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I am just joining in. I have read the whole thread and am looking forward to more.
Operation Big Thunder: the Dole Whip Conspiracy COMPLETE
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Poolrat
I am alive, sometimes I wonder too.
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For the shout out. I think i saw them in MeMoms report first maybe and had to seek it out since I love wandering the Poly. 
he does. Yes, please don't get me banned from the boards!
Nope Not wanting to do THAT!!!!
I see.
Still laughing.Millions of times a day--- We think you might try something..... We make sure we stop you.
Actually we let teenage boys run around and do all the stupid things first so we know exactly how far people will go to have some "fun"
And eventually someone still surprises us.
Nice trap...
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any success rate with the ladies is a success rate in my book.
Agreed!
Why, thank you!
Well, you can never go wrong with "You Shall Not Pass!"
Maybe we'll have to work that one in somewhere.
Thanks for reading!And eventually someone still surprises us.
Nice trap...
Don't worry. There's always the next round.
Captain_Oblivious
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When 900 years you reach, look as good you will not.
Captain_Oblivious
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Would it help if I got out and pushed?
It might!
It might!
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The office is closed due to Hurricane Sandy today, so we're just hanging out at home waiting out the storm. The power is still on, so I figured I might as well try and post a TR update before it goes.
It was our last full day at Disney, and we had one day left on our Park Hopper. The first order of business: none of us had tried out the new version of Star Tours. Would we be able to make a third straight Rope Drop? And would we continue to have the same luck with the crowd levels?
Yes, and no.
Clearly we were going to have to work a little harder to do everything we wanted.
We'd already made the strategic decision to split up once we got through the gate. Julie and Sarah would do the Toy Story Mania FastPass run, while I took the boys to try and sign up for Jedi Training Academy. We'd offered the chance to face Vader to all of the kids, and I thought they'd all want to try it (having seen the show before), but only Scotty wanted to sign up. Sarah and Dave love Star Wars just as much as Scotty, but I guess they were feeling camera-shy.
They opened the park (no pre-show) and we crept through the gates. We let Julie and Sarah go through first and quickly lost them in the masses heading for TSM. The first bit of the walk was slow going, but once the boys and I made a left to head for Jedi sign-ups, the crowds vanished like a fart in the wind.
Sign-ups were located in the Sounds Dangerous building foyer. We got in line and before long we were at the desk, where the CM's put Scotty through a vicious interrogation by the Spanish Inquisition to make sure he wouldn't ruin the show. After all, nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
Basically, the interrogation consisted of 3 questions: You know you're going to be on stage, right? Can you follow directions? Are you going to freak out if you see Darth Vader?
Scotty must have used the Force, which can be a powerful tool against the weak-minded, because they signed him up for the 11:00 show. We'd gotten there right at Rope Drop, and there werent that many people in line ahead of us, but they'd already filled up 2 shows and were halfway through another. I thought something was a little fishy there--is there a way to reserve spots before you even get to the park?
Meanwhile, Julie and Sarah had accomplished their FastPass mission and were running wild through the streets of New York.
We met up at Star Tours and got in line for our first ride of the day. I'd heard there was a random Darth Vader scene you could get that was really cool. So that was the part we hoped to see.
The line moved fairly quickly and before long, we were flying through the galaxy...in 3-D!
None of the kids had ridden the previous incarnation of Star Tours, but they all loved this one, as did I. Even Julie, who usually gets sick on motion simulators, thought it was a great ride. Unfortunately, we didn't get the Darth Vader scene.
You'll never believe this, but the exit forced us to go through a gift shop. Scotty stopped for another Stupid Hat Picture. (I use that term just to annoy Kathy)
And I begged and pleaded for this t-shirt, but it did not end up going home with us.
We wandered over to Muppetvision 3-D. There was only a 5-minute wait till the next show, so we piled inside. I love the little details in the pre-show area here.
We had one family stop in the middle of the row of the theater, so I did my best to crop-dust them as we climbed over them. The movie itself is still a winner and never fails to make me laugh.
From here, I had to take Scotty to the waiting area for his face-off against the Dark Side. Julie, Sarah and David went to meet Phineas & Ferb.
Dave also got in on the Stupid Hat Picture action.
Scotty and I had to show up at the Sounds Dangerous building a half-hour before his show. They tell you to show up that early so that you can...well, I'm not sure exactly. All we did was sit there for 20 minutes. About 10 minutes before showtime, a CM suggested that everyone use the Little Jedi's room, so we followed suit. In case you're wondering, a Jedi uses the potty the same way everybody else does. But he doesn't have to wash his hands. At least, until I told him to. After all, I am his father.
They had quite a few kids signed up for the show, and separated them into 2 lines. I wasn't sure why at first. We marched in line out to the stage area, where they handed out the kids' robes. Scotty is in the back line under the umbrella on the right, with his hood on. He takes this Jedi stuff seriously.
Once the show started, they had the back line (with Scotty) head up on the stage, while the other line stayed on the ground in front. Then the trainers put the young Padawans through their paces. Scotty is on the right here, practicing using the Force. Either that, or he's doing that annoying mime-in-a-box thing.
Soon, the training was interrupted by Pure Evil.
And then, even more Pure Evil! So that's why they had 2 lines.
The young Padawans took turns facing off against Darth Vader and Darth Maul. Before long, it was Scotty's turn. Here, Vader makes his appeal, asking Scotty to join the Dark Side. Scotty responded with an icy glare of refusal, which can often be confused for freezing on stage.
Enraged by Scotty's bold stand, Vader attacked!
As you can see, Scotty gave as good as he got. First, he was the learner, now he is the master.
They fought to a draw. The collective power of the young Padawans was enough to turn away the Dark Side.
I love the bit at the end when they leave the Storm Troopers behind.
All in all, it's a great show. We were really proud of Scotty for being brave enough to get up on stage. And he was proud of having faced down Darth Vader. The only hiccup came at the end when Scotty walked off without grabbing his Jedi Training Academy diploma, and we had to shout at him to run back and grab it.
From there, we headed to Toy Story Mania. The standby line was already up to 50 minutes, so we figured this was our only shot at this ride of the day. We rode through, tallied up our scores and...
Julie kicked our butts with a score of about 126,000. I stunk on this go-round, shooting the 93,200 shown here (the other score is Dave's).
I just can't seem to get the hang of pulling the string fast enough to fire rapidly. Also, the sun was in my eyes, and we were shooting against the wind the whole time. Julie was a very gracious winner, and only danced in front of me as we walked shouting Loser! until we reached the entrance to Star Tours.
We got through the line again for our 2nd tour of the galaxy, and as we sat down and the voyage began, the Imperial troops stopped us and asked us if we'd seen a Rebel Spy. They showed a picture of a sweaty forlorn-looking guy with glasses a receding hairline. Oh, wait--that's me! I am the Rebel Spy! And I look like crap!
The ride was great, but still no Darth Vader scene. So we jumped in line and did it again. This time, the Rebel Spy was a tired-looking kid in a blue Disney World t-shirt. Scotty!
I think they time the camera in order to get the shot when you're looking your worst. In any case, we all got a kick out of it. But in 3 rides, we never got to see the Darth Vader scene. Oh, well. He probably didn't want to face Scotty again anyway.
Coming Up Next: Lunch with cheesy movies! And will we get to see another park?
It was our last full day at Disney, and we had one day left on our Park Hopper. The first order of business: none of us had tried out the new version of Star Tours. Would we be able to make a third straight Rope Drop? And would we continue to have the same luck with the crowd levels?
Yes, and no.
Clearly we were going to have to work a little harder to do everything we wanted.
We'd already made the strategic decision to split up once we got through the gate. Julie and Sarah would do the Toy Story Mania FastPass run, while I took the boys to try and sign up for Jedi Training Academy. We'd offered the chance to face Vader to all of the kids, and I thought they'd all want to try it (having seen the show before), but only Scotty wanted to sign up. Sarah and Dave love Star Wars just as much as Scotty, but I guess they were feeling camera-shy.
They opened the park (no pre-show) and we crept through the gates. We let Julie and Sarah go through first and quickly lost them in the masses heading for TSM. The first bit of the walk was slow going, but once the boys and I made a left to head for Jedi sign-ups, the crowds vanished like a fart in the wind.
Sign-ups were located in the Sounds Dangerous building foyer. We got in line and before long we were at the desk, where the CM's put Scotty through a vicious interrogation by the Spanish Inquisition to make sure he wouldn't ruin the show. After all, nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
Basically, the interrogation consisted of 3 questions: You know you're going to be on stage, right? Can you follow directions? Are you going to freak out if you see Darth Vader?
Scotty must have used the Force, which can be a powerful tool against the weak-minded, because they signed him up for the 11:00 show. We'd gotten there right at Rope Drop, and there werent that many people in line ahead of us, but they'd already filled up 2 shows and were halfway through another. I thought something was a little fishy there--is there a way to reserve spots before you even get to the park?
Meanwhile, Julie and Sarah had accomplished their FastPass mission and were running wild through the streets of New York.
We met up at Star Tours and got in line for our first ride of the day. I'd heard there was a random Darth Vader scene you could get that was really cool. So that was the part we hoped to see.
The line moved fairly quickly and before long, we were flying through the galaxy...in 3-D!
None of the kids had ridden the previous incarnation of Star Tours, but they all loved this one, as did I. Even Julie, who usually gets sick on motion simulators, thought it was a great ride. Unfortunately, we didn't get the Darth Vader scene.
You'll never believe this, but the exit forced us to go through a gift shop. Scotty stopped for another Stupid Hat Picture. (I use that term just to annoy Kathy)
And I begged and pleaded for this t-shirt, but it did not end up going home with us.
We wandered over to Muppetvision 3-D. There was only a 5-minute wait till the next show, so we piled inside. I love the little details in the pre-show area here.
We had one family stop in the middle of the row of the theater, so I did my best to crop-dust them as we climbed over them. The movie itself is still a winner and never fails to make me laugh.
From here, I had to take Scotty to the waiting area for his face-off against the Dark Side. Julie, Sarah and David went to meet Phineas & Ferb.
Dave also got in on the Stupid Hat Picture action.
Scotty and I had to show up at the Sounds Dangerous building a half-hour before his show. They tell you to show up that early so that you can...well, I'm not sure exactly. All we did was sit there for 20 minutes. About 10 minutes before showtime, a CM suggested that everyone use the Little Jedi's room, so we followed suit. In case you're wondering, a Jedi uses the potty the same way everybody else does. But he doesn't have to wash his hands. At least, until I told him to. After all, I am his father.
They had quite a few kids signed up for the show, and separated them into 2 lines. I wasn't sure why at first. We marched in line out to the stage area, where they handed out the kids' robes. Scotty is in the back line under the umbrella on the right, with his hood on. He takes this Jedi stuff seriously.
Once the show started, they had the back line (with Scotty) head up on the stage, while the other line stayed on the ground in front. Then the trainers put the young Padawans through their paces. Scotty is on the right here, practicing using the Force. Either that, or he's doing that annoying mime-in-a-box thing.
Soon, the training was interrupted by Pure Evil.
And then, even more Pure Evil! So that's why they had 2 lines.
The young Padawans took turns facing off against Darth Vader and Darth Maul. Before long, it was Scotty's turn. Here, Vader makes his appeal, asking Scotty to join the Dark Side. Scotty responded with an icy glare of refusal, which can often be confused for freezing on stage.
Enraged by Scotty's bold stand, Vader attacked!
As you can see, Scotty gave as good as he got. First, he was the learner, now he is the master.
They fought to a draw. The collective power of the young Padawans was enough to turn away the Dark Side.
I love the bit at the end when they leave the Storm Troopers behind.
All in all, it's a great show. We were really proud of Scotty for being brave enough to get up on stage. And he was proud of having faced down Darth Vader. The only hiccup came at the end when Scotty walked off without grabbing his Jedi Training Academy diploma, and we had to shout at him to run back and grab it.
From there, we headed to Toy Story Mania. The standby line was already up to 50 minutes, so we figured this was our only shot at this ride of the day. We rode through, tallied up our scores and...
Julie kicked our butts with a score of about 126,000. I stunk on this go-round, shooting the 93,200 shown here (the other score is Dave's).
I just can't seem to get the hang of pulling the string fast enough to fire rapidly. Also, the sun was in my eyes, and we were shooting against the wind the whole time. Julie was a very gracious winner, and only danced in front of me as we walked shouting Loser! until we reached the entrance to Star Tours.
We got through the line again for our 2nd tour of the galaxy, and as we sat down and the voyage began, the Imperial troops stopped us and asked us if we'd seen a Rebel Spy. They showed a picture of a sweaty forlorn-looking guy with glasses a receding hairline. Oh, wait--that's me! I am the Rebel Spy! And I look like crap!
The ride was great, but still no Darth Vader scene. So we jumped in line and did it again. This time, the Rebel Spy was a tired-looking kid in a blue Disney World t-shirt. Scotty!
I think they time the camera in order to get the shot when you're looking your worst. In any case, we all got a kick out of it. But in 3 rides, we never got to see the Darth Vader scene. Oh, well. He probably didn't want to face Scotty again anyway.
Coming Up Next: Lunch with cheesy movies! And will we get to see another park?
GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes
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Star Wars VI
Star Wars V
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Return of the Jedi
The Empire Strikes back
I know they're both Star Wars, but spacing on which one... no pun intended. I think I'm right though...
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GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes
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The Shawshank Redemption
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A reference to the origional Obi Wan in "Star Wars IV"
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Great update! Sounds like a fantastic start to the day. And I am impressed that your whole family really enjoyed the new Star Tours. I remember that some trips ago there would have certainly been a few of the younger family members who would have been scared... 
I hope you stay safe and will keep your power! Even here in Germany the biggest news story of the day is about Sandy. I am very much thinking of all my DISfriends who are on the East Coast of the US!!
I hope you stay safe and will keep your power! Even here in Germany the biggest news story of the day is about Sandy. I am very much thinking of all my DISfriends who are on the East Coast of the US!!
GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes
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Another 'Star Wars IV" refference
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Monty Python's flying circus
11:00 show? that does seem fishy at rope drop.
And I begged and pleaded for this t-shirt, but it did not end up going home with us.
I can't believe I missed that one. I spent half my trip taking pictures of "funny" tees to text to Evan for input.
Reference to Empire Strikes Back
Well done on the trifecta of tours, with 2 rebel spies nonetheless!
You need to read Glenn's tips on TSM that he did a while back...it bumped me up quite a bit but now I've plateaued and need to re-read it.
GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes
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These two bits of the story don't quite mesh now do they?
Did you not use the fast passes?
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Mime in a box = Tangled
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Asking Scotty to join the Dark Side is a Star Wars Episode IV: Return of the Jedi reference
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My guess for the lie is Julie's score of about 126,000....it was actually much higher than that. Just kidding, she didn't score that high. (Please!)
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Lie.
At least one of your kids has been on Star Tours before. I'd bet on Sarah.
And I'd agree, 50 minute wait time for standby in the middle of the day if Scotty did the 11am show does not add up.
So either....
He really did an earlier show (and that was the lie)
Or the wait was much longer for TSM
Or you did TSM before Scotty did the 11am show, not after.
At least one of your kids has been on Star Tours before. I'd bet on Sarah.
And I'd agree, 50 minute wait time for standby in the middle of the day if Scotty did the 11am show does not add up.
So either....
He really did an earlier show (and that was the lie)
Or the wait was much longer for TSM
Or you did TSM before Scotty did the 11am show, not after.
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