We like to come to the Disney area for extended stays during the summer so that we can experience what it might be like to be a resident: to have to work, pay bills, grocery shop, deal with the heat, etc. It is one thing to vacation at Disney, it is something else to live here.
For the 2015 trip, we decided to take our experiment to the next level.
It stands to reason that if we lived near Disney we might get tired of it and not want to do Disney every day. To simulate that, we let our annual pass expire part of the way through the trip. What would happen?
As feared, we spent many evening looking at each other and asking "what do you want to do?" Luckily there is plenty of things to do in the area, so, we could always find an answer.
One things we decided to try was the Out Of Control Magic and Comedy Show, located inside Wonder Works. The dinner show includes all you can eat and drink!
Almost every show sells out, so, you want to get tickets in advance. Also, you will need to park at the mall's parking stage (right next to Wonder Works). They don't validate parking, and it cost me $7.
Buying the tickets online was a challenge because they require the tickets to be printed. Who on vacation has a printer? Luckily, they have a computer available where you can print your tickets at the box office.
The next thing that was odd about buying the tickets - the web site defaulted to using http instead of https. Http is not secure and means anyone on the Internet can steal your credit card number! Luckily, we knew the difference and switched over to https.
If you want to go to the show, arrive at least 30 minutes early so you can pick your seat and assure your group can all sit together.
The auditorium easily holds 100 people. Long tables run perpendicular to the stage. Half of your party will sit on one side of the table and the rest will be across from you. Each side of the table sits probably 12 people, so, chances are you'll have other families to your right and left.
The doors opened on time and we entered to find salad and popcorn waiting for us. Both salad and popcorn was unlimited and incredible. Next was the drink orders (soda, beer, or wine). Then the pizza came rolling out: half pepperoni, half cheese. As one pizza is finished, it gets replaced with another! And another! Our waitress suffered an injury so we didn't get very much pizza, but a waiter for a different table tried to help as much as he could. The pizza was thin crust and OK (I am not a picky pizza eater so I can't judge it), but I have read reviews who thought the pizza was horrible. Certainly that wasn't my experience.
Later, a small slice of pound cake with a raspberry sauce was delivered for desert.
The real gem was the show. The magic was incredible and funny - I laughed very hard. I don't want to say too much about the show and give any of it away. I will just say - young or old, magic fan or not, comedy fan or not, you will love this show. Great audience participation. Huge fun. Tony Brent is incredible.
The entire experience lasted around 90 minutes. But Tony was so great, the time flew by. I could have watched him perform for a two hour show!
Would I do this show again? Yes! It was that good.
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