We
do theme parks a lot. That’s one reason why we come to Orlando; between Walt
Disney World, Universal, Sea World, Cape Canaveral to the east and Busch
Gardens to the west, we can keep ourselves entertained. Another reason we come
at this particular time of the year is because of Star Wars Weekends at
Disney’s Hollywood Studios. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday for 4 weeks, you can
get free autographs from the Star Wars guests on hand that weekend, shop in the
special Star Wars store, and line up to see special stage performances by the
Star Wars guests. Oh, yeah, there’s a bunch of costumed characters on hand for
photo opportunities, too.
The
problem is that you have to have a special fastpass to be assigned a time to
get those autographs, and people start lining up for the next day’s fastpass
hand-out as early as 9 PM the night before. We don’t sleep on the concrete to get
our spot in that line, but we have gotten up as early as 4 AM to get into line
by 5. This is fine for Hubby, who wakes up with the sun anyway. He’s an Early
Bird through and through. But I’m a night owl, and getting up that early is a
killer. With my bad knees, standing in line for those fastpasses is, um, a
killer. I’ve taken to reading fantasy while standing in line, to distract
myself from the various aches and pains.
Things
to keep in mind for my characters while writing: 1) Sleep is good, 2) water
bottles are good, 3) rain can be a bummer when you’re caught out in it, 4) sun
block is good when it isn’t raining, 5) DISTRACTION can be a really good thing
when the alternative is to find yourself focusing on discomfort.
Still
more to come!
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