TR - A Gregarious Ghostly Gallivant - Final Thoughts Finally Posted!
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mnmrmustard
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Way cool!Is it an Armstrong? Mine is, an open hole version. Abby is so proud of it because no one else has one in her band. It's very costly to get a new Armstrong these days... most of the kids buy a cheaper one to start out with.
Anyhoo.... I'm gonna try that again video now!
I'll have to check on the make and model, but I know it is much shinier than the other student's flutes ;-] Hope the sound worked for ya this time.
Yes, Pocahontas was an unexpected extra
mnmrmustard
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Day 4 dawned early for the kids and I. We had gotten to sleep at a decent hour and I had slept pretty well, as had the kids. Unfortunately Roxy was on a down turn and it was going to be her day to hibernate :-[
So the kids and I ate breakfast in the room as quietly as we could and then headed out the door with Kris taking pics. He caught a shot of my scruffy mug
Then our Beanie Girl
He took a pic of a Tomorrowland portrait hanging in the elevator lobby on our floor
Bean did some more of her patented dance moves while we waited for an elevator
We strolled through DTD and security and got a decent place in line for the 8am opening. Our plan today was to hit all of the "classics". Bean wanted to try the sword again, so Kris took pics of her while Kyra and I got in line for Peter Pan.
While we were waiting we had two cool little encounters. First was running into Noreen (Husker Mickey) and her Hubby. I had made a custom LGMH for her and I happened to be wearing my LGMH custom T from out trip to WDW the previous year :-] It was the only DISer I ran into the whole trip but I was glad to have met her - yay! I unfortunately didn't have the camera or I would have grabbed a pic of us together.
Kris and Bean joined us and we continued winding through the line. Bean was being cute
And I was hanging in there with cold meds on board and a water to sip on
We came around a bend and there was a young couple in the next isle and the young lady complimented me on one of my pins, a Donald Duck on a snow sled. She said she has several in that series, but not that one. She was really bashful and I asked her if she wanted it.
She started beaming and said "really? all i have is this one to trade" and showed me a Mickey and the Beanstalk pin. I said "sure" and we made the trade. We wound back through another loop and came past them again and she was so happy and thanked me again - yay for those little Disney moments!
We jumped on the ride after that, I think I rode with Pumpkin Girl. Only one shot came out from the ride, one of Wendy and the boys
We rolled straight on to Mr. Toad's Wild Ride after that (sorry to all you east coaster's who don't get a chance at this classic). It was a fun one - Bean and I rode it together.
From there it was on to Pinocchio! Kris went to work capturing as much of the ride as he could.
Working for Stromboli
I think he wasn't completely truthful
Hi Jiminy!!!!
The boys are having a good time
Lots to do and see on Pleasure Island
Anyone hungry?
Foulfellow and Gideon taking part in the fun
Oh No!!!!
Poor misguided youth
Look out, its MONSTRO!!!!
Gipetto looking for Pinocchio
Jiminy makes another appearance
When you wish upon a star
Home again (Blue Fairy was unfortunately drowned out by the flash)
There she is!
The day continues soon - whoohoo!
So the kids and I ate breakfast in the room as quietly as we could and then headed out the door with Kris taking pics. He caught a shot of my scruffy mug
Then our Beanie Girl
He took a pic of a Tomorrowland portrait hanging in the elevator lobby on our floor
Bean did some more of her patented dance moves while we waited for an elevator
We strolled through DTD and security and got a decent place in line for the 8am opening. Our plan today was to hit all of the "classics". Bean wanted to try the sword again, so Kris took pics of her while Kyra and I got in line for Peter Pan.
While we were waiting we had two cool little encounters. First was running into Noreen (Husker Mickey) and her Hubby. I had made a custom LGMH for her and I happened to be wearing my LGMH custom T from out trip to WDW the previous year :-] It was the only DISer I ran into the whole trip but I was glad to have met her - yay! I unfortunately didn't have the camera or I would have grabbed a pic of us together.
Kris and Bean joined us and we continued winding through the line. Bean was being cute
And I was hanging in there with cold meds on board and a water to sip on
We came around a bend and there was a young couple in the next isle and the young lady complimented me on one of my pins, a Donald Duck on a snow sled. She said she has several in that series, but not that one. She was really bashful and I asked her if she wanted it.
She started beaming and said "really? all i have is this one to trade" and showed me a Mickey and the Beanstalk pin. I said "sure" and we made the trade. We wound back through another loop and came past them again and she was so happy and thanked me again - yay for those little Disney moments!
We jumped on the ride after that, I think I rode with Pumpkin Girl. Only one shot came out from the ride, one of Wendy and the boys
We rolled straight on to Mr. Toad's Wild Ride after that (sorry to all you east coaster's who don't get a chance at this classic). It was a fun one - Bean and I rode it together.
From there it was on to Pinocchio! Kris went to work capturing as much of the ride as he could.
Working for Stromboli
I think he wasn't completely truthful
Hi Jiminy!!!!
The boys are having a good time
Lots to do and see on Pleasure Island
Anyone hungry?
Foulfellow and Gideon taking part in the fun
Oh No!!!!
Poor misguided youth
Look out, its MONSTRO!!!!
Gipetto looking for Pinocchio
Jiminy makes another appearance
When you wish upon a star
Home again (Blue Fairy was unfortunately drowned out by the flash)
There she is!
The day continues soon - whoohoo!
mnmrmustard
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We got off and cruised right into Snow White's Scary Adventure.
Recipe for the Poison Apple outside
...and inside
scaaarrryyyyy
7 Dwarves cottage
Pie smells good
Cookoo!!!
Is anyone home?
Here comes bad news
Just hitch that to my car, okay?
More sparkly stuff
even more
Bad buzzards
Casting her evil spell
Bubble Bubble, toil and trouble
The evil results
May I come in?
Dopey isn't certain about this plan
...but Doc is
We finished the adventure and bean insisted we take a picture of the raven at the exit platform. It had to be hurried because the CM needed us out of the way for the next set of riders to be able to get off.
From there we went around the corner to Alice in Wonderland. We were happy to be able to ride this one specifically because it was closed when we were last here in 2005. It was the longest wait we had in Fantasyland, about 15 minutes. The rest of the rides were 5 to 10 minutes at most - whoohoo!
The door welcomes us
Its Tweedle Dee!
Dee and Dumb
Yes, you got it - he's late ;-]
Little butterfly
Singing rose
More of Alice's Adventures to come!
Recipe for the Poison Apple outside
...and inside
scaaarrryyyyy
7 Dwarves cottage
Pie smells good
Cookoo!!!
Is anyone home?
Here comes bad news
Just hitch that to my car, okay?
More sparkly stuff
even more
Bad buzzards
Casting her evil spell
Bubble Bubble, toil and trouble
The evil results
May I come in?
Dopey isn't certain about this plan
...but Doc is
We finished the adventure and bean insisted we take a picture of the raven at the exit platform. It had to be hurried because the CM needed us out of the way for the next set of riders to be able to get off.
From there we went around the corner to Alice in Wonderland. We were happy to be able to ride this one specifically because it was closed when we were last here in 2005. It was the longest wait we had in Fantasyland, about 15 minutes. The rest of the rides were 5 to 10 minutes at most - whoohoo!
The door welcomes us
Its Tweedle Dee!
Dee and Dumb
Yes, you got it - he's late ;-]
Little butterfly
Singing rose
More of Alice's Adventures to come!
mnmrmustard
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We continue on our ride through Alice's eyes.
Cute rocking horse
Purty
There's that huka-smoking catepillar
Meow
Cheshire cat having some fun
Hear those horns
Stop! .......Hammertime!
Bush maze mural
Painting the roses
Marching in circles
Oh my!
OFF WITH HER HEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We came out and Kris caught a quick shot of the Matterhorn
Which way now?
Cheshire's smiling face says goodbye to us
By now it was just about time for Adventureland to open and we wanted to take a ride with Indiana Jones, so we rolled out of Fantasyland with Kris snapping pics as we did the Disneyland Fastwalk
The line was already stretching back for IJ, so I stopped in and grabbed FPs for a bit later in the day. We kept walking and saw that there was no wait for PoTC, so we jumped on it - yeehaww!
After that we headed towards Jack's Haunted Mansion and on the way saw Ooogie Boogie hard at work
The line wasn't bad, the side route going past the pet cemetary wasn't even open yet. Kris took a shot of the carriage as we waited.
Notice Pumpkin Girl with her camera in that pic? I've been trying to get her to download her pics so I could add them to the fun, but she's being a little procrastinator. I think I'll be taking matters into my own hands this weekend and do it for her ;D
Tic toc
Kris gave the camera to Kyra and she caught a great pic of me coughing - lol
I gave her a "look" for that one
She got a shot of Kris and I in the foyer of the mansion
Coming up next time, our trip through the mansion and then a big Splash!
Cute rocking horse
Purty
There's that huka-smoking catepillar
Meow
Cheshire cat having some fun
Hear those horns
Stop! .......Hammertime!
Bush maze mural
Painting the roses
Marching in circles
Oh my!
OFF WITH HER HEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We came out and Kris caught a quick shot of the Matterhorn
Which way now?
Cheshire's smiling face says goodbye to us
By now it was just about time for Adventureland to open and we wanted to take a ride with Indiana Jones, so we rolled out of Fantasyland with Kris snapping pics as we did the Disneyland Fastwalk
The line was already stretching back for IJ, so I stopped in and grabbed FPs for a bit later in the day. We kept walking and saw that there was no wait for PoTC, so we jumped on it - yeehaww!
After that we headed towards Jack's Haunted Mansion and on the way saw Ooogie Boogie hard at work
The line wasn't bad, the side route going past the pet cemetary wasn't even open yet. Kris took a shot of the carriage as we waited.
Notice Pumpkin Girl with her camera in that pic? I've been trying to get her to download her pics so I could add them to the fun, but she's being a little procrastinator. I think I'll be taking matters into my own hands this weekend and do it for her ;D
Tic toc
Kris gave the camera to Kyra and she caught a great pic of me coughing - lol
I gave her a "look" for that one
She got a shot of Kris and I in the foyer of the mansion
Coming up next time, our trip through the mansion and then a big Splash!
lovebuzzandwoody
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Stop! .......Hammertime!
Two great big TV laughs for you! Great update! Cool that you had such short wait times. Sorry that Roxy was feeling worse though. Hopefully she was better the next day.
prettyprincessbelle
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Cold medicine saves the day again! Woo!!
That was really super nice of you to trade that lady for that pin. Disney magic it is!!!
Can't wait for more!
That was really super nice of you to trade that lady for that pin. Disney magic it is!!!
Can't wait for more!
Trentmom
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Great update as usual
Sorry to hear Roxy was feeling bad again. Hope she better the next day
That is so awesome that you have a Pinocchio and an Alice in Wonderland ride
Then I see you have Indiana Jones. I so have go to get us there in the next year or 2
That was very nice of you to trade that pin with the lady
Sorry to hear Roxy was feeling bad again. Hope she better the next day
That is so awesome that you have a Pinocchio and an Alice in Wonderland ride
Then I see you have Indiana Jones. I so have go to get us there in the next year or 2
That was very nice of you to trade that pin with the lady
mnmrmustard
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Great update! Cool that you had such short wait times. Sorry that Roxy was feeling worse though. Hopefully she was better the next day.
Hehe, thankyew thankyew! Yes, I was happy to have been able to go through Fantasyland before the place got too busy.
Yeah, it was a real bummer that Roxy was feeling so bad, but I was glad she was able to rest. And yes, it did help her Thank you Michele, I'm just glad I finally got myself together enough to get an updated posted
Yup, yay for Dayquil! And that was my first pin trade with a non-CM - we're still total n00bs at it. Great to be able to make someone happy by doing something so simple.
Great update. Love all the pictures in Fantasyland.
Thank you very much!
Great update as usual
Sorry to hear Roxy was feeling bad again. Hope she better the next day
That is so awesome that you have a Pinocchio and an Alice in Wonderland ride
Then I see you have Indiana Jones. I so have go to get us there in the next year or 2
That was very nice of you to trade that pin with the lady
She's a trooper and had really held things together while I was down for the count. And a day of resting can do a lot ...just wish it hadn't been on ToT night.
It was certainly fun finally doing Alice and Pinocchio brings back some great memories from my own childhood :-] IJ is fun, but with its knock you around ride style (just like Dinosaur at AK) I'm happy with just one time through
Yup, happy pin trading moment
mnmrmustard
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Hey All!
When we left off the kids and I were in the lobby of the Haunted Mansion. Kyra had the camera, Kris and Bean were goofing around, and I was trying not to cough ...hehehe.
Pumpkin Girl took a shot of the Skellington garland inside
We went into the "Stretching Room" and got a visit from Jack (great capture by Pumpkin Girl!!!)
Oogie Boogie said hello
The camera was still set on manual settings with no flash, so most of the pics that Pumpkin Girl tried for turned out reeaaaaalllyyyy blurry. Here are some of the more interesting ones:
I love this one of Jack :-D
We walked out of there and went straight into the line for Splash Mountain. Standby was only a few minutes wait and soon we were arranging ourselves and making sure the camera was protected.
PumpkinGirl was in front with Bean behind her, then me with the camera and Kris behind me. We set out on our journey and I caught a bit of the Columbia through the trees
I just missed catching a shot of some other adventurers going down the big drop
I spotted a bird house and some old mill gears
Vegis galore!
Who's house is that?
Here comes Slippin Falls - whoohoo!
Then we were inside and were greeted by a happy snowman-style jack-o-lantern and some feathered friends
That bird looks distracted
And that sure is a dangerous place for a frog to be!
More SplashTastic fun ahead!
When we left off the kids and I were in the lobby of the Haunted Mansion. Kyra had the camera, Kris and Bean were goofing around, and I was trying not to cough ...hehehe.
Pumpkin Girl took a shot of the Skellington garland inside
We went into the "Stretching Room" and got a visit from Jack (great capture by Pumpkin Girl!!!)
Oogie Boogie said hello
The camera was still set on manual settings with no flash, so most of the pics that Pumpkin Girl tried for turned out reeaaaaalllyyyy blurry. Here are some of the more interesting ones:
I love this one of Jack :-D
We walked out of there and went straight into the line for Splash Mountain. Standby was only a few minutes wait and soon we were arranging ourselves and making sure the camera was protected.
PumpkinGirl was in front with Bean behind her, then me with the camera and Kris behind me. We set out on our journey and I caught a bit of the Columbia through the trees
I just missed catching a shot of some other adventurers going down the big drop
I spotted a bird house and some old mill gears
Vegis galore!
Who's house is that?
Here comes Slippin Falls - whoohoo!
Then we were inside and were greeted by a happy snowman-style jack-o-lantern and some feathered friends
That bird looks distracted
And that sure is a dangerous place for a frog to be!
More SplashTastic fun ahead!
mnmrmustard
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On we went into the world of Brer Rabbit and his friends. Next up was a fishin' bird
Some drinkin' birds
And a jammin' bird
Braer Bear was having some difficulties
Not sure what Brer Fox was up to here
Here comes Rabbit and Turtle
Aren't they cute?
Brer Rabbit heading down the railroad track
Brer Bear really wanted that honey!
A crooning bird
Fox having fun
Patriotic Birds
A whole passle of singers
Oh NOOOO!
They're sad for him
Here comes the river boat!
Brer Fox might end up being someone's dinner there
Bye river boat!
And ole Brer Rabbit came out okay
Before we took the plunge I made sure to tell Bean to lean one way while I leaned the other. Unfortunately I forgot to tell Kris to lean left too so he was swallowed by my hat :-[
We made it out pretty well with minimal soakage and the camera stayed nice and dry. When we came out I saw that it was time to use those FPs for Indiana Jones!!!!
Some drinkin' birds
And a jammin' bird
Braer Bear was having some difficulties
Not sure what Brer Fox was up to here
Here comes Rabbit and Turtle
Aren't they cute?
Brer Rabbit heading down the railroad track
Brer Bear really wanted that honey!
A crooning bird
Fox having fun
Patriotic Birds
A whole passle of singers
Oh NOOOO!
They're sad for him
Here comes the river boat!
Brer Fox might end up being someone's dinner there
Bye river boat!
And ole Brer Rabbit came out okay
Before we took the plunge I made sure to tell Bean to lean one way while I leaned the other. Unfortunately I forgot to tell Kris to lean left too so he was swallowed by my hat :-[
We made it out pretty well with minimal soakage and the camera stayed nice and dry. When we came out I saw that it was time to use those FPs for Indiana Jones!!!!
mnmrmustard
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We high-tailed it from the Splash Mountain exit back to the FP entrance for Indiana Jones. Pumpkin Girl took the lead
They took turns jockeying for position as we wound our way into the tomb
There were some intricate carvings to be found
These adventurers didn't fare so well
Listen to the signs or *ffzzzzzzppppppttttt* "aaaahhhhhh!!!!"
Lots of gear left over from the last expedition
Why the blindfold?
We got on the ride and had a great time being bounced through the adventure. No pictures attempted in that dark jostling mess ;-]
It was a bit before opening time for CA so we headed out of Disneyland and rolled over to California Adventure. I wanted to hit TSM before it got too busy, so we made a beeline for Paradise Pier.
Unfortunately a lot of others had that same idea so we ended up getting there in time for a 45 minute wait. I sent Kris over to Cali Screamin' with our tickets so he could get FPs for it. When he came back he was out of breath but happy
Soon we were in front of Mister Potato Head, who was very entertaining
He did the ear gag
We wound around for a while and Bean decided she was tired ;-]
But the line moved just fast enough so she couldn't properly rest, but at least Pumpkin Girl was keeping a better attitude
Kris was bored and tried to pick on Pumpkin Girl ....his mistake
Bean's attitude improved
And soon enough we were in sight of the ride vehicles
We read some of the marquees
The ride was a real blast, worth the wait ...but not twice in one day. I took a quick shot of the antique living room on the way out.
We still had some time to kill before our FPs kicked in, so we grabbed some churros and waters and got in line for Mickey's Fun Wheel. We of course got on a moving one. Bean was talkative as Pumpkin Girl was taking it all in
Kris was having a good time
That'll be it for the moment, I'll get rolling with some more a bit later in the weekend. I hope everyone had a Great Thanksgiving!
They took turns jockeying for position as we wound our way into the tomb
There were some intricate carvings to be found
These adventurers didn't fare so well
Listen to the signs or *ffzzzzzzppppppttttt* "aaaahhhhhh!!!!"
Lots of gear left over from the last expedition
Why the blindfold?
We got on the ride and had a great time being bounced through the adventure. No pictures attempted in that dark jostling mess ;-]
It was a bit before opening time for CA so we headed out of Disneyland and rolled over to California Adventure. I wanted to hit TSM before it got too busy, so we made a beeline for Paradise Pier.
Unfortunately a lot of others had that same idea so we ended up getting there in time for a 45 minute wait. I sent Kris over to Cali Screamin' with our tickets so he could get FPs for it. When he came back he was out of breath but happy
Soon we were in front of Mister Potato Head, who was very entertaining
He did the ear gag
We wound around for a while and Bean decided she was tired ;-]
But the line moved just fast enough so she couldn't properly rest, but at least Pumpkin Girl was keeping a better attitude
Kris was bored and tried to pick on Pumpkin Girl ....his mistake
Bean's attitude improved
And soon enough we were in sight of the ride vehicles
We read some of the marquees
The ride was a real blast, worth the wait ...but not twice in one day. I took a quick shot of the antique living room on the way out.
We still had some time to kill before our FPs kicked in, so we grabbed some churros and waters and got in line for Mickey's Fun Wheel. We of course got on a moving one. Bean was talkative as Pumpkin Girl was taking it all in
Kris was having a good time
That'll be it for the moment, I'll get rolling with some more a bit later in the weekend. I hope everyone had a Great Thanksgiving!
mnmrmustard
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- May 21, 2007
Really? Ya gotta give it a go - lots of fun and great on a hot day
Enjoying your update
Your splash mountain looks slightly different than ours in spots
I love all the cool shots Bean got with the camera settings on wrong...very eerie..love it
Thanks Sharky ...and I'll have to take your word for your Splash being different, it was closed when we were at WDW. Yes, those shots came out pretty cool and fitting with the Halloween theme
It was my first time on it and I agree, great view and a good relaxing ride
mnmrmustard
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That is so cool you have an actual Indiana Jones ride and not just a show.
Did you say it is as jerky as Dinosaur?
Great pics as usual
I like that there is some variation - the ride and the show are both great. And yes, the ride car and experience is just like Dinosaur, just a different setting
Thanks on the pics
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