Chuck : Hello there. Welcome to Project 55. your gateway to the past, present, and future of the Disneyland Resort. I'm Chuck Rendon. And, of course, I'm joined by Amy Naluai. Amy, how are you? (Amy) I'm doing pretty good. How are you today? Doing good. Doing good. I'm I'm excited for the show, mainly because this is gonna be more of an Amy centric episode because you've actually seen Rogers in musical, which is what we're gonna talk about today. And I have not yet, and I'm excited to rectify that hopefully sometime soon. But -- (Amy) TikTok. TikTok. Yeah. Yeah. Rogers the musical. It's the brand new stage show in the Hyperion Theatre, which honestly, I'm just glad to see the Hyperion hosting something. It was kind of unsure whether they were going to bring Frozen back or bring anything back in the theater post COVID. So it's nice to see something going on in there again. something to get excited about. And just cool to have the theater, like, actually showing a show. Doing what it's supposed to. Amy : Yes. It's definitely great to have guests back in the Hyperion Theater. if for nothing else, than adding another location with great air conditioning. Chuck : There you go. Yes. Amy : a nice place to go sit and watch a really entertaining show. Yeah. It's just great to have shows, entertainment at Disney is is top notch. So they do a fantastic job and it's just great to have singers and dancers and performers back in the parks again, and to have a show of this caliber. it's just a lot of fun. So, yeah, definitely excited for our Rogers the musical episode. No doubt. Chuck : Yes. As am I. And before we get to Rogers though, as we as we like to do, I thought it'd be fun to take a look at the past, some of the past shows that played in the Hyperion. There's been a couple of them over the years. So I thought for our Resort rewind this week we could, revisit some of the past Hyperion theater shows, starting all the way back to the very opening of the park and that was Disney's steps in time, which, I feel was only around for a short time. So a lot of people might not remember the show, but that was the one that opened the park. Amy : I definitely remember the show and remember it well. while I didn't see the original version that the park opened with in 2001. their revised version was one that I saw more times than I could possibly count. Chuck : So I take it you were a fan. Amy : I was a fan. I am a musical theater loving girl. I cannot deny that I love me a good show especially when there's Disney music involved and dancers that give me that cheesy broadway vibe. I'm all over it. So, yes, I saw steps in time a whole lot. I actually probably still remember some of the choreography Chuck : Oh, wow. Okay. Amy : Yeah. It was that ingrained in my brain, but, it was definitely a fun little show, for what it was. And I enjoyed it. I enjoyed it a lot. So I know the original version was the same music for the most part, just a very different vibe than the show that I ended up watching. Chuck : Yeah. My understanding the original version, I guess, it was only there for a very short time, like blink and it's gone, but Michael Eisner saw it, and he was wasn't very happy with it and thought it could serve to have some sort of complex narrative thrown into it. hence, they changed everything around and then added the fairy godmother story, which I think became the show most people probably remember seeing. I only saw that fairy godmother version. the original one I did see on YouTube, of course, you know, the magic land of YouTube where everything from the past -- (Amy) Yes. -- resurfaces. But, honestly, like, I think I kinda prefer the original. not that I was against the fairy godmother storyline, but I don't know. I haven't seen the original. I just feel like we didn't really need the fairy godmother story. But that that's just my opinion. Amy : Well, the version with the fairy godmother, gave way to one of my favorite Disney performers, Eden Espinosa, who -- (Chuck) Right. -- has had some fun on Broadway and whatnot. And she was a really fun part of that show. I remember watching her and shows previously in Disneyland and just loving her voice and with what that character was. she had fun with it and made it made it enjoyable for sure. In any case, Disney's steps in time was the the first, you know, the first big show to kinda pave the way for the Hyperion, and it was a fun one. I enjoyed the music a lot. So you can think what you want of the storyline. It was cheesy, but it was still fun. The music was fun. Their choreography was fun. You're speaking to the Disney show nerd here. So, of course, I loved it. Chuck : Yeah. It definitely it definitely had a place. And, love it or hate it, It'll always be remembered as the show that opened the Hyperion Theater. So -- like I said, it was there for a short period of time because it it closed, you know, it opened in February of 2001, closed in October of 2001. and then that made way for the next show, which was the power of blast, which opened in November of that same year. And this show honestly became a runaway hit. It was already a hit on Broadway, but then they kind of reworked it to fit the Hyperion Theater. And I think, they were also running it at EPCOT, I wanna say, somewhere in Disney World, but -- (Amy) Oh, I don't know. -- Yeah, this was hugely popular for Disney. I know a a lot of people love this show. Was this another one that you went out your way to see a lot? Amy : It was another one that I saw very many times. I actually saw the full production of blast in theaters. it was playing, gosh, where did I see it, Pasadena playhouse. I saw it once there, and I wanna say the other location I saw was maybe Segerstrom for Orange County performing arts and 1 other I can't remember it. Anyways, the full scale version, the full show, was phenomenal. And of course, the version that we got at Hyperion was just a shorter version of the full show. So in the the full scale musical blast, it's basically taking a drum and bugle horn and the pageantry that you see for, like, field show competitions and whatnot, taking that and putting it on stage. And, they kinda go through all the different colors of the rainbow sort of took the vibe that each color gave and presented it musically and visually through these crazy stage things. I don't even know how to describe it. It was basically like if you took the grid of the football field when they do the drum and bugle core field show things and, it went up vertically. So the stage was there in front of you. And then the band was, like, up and down up on the stage with different layers. it was cool Chuck : That was one of my favorite things about the show at least in California Adventure. I love the way the stage was set up and how they had the different colors and the different areas Amy : But, like, seriously, the most impressive part of that show for me where there was 2 parts. They did the infamous Balero. And, there was a guy that played the flugelhorn on that and, like, this note that he carried on for forever, which I guess is a technique called Circular Breathing. You know, I learned new things. But, anyways, -- (Chuck) today I learned --. Yeah, that was really cool to get to experience that every time. And then, of course, the most exciting part of the show was the huge drum number. -- (Chuck) Right. Right -- The whole stage, the length of the stage is this giant drum kit thing that comes down and the whole group is up there doing these cool patterns and stuff playing a drum. So it was just exciting. And I can almost hear that fun little rhythm that they would play. you know, land of make believe is one of the songs they would do. I could still imagine that on stage. So definitely find that one on YouTube and watch that. It was a good time. Chuck : Yeah. Well, and you mentioned exciting, I think that's the perfect word for it because every time I saw it, there was just so much energy about it, you know, like, you just left feeling pumped up. You just couldn't help, but to get into it. And, yeah, there was just so much going on and I loved the way they constructed the stage. It was just fun. there's a lot to take in visually and, of course, with the sound as well. So yeah, it was a great show. Amy : Yeah. And the cast! The cast was so fun and so great. They would be out there after every show to say hi and I just remember there was a female drummer, and she kicked butt. She was amazing. And I remember, I would take my neighbor's daughter and she thought it was so cool. that there was a chick up there drumming with all the guys and that she was so great. And she always loved to take her picture with her after the show, and she was so sweet -- (Chuck) Oh, that's awesome.-- to do that, but, yeah, such a fun time, getting to see blast, a little something different. In a Disney theme park anyways. And then from there, we transitioned to -- Chuck : To Disney's Aladdin, which is the one probably we're most familiar with because it was there for quite a long time. it certainly had the longest tenure of any show in the Hyperion. -- (Amy) and rightfully so --. It was a great show. Amy : Yeah. Hilarious. The genies kicked some serious butt with their jokes every time and keeping it fresh. Chuck : Oh, yeah totally. And that's what was great about it because it was almost a different show every time. You just wanted to go to see what's the genie gonna say this week? So it was a great way to up the repeatability of it and just to have fun. You know, it was great. Every genie I saw was just amazing in that show, but also the the way they constructed the set, it was pretty cool. Like, I love the Prince Ali number and how they brought in the elephant, Abu. It just was this grand spectacle, and you just were in awe. You know, I remember the first time when that scene happened. And I was just like, what's what's happening right now? Like, oh my gosh. this is great! Amy : And the infamous magic carpet that flies -- (Chuck) Right. -- starry sky. I mean, who didn't love that part? It was so cool. Chuck : Yeah. That that was definitely a cool part. And I mean, this was a beloved show and I know a lot of people were very sad when it finally went away. I think in 2010, it was originally rumored that they were going to end it. And I think that's when they were thinking of putting in a Toy Story show, if I recall correctly, That obviously didn't come to pass. And so Aladdin ended up staying for a number of years past that. I think it finally closed in January of 2016. And then, of course, that gave way for our next show, Frozen - live at the Hyperion. Which opened in May of 2016 Amy : Every little girl's dream. And every adult's nightmare Chuck : On paper, I get why Disney did this. Of course Frozen. I mean, it was hugely popular. kids loved it. The music, of course, was just... I mean, let it go. I think we heard that ad nauseam at that point. Like, we memorized it. -- (Amy) All the joking aside. I mean, there were some really cool parts to that show.-- Oh, definitely. Amy : visually, it was very beautiful. The costumes were incredible Elsa's you know, snow snow ice dress was just awesome. -- (Chuck) Well, in that moment where she transforms, like, her her outfit was pretty spectacular. -- Yeah. Yeah. The long version. I know they had 2 different versions of the show, the long version of the show. there was a definite feeling you could tell the kids were getting restless. you know, after a certain point, the revamp version was a little bit shorter, a little more, feasible show length for the kids who were excited to see the show. made the story a little choppy, but, kudos to, I mean, the the, I think, the trolls. Like, do you remember the -- (Chuck)Right-- . The trolls. Like, that was a pretty cool -- (Chuck) That was that was a fun scene. -- pretty cool setup. Chuck : Like, the way that they created that was really cool. Yeah. That was that was pretty ingenious. I I liked that for sure. but it it was very wise on their part, though, to condense the show a bit because that early show was pretty long And you had a lot of kids in there who were snacking on snacks and drinking their drinks, and there were no bathrooms. Amy : and there were no bathrooms. Chuck : No. Bad idea. Bad idea. That one wasn't quite thought out very well. Amy : yeah. Chuck : It certainly made for an interesting viewing experience, those long shows. Amy : Like I said, it was usually around the the 18 to 20 minute mark where it was like, you could hear the meltdowns happening around you. The kids were like, ah, yeah. It was.. Yeah. It was fun. Chuck : Frozen - live at the Hyperion. And, of course, that closed March of 2020 for the onset of the pandemic. Yeah. -- (Amy) For obvious reasons.-- Yeah. Right. So there you have it, though. That the four shows that had proceeded Rogers the musical, which is currently playing there. so Amy, I gotta ask though, now that we've gone through all of them, which was your favorite if you had to pick 1? Which did you enjoy the most? --(Amy) Oh, my favorites?-- that might be hard because there were some good ones. Amy : I just... I don't know if I can pick a favorite. Chuck : Well, okay. Let me ask you... well I was gonna ask you which one did you see the most, but Aladdin, I mean, it was there for over a decade. So that's it by default. Amy : I don't know. I don't know. I honestly don't know if there's a way for me to even figure out which one I saw more. because I really did see steps in time, blast and aladdin a whole lot. a whole, whole lot. I didn't make it to see frozen quite as often Chuck : This is no reflection of the show, but I I think I saw frozen maybe twice. I saw the original long version and then the shortened version. And I think mainly because... the show was great, but I feel I was just kinda frozened out at that point. So it wasn't one that I went out of my way for. Even though, like I said, some of the sets and some of the transition scenes and things like that were amazing, like what they did with that show... Amy : Oh, yeah. like, the technology used with the the screen on the stage. And -- (Chuck) Yeah. Yeah.-- It was really cool. I think if I had to pick a favorite, if I had to, and I had to pick only one. I think I would go with Aladdin. Just because I had several friends who were in the show and it was always great to see them. And I have a strange connection to actually performing on the Aladdin stage. I was a cast member during the season of Aladdin: A musical spectacular. We did a charity show called flashback. And so when we performed, it was the Aladdin stage that we performed on. So I have a strange, a strange connection to it. it's a weird personal connection to the Aladdin stage, but I just feel like yeah. I think that was the show that I don't wanna say I enjoyed it the most. It was different. It was a different show, but it had different elements that, like, if I was in the park with someone who maybe wasn't exactly a music theater person, they would still enjoy seeing the show. it wasn't, you know -- (Chuck) Yeah. -- where I feel like steps in time was like, I enjoyed that show because it was like, cheesy musical and if you're not into musicals, you probably wouldn't enjoy it as much. Chuck : I think I'm with you on Aladdin and not just because it was there the longest. for me, I think having seen all of the shows, although I had to really refresh my memory on steps in time because, you know, like, quite a bit ago for that one. But, I think Aladdin, for me, Aladdin kind of fulfilled the promise of what Hyperion theater... what Disney originally pitched it as is kind of this testing ground for Broadway, if you will. Like, we're gonna give you Broadway level shows. And I feel like Aladdin the fulfillment of that or at least how I envisioned it or what I thought was gonna be there. So I think that's probably Aladdin for me and it just felt like, oh, okay. Yeah. This. This is what the Hyperion is made for, and I love it. Amy : I think even just the way that the show ended. Like, that's that's how I envision a Broadway show ending. I don't know. And I think the way that the Aladdin presents itself with opening with the storyteller and then the happy ending -- (Chuck) It lends itself well to a good musical -- It does. Good musical for sure. Chuck : Yeah. Well, there you go. That's a look at the past of the Hyperion with our resort rewind, but now let's head to the present. -- (Amy) grateful for the past, but excited about the present, for sure.-- Yes. Definitely. So let's talk Rogers the musical. So for our deep dive conversation, Amy You got to experience it. And, yeah, just give us all the details because I'm curious. I wanna know. Amy : I did. I actually was able to do standby for my first viewing. -- (Chuck) This is a virtual queue. Right? They have going for it.-- So, well, they have the virtual queue, and the virtual queue happens twice a day. there are 2 chances each day to enter the virtual queue. 1 is at 10:30 in the morning, and the other is at 2pm. The 10:30 AM is for the first two showings, and the 2 PM is for the second 2 showings. The thing that I was under the impression that you had to have virtual queue to get in. That's not the case. If you aren't able to get the virtual queue, You can still go to the Hyperion Theater. They do have a standby. And so we were able to do the standby viewing for the second show of the day, which was, you know, they they do have all three levels opened. I wanna say it's over two thousand seats in that theater. Good amount of people can fit in there so they're bound to have some available seats. So Standby, you are most likely going to end up on either balcony, mezzanine or balcony. so your chances to get orchestra as standby are probably not gonna happen, but you still get a great seat to see the show. So, yeah, we did standby for the first one. And then 2 o'clock we were able to do the virtual queue for the next show and got to watch it twice in a row. As I'm that kind of a nerd, and I definitely, definitely enjoyed that. So to do the virtual queue you just wanna make sure that you have all of your tickets, your passes, or whatever, all linked in the Disneyland app. have your group made before that time frame so that right at 10:30 or 2 o'clock time, you can make your group and get your your virtual queue ticket for that. you don't get to choose which show time you get. It just randomly gives you one based on the order of when you hit enter and what's available. But, by now, I mean, I haven't been to Disneyland for bit. I went on vacation, and I haven't been to Disneyland to see it on a second visit yet. but just guessing it's probably died down a little bit. -- (Chuck) Well, you went the 1st week it was open right?-- Yeah. So it opened and I went to see it on a Tuesday. And it was a holiday weekend as well-- (Chuck) so it was a little busy.-- Yeah. Just just a bit. I'm sure. But, yeah, it was surprisingly easy to get in standby and we sat mezzanine, which is the middle, the second level of seats there. Chuck : Can I just say though? I'm so glad that they're allowing you stand by because my only previous experience with virtual queue was rise of the resistance when that first opened. And man, if you did not get that virtual queue when you were there in the morning, your whole day was shot because you're like, well, that's a waste of time. Amy : Well, it not quite as cutthroat as the rise of the resistance experience. -- (Chuck) Yeah. That was a lot of pressure, man. A lot of pressure.-- Yeah. you do have to have your entire party in the park. They have to scan their ticket and enter the park for the day to be able to be in your party to get into the virtual queue. So you do have to do that. let me try to think of what else. you wanna make sure that your app is updated, that you have the most updated version of that. So you can double check that the day before you're in the parks and you know that you're gonna be attempting a virtual queue. Oh, another option if you're able to be there at park opening, there is a premium viewing experience available for purchase. Basically, it's $29 per person. From what I understand, I have not done this, but I have several friends that did it that opening weekend. they have a limited number per show. you have to basically be there for a rope drop and queue up, right at the beginning there. They sell the passes at the studio catering in Hollywoodland, the catering truck that's in the back there, you get a souvenir lanyard that's like your credentials. And, basically, it gives you 1st access to the theater to be able to select your seats before everyone else, and you will get orchestra viewing for that. -- (Chuck) Yeah that's not bad, I mean if you want the the primo seats-- Yeah. All the people who get the the front seats are those premium viewing, ticket holders. You also get a little reserved seating space in an exclusive lounge area that's in front of stage 12 that they have set up for you to just kind of relax before the show. It opens up, I believe, 90 minutes before showtime, and there's places to sit. And I think they have game things that you can do while you just kinda hang out before the show, and then they let you into the theater about 30 minutes before the show start time. you also will receive your souvenir popcorn bucket for our popcorn bucket loving friends. You get your Rogers: the musical souvenir popcorn bucket with red, white, and blue kettle corn, and a bottle of Coca Cola brand beverage to go with that. And there is also a special photo pass experience for you. A little Rogers: the musical photo back drop that you get to stand in and take a photo pass picture with the photo pass photographers. So you're guaranteed good orchestra seats and your snacks and pre show time hangout spot for $29 a person. That's an option for you if you're able to get there. And, again, those are limited -- and do tend to sell out pretty early in the day. So that's an option if you're gonna be there at park opening for that. So I've seen the show from both orchestra and mezzanine and I enjoy both perspectives at any musical. I enjoy watching from up above and being able to see the full layout of the stage, appreciating the lighting and staging and blocking and just how everything moves and floats on the stage. seeing the choreography as a whole, taking in the whole picture. And then I also enjoy seeing the the show from orchestral level seeing faces better, being able to see the emotion on the performers' faces as they're singing and, you know, that different perspective. I do enjoy both. So as I said, there's not a bad seat in the house. The way they designed the Hyperion, you're gonna enjoy what you see wherever you sit. Of course, it's based off of the small little taste of Rogers the musical that we got from the Hawkeye series on Disney plus. If you are going to this musical expecting a serious musical about Steve Rogers as Captain America. You will be sorely disappointed. However, I feel like what you get is so much greater. it was hilarious. It's definitely over the top cheesy campy musical style, and then they took that number that we saw and just expanded it. Chuck : It seems like they kept with the style, in the feel of the Hawkeye scene because that was very much meant to be a tongue and cheek kind of -- poking fun at the Avengers here. Amy : Yeah, yes. And honestly that song is probably my favorite. it's just gets stuck in my head and, I could do this all day -- (Chuck) It's in your head all day. Yeah.-- That's the line. It's in my head all day, and I love it. So yeah, in a nutshell, that's what you need to know to experience Rogers the musical, also knowing that it is around for a limited time at the Hyperion. Chuck : Yes. Unfortunately. This was the part that bummed me out a little bit to find out just how limited it is, and it's pretty limited. Amy : Yeah. We have, from from what I can gather, we have until the end of August to be able to enjoy the show. show times are 12 30, 2 o'clock, 4 o'clock, and 5:30. As of right now, they are dark on Sundays and Mondays. so if you're there on Sundays and Mondays, you won't unfortunately be able to catch the show. Tuesday through Saturday is your go to time. those 4 show times are typically what's available. That's it in a nutshell right there. Chuck : Also, I don't think this is gonna be the case now, but just double check too, to make sure there's not some kind of special event going on. I know they just recently hosted the haunted mansion premiere there and I saw quite a few people upset online that they were there to see Rogers, and there was no Rogers. Amy : They did, in fact, have that in the entertainment calendar. So you can definitely check that on the app. if you're on Instagram, I recommend you check out GothicRosie. Her account, she does a really great job of of posting daily updates, but, yeah she's got all the info. So definitely do your research just to double check and make sure that the show is in fact available, on the day that you're planning to go see it. also know that things happen and shows could be canceled. You know, performers get injured. There's, you know, technical issues. It's true. -- (Chuck) They're not audio animatronics. So -- Yeah, it's real people and real moving parts, and and they don't always necessarily work. So just be prepared for that as well. -- (Chuck) Just just like my body doesn't always necessarily work.-- Yes. I feel that. But, yeah, I do hope that you get the chance to check it out and enjoy it. like I said, it was definitely an enjoyable time for me to just be back in the Hyperion and to experience Rogers the musical. I don't know. It just fit in so well with... the Avengers campus being so close by and just that whole vibe. I love it. Chuck : I know there's so many people they want it to get renewed. We'll see. Who knows? But I, for one... I was originally not gonna be able to make it, but I purposely shuffled around my schedule, and I'm going down there in August just to experience Rogers because who knows if it's ever gonna come back again? And, this is just too zany. I gotta experience it. Oh, yeah. I absolutely love the scene in Hawkeye. It was so amazing and I've heard nothing but good things. You've said nothing but good things. So, yeah, I'm there. Got to be there. Amy : Well, it it got 2 thumbs up from this musical loving nerd here. So, yeah, loved it. Loved it. Enjoyed it. Can't wait to go see it again. Hoping, hoping to catch it again. maybe soon. We'll see. I'm excited. But, anyways, ta-da, Rogers the muiscal. Check it out. Chuck : Roger's the musical. Sounds like it's definitely worth your time. It sounds like Amy could watch it all day. Amy : I could do this all day! Rogers, the musical is not only bringing great musical theater back to California Adventure. but it's also bringing a few new eats and treats for us to enjoy. Our favorite things. So I think we gotta talk some eats and treats. So for Rogers the musical, they've got some fun very patriotic looking. -- (Chuck) Red, white, and blue is running wild.-- Yeah. Red, white, and blue all over the place. And it was so great because for 4th July weekend. It was like, yes. Happy Steve Rogers Day! Chuck : There you go. I love that. there's a meme going around, like, leave cookies out for Steve Rogers on 4th July! Amy : Yes. Yes. So, you know, one of them, of course, being the, popcorn buckets that I mentioned that you receive with the premium viewing experience. It's your typical popcorn bucket with the Rogers the musical logo, you know, wrapped around the bucket with the red, white, and blue kettle corn. I believe that is also available for purchase without the premium viewing experience. So, as you walk into the fake Hyperion facade entrance, because you're outside the whole time, but as you go through those doors, they have the carts there along the side. and I believe you can purchase your popcorn bucket and popcorn there even if you do not get the premium viewing ticket experience. so that's one option that I know is available for you. There was one that you were kinda excited about. Do you wanna talk about it? the next one kinda weirds me out? Chuck : shwarmizza which basically, is, I guess, Shawarma pizza? It pretty much is a wrap. it looks like a wrap that you just dip in marinara sauce, but it's supposed to come with Italian sausage and pepperoni mozzarella wrapped in a garlic parmesan wrap. And, honestly, it just sounds good on paper. So I would be all about it. Yeah. Shawarma itself is amazing. That cart.. so add some marinara dipping sauce and yeah, give me some pizza Shawarma. I don't see how that's a that's a bad thing. I'm there. Amy : Okay. Well, you can try that one, and I will try the other pizza option, which really isn't a pizza at all. I saw it the last time I visited terran treats. It's the cart, this little snack cart that's right across from Guardians of the galaxy, just around the corner from the Hyperion theater. And it's an apple pizza pie. Chuck : Which if you just take it literally, it sounds kinda gross because you're really thinking pizza with apples on it Amy : marinara sauce and apple sounds disgusting, but it's not, that's not what you're getting. It's a cinnamon sugar fried pizza crust, topped with Apple and Cranberry. This, like, Apple Cranberry like pie filling. and little crumbly things and cream cheese frosting. Chuck : This this is one of those that I feel really benefits from a description because just the title alone, you're kind of like nope, i don't know about that Chuck : But then when you hear it, it's like, okay. Yeah. That actually sounds delicious. And then you see the picture, and you're like, Okay. Now I get what we're doing here. I could try that. I'm brave enough to try that. Well, they also have something new for Steve Rogers at award weiners, as they're serving a pastrami pretzel dog, which is a hot dog topped with pastrami. Add mustard provolone sauerkraut, as well as 1000 island dressing, on a pretzel bun. I don't know. I'm I'm not a huge fan of pretzel buns, but pastrami and hot dogs are always a good combination, I suppose. Amy : I mean, it has potential for some heartburn. But it could be worth getting. I would probably take a bite of someone's if they if they wanted to share. I don't want to eat a whole one Chuck : I think this is one you don't wanna eat all to yourself. Like, Yeah. Might be a bit much. Might be a bit much. Amy : Yeah. And in that same strand of food. There is another hot dog option at the outdoor vending carts. A wrapped spicy dog. It's a hot link wrapped in pizza dough that's topped with everything bagel seasoning. Which that actually sounds pretty tasty Chuck : That sounds pretty tasty, honestly. basically like a bagel dog with some spiciness added to it, which I'm always a fan of spice. So it looks good to me. But, moving into a couple beverages they have. So at the at the Hollywood lounge they have the patriotic punch which is a nonalcoholic drink. it contains Sprite and white cranberry juice with blue raspberry and cherry syrups... And, of course, you gotta top that with whipped cream and some sprinkles, some patriotic sprinkles. It looks like it'd be pretty sweet and it does sound tasty. I mean, Sprite and white cranberry juice, that's a combination there. Amy : For sure. And if you're looking for something even sweeter, a little bit more of a dessert option at Schmoozies! There's a red white and blue shake. It's a vanilla shake with wild cherry and blue raspberry slushes and whipped topping. Again, it's a nonalcoholic dessert for you Chuck : I think I would try that one. It looks Pretty good. I mean it's a vanilla shake. How can you really go wrong with a vanilla shake? But the cherry and blue raspberry slushes, that sounds good. I get an icee vibe from that. -- (Amy) Yeah. I definitely have always been the icee girl. So -- There we go. Yeah, I wanna try that. That sounds really good. That's the new treats you can have currently for Rogers the musical. Presumably, these will only be around until the end of Rogers. That's what I'm assuming. So, if any of these sound good to you, you have until the end of August to check them out. and if you try them, let us know how they are because I'm curious. Alright, well before we get out of here, you know, we love our top 5 list, fab 5 as we like to call it... we just spent some time checking out the past of the Hyperion, We talked Rogers, which is the present of the Hyperion... Let's say with our fab 5, we take a gander into the future with what we would like to see appear in the Hyperion after Rogers. So for this Fab 5, we're taking a look at our list of properties that we'd like to see made into a musical to show it in Hyperion. So, Amy, what's coming in at number 5 for us? Amy : Well for number 5, it's a goofy movie. Just just for the soul purpose that we could do the eye to eye song. Gotta do it. Chuck : like, we need that and I'd be there every day. every day. Amy : And think of all of the great nineties fabulous things, merchandise things that they could have for that. Chuck : It's a treasure trove. Like, seriously, Disney you love money. This would print money handover fist for you. it has a ready made audience. Everybody loves nostalgia right now. Nineties. Yeah. Come on. that's an easy one. To me, that's a slam dunk. So Yes. goofy movie. I love it. Alright, number number 4 for us is Coco. which I feel could make an amazing musical. I feel they could do some amazing set designs for that show. I think it would be such a fun musical, in my opinion. and an emotional one too. I might add. Amy : Yes I agree. I definitely agree. los of potential. Yeah Chuck : Yeah. Definitely. Amy : Alright. And that brings us to number 3. which, you know, I wholeheartedly support, which is Loki: The Musical. Chuck : This could be so much fun. Amy : So much fun. I mean, you know, that he had his his whole little show that he did in the movies. I just feel like there's potential that you could go so many directions. And then now with the Loki series as well, giving us more loki varaiants. Alligator Loki! Chuck : Yeah, Alligator loki. Amy : Alligator loki needs to be tap dancing in the Hyperion. Chuck : Like, that would be. Oh my gosh, dude. Yeah. Chuck : Talk about repeatability. I would go to see that, for sure. And of course, being loki they could always have him break the 4th wall and making jokes. Kinda similar to how the genie used to do for Aladdin. I mean, you could have so much fun with that. Yeah. Amy : Yeah. For sure. I like that. Chuck : Moving on to number 2. this one is hercules, which we briefly talked about. I think Hercules has been rumored for a long time as a musical, at California Adventure. I feel like it would make a good musical. Honestly, just to hear go the distance, I think would be balling like a baby. Amy : Yeah. I think it'd just be amazing. For me, it would be the muses. Like, they would bring it. That would be fun. Yeah. certainly a lot of, high energy numbers for sure. Oh, yeah. And an opportunity for comedy as well. Alright, well moving onto number 1... Chuck : So this one's near and dear to my heart, I'm excited to hear it.-- (Amy) So what do we have? Number 1. Number 1, we have the muppets.-- Yes. The muppets. As far as I'm concerned, we can't have enough muppets in the Disneyland Resort. And, honestly, right now, we have none. I feel the muppets are so versatile because, you know, If you wanna keep that area themed to Hollywood, muppets fit right in there. Perfect. Even if you don't and you wanna expand Avengers campus eventually, You could still have the muppets. They could dress in their Avengers costumes and do some kind of muppetized version of The Avengers or whatever. I mean there's just so many things you can do with the muppets that I would love it. And honestly, my dream would be for them to just recreate the stage from the Muppet show do some fun variety show that's different, you know, relatively different, like, each time. you could do, like, muppet Christmas. You could do muppet Halloween. Yeah. I mean, you could do all these, like, seasonal shows. literally what I'm saying is you could do anything with the muppets and it would be amazing. So that's my my grand wish, Disney, if you're listening, and you need a replacement, in Hyperion, let's talk muppets. Let's bring the muppets. So there you go. And, again, so much merchandise potential. the checks write themselves. Amy : Indeed. Well, we can hope and dream, right? Chuck : There you go. Yeah. Alright. Well, with that, I think it's time to say goodbye. But on behalf of Amy and myself, we hope you enjoyed your time with us. And if you did, the best way to ensure your adventure continues is to subscribe and follow the show, you can find out how to do that at helloproject55.com. Amy : And we would love to connect with you in between episodes on our Instagram. Look us up. We are @HelloProject55. Feel free to tag us in your Disney Adventures as well. Chuck : And with that, we'll be back next week with more exciting Disneyland Adventures. Until then, take care, and we'll see you real soon. -- (Amy) Bye. --