonight was our last try. It's okay because we've seen the show at LA's Disneyland before, but it takes a lot for me to tire of the Disney magic.
The weather seemed promising at first - storm clouds were blowing into position around the park, but not yet directly overhead. I watched the flashes to our right with little apprehension - after all, they weren't even close enough for us to hear the thunder, and it's not raining either. Then the sky darkened most ominously and the winds started. Wuh-oh.
The show was announced canceled before the rain came down. We first tried hiding out under some vendors' eaves, but the electrical storm overhead became so severe that everyone were ushered out of the stadium. A lightning bolt cracked right over our heads while I was hurrying my brother and made us all cower, and my brother got so scared that he didn't want to go any further. <dramatic chord> Just then! </dramatic chord> One of the park employees came across us and told us to follow him. As the fat raindrops began splashing down, he unhooked a chain barring the entrance to the nearby theater for the live Beauty and the Beast show and we dove in, followed by two other families.
We didn't get to see Fantasmic tonight, but in the safety of the empty covered theater, we were treated to an equally brilliant show. Fierce forks of lightning flashed all around us as rain poured over the streets, making the lights flicker and killing radio connections. The lightning even struck and set off some of the stored fireworks, so we were treated to some colorful displays as well.
We headed for the charter bus after the rain died down, but the thunder and lightning lasted for nearly two hours. It would surely have been a nerve-wracking wait at the bus stop if we hadn't had the seats in that theater. So, thank you, Cesar, for making the Disney experience a little more magical.
The weather seemed promising at first - storm clouds were blowing into position around the park, but not yet directly overhead. I watched the flashes to our right with little apprehension - after all, they weren't even close enough for us to hear the thunder, and it's not raining either. Then the sky darkened most ominously and the winds started. Wuh-oh.
The show was announced canceled before the rain came down. We first tried hiding out under some vendors' eaves, but the electrical storm overhead became so severe that everyone were ushered out of the stadium. A lightning bolt cracked right over our heads while I was hurrying my brother and made us all cower, and my brother got so scared that he didn't want to go any further. <dramatic chord> Just then! </dramatic chord> One of the park employees came across us and told us to follow him. As the fat raindrops began splashing down, he unhooked a chain barring the entrance to the nearby theater for the live Beauty and the Beast show and we dove in, followed by two other families.
We didn't get to see Fantasmic tonight, but in the safety of the empty covered theater, we were treated to an equally brilliant show. Fierce forks of lightning flashed all around us as rain poured over the streets, making the lights flicker and killing radio connections. The lightning even struck and set off some of the stored fireworks, so we were treated to some colorful displays as well.
We headed for the charter bus after the rain died down, but the thunder and lightning lasted for nearly two hours. It would surely have been a nerve-wracking wait at the bus stop if we hadn't had the seats in that theater. So, thank you, Cesar, for making the Disney experience a little more magical.
