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Oh wow, this is already so cool - what a great start to the day! Can I say seriously jealous?
It was such a fun experience! I still can't believe we did it!
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Originally Posted by MayraLR
I'm loving the tour already and it just started.
I haven't even gotten to the good stuff yet!
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Originally Posted by lauriep
Oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy! The tour!!! Loving every word. I think if Johnny Depp as Captain Jack called me over for a photo and a chat I'd assume it was a VERY good "character" playing Depp! Sounds like Drew was a great guide.
Drew was a great guide, he was so good with the kids and really seemed to enjoy what he was doing.
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What a great tour so far!
Thanks, it was a fun start!
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Originally Posted by KimmyAnn1147
Ummmm, yeah. I might start smoking again for Jack Sparrow....
Love the start of your tour day.
I think if Johnny Depp had been outside the sound stage smoking, I might have been being removed from the studios by security!
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I was laughing over your dad calling just as you needed to meet the guide. Chris has the same impeccable timing whenever I'm in line at Starbucks and need to use my phone to pay for my coffee.
The tour already sounds exciting and it has just begun. I already can't wait to read more and see the pictures. Oh and I'm seriously jealous over anyone that was walking by as Johnny Depp was outside!
Great start to your tour! I would love to do something like this!
It was so much fun!
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I was laughing over your dad calling just as you needed to meet the guide. Chris has the same impeccable timing whenever I'm in line at Starbucks and need to use my phone to pay for my coffee.
The tour already sounds exciting and it has just begun. I already can't wait to read more and see the pictures. Oh and I'm seriously jealous over anyone that was walking by as Johnny Depp was outside!
It was funny because we were literally doing nothing for the hour before he called and he calls right when we are getting started.
The tour was so much fun and I still can't believe we had this amazing opportunity. The kids absolutely loved the whole thing.
And yes, I am also jealous of anyone that happened to walk by when Johnny Depp was outside.
Our next stop our our little tours was Animation Hall, which is not quite as exciting as it sounds but is the hallway of what was the original animation building. The really fun part of this is all the amazing pictures on the walls. I would have loved to have a few of these come home with me.
I want to apologize for the pictures on these. I was using my regular camera and I did not pay much attention to settings and lighting and the florescent lights caused them all to have a yellow tint and some are a bit fuzzy. Which makes me a little sad but what can you do. Also, I did not take pictures of every piece of artwork.
Also, I'm not going to describe each of these as I think they are somewhat self-descriptive, but if you have any questions let me know.
I want to point this next one out, it was my absolute favorite picture in the hall. It is a small section of a scene from Pinocchio, and I was just in awe of the level of detail in this tiny little area of the film. Oh, and my photo of it, does not come close to doing it justice!
This is the floor half-way down the hall
When we reached this half-way point Drew told us the story about how they had to get the drawings across the courtyard to the ink & paint building without risk of damage from rain or other weather. This is where we went down in the tunnels and came out near the other building. I don't have any pictures of this, and I feel bad for that, but it really was just like a basement hallway. Oh, and there was a Coke machine down there, which was odd because it was just in this empty hall all by itself. Drew told us that some scenes of movies have been shot down there as well.
This is the door we came out, but I have to admit I really was turned around at this point.
Then we made our way to the building that included Walt's office. In this picture his office would be the top floor in this corner of the building.
Our next stop was Legends Plaza which is directly in front of the Seven Dwarfs Building that houses the corporate offices.
(I don't know who that pointing hand belongs to!)
I am sure we all know what this is. It is the Partners statue like the one in the park.
There were so many Legends plaques that I couldn't take pictures of them all but I took several along the way:
There is also the Sharing the Magic statue of Roy and Minnie:
This is a very large replica of the Disney Legends Award that is given to each Legend:
Drew showed us the Hidden Gus Gus in the back of the Legends Award statue, which I thought was really cute!
I wish I could remember all of the conversations we had with Drew through the whole tour. He was full of fun stories and we just had a great time. If you ever get the chance to do this, ask for Drew to be your guide he was fantastic!!
I loved the animation hallway. Every drawing was just so amazing and it could take hours and hours to really explore everything here. Since I was on my scooter I had a very hard time taking any photos at all, so I appreciate the ones you took. Wasn't it just so surreal to be standing in Legends Plaza and seeing the Seven Dwarfs building?! I kept saying to myself, "I can't believe I'm here!"
I loved the animation hallway. Every drawing was just so amazing and it could take hours and hours to really explore everything here. Since I was on my scooter I had a very hard time taking any photos at all, so I appreciate the ones you took. Wasn't it just so surreal to be standing in Legends Plaza and seeing the Seven Dwarfs building?! I kept saying to myself, "I can't believe I'm here!"
I also could have spent hours in that hall! The Pinocchio one I we stood at for maybe 10 minutes just pointing out all the little details. I'm glad you like the pictures, I'm so mad at myself for not adjusting settings. I think I was still in outdoor mode. And yes, standing in Legends Plaza was the best. I also couldn't believe we were there!
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Oh wow, it is such a treat to see all of this - thank you so much for posting so many photos!
It was such an amazing experience!
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Originally Posted by KimmyAnn1147
Cool!!!!
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by pamcarey
Wow, so many amazing pictures!
Thank you! I wish my indoor ones were better but at least they turned out okay all things considered.
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but what can you do. Also, I did not take pictures of every piece of artwork. 
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