missy28
<font color=purple>unnaturly obsessed with all thi
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A BOY named Mindy?
Cast of Characters:
Melissa (Me): 30, prosecuting attorney, longtime Disney nut, lost count of how many trips after about 20, Annual Passholder usually, except for this trip (note to self: MUST renew ASAP!) Lives in Atlanta suburbs
Marie: early 20s, probation officer, hasnt been to WDW since she was 16; lives in Atlanta suburbs
Heather: early 20s, accountant, hasnt been to WDW since 8th grade; drove over from Tampa.
My goal: Show the semi-newbies as much as is possible in 2 short days, and get them hooked, so Ill have future travel partners.
Saturday, May 8, 2004 con't:
By now, it was our fastpass time for the Safari. We hop in line behind this family that consisted of mom, dad, and 3 stair-step girls, all dressed in pink, probably about 7, 6, 5. Dont let the pink dresses fool you. The oldest 2 were keeping up with mom and dad in the line. Of course, mom and dad didnt notice, because they were too busy facing forward and ignoring all of them. The youngest girl was everywhere. Shed hang on the wood rail, and lag behind. We would pass her, she barrel though us to her parents. Then shed swing on the ropes, kick the rail her parents never saw her, never said stop, nothing. So then, she goes to mom, hits her, and says pick me up. Mom says, no, and stop hitting. Girl goes over to Dad, and dad picks her up, and the girl says, I hate mommy. He doesnt react. This behavior goes on and on, and I am once again invoking the magic that IS Disney, and praying that we wont be next to these yahoos on the Safari. GRIPE: First of all, if I had ever had the nerve to tell my father I hate my mother, I would have been spanked severely, and I would have deserved it. Secondly, I found it extremely ironic that this kid would say she hates her mother while shes actually AT Disney World I mean, how bad can the parents be to the kid? Lastly, I didnt blame the kid for this behaviorthis was the parents deal. They never once checked on this child, when she was lagging behind or anything. She could have been snatched or could have fallen and cracked her little melon in the concrete. They wouldnt have known unless I had tapped them on the shoulder, Excuse me, maam, your daughter, that THING in pink, shes lying over there bleeding from the head just thought you might like to know.
Ok, the Safari ride itself was an actual EVENT We get parked in the second row of the truck. Our driver introduces herself as Mindy. Upon further inspection, I notice that while Mindy has her hair pulled back into a ponytail, she is balding. Mindy also has a very prominent chin and forehead, not to mention an Adams apple and faint stubble. She also had unusually large hands for a woman. It seems Mindy might have actually been Mendy Now, I have no problem if she wants to change her gender, I just found it extremely distracting while she was talking. She wasnt a great tour guide at all It sounded like she was reading off the script, and she kept missing the radio cues from Wilson, so it was a little off. Not to mention the fact that she had a severe southern twang about her. Now, Im from Atlanta, and I know twang this twang was over the top, and almost fake. I wonder if she thought that it made her sound more feminine. But as for the animals, there were no giraffes outnot nary a one to be found. The baby elephant was visible, but hiding a little by the trees. Thankfully, Little Red is gonna be ok.
We stopped and grabbed lunch from Pizzafari, all of us having a pepperoni pizza and a coke (another trend over the trip). Pizza wasnt bad, but mine had sat out for a while under the heat lamps (when these burn out, do they just borrow some from Test Track?) so it was a little congealed. But I was famished, so I couldve cared less. As we were leaving Animal Kingdom and getting on the tram to take us back to Dinosaur 30, this family of 3 young boys (all under 7) is getting on the tram. If there hadnt have been kids around, I would have throttled this father. The mother has the stroller, which is one of those huge, carry all, Im-going-on-a-trip-for-8-weeks kind of dealies, and it has a bunch of snacks, powerade, diaper bag, all this stuff on it. Well, Dad jumps on the tram, and my 3 sons follows suit, leaving mom to throw all the stuff into the tram, fold up the stroller, and climb aboard. Well, the guy had already called final boarding as dad and kids were climbing aboard, so Mom is stressed trying to get everything closed and moved, etc. So, what does Dad do? Does he jump out and say, Oh, Ill help you honey. NOHe sits there and yells at her to hurry up, cmon, they are gonna leave you, I guess well just see you at the car, etc. Completely demeans this woman in front of her kids and everyone on the tram. I work with battered women and prosecute wife beaters. If that woman is reading thisif hes not beating you yet, he will be soon get out now. I was livid with this man, who probably is a huge wimp that got his you-know-what kicked around when he was little.
From Animal Kingdom, we had to go BACK to the Swan and visit the ticket nazi to upgrade from our 1 day ticket to the UPH. We walked up, and I asked (politely, I might add) if the system was online again, and she said yes, and asked for my ticket. I handed it to her, and she said something about my credit card. I said I had paid cash for it. Well, she shook her head and handed it back to me. WHAT? Ok, deep breath. I asked, Would a receipt help? Yes so, with only a small rise in my blood pressure, we all were upgraded and had our UPHs and we were set. We drove to Magic Kingdom to finish out the day.
Cast of Characters:
Melissa (Me): 30, prosecuting attorney, longtime Disney nut, lost count of how many trips after about 20, Annual Passholder usually, except for this trip (note to self: MUST renew ASAP!) Lives in Atlanta suburbs
Marie: early 20s, probation officer, hasnt been to WDW since she was 16; lives in Atlanta suburbs
Heather: early 20s, accountant, hasnt been to WDW since 8th grade; drove over from Tampa.
My goal: Show the semi-newbies as much as is possible in 2 short days, and get them hooked, so Ill have future travel partners.
Saturday, May 8, 2004 con't:
By now, it was our fastpass time for the Safari. We hop in line behind this family that consisted of mom, dad, and 3 stair-step girls, all dressed in pink, probably about 7, 6, 5. Dont let the pink dresses fool you. The oldest 2 were keeping up with mom and dad in the line. Of course, mom and dad didnt notice, because they were too busy facing forward and ignoring all of them. The youngest girl was everywhere. Shed hang on the wood rail, and lag behind. We would pass her, she barrel though us to her parents. Then shed swing on the ropes, kick the rail her parents never saw her, never said stop, nothing. So then, she goes to mom, hits her, and says pick me up. Mom says, no, and stop hitting. Girl goes over to Dad, and dad picks her up, and the girl says, I hate mommy. He doesnt react. This behavior goes on and on, and I am once again invoking the magic that IS Disney, and praying that we wont be next to these yahoos on the Safari. GRIPE: First of all, if I had ever had the nerve to tell my father I hate my mother, I would have been spanked severely, and I would have deserved it. Secondly, I found it extremely ironic that this kid would say she hates her mother while shes actually AT Disney World I mean, how bad can the parents be to the kid? Lastly, I didnt blame the kid for this behaviorthis was the parents deal. They never once checked on this child, when she was lagging behind or anything. She could have been snatched or could have fallen and cracked her little melon in the concrete. They wouldnt have known unless I had tapped them on the shoulder, Excuse me, maam, your daughter, that THING in pink, shes lying over there bleeding from the head just thought you might like to know.
Ok, the Safari ride itself was an actual EVENT We get parked in the second row of the truck. Our driver introduces herself as Mindy. Upon further inspection, I notice that while Mindy has her hair pulled back into a ponytail, she is balding. Mindy also has a very prominent chin and forehead, not to mention an Adams apple and faint stubble. She also had unusually large hands for a woman. It seems Mindy might have actually been Mendy Now, I have no problem if she wants to change her gender, I just found it extremely distracting while she was talking. She wasnt a great tour guide at all It sounded like she was reading off the script, and she kept missing the radio cues from Wilson, so it was a little off. Not to mention the fact that she had a severe southern twang about her. Now, Im from Atlanta, and I know twang this twang was over the top, and almost fake. I wonder if she thought that it made her sound more feminine. But as for the animals, there were no giraffes outnot nary a one to be found. The baby elephant was visible, but hiding a little by the trees. Thankfully, Little Red is gonna be ok.
We stopped and grabbed lunch from Pizzafari, all of us having a pepperoni pizza and a coke (another trend over the trip). Pizza wasnt bad, but mine had sat out for a while under the heat lamps (when these burn out, do they just borrow some from Test Track?) so it was a little congealed. But I was famished, so I couldve cared less. As we were leaving Animal Kingdom and getting on the tram to take us back to Dinosaur 30, this family of 3 young boys (all under 7) is getting on the tram. If there hadnt have been kids around, I would have throttled this father. The mother has the stroller, which is one of those huge, carry all, Im-going-on-a-trip-for-8-weeks kind of dealies, and it has a bunch of snacks, powerade, diaper bag, all this stuff on it. Well, Dad jumps on the tram, and my 3 sons follows suit, leaving mom to throw all the stuff into the tram, fold up the stroller, and climb aboard. Well, the guy had already called final boarding as dad and kids were climbing aboard, so Mom is stressed trying to get everything closed and moved, etc. So, what does Dad do? Does he jump out and say, Oh, Ill help you honey. NOHe sits there and yells at her to hurry up, cmon, they are gonna leave you, I guess well just see you at the car, etc. Completely demeans this woman in front of her kids and everyone on the tram. I work with battered women and prosecute wife beaters. If that woman is reading thisif hes not beating you yet, he will be soon get out now. I was livid with this man, who probably is a huge wimp that got his you-know-what kicked around when he was little.
From Animal Kingdom, we had to go BACK to the Swan and visit the ticket nazi to upgrade from our 1 day ticket to the UPH. We walked up, and I asked (politely, I might add) if the system was online again, and she said yes, and asked for my ticket. I handed it to her, and she said something about my credit card. I said I had paid cash for it. Well, she shook her head and handed it back to me. WHAT? Ok, deep breath. I asked, Would a receipt help? Yes so, with only a small rise in my blood pressure, we all were upgraded and had our UPHs and we were set. We drove to Magic Kingdom to finish out the day.
Too funny! I guess sarcasm is over some folks heads. Keep up the good work.... I love it!
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