*Rawr!*

[furtech]

I'm a sucker for Egyptian horror stuff...so went on a fool's errand to Magic Mountain...Rant cut because I'm past foaming at the mouth about it. If you're interested in a mini-review about MM's "Fright Fest," or some cute stuffies, read on!


So.

After seeing an ad for Six Flags Magic Mtn's "Fright Fest" featuring Anubis and a bunch of Egyptian mummies and stuff, I decided to make a special trip to check it out. This says a lot: I am not a rollar-coaster fanatic, and without the thrill rides Magic Mountain is a hole. I called their information office and asked which was the Egyptian/mummy maze. After much confusion, they tell me, "Dead Man's Bog."


Bullet points:
* First bad memory resurrected: MM's parking (their expensive "close" parking) is still about a quarter mile away from the entrance. And nothing interesting is near the entrance...
* I trek to the ass-end of the park to see the "Parade of the Dead."
* Parade is lame. A dozen "zombies" and "Lady Vampires" and three hearses. Two skeletons. Woo.
* The "Dead Man's Bog is at the other ass-end of the park. I hike over there and get in line.
* Forty minutes gets me: a sub-par-charity-haunted-maze. Literally just dark with fake smoke and "zombies" going "boogedy" at people. Lasts almost three minutes. Nnnnrgh!
*I run to the "Brutal Planet." Not a bad maze; I see no mummies, though. Thirty more minutes of my life gone (25 for the line, 5 for the maze).
*Run to Samurai Summet (who puts hills in an amusement park?!?) to race through "Willoughby's Mansion." Fortunately cardiac hill deters many patrons: the line is mercifully short. No mummies again. Average maze. Event-coordinators have no idea where mummies are: "You're thinking of Knotts!"
*Race back to Zor's for a late dogwalk and to rant!
*Further phone calls result in: "The commercial was possibly a mistake," or "The Egyptian stuff might be in one small room in "Carnage E. Hall." Great: the one maze whose description made it the least-likely candidate besides the clown maze. I miss my "insider" contacts! (Hi, Jimmy!)

There were actually a couple of interesting stuffies on the midway: the blue (and red and purple) hyenas and the snaggle-toothed wolves! I wish you could just bribe the hawkers and buy one! I'm lousy at throwing games.

Comments

[furtech.livejournal.com]

To be honest, I have no idea if they are hyenas or not: they have hyena-shaped ears and a canine shout and claws, but they also have stripes and it really is unlikely that someone would make a *hyena* for a pop-type stuffie. But they look more like hyenas than anything else (and weider things have been made into plush!).

[crocuta.livejournal.com]

They look enough like hyenas to me :) I want one!!
As for stranger things to be made into plushes...I have a nice plush mole..but never could find the naked mole-rat that I saw pics of :/

[furtech.livejournal.com]

What color and size? (large is about 24"; small is about 14")

[crocuta.livejournal.com]

Well, depending on cost, one of each. I'm pitiful when it comes to hyena/hyena looking plushes. I have to have one of each :P
I am also wondering if they re-released the large 12" plush hyenas that Disney sold in Walt Disney World for the original Lion King opening...I figured with TLK out on DVD that might be enough for them to re-release the plushes. Does anyone work near Disneyworld and can check on this? I should call them but last time I tried I got someone who didn't really check.

[furtech.livejournal.com]

You really want *9* of these? There are the three colors, and the two sizes...

Math...

[furtech.livejournal.com]

...er, *6* of these...

Re: Math...

[crocuta.livejournal.com]

*chuckles* naah..just one of each size. Now why one of each size is better than one of each color.I've no idea. O.o

Re: Math...

[furtech.livejournal.com]

One of each size: check. So-- what colors do you prefer? Or at least rank them in case they're got limited supplies.

Re: Math...

[crocuta.livejournal.com]

Blue then purple then red... I figure they can't be /too/ expensive because they are carnival prizes. Famous last words?
Westly saw the wolves and has the same problem with plush wolves as I have with hyenas..so..he wants one of the wolves too (black naturally) *laugh* I wonder how much they are. O.o I feel this is getting expensive *chuckles*

[kubo.livejournal.com]

12" hyena plushes? *dies* o__O I've never seen any disney related hyena plushes except for the beanies & the large Shenzi made by Applause. I think if I saw a large Disney manufactured hyena I'd be broke in no time :P Are there any photos of them around by chance? I'd love to at least see them. Also, Lance, those colored hyenas at the park are cute beyond all reason. *just drools* ^_o

[crocuta.livejournal.com]

I've seen the beanies and if you mean the Applause Shenzi with the plastic head..then yes... These I mean were at Walt Disney World only. They had them up on display and I believe they were for sale. I can't find any pictures of them what so ever I'm afraid. When I called the main gift shop there a year or so later the person seemed to know what I was talking about but was sure there were no more. I even spoke with a Disney store employee who was a TLK fan and seemed to know what I was speaking of too. Then again they could have just been on drugs and sharing my hallucination. O.O