Theme Park Thursdays feature photos from one of our theme park adventures in the past.
Our 3D Family (2009)
3D is all the rage in movies these days. But long before Hollywood hopped on that fad, Disney was forcing guests to wear these stupid looking glasses at various attractions, including Captain EO, Honey I Shrunk the Audience, It's Tough To Be A Bug, and Mickey's Philharmagic.
During a December 2009 trip with my family, we got the opportunity to ride Toy Story Mania at Disney's Hollywood Studios. It's basically a ride that's a 3D arcade… and one requiring the wearing of those goofy glasses. This photo features Amy in the front, my Mom and Dad wearing black, and my sister Karen and brother-in-law Brian in the back. (Incidentally, this ride is also available at California Adventure on the West Coast, though there it's called Toy Story Midway Mania.)
It's a fun ride with a long wait, and the videogame element creates a high level of rerideability. However, it's no Pirates of the Caribbean or Haunted Mansion!
The first "real" 3D movie I saw (with those glasses, not the red/blue cellophane ones) was at WDW. It was the Muppet show and it was pretty good. Although one might argue that is 4D since it squirts water and air on you at critical points.