Alas, Chuck has now been relegated to one, small shelf, but she still managed to pick up a cool Nerd Herd shirt. Marsha and John got a couple of shirts, too, before we went to check out the new Lego store.
We were surprised to see that the ice rink is already up and running. We thought about letting Mad and John go for a run, since it wasn't as crowded as usual, but it was late in the afternoon and we had limited time before we had to head back to the hotel for our dinner reservations.
The Lego store was similar enough to the one at Downtown Disney, just a lot smaller and very cramped. Our favorite part was walking around and looking at all the various Lego displays, from Star Wars characters to actual landmarks.
Our last stop was Madison and John's idea of Nirvana, a must stop on every trip to NYC -- Nintendo World. It's two stories of geekdom for Nintendo fans. Our favorite part is the display cases on the second floor that showcase the history of Nintendo products, from the early NES through all the various Gameboys and up to the new Wii U. Our favorite is the Gameboy that was melted in a SCUD missle strike during the Gulf War and still works. Also got our first look at the Wii U in action, which confirmed my initial reaction. The graphics are very much improved, but the second screen seems completely useless.
On our way back to the hotel, we passed by a theatre that had just let out after a matinee of No Man's Land with Professor X and Magneto -- Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. There was a small crowd outside and sure enough, Patrick Stewart was outside signing autographs. We just managed to snap a few pictures before he went back inside. He seemed very nice and we were told that he'd been out there for a good bit. If fact, he turned to go back in, then stopped and signed several more. I'd expect nothing less of Captain Picard.
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