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Windy City LIVE

The historic Chicago theater across the street from the studio.

Last week I had the opportunity to visit the set for Windy City LIVE and also be in the audience for the show. Whether you are a resident of the City of Chicago or a tourist visiting YOU can also do the same thing! I have been in the audience for shows in the past but man has the game changed on how it all works! First of all is that its all done via an app that you download called 1iota. Weird name I know but my Aunt Linda told me about it when she was here in Chicago visiting family. She has used it to be in the audience for various shows in the Los Angeles area. To download the app just type the name 1iota in the app store and it should come up. Once you register you can see all the different cities and shows.

After you get a notification that you have a reserved ticket for the show you will arrive and wait in line until 11:30am when they start the process to get people checked in and through security. You are allowed to bring your camera and take as many photos as you would like. They actually encourage it for their social media. At 12:30 you are then led into the studio and seated by the shows staff. I ended up sitting in the front row but I will say that studio is pretty small and the audience can’t be more than 75 people.

The shows director I’m assuming then comes out and talks to you for a bit, he is trying to make the audience feel more comfortable and looking happy to be there. The hosts come out and read a short 15 second monologue to talk about whats coming up on the show. We were there for about an hour and a half total but they also asked at the end about us staying to film another segment for a show at a later date. They ask more in the hey … your sitting here and we are going to film this and your not really going to leave until we are done. I say that because I want you to know that you are on the show and production staff’s time. If you would like to know more about the process you can also check out their website here for more audience info. 1iota.com/show/388/Windy-City-LIVE

 

Day Out with Thomas

When I went to Chicago last month, my Mom and I took my 3 year old nephew Mason to see Thomas the Train. He LOVES anything that moves. Trains, Planes, and Automobiles! The look on his face when he saw Thomas was priceless. I think he was so shocked by how big it was and that it was real!

They had various options to choose from. We chose ride on the train that Thomas was pulling. We also got to meet Sir Topham Hatt and take a ride on Percy! They had quite a few other activities for the kids to do as well. I would highly recommend that you get there as early as possible. The kids seemed to be fading fast … my nephew included. It was about 90 degrees outside. There were lines for everything and that is very hard to explain to a 3 year old. Mason was an absolute trooper.  I highly recommend this activity but plan on it being a long day for the little one.

Here is the website so you can have your own Day Out with Thomas. www.thomastrainrides.com