Walt Disney Studios part 2

 So after we left the Studio Tram Tour it was nearly parade time. We made our way up to the parade route and soon the Stars 'n' cars parade started:

When we turned around I noticed a row of little statues. I read recently that these statuettes are models that are used by the Disney Animators when drawing the different characters. They help them get the proportions right when moving the characters around and positioning them in the space that is available. I thought that they could have done with a bit of a cleaning. Mickey Mouse had a zillion little flies swarming around him:

We had a quick pre-packed snack after the parade before heading over to the other side of the park. We didn't chance Crushes coaster. I'm not a big thrill seeker and didn't fancy speeding around a little track in a turtle shell:
                                                   
I did however spot a few friends over in Toontown and decided to get pictures. It was almost heavenly. There was actually a proper queue with no skipping and more importantly NO MOB to meet the characters: 

We continued on our way taking in the Cars theming as we went:

Then we went off to explore Toy Story Playland. They don't have this in WDW so it was all new and I thought it was cool how it had an Alice in Wonderland feel to it, that you were shrunken down and all the toys were giant. I loved the lighting and fences as well:

Continued in next blog.