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Wednesday 16 July – part three: a Disney appearance!
We then headed back down a level, and saw a recreation of Enzo Ferrari’s office…
… and then entered the hall of victories. My goodness, this room really brings it home to you how much success Ferrari have had on the racetrack. We would later find out that this was Enzo Ferrari’s true love. He only went into building cars he could sell to drive on the roads to fund this obsession, and wow, it has paid dividends. There were trophies galore in here, photos of all the Ferrari drivers to win the Formula One season for Ferrari, and the cars they did it in. You just couldn’t take it all in.
There was also a cinema, showing clips from movies and TV shows that had featured Ferraris. The ones I knew included the Charlie’s Angels movies, the Magnum PI TV show, and of course our favourite, Cars! It’s the bit where the Michael Schumacher Ferrari comes into Luigi’s and he keels over. Love it!
We met up with Raleigh and Mark about now, and said that we’d head out, as we’d pretty much done everything, and they still had quite a bit to see. They told us we had to see the display of a Ferrari in pitch dark, where you hear it rev up. We went to see it, and got some photos, but I think was definitely one where they enjoyed it more than we did, shall we say…
We headed for the shop, where Mari wanted to get a shirt for her grandson, but just about every design she liked, they didn’t have in a size aged 5-6, which was what she needed. Eventually she found something, and they wrapped it up in two gift bags – very good service, but then again, given the shirt had cost something like €45 ($57), in a way you’d expect great service.
I was anxiously watching the cafeteria during this time, as it seemed to be packed out, but by the time Mari had made her purchase, and the guys had turned up, it had emptied out, and we got a seat no problem. Everything here is Ferrari, including the trash cans…
Both Mark and I went for the mozzarella and tomato Panini, and very nice it was too.
As you can see, Mari got a beer, and you can now also see the great packaging of her gift…
Once we were done eating, the others all headed over to watch the people on the simulators, although I stayed put….
Mari came back, and then Mark and Raleigh were still watching it, so she decided she was bored – and that meant one thing… back to the shop! She ended up getting a hat for her grandson as well, blaming it on the guys for not being ready.
Eventually we headed outside, and there were quite a few more cars out there. It was clear there was going to be some sort of event tonight…
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We would later find out that this was Enzo Ferrari’s true love. He only went into building cars he could sell to drive on the roads to fund this obsession, and wow, it has paid dividends. 
There were trophies galore in here, photos of all the Ferrari drivers to win the Formula One season for Ferrari, and the cars they did it in. You just couldn’t take it all in. 
It’s the bit where the Michael Schumacher Ferrari comes into Luigi’s and he keels over. Love it! 
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