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High School Musical 3 Show – Theme Park Mom Tips

Posted by ThemeParkMom on February 21, 2009 | 1 Comment

So, Theme Park Mom will admit it: I love the “High School Musical” movies. I was a “Grease”-loving little girl who knew all the words to all the songs. Well, all the words that were in the edited for TV version. I was shocked to see the real thing and hear the “Grease Lightning” lyrics later in life.

But “High School Musical” is just a more wholesome, updated version of “Grease” in my mind, and my daughter and I love it. We went to see “High School Musical 3″ in the movie theater on my birthday last fall.

And to celebrate the release of the DVD on Feb. 17, we went to Disney’s Hollywood Studios to watch the “High School Musical 3″ show.

Here are Theme Park Mom’s insider tips for the “High School Musical 3″ show at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, so you’ll know what to expect before you go.

* This show is performed in front of the Sorcerer’s Hat, but it is not performed on the stage there. You actually don’t want to be up close to the stage.

* Stand on either side toward the back of where people are gathering. There will be cast members there temporarily roping the sides off and clearing the street.

* The show’s cast rides down the street toward the hat on a large “High School Musical 3″ float. Once the float is in position, the crowd is allowed to walk back into the street and you’ll have a front- and center-view of the show. If you staked out a spot too close to the hat, your view will still be good, but it will be from the side.

* The show features songs for the third movie, so if you’re expecting to hear favorites from the first or second, you’re out of luck.

* A few kids are pulled out to dance with the crowd. In our two times watching the show, it appeared that wearing HSM T-shirts or outfits could increase your child’s chances of getting to dance with the cast.