Day 9: Welcome Foolish Mortal Beings

Hello from our 9th day here at Disney World. We started our day off with a speaker who came in and taught us about some of the technology used on the Haunted Mansion. We learned about how they make it look like there are ghosts flying in the air and objects floating by using different two-way mirrors and screens. After learning about some of this technology we went and rode the ride as a class. For the rest of the day our assignment was to find other rides that used the same technology. The class split up into our room groups and started exploring. One of the other technologies that our group compared was the Pepper's Ghost in the ballroom scene. That technology is also used in the Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, when Pooh falls asleep and has an out of the body experience.

After we finished our assignment we went to lunch at the Wilderness Lodge as a class. We had all we can eat skillets and milk shakes. We did more than just eating at the restaurant, we also had some fun with ketchup. There was a competition of who could stack the most ketchup without falling. The contest was cut short when the next table requested ketchup and we had to give it away. We all ate so much food that most of us had to take an afternoon nap before our night activities. Some of us went to the pool and others continued exploring the parks for the night.

Tomorrow is another exciting day for our groups. One group will be doing a backstage tour that will take up most of their day while the second group will be waking up early to ensure a boarding pass for Rise of the Resistance in Hollywood Studios.

- Rebecca Phillips and Lauren Spina