Canadian Buffoon's Disney With a Teen Vacation - 08/13 - The Wrap

[TheLittleKatie]

Noted. But... All I get when I click the link is:
"The link you followed may have expired, or the page may only be visible to an audience you're not in."

I'll PM you because there's a swear word in the title, which shows up if I embed the video in a post. I'm not sure about the rules regarding swear words around here

 

[DizzneyDi]

Kay relaxed, munched on a muffin
and watched TV while doing stuff online.
Kids do that now.
They don't just do one thing.
They go online and IM or whatever, while doing something else.
Frankly, it drives me nuts.
If you're going to watch TV or a movie, then watch!

I agree with you in theory, but I have to admit that some experiences are actually better if you multitask. The last 2 minutes of a televised basketball game usually takes, oh, anywhere up to half an hour to play out in real time. One coach calls a timeout. The other coach calls a timeout. 7 seconds later, an intentional foul is called, leading to a TV break, followed by one foul shot, followed by another timeout, followed by another foul shot, followed by a timeout, etc. etc. You can play Angry Birds for all but the last 5 seconds of the game and not miss a thing!

Besides which, this is a battle that can't be won. There are so many more of them than there are of us. And these days they've got 3 or 4 devices to play with. If you can't beat 'em...

Granted, I'm an old fuddy duddy.

I'm determined to NOT become an old fuddy duddy despite the fact that I'm legally past the age of fuddy duddyism. They may automatically give me the senior discount in restaurants these days but in my own mind I'm still a happenin' kinda gal. (OK, that phrase probably proves their point!)

Eventually, Kay figured she was ready to go and we set out.
We arrived at the Pop bus stop at 2:54pm.
(How many of you have just fallen out of your chairs?
Let me know (either yes or no) and you'll get bonus points!)

The weather looked like it was threatening more rain,
but it held off.
As a matter of fact, it held off for the rest of the day.

First, I did not fall out of my chair. I've trained myself not to. Do you know how easy it is to break a hip???!!!

Second, not only do you possess mad Disney bus skilz (that's a thing we happenin' gals like to say) but apparently you've also got the weather cooperation gene. Nice.

Pretty sure the last time I rode it, was before Ellen's time.
And it was just okay then.
I might ride it next time.

It's funny but although I'm happy to skip it, DS always wants to ride this for some reason. I've never caught him napping, so I'm thinking it's a nostalgia thing for him. When he was 5 those dinosaurs made a huge impression on him. 30 years later he still loves them!

You really should try Ellen's version if you've never seen it. She has a great apartment and Bill Nye the science guy lives next door and Jeopardy is on TV and there's a dream sequence and Alex Trebek shows up and--heck, you don't even know what "Stupid Judy" means, do you? Or "The piggy bank? The ding dang?"

Just don't listen when they start talking energy stats.

I didn't give Kay a choice on this one.
We rode Green.
I did not want to feel sick again, like I did last time I rode Orange.
I actually like this ride, but I don't relish puking.

But you missed a great chance to educate Kay about G forces!!

I really enjoyed it.
And it's over before you really want it to be.
Unless of course you have a fear of flying or heights.
In which case it lasts for an eternity and a bit.

We ALWAYS end up on the end of the top row, I assume because the CMs can sense our fear. And because I'm a good mother and I know that DS is much more afraid of heights than I am, I always volunteer to take the outside seat. But in the past few trips I have finally, after many years of white knuckles, ridden without holding on. Amazingly enough, I did not fall 40 feet to my death.

Not as big an accomplishment as not holding on whie riding ToT, I know, but DS was impressed.

You know... I think this is one ride that not even good music can help.
It's just... bad.
They really need to shut this thing down and build a new attraction.
And the good part is no one would notice!
"Disney announces a new attraction at Epcot!
Located at the former site of Journey into Imagination."

"What? When did they close down Figment?"
"About two years ago."
"Huh."

Oh, trust me, the whole world would know because the Figment lovers would break the internet if that ever happened. I like Figment a lot, but this version of the ride is beyond bad. The original was a gorgeous, colorful, IMAGINATIVE experience, and I still mourn it.

But you'll also find the Christmas pickle ornaments.
I know a lot of people who buy these things.
We had one (it got dropped and broken a year or two ago),
my folks have one (courtesy of yours truly),
heck, I'm sure some of you have one.
Except it's probably the least German item in the area.
It's an American invention of a made up German tradition.

And no one in Germany knows about it.

How does that even happen? Did some Imagineer dream the whole thing up? If true, that's actually kind of impressive. A whole lot of people have been innocently hanging their pickles on their trees thinking they're carrying on some wonderful old tradition, and instead they're just perpetuating a lie. PT Barnum was right...

I recently read an article where wine experts were given
two glasses of wine.
One from an expensive bottle, the other from a cheap one.
And as you can expect, they all lauded the expensive brew
and denounced the inexpensive.

Too bad both bottles were filled with the same wine.

Hmm. Is this true, or are you too attempting to perpetuate a lie??

So here's the thing.
I make no secret of some things.
Like how brussels sprouts are the Devil's food.
A more vile vegetable does not exist.
And yet... some people (inexplicably) like them.

I've never met anyone who likes brussels sprouts. Heck, I've never seen anyone even eat one. If they happen to show up on a dinner plate people just push them to the side or feed them to the dog, right?

It was so much fun not holding on!
It didn't bother me at all!
The ride dropped us down, brought us back up...
and dropped us again.
All done.
Nope! We zoomed back up again! Yay!
The ride really did end and .... awww... it's over?

Amazing what a difference not hanging on made.
I'm not even sure why.

Interesting. Maybe by not holding on you're signalling to your brain that you're no longer afraid of the drops? It sounds unlikely, though after having seen Inside Out I'm more open to the possibility that some colorful little cartoon character inside your head has experienced personal growth!

"Oh." She said. "It's not the drop I'm afraid of... it's the ghosts."

Gonna go out on a limb here and say this girl stays far, far away from HM...

How many parks do we hit?
(hint: it's between 1 and 4!)

I'm winging it here instead of poaching everyone elses' answers, so I'll probably bomb badly!

3 parks.
Mickey waffles.
Kay does not get stuck at a tapstile because the CM fixed the problem with her magic iPad!
Take the MK train.
The airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow is 47. (Star Trek fan here!)

 

[pkondz]

Not bad as alarms go…
certainly better than the sound of someone worshiping at the porcelain thrown.
(or worse, standing over you at that particular moment)

Awesome. You've taken a lovely little serenade straight down the toilet.

Do now. Makes sense though; they’re pretty sure that most folk are already up and gone by then.

Of course. Who in their right mind would pay that kind of money and then sleep late???

Ya’ know…
That was my initial gut reaction to the question.
Serves me right for giving her the benefit of the doubt.

That'll learn ya.

As you warned us she would at least once this trip

Yep.
And that was the day.

Nope…
And this multitasking thing is a myth. The brain can still only focus on one thing at a time.
If you’re trying to do more than that, than you also aren’t doing anything well.

Welllll.... yes and no.
I agree with only focusing on one thing at a time (that's why it's called focusing.)
But...
The trick is in prioritizing... and remembering what you postponed.
eg.
A typical day at the last place I worked:

(Everything happens more or less at the same time...)
A pilot comes up for a weather briefing for his flight, while..
A plane calls up 10 miles out looking for landing advisory, while...
The outside phone line rings, while...
A plane calls up requesting enroute flight information, while...
A truck is requesting permission to cross the runway, while...
The hourly weather needs to be observed and recorded, while...
A plane calls up looking for a departure advisory, while...
The ATC hotline rings.

The answer is:
Tell the enroute plane to standby.
Provide the landing advisory.
Tell the departing plane to standby.
Ask ATC if they can hold for a second or not.
If not, take the info.
Provide the departure advisory.
While doing the above, toggle the vehicle channel so he knows your busy.
If ATC could hold, take the info now.
If the departing plane is airborne or holding and there's time,
get the truck across the runway; otherwise tell him to hold.
Answer the phone, see if you can put him on hold.
Tell the pilot he'll have to wait a couple more minutes.
Make sure the departing plane is gone.
Make sure the truck is off the runway.
Make sure the arriving plane lands safely.
Do the weather.
See if the phone call is long or short.
Adjust accordingly.
Brief the pilot.

And that`s not exagerated or atypical.
So is that multitasking or prioritizing?
A layman would say multitasking,
a professional would say it's prioritizing.

I just called it being busy.

Sounds about right.
Got’a up the humidity a bit more for the midafternoon, ya’ know.

Sure. Because you haven't suffered enough, right?

Nope… Fat butt still firmly planted in the chair.

Partly because I knew this day would come at some point in the tirp…
But mostly because, falling out of my chair is just too much work for a fat old guy like myself.
Poor use of my resources.

Good plan. Immobility expends the least amount of energy.

Now I will say that “I’m shocked… Shocked!”
… not at Kay, but that you actually kept a reign on the exasperation levels
(I s’pect it will manifest itself elsewhere later on).

If I hadn't just been in February, I would've been climbing the walls.
But since I had... I was actually okay.

Poor baby…

It was awful! Imagine! Four minutes! Four!!!

So we'll look at this day through your words and her eye.
Works for me.

I’ve seen this phenomenon more than a couple times (which is why I picked it)
Sheep… errr… I mean guests will line up for that one first thing (just ‘cause it at the front of the park), but by midafternoon, most everyone’s done it. The tiered FPs at Epcot though almost force even the sane among us to do seemingly contrary things.

Lord help the insane (and the foolish).

Yep. Saw it every time.
"Oh, look. A huge line up for SE."
Followed a few hours later by: "Oh, look. No line at SE."

Did you remember to Disney Point?

Who noticed that one???? That's very well done.

So we’ve either got an observation confirmation…
or proof that your delusions are genetic and inheritable.

Either way the scientific method is vindicated once again.

Yay science! Thanks for obfuscating!

May have to look out for that one.
I’ve never really poked around much in that arcade area.

I wouldn't make it a priority.
But we did have fun with it.

Good place for a nap…
but y’all don’t need such given the jack rabbit start on the day you got.

Heh. Jack rabbit start.

Almost!

A man’s gott’a to know his limitations…

Yep. I know... I know that I'll feel like crap after Orange.

She got to sleep in, you got to not puke.
More than fair trade.

Precisely.

Diabolical sir!
Payback is he… ummm… heck! Ain’t it?

Heliotrope? Is that the word you were going to use?

Uh-Huh…
A necessary sacrificial pawn.
We’ll settle for your description. Still, well played.

If I'd taken out the camera, she would've immediately stopped drinking.

Quite the amass of anecdotal evidence and worth remembering.
TOT? Out of curiosity, where did you ask to be for that one?

She wanted to be in the back row for one and the front row for another.
Both times we were accomodated.

And that’s the trick to Soarin’. It ain’t a “thrill ride” by a long shot,
But riding it is still a thrilling experience.

And that explains the place right succinctly.

Yeah. Good (?) for reall little ones... and that's about it.

“Oh my God! An empty queue… At Disney!
What’d’a we do; how do we act?
I’m so confused!

Run! Runnnn!!!!!

Ahhhh, but can she entertain herself over long periods of time without the aid of conversation or electronic devices? I know my young’en doesn’t have patience of that caliber. Not sure anyone born in North America after 1982 does.

Good point.
Although.... I can't prove it, but... I could swear that when we got there,
the CM was looking down at something.
Hmmm....

In any event, by the time we got off the ride,
she'd already changed her mind.
She'd already figured out that she'd be bored.

I'll say it. The best movie Mel Brooks ever did.

Aaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrgggggg!
Now I know the question I forgot to ask!

See? It would've been so simple!

To quote one of my In-Law’s favorite admonishments:
“I should be shot with sh**, and then killed for stinking.”

Yeah, I sould’a known.

She’s got good taste.
Actually, we went out for some (amongst other delicacies) last night.
We took my dad out for some of the better local German cuisine.
Dang fine eating.

Just made spaetzle for her the other day.

Confession time…
We have one…
From Epcot…
And I even know it’s not actually a tradition.

I just wanted to play along.

We had one too ('til I broke it.)
My parents have one (from me.)

Or something they heard…
Just how hard did those butts hit the seat?

Hard enough to make Kay let out a deafening fart.

Oh sure…
Blame the young lady.
Quite the knight in shining armor you are.

See above.

I’m not surprised.
Folks may not admit it, but that’s what most prefer if they’re honest about it.

Except for those jerks I mentioned.
(Not you, whoever else is reading this, the other guys.)

Have you ever encountered a cable show called “Adam Ruins Everything”?
You might find it entertaining. Anyway, wine is one of those things he ruins (in an episode on dinning out) citing just the study you’re talking about here. I’ve always suspected this anyway.

Never heard of that show.
But there ya go.

We love cheap wine in my house and I stopped apologizing for it long ago.
Sangria… Lambrusco… yep, waiter… bring us a bottle of your cheapest swill!
I’d rather enjoy it than impress the folks at the next table over.

I gave up forsaking comfort to impress others long ago.

Bitterness personified.

(But I do like’s me some Devil’s Food… cake that is.)

Why is Devil's Food good but the Devil's food (i.e. Brussels sprouts) is not?

Imagine it?
I think that actually happens. Especially in restraints that have only a one-word name (and the word has little or nothing to do with food) and a six month waiting list and specializes in “deconstructed cuisine”.

"Oh? I'm supposed to like this? I suppose you won't mind if we leave and not pay, then."

Not like it was a run of the mill roadside attraction or something…
No way anyone would forget something like that.

I hoped not.
Close one, though.

An exercise in parental patience…
You have done well grasshopper.

Thank you.
'Tweren't easy.

Having been raised on videogames…
This also surprises me not.

Yup. 'fraid so.

Tasty stuff, right there.
We have a bit of a weakness for those.

Wow, that thing was so good!

I really need to do this some time.

You do.
I didn't think I'd ever get the chance since I didn't think it likely that I'd go from Epcot to DHS.

Sure…
Wink,, wink, nudge, nudge…

I swear! It was an accident!
Why doesn't anyone believe me?!?!?

But you can still make it up to her.
Just buy another one tomorrow and save that glass.

I should have. But for whatever reason, I never got another one.
Guess I'll have to go back and bring her back a bunch of them.

I like when they do those kind of things.
The best one I even witnessed was after the ride was over.
The cab finally came to a stop…
The doors opened up…
The CM was standing with his face (and that dead pan look) just on the other side of the doors and right at eye level and inches away from the folks in the center front row (two young ladies on this particular round). The girls sitting there shrieked like the life had left both of them.

When we went as a family when Kay was 8, she couldn't wait to try it.
Unfortunately, she got a bit freaked out by it and didn't want to go again.
Also unfortunately, I was by myself with the DDs.
(I had broken Ruby by this point.)
So Kay went down the chicken exit with a CM and Elle and I joined her afterwards.
She said that the CM was joking and laughing with her
right up until the elevator doors opened.
Then he went right into character.

Nice shootin’ there Tex.

My aim is true.

In a land… I mean “world”… filed with details…
That’s one of the better ones.

I liked it.

Worse than the Splash Argument!
Something that even Chinese Takeout won’t cure?

Nope.

Oh the humanity!

She almost lost hers.

Cool bonus.
Thanks.

So I’m still justified when I forget and call the place MGM, then?

As long as they keep "Gower" up there at least.

What??

What.

That’s what I said…

What?

You’re making this up…
Aren’t you?



Well, aren’t you?

Nope. It was bizarre.
I've never seen anyone so scared of a ride before.
She was really hyperventilating.
I thought she was going to start screaming at any second.

Positively unacceptable
(from the stand point of my guess that is)

Sorry about that.

9 to 4
(If you’d have sent her back down and up just once more then I’d have had no choice but to have posted a video of a Dolly Parton song here.)

So.... Good thing I didn't, then.

Thank you, sir.

You're welcome.

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Well the “specialty” stuff doesn’t sound all that good…
I’d get the ham and cheese sandwich myself.


Yep, At least once during the day.


b. Watch the otters at AK?

About 864 furlongs measured between sext and vespers
(depending on which monastery you were near).

Noted. and... not bad... not bad...
I won't necessarily laud it, though...
Sorry if I'm being a bit terce.

 

[pkondz]

I'll PM you because there's a swear word in the title, which shows up if I embed the video in a post. I'm not sure about the rules regarding swear words around here

Got it. I'll have to wait until I'm home to watch it though.

 

[pkondz]

I agree with you in theory, but I have to admit that some experiences are actually better if you multitask. The last 2 minutes of a televised basketball game usually takes, oh, anywhere up to half an hour to play out in real time. One coach calls a timeout. The other coach calls a timeout. 7 seconds later, an intentional foul is called, leading to a TV break, followed by one foul shot, followed by another timeout, followed by another foul shot, followed by a timeout, etc. etc. You can play Angry Birds for all but the last 5 seconds of the game and not miss a thing!

Which is one reason why I don't watch basketball.
That and whenever we try to play it here,
the ball freezes and shatters instead of bouncing.

I remember a looooong time ago reading a cartoon in the paper.
From "The Born Loser":
"There's the two minute warning. I'll call you back in half an hour."

In that case. Yes. Feel free to iPod/iPad/laptop/whatever.
It's self-preservation in those cases.

But I hate when we're all together watching something and I go:
"Wow!" or "No way!" and a kid says "What?" because they were on their phone.

Besides which, this is a battle that can't be won. There are so many more of them than there are of us. And these days they've got 3 or 4 devices to play with. If you can't beat 'em...

I hear ya.
Just don't say "what?"

I'm determined to NOT become an old fuddy duddy despite the fact that I'm legally past the age of fuddy duddyism.

I highly doubt that.

They may automatically give me the senior discount in restaurants these days but in my own mind I'm still a happenin' kinda gal. (OK, that phrase probably proves their point!)

At least you didn't say you were groovy.

First, I did not fall out of my chair. I've trained myself not to. Do you know how easy it is to break a hip???!!!

Second, not only do you possess mad Disney bus skilz (that's a thing we happenin' gals like to say)

but apparently you've also got the weather cooperation gene. Nice.

So far. Still got two days to go.

It's funny but although I'm happy to skip it, DS always wants to ride this for some reason. I've never caught him napping, so I'm thinking it's a nostalgia thing for him. When he was 5 those dinosaurs made a huge impression on him. 30 years later he still loves them!

You know. I get that. I do.
It's how I feel about Peter Pan in MK.

You really should try Ellen's version if you've never seen it. She has a great apartment and Bill Nye the science guy lives next door and Jeopardy is on TV and there's a dream sequence and Alex Trebek shows up and--heck, you don't even know what "Stupid Judy" means, do you? Or "The piggy bank? The ding dang?"

Just don't listen when they start talking energy stats.

Yup. Not a clue what you were talking about there.
I may never.

But you missed a great chance to educate Kay about G forces!!

Insert massive here.

We ALWAYS end up on the end of the top row, I assume because the CMs can sense our fear. And because I'm a good mother and I know that DS is much more afraid of heights than I am, I always volunteer to take the outside seat. But in the past few trips I have finally, after many years of white knuckles, ridden without holding on. Amazingly enough, I did not fall 40 feet to my death.

Not as big an accomplishment as not holding on whie riding ToT, I know, but DS was impressed.

You know... know!... That you won't fall.
But try telling that to your subconscious self.
"Nope! Nope! Nope! You are so going to die!"

Oh, trust me, the whole world would know because the Figment lovers would break the internet if that ever happened. I like Figment a lot, but this version of the ride is beyond bad. The original was a gorgeous, colorful, IMAGINATIVE experience, and I still mourn it.

Sure. So might as well change it again.
They'd cry for a while, but eventually wouldn't everyone admit that it was better now?


Probably not.

How does that even happen? Did some Imagineer dream the whole thing up? If true, that's actually kind of impressive. A whole lot of people have been innocently hanging their pickles on their trees thinking they're carrying on some wonderful old tradition, and instead they're just perpetuating a lie. PT Barnum was right...

According to the internets, it's probably because glass ornaments came from Germany
and someone decided to spice up the story to sell more.

Hmm. Is this true, or are you too attempting to perpetuate a lie??

Apparently not. GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes said he saw a show where they did the same.

I've never met anyone who likes brussels sprouts.

Meet my Dad.
Brussels sprouts lover extraordinaire.

Heck, I've never seen anyone even eat one.

Come on over to my folks' place on a Sunday evening.
Good chance you can witness this first hand.

If they happen to show up on a dinner plate people just push them to the side or feed them to the dog, right?

Oh, man.
Now I have to tell my Brussels sprouts story in the next update.

Interesting. Maybe by not holding on you're signalling to your brain that you're no longer afraid of the drops? It sounds unlikely, though after having seen Inside Out I'm more open to the possibility that some colorful little cartoon character inside your head has experienced personal growth!

I don't know.
I do know that the ride actually seemed to be smoother, though.

Gonna go out on a limb here and say this girl stays far, far away from HM...

You're the second one to mention that.

I'm winging it here instead of poaching everyone elses' answers, so I'll probably bomb badly!
3 parks.
Mickey waffles.
Kay does not get stuck at a tapstile because the CM fixed the problem with her magic iPad!
Take the MK train.
The airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow is 47. (Star Trek fan here!)

Noted. and... I had no idea about 47 and Star Trek! I got educated!

 

[franandaj]

What am I saying... none of you would sleep 'til 9:00, right?

At home yes. But probably not at Disney.

At 10:30, our FP window for Soarin' expired.
Okay... maybe I should look at changing our FP times
and see what might still be available.

And I'm sure a small part of you died right there.

Finally, at 11:00am she woke up.
She told me she just wanted to chill in the room for a bit.

Yikes! Although sometimes this has been the story of my life.

Kay relaxed, munched on a muffin
and watched TV while doing stuff online.

I do this too....

They go online and IM or whatever, while doing something else.
Frankly, it drives me nuts.
If you're going to watch TV or a movie, then watch!

But granted I do it mostly during the news and since it's a three hour program, I heard most of the stories the first time around.

Granted, I'm an old fuddy duddy.

Well there is THAT.

At 1:00pm it started to pour outside.
This wasn't one of those 5 minute jobs.
It poured for over an hour and a half.

Well, if you were in the parks you could have escaped half the rain by riding Ellen's Universe of Energy.

Eventually, Kay figured she was ready to go and we set out.
We arrived at the Pop bus stop at 2:54pm.
(How many of you have just fallen out of your chairs?
Let me know (either yes or no) and you'll get bonus points!)

Oh. My. God. I didn't fall out of my chair, but that's when you should be leaving for the second round at the parks! We go early, come back for a nap and go back out again later.

Four minutes! What gives?
I don't know how people can live like that

I swear. I have NEVER in my life had luck like this with busses. 40 minutes, yes, but never 4 minutes!

Except there was no one in the Standby line!
So by going in the FP line, it actually took us longer to get on!

And walked right on by.
Really... who has time for this?
It's a huge commitment in time, and it's dated.

We like this ride during the F&W Festival. After you hit several booths, get good and full and tipsy, this ride and the American Adventure are great places to nap it off so you can go for a second round!

We rode Green.
I did not want to feel sick again, like I did last time I rode Orange.

I like Orange.

"Dad?" She asked. "Which one is the one that tastes bad?"
I answered right away. "The Inca Kola."
Satisfied that she wouldn't be "caught", she began trying the different Colas.
She got to the Beverly and I held my breath.
She took a gulp and her face screwed right up!

Good one!

Properly poisoned, we set out in pursuit of our next FP, Soarin'.

I'm glad you were able to reschedule this!

So far, I've asked for (and gotten... with no fuss) my (or our) preferred seating in:
RNRC, TOT, BTMRR, SM, Splash, 7DMT and Soarin'.
It can't hurt to ask, so why not?
Few do, so your request is likely to be granted.

CMs are pretty good about giving you requested spots on rides. I mean you're the one who waits longer, it doesn't affect them at all.

But right off the bat, I immediately noticed just how bad
the film is.
Lots of dust and stuff.

That's why you need to come to Disneyland. It's in digital now, and none of the pesky spots are there any more. They got it all cleaned up for the 60th Anniversary.

The place, not surprisingly, was completely empty.
The bored CM woke up long enough to show us to one of
several dozen empty cars.

At least it was a walk on.

Still, Kay did design her own Figment and emailed it off to Ruby and a friend...
who were completely mystified when they got a cartoon dragon in their email.

Why would they be mystified? Did they not realize where Kay was?

Kay's favourite dish (or one of them, at least) is spaetzle.
And if you'll notice from the sign... they serve it.
This was pretty much the only reason we were here.
A girl's gotta have her spaetzle, you know.

OK, now I would have guessed this one since her favorite is spaetzle, but you mislead me with the previous day when you said Kay wanted a buffet meal and you went to CP. Was this not a buffet meal? So really she wanted two buffet meals.

Except it's probably the least German item in the area.
It's an American invention of a made up German tradition.

And no one in Germany knows about it.

I've seen Germans discussing the pickle on these boards. That's the only time I ever heard of it.

So I ordered the wine flight.
I'd never even heard of this until I read about it here.

Love a good wine flight.

Fish - a sweet white wine.
Chicken - a sweet white wine.
Beef - a sweet white wine.
Sushi - a sweet white wine.
Pizza - Coke. Because I don't drink beer.
Burger - Coke. Because duh.

My list would be a little more complicated than this.

"We actually went up that tower... well, the real one."
She suddenly clicked!
"Oh! It's Venice! I remember that!"

Well at least she remembered having been there!

My very first Grey Goose Slush!

Congratulations!

Amazing what a difference not hanging on made.
I'm not even sure why.

Hmmmm That's weird, I wonder ma difrence.

By the time the pre-show ended, I was pretty much back under control
and wondering if she was angry or clueless at how close to death she had come.

The next one arrived at 11:54. Seven minutes later.
So our total for the day is 14 minutes for two busses
and two boats.

Well at least you're in double digits now.

How many parks do we hit?
(hint: it's between 1 and 4!)

I'm going to say 3

We decide to have breakfast at Pop!
What do I have?

Well since they don't have Eggs Benedict on the menu, I'm going to have to take a big guess. The Pop Tarts Breakfast Sandwich sounds nasty, so I'm going to hope that's not it. In your previous TR, you had only OJ for breakfast, so I'm perplexed. I'm going to go with the Pop Waffle since going with the herd mentality always seems to pay off!

Tapstiles.
Does Kay get stuck again?

yes, her first finger doesn't work.

First thing we do after we enter the park.
Multiple choice!
Is it:
a. Take the train at MK?
b. Watch the otters at AK?
c. Ride Nemo at Epcot?
d. Frozen lemonade on Sunset Blvd?

I'm gonna say d. Frozen lemonade on Sunset Blvd because it's so hot and you have snack credits to use up.

What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
Zero points if you answer 11 meters/second or
"African or European".
Points awarded for creativity and brevity.

"Nie"

 

[Saturn23]

How many parks do we hit?
(hint: it's between 1 and 4!)

3

We decide to have breakfast at Pop!
What do I have?

1/11 chance so I'm guessing the Pop Tart Sandwich. How could you not have that?

Tapstiles.
Does Kay get stuck again?

Yes because it's the theme of your trip

First thing we do after we enter the park.
Multiple choice!
Is it:
a. Take the train at MK?
b. Watch the otters at AK?
c. Ride Nemo at Epcot?
d. Frozen lemonade on Sunset Blvd?

Watch the otters at AK.

What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
Zero points if you answer 11 meters/second or
"African or European".
Points awarded for creativity and brevity.

It's faster than the knights who say NI can run, but slower than the Rabbit of Caerbannog. I fart in your general direction.

 

[pkondz]

At home yes. But probably not at Disney.

Definitely not at Disney.

And I'm sure a small part of you died right there.

It did. But as soon as I started checking into later opportunities
and saw Soarin' was still available...
I may have let out an audible sigh of relief.

Yikes! Although sometimes this has been the story of my life.

Yikes!

I do this too....

But granted I do it mostly during the news and since it's a three hour program, I heard most of the stories the first time around.

Welllll.... Okay. I'll give you a pass.

Well there is THAT.

That was a good opportunity for you to say "Why no, ponzi. You're still young!"

Well, if you were in the parks you could have escaped half the rain by riding Ellen's Universe of Energy.

Ah! Kill two birds, so to speak.
I'll have to remember that during my next visit with thunderstorms.

Oh. My. God. I didn't fall out of my chair, but that's when you should be leaving for the second round at the parks! We go early, come back for a nap and go back out again later.

You're not the first person to say that!

I swear. I have NEVER in my life had luck like this with busses. 40 minutes, yes, but never 4 minutes!

40!?!?

We like this ride during the F&W Festival. After you hit several booths, get good and full and tipsy, this ride and the American Adventure are great places to nap it off so you can go for a second round!

"At Epcot, ride Ellen's Sobriety Adventure!"

I like Orange.

You do? I applaud your ability to stomache it! Really!

Good one!

Thanks!

I'm glad you were able to reschedule this!

Me too! A trip to Epcot (heck to Disney) isn't complete without a ride on Soarin'.

CMs are pretty good about giving you requested spots on rides. I mean you're the one who waits longer, it doesn't affect them at all.

That's the way I see it.
Heck, for RNRC they have a designated waiting spot.

That's why you need to come to Disneyland. It's in digital now, and none of the pesky spots are there any more. They got it all cleaned up for the 60th Anniversary.

Nice.

At least it was a walk on.

Considering the ride, it should be a carry on.

Why would they be mystified? Did they not realize where Kay was?

Oh, they knew. They just had no idea who or what Figment is.

OK, now I would have guessed this one since her favorite is spaetzle, but you mislead me with the previous day when you said Kay wanted a buffet meal and you went to CP. Was this not a buffet meal? So really she wanted two buffet meals.

Correct.
Heck, she probably could have gone for three.
Except I pointed out a few things and she got pretty excited about them.

You'll find out... in later updates.

My list would be a little more complicated than this.

I believe you.
You guys drink more than I do.
Which ain't sayin' much, since I hardly drink at all!

Well at least she remembered having been there!

She better!

Congratulations!

Thanks! It was sooooooo good!

Hmmmm That's weird, I wonder ma difrence.

I believe the ride was actually smoother than when you hold on.
You hold on and your butt slams down on the seat.
The transition was a LOT easier without holding on.
Might have also been psychological too.
As in "See? You lived!"

Well at least you're in double digits now.

Stupid seven minute wait!

I'm going to say 3

Well since they don't have Eggs Benedict on the menu, I'm going to have to take a big guess. The Pop Tarts Breakfast Sandwich sounds nasty, so I'm going to hope that's not it. In your previous TR, you had only OJ for breakfast, so I'm perplexed. I'm going to go with the Pop Waffle since going with the herd mentality always seems to pay off!

yes, her first finger doesn't work.

I'm gonna say d. Frozen lemonade on Sunset Blvd because it's so hot and you have snack credits to use up.

"Nie"

Noted. and... brief and to the point!

 

[pkondz]

3

1/11 chance so I'm guessing the Pop Tart Sandwich. How could you not have that?

Yes because it's the theme of your trip

Watch the otters at AK.

It's faster than the knights who say NI can run, but slower than the Rabbit of Caerbannog. I fart in your general direction.

Noted. and.... toot!

 

[Terra Nova guy]

Has it been a week already since your update? I've been a bit busy since then, so I'm just dropping in for a quick reply. I'm actually in Dubai right now on a training course. But I managed to find time to read your trip report, right after I picked myself up off the floor when I fell off my chair after reading about your horrendously late arrival time at the bus stop.

A few quick guesses for your contest.

How many parks do we hit?
(hint: it's between 1 and 4!)

two

We decide to have breakfast at Pop!
What do I have?

I'll have to go with the classic POP waffles.

Tapstiles.
Does Kay get stuck again?

Yes

First thing we do after we enter the park.
Multiple choice!
Is it:
a. Take the train at MK?
b. Watch the otters at AK?
c. Ride Nemo at Epcot?
d. Frozen lemonade on Sunset Blvd?

b. (maybe the most random one is right?)

What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

With any luck it's faster than the falcon behind him...

 

[Mac Brew]

Hi pkondz
That’s what you call a lie in you must have tired the poor girl out imagine keeping poor Kay up so way past her normal bed time. Another late night as well so have you got time for four parks , Fours pushing it so I will go for three as its in between 1 & 4. What does a father have for breakfast with his daughter in attendance well he has to set a good example even though the stuff is like wall paper paste he has to have porridge for breakfast with salt instead of honey? And an orange juice with yogurt as a starter for ten.
I had to swallow some liquid the other day and you got me wondering how long it took to fly down it didn’t take that long also try not to swallow air as it only causes you wind but I will hazard a guess it is less than half a foot per second. Some great photos in your report you know it’s great to have a good back up photographer at all times just in case yours don’t turn out as expected. Pity about your souvenir glass breaking at least the photos show the before and after anyone would think you didn’t want to carry it for the rest of the night.
Fingers what would we do without them for a start we would not get access into a Disney owned park even when they are attached to your hand the entry machines still try to stop you getting to your allocated hour if it were not for the human interface that commands the machine to let you pass just to show sky net the company that owns sky net that it is not fully in command yet. This time Kay was swept through the turn style with no hold ups. Great update I Bet you got a new laptop in the black Friday event.

 

[pkondz]

Has it been a week already since your update?

Well that explains it then.
I was just thinking that I feel like starting to write the next update.

I've been a bit busy since then, so I'm just dropping in for a quick reply. I'm actually in Dubai right now on a training course.

No way! That's too cool!
Is this your first time there?

But I managed to find time to read your trip report, right after I picked myself up off the floor when I fell off my chair after reading about your horrendously late arrival time at the bus stop.

Sorry about that. I'll try to break it to you gently next time.

A few quick guesses for your contest.


two



I'll have to go with the classic POP waffles.



Yes



b. (maybe the most random one is right?)



With any luck it's faster than the falcon behind him...

Noted. and.... go bird go!

 

[pkondz]

Hi pkondz

Hey Mac!

That’s what you call a lie in you must have tired the poor girl out imagine keeping poor Kay up so way past her normal bed time.

Ha! She's been known to stay up well beyond her official bed time.
She's almost 15 now so I've given up.

Another late night as well so have you got time for four parks , Fours pushing it so I will go for three as its in between 1 & 4. What does a father have for breakfast with his daughter in attendance well he has to set a good example even though the stuff is like wall paper paste he has to have porridge for breakfast with salt instead of honey? And an orange juice with yogurt as a starter for ten.

Noted.

I had to swallow some liquid the other day and you got me wondering how long it took to fly down it didn’t take that long also try not to swallow air as it only causes you wind but I will hazard a guess it is less than half a foot per second.

Noted. and... that's just weird.
I like weird.

Some great photos in your report you know it’s great to have a good back up photographer at all times just in case yours don’t turn out as expected.

Yep. I think I'll take a back-up crew with me from now on.

Pity about your souvenir glass breaking at least the photos show the before and after anyone would think you didn’t want to carry it for the rest of the night.

Well, I sure didn't want to carry it!

Fingers what would we do without them for a start we would not get access into a Disney owned park even when they are attached to your hand the entry machines still try to stop you getting to your allocated hour if it were not for the human interface that commands the machine to let you pass just to show sky net the company that owns sky net that it is not fully in command yet. This time Kay was swept through the turn style with no hold ups.

Makes me wonder if you could actually refuse to do the finger scan.
There are people who don't have fingers, so it's not like it's not possible.

Great update I Bet you got a new laptop in the black Friday event.

Nope!
But cyber-Monday is coming.
Hmmmmm.....

 

[queenbetsey]

Whew caught up finally. yeah for the goose slushie! wonderful update as usual and I see kay is turning out to be one nifty photographer guess that apple didn't fall far from the tree.
well time for my guesses
breakfast is the bounty platter for you and a mickey waffle for kay, (gotta have one right)

and I think I will go long here and say that you and kay decide to try the four parks in one day challenge (only the strongest can pull this off or craziest pick which one suits you best
I think you check out the sea otters on your way to everest and that they finally got kay's tapstile issues fixed
so far seems like you are ticking things off the vacation necessity list grey goose slushie, huge ice cream sundae, one teenage eye roll
the ellen ride is a great place to grab a nap in the ac. heck that is what lance does.

 

[Saturn23]

Wow! How many days can you go without sleep?

In the real world I can go maybe one day. In Disney I can survive at least 7 for some reason. I have no idea why and my family is amazed that I'm still standing by the end of the week. I do have huge bags under my eyes by then. I have to make sure all the most important pictures are taken at the start of the trip.

I figured that surely (don't call me Shirley) we'd be there by 11:00 or so.


Nope.

Hi Shirley! (did you get that from the movie Airplane?). Don't feel bad. I scheduled everything for 11 or later and we still had to run.

Then again, going on a full stomache may have let you re-experience your last meal.

Haa haa!! That's true. Too bad I'll never know because I really don't want to take that chance.

Yes, but I doubt she really remembers. She was 8 at the time.

She was really brave to go on Orange at that age!

Interesting. I didn't know that about Space.

Definitely a smoother ride in the front row. Try it next time.

For Figment?!?!?

Well maybe not for Figment but a guy walked around all of MK filming it and showed all the wait times. Space was 120, jungle cruise 110, mine train 110.. Fast pass lines were way out onto the pathways. Yuck. He was from touring plans and guessed that it was a crowd level 5 day. OMG!! If that's the new 5 I'm not going back.

Er... uh... well.... um.... let's just say someone was doing that...
while she was designing her Figment for emailing.

Don't worry, I run on those squares too. Why should little kids get to have all the fun?

Spaetzle is a German noodle dish. The noodles are short and thick.
Boiled for about a minute, then sauteed in butter.
Usually served with a mushroom gravy.

Sounds good! I'll have to try it sometime.

Considering I've never seen an episode of Phineas and Ferb,
are you even more impressed?


Or less?

I'm even more impressed!!! But you really should see an episode sometime, it's really funny.

Smart girl.

Thanks!

I prefer junk drinks with my junk food!

You should try amaretto and root beer.

So you were drinking vinegar, then.

Pretty much! The funny thing is that my dad also didn't notice or care but he'll eat anything.

Next time I go, I should try and bring her back half a dozen of them... or so...

Perfect! Order 6 of the grey goose and 6 of the Gran Marnier. She can have a whole set to use when she moves out one day.

There was? What? What?!?!?

Well I guess you'll have to wait and see.

Holy smokes! Your feet must've felt like they were on fire!

And "only one blister". Was it the size of a football????

It wasn't! Whatever Disney magic lets me get by on no sleep also lets me walk a million miles without any pain. It's just weird, especially considering I was wearing little glittery foldable ballet flats and not running shoes.

The things I do for my readers.
Gosh, I'm amazing.

Yes, the most amazing trip report writer on the DIS.

Oh, you find that amusing, do you?
A child came this close to anhialation and you laugh????

Oh I wasn't laughing because she came close to death. I was laughing because I've used that eye roll all too many times on my parents. Now I get it from my son. It's a classic.

Nah. I'd switch to a fish or something.

Does Kay know she's replaceable with a fish? My son said he wanted to replace the cat with a fish after she dies. Doesn't say much for the cat.

People flip off the camera? What the heck's with that?
You're in Disney for Pete's sake.

I remember reading somewhere that it happens a lot on Splash in disneyland. Also women lift their shirts and flash. There's someone who sees all the pictures as they're taken and removes any inappropriate ones. The photo just comes up as "washed away". I know there was at least once when that happened to my picture. I didn't see why because I was in the front.

Good point!
So... Are we going to see your house soon on one of those ghost hunting shows?

No, I suppose not.
No need to hunt them if you already know they're there.

I've grown to like them. I've given them all names.

 

[queenbetsey]

oh and an unladen swallow goes around 10 meters per second or as fast as some folks run away from IASW
just so you don't feel alone on the eye roll issue, last week little miss scarlett was here while her mom and dad were working. I asked her to come in to the kitchen to help me make some cookies (I know, mean grammy, mean mean grammy using child labor in the kitchen) and she rolled her eyes and sighed ! she will be three in march, man she sure reminded me of of my daughter just don't remember it starting this early lol
by the time she is 14 she will be a pro eye roller lols

 

[pkondz]

Whew caught up finally.

Well, hi there!

yeah for the goose slushie!

It was soooo good!

wonderful update as usual

Thanks!

and I see kay is turning out to be one nifty photographer guess that apple didn't fall far from the tree.

She's got a pretty good eye!

well time for my guesses
breakfast is the bounty platter for you and a mickey waffle for kay, (gotta have one right)

and I think I will go long here and say that you and kay decide to try the four parks in one day challenge (only the strongest can pull this off or craziest pick which one suits you best
I think you check out the sea otters on your way to everest and that they finally got kay's tapstile issues fixed

Noted.

so far seems like you are ticking things off the vacation necessity list grey goose slushie, huge ice cream sundae, one teenage eye roll

I could've done without that last one!

the ellen ride is a great place to grab a nap in the ac. heck that is what lance does.

That's what people are saying.
About the nap, I mean. Not Lance.

Well, maybe that too.

oh and an unladen swallow goes around 10 meters per second or as fast as some folks run away from IASW

Noted.

just so you don't feel alone on the eye roll issue, last week little miss scarlett was here while her mom and dad were working. I asked her to come in to the kitchen to help me make some cookies (I know, mean grammy, mean mean grammy using child labor in the kitchen)

Got your own little sweat shop going there, huh?

and she rolled her eyes and sighed ! she will be three in march, man she sure reminded me of of my daughter just don't remember it starting this early lol
by the time she is 14 she will be a pro eye roller lols

Oh, boy. Your daughter is in biiiiig trouble!

 

[pkondz]

In the real world I can go maybe one day. In Disney I can survive at least 7 for some reason. I have no idea why and my family is amazed that I'm still standing by the end of the week. I do have huge bags under my eyes by then. I have to make sure all the most important pictures are taken at the start of the trip.

Good planning!

Hi Shirley! (did you get that from the movie Airplane?)

But of course!

Don't feel bad. I scheduled everything for 11 or later and we still had to run.

Okay. Now I don't feel quite so guilty.

Haa haa!! That's true. Too bad I'll never know because I really don't want to take that chance.

I already said you were smart.

She was really brave to go on Orange at that age!

Less "brave" and more "clueless".
Plus kids can handle the spinning much better than adults.
(I refer you to the previous Tea Cups tale.)

Definitely a smoother ride in the front row. Try it next time.

Okay. Hopefully I'll actually remember.

Well maybe not for Figment but a guy walked around all of MK filming it and showed all the wait times. Space was 120, jungle cruise 110, mine train 110.. Fast pass lines were way out onto the pathways. Yuck. He was from touring plans and guessed that it was a crowd level 5 day. OMG!! If that's the new 5 I'm not going back.

Nope! Well, that's why I do rope drop.
A 5? Really?

Don't worry, I run on those squares too. Why should little kids get to have all the fun?

Yeah!

I'm even more impressed!!! But you really should see an episode sometime, it's really funny.

I don't know if I'll actively hunt one down, but if I see it on the guide, I'll tune in.

You should try amaretto and root beer.

That sounds weird... and intriguing.

Pretty much! The funny thing is that my dad also didn't notice or care but he'll eat anything.

When did it dawn on you guys? Who noticed first?

Perfect! Order 6 of the grey goose and 6 of the Gran Marnier. She can have a whole set to use when she moves out one day.

Good idea!

It wasn't! Whatever Disney magic lets me get by on no sleep also lets me walk a million miles without any pain. It's just weird, especially considering I was wearing little glittery foldable ballet flats and not running shoes.

"little glittery foldable ballet flats".

O. M. G.

Yes, the most amazing trip report writer on the DIS.

Sorry, what?

Yes, the most amazing trip report writer on the DIS.

Have I mentioned that you're smart?
And you have excellent taste, too!

Oh I wasn't laughing because she came close to death. I was laughing because I've used that eye roll all too many times on my parents. Now I get it from my son. It's a classic.

I never thought of it as a "classic"!
But it really is, isn't it!

Does Kay know she's replaceable with a fish?

No! I should tell her.
Keep her in the loop, so to speak.

My son said he wanted to replace the cat with a fish after she dies. Doesn't say much for the cat.

Just don't tell the cat!

I remember reading somewhere that it happens a lot on Splash in disneyland.

Wonder why. You don't get to see the photo...

Also women lift their shirts and flash.

I wholly support this practice.

There's someone who sees all the pictures as they're taken and removes any inappropriate ones. The photo just comes up as "washed away". I know there was at least once when that happened to my picture. I didn't see why because I was in the front.

Bet you were curious to know what went on behind you.
Man, I would've been ticked if our Chinese food photo hadn't shown up!

I've grown to like them. I've given them all names.

 

[afwdwfan]

Or boobs...usually the answer is boobs.

See?

You can never argue with this answer.

 

[vrajewski10513]

Did you know that Pop pipes music around the pool...
starting at 9am?
It's true!
And if you getcherself a pool view room,
you'll find out!

What am I saying... none of you would sleep 'til 9:00, right?

I dont think I've ever been at Pop between the housrs of 8am-1pm.

Finally, at 11:00am she woke up.

Close, but no cigar!!

Eventually, Kay figured she was ready to go and we set out.
We arrived at the Pop bus stop at 2:54pm.
(How many of you have just fallen out of your chairs?
Let me know (either yes or no) and you'll get bonus points!)

My butt is still firmly planted in my chair... I've left Pop around 3pm before.. granted it was after we had already been to a park, came back, had lunch, showered, took a quick nap and were heading out again lol

When we got to Epcot, we zipped through bag check
and hesitantly approached the tapstiles.
Would it work for Kay this time?
I scanned my finger and was in.
I then crossed my fingers while Kay scanned hers.
Success! We were in!

Yay!!

So we confidently moseyed over to the FP line where a half dozen
or so people were patiently scanning their Magic Bands.
Except there was no one in the Standby line!
So by going in the FP line, it actually took us longer to get on!

I never in a million years would guess this ride. Then again I never FP this ride because its usually walk on when we are there.

But there was almost none for the 3D body construction game.
And we could play it together!

I hadn't played that before. It was fun!

Thats my favorite game there!

We then headed out and over to:

And walked right on by.
Really... who has time for this?
It's a huge commitment in time, and it's dated.
Or so I've heard.
Pretty sure the last time I rode it, was before Ellen's time.
And it was just okay then.
I might ride it next time.

I might not.
We'll see how I feel.

We always go on it. Its our nap time in the A/C.

I didn't give Kay a choice on this one.
We rode Green.
I did not want to feel sick again, like I did last time I rode Orange.
I actually like this ride, but I don't relish puking.
So Green it will be!

I've always been one for more adventurous rides, but the one and ONLY ride i WILL NOT do again is MS Orange

We settled up our bill
and when I say we, I mean free dining did the heavy lifting,
while I paid the tip.

I love free dining. A lot of folks disagree that its worth the trade off, but i think it is due to its convenience if nothing else.

She didn't buy anything, however.
She was just getting ideas.
Let thoughts percolate a bit.
Getting her ducks in a row, so to speak.

Smart girl. I still haven't mastered this skill. If I see something I want I have to have it right then... then I'm regretting it later when I see something I want more.

My very first Grey Goose Slush!


Okay. Let me preface this by admitting something.
I'm easily disappointed with Disney food/desserts/drinks.

"Oh, you have to try ______, it's the best thing in the world!"
So I try ______ and while it's usually good,
it's frequently not quite as good as I expected it to be.

But this?
Oh, wow.
I'm not a big drinker (see food/wine pairings above)
so I didn't expect much from this.
Whoa...
So, so good.
It probably didn't hurt that it was still hot out, either.

I still haven't tried this, but I am definitely going to make a point of it to try next time!

If you haven't seen the Boardwalk area at night,
make a point of going.

My husband was a debbie downer on our last trip and didnt want to stop over there. Luckily this trip I'll have my sister with me and I KNOW she will want to check it out!

And.... I loved it!
It was so much fun not holding on!
It didn't bother me at all!
The ride dropped us down, brought us back up...
and dropped us again.
All done.
Nope! We zoomed back up again! Yay!
The ride really did end and .... awww... it's over?

Amazing what a difference not hanging on made.
I'm not even sure why.

And then right then is when she almost died.

She gave me the biggest, most massive,
most disdainful eye roll I've ever seen.

I stopped breathing.
I twitched a bit. But I did not kill her.
Oh, I wanted to.
Oh.... how I wanted to.
But I didn't.

Uh oh

"Oh." She said. "It's not the drop I'm afraid of... it's the ghosts."

ok then... thats a new one..

We got back to Pop and laboriously climbed the stairs to our room.
God I'm really starting to hate those stairs.

Was the elevator far from your room? I definitely found myself using the elevator more so at the end of a long day back at Pop when we were stuck on the 4th floor.

Bonus questions, round 7!

How many parks do we hit?
(hint: it's between 1 and 4!)

We decide to have breakfast at Pop!
What do I have?

Tapstiles.
Does Kay get stuck again?

First thing we do after we enter the park.
Multiple choice!
Is it:
a. Take the train at MK?
b. Watch the otters at AK?
c. Ride Nemo at Epcot?
d. Frozen lemonade on Sunset Blvd?

What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
Zero points if you answer 11 meters/second or
"African or European".
Points awarded for creativity and brevity.

How many parks do we hit? 3

We decide to have breakfast at Pop!
What do I have? Biscuits and gravy

Tapstiles.
Does Kay get stuck again? I'm gonna say no, the lovely CM actually fixed the issue this time.

First thing we do after we enter the park.
Multiple choice!
Is it:
b. Watch the otters at AK
What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
Zero points if you answer 11 meters/second or
"African or European".
Points awarded for creativity and brevity.

As much as a foot per second entering the esophygus, but considerably higher coming back out as a belch.