“Hannah Montana” co-star Mitchel Musso isn’t having a good day.
“I had the worst night of my life last night,” he says in a way that only 16-year-olds can dramatize so well.
His flight to his native Texas was delayed for hours. Musso was bumped to another flight, but he still ended up spending the night at the airport. He was uncomfortable, hungry and ready to get home.
On top of it all, his luggage was lost. Then, on the ride to a friend’s house, he’s pulled over by a policeman.
As he’s explaining that situation, his cell phone loses connection during this interview. His publicity handler quickly gets him reconnected.
“I’m telling you! Everything is going wrong!” he says mockingly.
Other than these inconveniences, Musso can’t complain much. He’s part of the hottest show on the planet with Disney Channel’s “Hannah Montana.” On Saturday, he’ll be meeting fans at the AdventureCon pop culture show at the Knoxville Convention Center.
When he isn’t working on “Hannah Montana,” in which he plays the title character’s best guy pal, Oliver, he’s making music around the country and working on the feature film version of “Hannah Montana,” now shooting near Nashville.
As a result, Musso has encountered fame on a rare level. “How has the show changed my life? Well, in everyday ways, like with fans, going to the mall, going to the movies, pretty much going anywhere,” he says.
“I’ll be in my car, and people will follow me home. Crazy stuff like that.
“People, like, are throwing themselves at you, like, ‘I love you, blah, blah, blah.’ In the beginning, I thought it was fun and games. Now, it’s more.”
Musso got “Hannah Montana” through auditioning. He had done the Disney film “Life is Rough” and was already on the company’s radar. The series has turned out to be his big break.

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Folks are getting in line for Toy Story Mania, and there’s good reason. There’s much to wait in line for—even in the line! Once you pass the new Pixar Studios arches, you come upon the old home for the Backstage Tour and for Who Wants to Be A Millionaire. Things are looking different on Mickey Avenue these days. And as you enter this brand new attraction there even more different than before.
If you want to know what’s going on at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, proceed on. Otherwise, wait until your next vacation.
There are three queues. The first is designed for guests needing wheelchair assistance. From my observation, this was really superb, as there was a separate loading platform for these guests to board. It seemed like a great feature that treated guests with disabilities with respect and dignity while not impacting the theoretical hourly ride capacity.
Another queue is the Fastpass and/or single rider line. The distinctive aspect of this queue is that you miss the appearance of Mr. Potato Head, as well as a significant amount of theming. You also miss most of a very long standby line, so if saving time is really important for you, then by all means take advantage of utilizing a Fastpass or boarding as a single rider. But know, you will miss the real magic that sets you up for the ride experience.
The standby queue has three elements. One is an exterior queue when needed. The second is a themed experience in the very best Disney tradition of theming a queue. The third and final segments straddles alongside of the Fastpass queue as it ascends a stairwell, goes up and down two hallways and then descends to the loading platform.
Simply put, the theming in the standby queue is fantastic. Board games form the ceilings of the room and draw your attention. But don’t miss the flooring, also full of touches. For that matter, don’t miss anything in between. Lori Coltrin of Walt Disney Imagineering explains that there is no specific era around Toy Story, although they did want to draw inspiration from the 1960s and 1970s. The Chutes and Ladders game is clearly from the early-1960s while several Old Maid cards had a more contemporary 1970sdesign.

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