Are you experienced?...wdw05...............

[HaleyB]

Hey are you going to be in WDW on Oct 2nd??? I can't remember when you are going back.

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

yes we, going to be there! hooray!..[and this comin from a guy who threw
a tizzy..for months {99} not to go!!! the thread bout so many havin trouble
getting their husband to go hit home...that's sad..because there are things
for e-v-e-r-y-one !
dear haley girl..while there is no way to keep up to date, it is so self evident
how wonderful..so many are from the malestormers group. someone mentioned sand box..oh,boy! that's jogged some really dormain't synapses!
and one like to play in...old fashioned fun. even with all the futuristic
changes this is still what disney sellin...

that's horsey gal is all heart! her> / havin the confidence to share
her stories is the best tip for any family going to disney! though she isn't finish [slower than molassses]...it already evident that the best souvineres
she took back home was her family happiness...

yesterday....was hard..because let say disney and going to the dentist
is like oil/water...mission space/lunch....money/my adorable wife...how
that git in there? but true!


let'um see, where are we [3+2]...for who knows oh where/or what our boys
doing! we are sitting watching the indy working the stunts...no better than
i could! [just wanta see if u're paying attention!]. however, as i mentioned
before-the first presentation was wiped out. during the second re-make
i forgot that we caught up with them ahead of us getting on stars tours.
no we didn't cut in front of others but we did add to the buzzin of bees
by hollering at 'em. the people in front of us turned to give us their "looks".
no,no no,...their dirity chargrining had no effect on us at all!!!now if some
had lifted their tops..well then maybe [thinking malestromers/which i gotta
to stop doing!]. but what the heck..we're not crowding and we're just saying
hello..and they reacted as if i was hollerin at'em?? soooo i started laughing
and pointing until my wife caught on..and pinched me..not like the"happy"
one going under mickey's rainbow. [oh,boy! i wished icould bottle that
feeling & take home]. here's a secret...being marry to a woman that
can thinks for herself produces ......? so sorry, my mind went completely
blank.! [built in safety switch--"don't anybody move..a fuse is out!"] ..
ok,ok -i know there could be many/naggin takes on that comment and
i well aware the disbaords audience is female..so tell my story..by my
references are very similar to the 70's themed on "happiness is....
[for example]....seeing her the very first time..in her wedding dress. [i'just
bout faint]. oh,boy!

* i can't help but lectured..there's adifference between sexy and vulgarity,
phweey! girls gone wild isn't nothin to sexy! nor actin like, isn't the same.
talk bout ruining what can be the best interactions of all mankind. some
things must be done right to reach the goal...and for those who do,than
not only yor eyes twinkle but also the toes. over exposing sex...takes
away its special meaning...turning it into disappointments. it too special
for that! children need to be taught before they are takin
advantage of. i was rasied as a parent being 1/educator 2/ a protector.
including my boys...but especially our lil girl.

why review the starstours again? our boys got on the ride right before
us..they got off..and then it broke down for appox. 15 minutes. did they
wait for us? did they even think about us? areyou kidding..they broke
the ride and then took off to parts of unknown. and i needed to add this
because this soon became a pattern that we 're talking bout.

ok, back walking/rollin, heavin/blowin.....sure wished i could say we went
from indy to ariel's in a few steps.dosen't just kill you when some claim
they do this?? is there something they know that the rest dosen't...
like a secret phaumatic air tubes found in banks? ok disney that's my
request for theimagineers..invent one between all the attractions! so
after gitting there we just missed the next show //what to do??
my wife sitting but i noticed fasspaas [french talkin] and..we can sneak
backward to ..chicken little. hey this was a neat place! twirling puzzles
that you can match up body parts of thecharacters/ including villans.
then the computer interacting show where lumiere's processed your
personal info./pic into a disney character...ahh i wanted so bad to
be grumpy..but nooooo..just prince charming...my wife was belle and
that's pretty close....the first time my girl did it was ..tinkerbell! dwats!
i didn't think to have recorded it until the second time..nala. ok,ok,
i wasn't prince charming... i also took some pics of the chicken lil scenes
that were lighted up...from behind the drawings. didn't know how they
come out until they were devloped. [ ]. at first my wife was
not with us..i'll have to ask..probably off to another bathroom. and chicken lil wasn't there but some kind of wierd lookin rooster..which i learn later it
was mr .chick's friend... oh,boy! did my wifey poo ever made fun of that
mistake with the character handler... to the point i pinched her hiney...
did i mentioned we have ano fight rule??? anyways, these were cool characters and they did some great posing. for we were also by ourselves
until some kind of show let out. and that also gave us time to chat with
the handler...she really liked my wife [every body does!] and ignored me.
soooo i went redid the lumiere's analysis/showand guess who i matched
up with? and noooo i didn't record that one either! well school be lettin
out soon. so i better skip off..to the outer limits...

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

..howdy, partners! [that's for horseygirl in case she skippin over..she
is one special lady]. boy, ohboy!!! i had no expectations when i started
reading these boards..i 'm just surprised to find many caring disney
folks..when someone in trouble , you all really rally around them. that's
so cool. and i just want to say/ again/ i'm just using a lil humor but
i trying to be accurate as possible.

after lil chicken we went to the lil mermaid...you don't have a prefect
lil match and then skipped this show!!!

also, i don't know if this means anything but doing this report made me
realized that my wife's plan had us crisscrossing mgm..like an big X.
i mentioning this because the aprk was really crowded the day we went
and this really worked! and though we ran into a lil trouble later on,
just remember it wasdue to factors outside our control...so i think my
wife plan wasreally effective!

ahhh..the lil mermaid. no way! we would ever missed.. a show we usually
do more than once!! i read me zzub observations..and i can see
eveything he said was true...and sofunny. however, my lil girl's feelings
and her expriences with ariel [on the wonder/magic/ and at theparks]
makes this something of a dream! [beleive me, we had some way out
experiences with this character..that will always defined our disney vacations]. first, we herded in the preshow area.....ok..i know, here we
go agin as it is very nautical [sea type] themes. that means they hanging
all kind og junk on the walls. i won't bored you again but some of those
imagineers are into symbolism?? kinda fishy sneaking in harpons and such.
do they want to git rid of it?..maybe someone lile zzub could try to take
something down..howbout deepsea helmet? wouldn't he look cool walking
around with one of those? i don't know but probably got the preshow junk from 20,000 "legs" under the sea [whoo/whoo..anytime you see me refering
to legs, is dedicated to my friends at malestormers-p.s. for ladies
only].....peeking insideat the end and it is pitch black..with the lights on!!
crowds always confuse and fear me!! now they throwing in darkness..
something else to deal with....see different folks/different experiences?
enough.....it thundering & gitting dark..time to go comfort my lil

 

[horsegirl]

Hay lil' g- I'm here. keep writin' -i'm readin' and still gettin' most of yer stuff
yer one goods eggs mees frend...i'm a lika all choked up...cuz yer heart is bigger dan all dat grump yers pretendin to hab

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

....our computer crashed & doing some funny things. so this all may disappear.
however, i'll give it whirl..oh, horsey/ladiey..[he, i don't want to disappoint].
i've read your special story...it is easy for me to be forth coming as everthing
in life is prefect. i can't say i deserve the blessings but it became an over-
whelming feeling to give back. so i stuck with something i knew was very
special for children..then i went into the community and created the program. though my life has been truly fulfilled dosen't mean there were'nt
challenges. all iam trying to say ..i can see the courage and the love you're
sharing with your "boards mateys". your story is beautiful. the ways you
do disney, is what others should follow....one thing i have come to realized
from our trips..the things you could never imagined beforehand are the
things i have held onto...

as for me ....keep in mind that my insights were given to me by meeting
people like yourself. in all the years we have been together [wife/me],
we have done it together...and that in itself is the best reward..we started
with nothing and piece/by piece we built a dream come true...one monent
at a time. i'm no genius or even talented.. but i know what i have... and
the good sense to enjoy it.

ok..guys, i really not trying to mess the format up..however, it's a pain
when the keys sometimes works/not works..stopping & checking makes
it harder to present the events. and make no mistake! this isn't a made
up story...other than including the feedback from doing it. [current events].

humor makes some diffcult situations into tolerable memories... but some
experiences help with improvment. disney world has become a city in itself.
learning from others make this reports educational...

"paying attention"...is being stressed because it's what important to me.
however, my problems occured by not paying attention to the right thing..
orin this instance my wife. therefore, my tripping report was actually produced by her. but just in case you're wondering why i pay so much
details in disney's displays, has always been a "hobby" of my...it came from
reading geography & dreamin of explorin..long before indian jones. my life
has been full of adventures...just from having this epxloerer desire. are
you listening? sometimes you create the memory of a life time just by
paying attention to your "world"....one time that allowed me to be just
like a prince without even realizing it..melbourne,fla...mid70's & at a
roller skate rink. as i was practicing some dancin moves..i noticed a few
girls teasing their friend....[ ok these were 12/13 y/o] when girls used to
start noticing boys...it then became they 're teasing her because she
must indicated me as being "cool"/whatever...ohh,her freinds were really having her have it! well, remembering how devastin crushes/friends could
be, i waited until the last session..[it's always a couple skate]...and i gave
her my best performance ..in front of her friends ..to ask her to skate
with me! you should've seen her friends faces...and of course as we rolled
past she stuck her tongue at them....but do you see the big pic/ by doing
something a lil nice..i also created a cool memory for myself.....so when
you all decide to get involve & help others..you're also creating a special
disney memory for yourself and family....like that lil girl who beleive in heart
that my daughter was ariel [she had no clue!]. doing that showed me just
how meaniful a disney vacation can be!!!


ok, we're at the ariel show and we chose to separateas my daughter wanted
to be up near her. she being going here since '99 and she has been well conditioned to that role. infact, it's amaging listening to how well my daughter
can belt out..part of your world. i am 3/4 rows behind and more to the middle. maybe this isn't a major award winner but because of my daughter,
it has some very,very special meanings.....ok? and because we're been here
before..i can't help thinking...sure wish i had the eric role!! phewwy on zzub's
take though accurate, i sometimes prefered the make believe part. however,
i wasn't prepare for ariel...she interacted inbetween her lines with my
daughter....probably because jordan wassaying hi to her!! dwats,and
tripledog dares...i wasn't paying attention and it wasover before i record
their lil shows! so you see , it's easy to miss soem of your favorites!
enough!! i could've cried over that one...

 

[HaleyB]

our still making me smile with these.

Isn't Horsegirl great! I love her too. I think part of what I love about Disney and these boards (well if you ignore some) is that I find like-minded people. Disney is all about families. Walt built the first park because he wanted a place he could take his daughter. And it really is one of the few places I have no qualms about bringing my kids to. The next time someone tells me that Los Vegas is for families I may scream. Not my kinds family, thank-you very much.

I also think that for most people Disney brings out the best in each of us. The kind hearted, human, even polite, side of us. Now there are exceptions to be sure, and those make me sad, because if you can not be nice to your own children in Disneyworld, what must life in the real world be like? Yikes. But mostly you see parents who are delighted by their children. And all over the place you hear the most wonderful sound in the world, children laughing (and parents laughing with them, even). I love that sound. The giggle-laugh of childhood. Wish I could bottle it up.

 

[Grammyof2]

I've been away, but I am back and all caught up on your report.

Lots of reading to do over here. So many TR's and they are all good. Been doing alot of this

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

hey!! have you ever had a "disney" shock? [anothr threader]..
what kind of question is that? everytime i sneak a look at price tags my
heart skippy many beats!!

haley? your name has got to have a story behind..soooo neat,indeed! usually,
names like your are bestowment related to something very important to
the family! ahhh,they chose the right person..i cansay that because of the
insights you're been displaying on the cb.

grammy..you're family has been in my prayers....i admired the way you
handle your family affairs..even friends are seeing you as the rock of G.
i'm glad you're on cb..because underneath all thefun..there are some
soild people that knows how to live life! unlike me, you only require a few
words to fill a room with happiness!

just a footnote..helping people is my business, because i was redirected
into it...not knowing i wasbeing blessed...and since it is something i do
for a living ..sorts provide an insider look at those postin..and because it
is my choice on how i want to live life...i don't flatter or falter anyone.
if i didn't beleive it, i would not write it! why i came on these boards was
just to asked one question..then i saw a few trips reports that really touched
me. one example is mel from cb...look!! how much she loves her family
and the ways she guiding/encouraging her children. by 30, i was
orphaned, but the memories and family orientation my parents passed on
only gave me more apprication to those playing around on the cb..after
all we all need to take time out to laugh! what a caring and talented group
they're!! noticed? they invite everyone/anybody to join in. the only
requirments i seen....is to be yourself....and be happy doing it!!

guessing..haley a comet girl? ..so is my lil terror boy/he's just turned 19.
what you said is excatly how i feel!! dfwats! it's hard to hide when the
preceptions around here are so sharp!

tripping inside the ariel show....i think disney should made the seats like
an "outdoor" threrater for that show..because they're made us feel we're
in the galley of a ship. and add a few oars. i don't know why but i
always enjoyed the begining of the show including gitting splashed.

goodness me...i can't beleive all the things i'm remmebering about a vacation
that's over 6 months ago!! fyi..before sittin, i have no idea what i'm going
to write because i dinot take notes. what's been exciting for me is pickin
up on the things i tok for granted...esp. describiing the feelings inside disney.

the characters...it dosne't matter to me what others talk bout...i know
they're real people inside makin / producin their lil own personalities.
i really believe they're doing God work...i do!! it is a thrill watchin children
respondin to their feelin out processes. in order for any character to have
been popularity..they adapted human traits...the way they look just isn't
significant too me....."in character" is something to be made fun of. what
is the most improtant way to live life..believin [because it isn't force upon
you] & seeking happiness. ok..in my work when i'm sucessful in helping
others put their lives back together...they want to change the world!!!
wrong,wrong..if you truly want to make the world a better place then
"work" on makin yourself better toward helping others. [i actually had
others come and expressed i "changed" their life!..nope..i'm no miracle
worker..what i done wasredirected them to what they already know!!]
yeah!! i think character ib=interactin's are darn important! my suggestion
is to pay attention..they're good for everyone spirits.

i didn't know or expected ariel to do that. she touched my lil girl heart and
that made me sooo happy..i felt lke 10 y/o. gitting out was trricky becuase
we were not in the same row or position. ok, things like this make me sweat.
mostly because when i was at a parade in my home town...when i was
lil--small and with my baby brother, we got loss somehow. we ended sitting
on front of church some blocks away waitin and prayin...kids know more bout
prayin than i think adults give credit....so i/m always rushin to catch up ..
and i'm sorry if i pushed by anyone but this stuff makes me nervous. and
because of that experience....sorry..i'mno fan of forced prespective! it
makes disney seem too big. "daddy-quit kissin me!..i'm relieved! ..but honey
if i did that to your mother..she would slapped me! why? remember, i did'nt
tell she was a' lady for nothin...she is very passionate in anyway you can
imagined but she is also old school! no affection displays in public!! and
she means it! and she packs a whops,..that iwould have never guessed
while datin...and she very, very modest. she is the prefect match for me
becasue i don't like to be touch by strangers. soo my daughter must
tolerate my hugs! anyways, after she squirmed out from my hug,she was
so excited bout her interaction with ariel.so that what we all are talkin
about up to sorceer mickey!! isn't that a cool photo op..him in his wizzard
outfit...hey mic..that's what'sim wearing to your halloween party. p.s.
cani borrow your hat?/ outta here he say! well i be a donald fan!! he,he,
that mickey!! i love him!! oh,boy! he totally disagreedvwhen i mentioned
the red robe would look better on me!! i'lltrade my blackie one for it??
that got him threatening to used his magic [from hispouch] right then.
ok, can i look inside it?,, mywife is gitting inpatient with me..she just wants
in the pic too!! then someone pullin on mickey rope! / not me!!!
the escort givi lil me his "evil eyes"....jordan right with me,askin mickey
what he'sgoing as on his hallowen party...himself??? what kind of
costumes is that? ! #1. jordan just had too, tell mickey her joke..she made
up herself..why did mickey crossed the boluvard? ...so he could
git to the minney bar!! talkin bout bustin..poor sourcery mickey..we sure
worked him hard that day....later mickey at fansatimic,
the same for us!!as we got to git over to 50/ cafe..i'm starving & my dogs
are barking! [it so hot that even the top of my head sweating!]

so sorry to lecture but being a father of a lil girl has made me very anger
at those takin advantage of "gone girls wild". what will they do..i'm sure
they're plan on gitting married, having family. this should never be
permitted ever!!!and to hear that one lil girl hollering..look daddy, i'm
on girl gone wild...i be legally going after the producers.destroying
dreams and everything good for a long lastin relationship..isn't
impressive to me. i am shocked how many i know arehavin difculties
at school. last year, a bully started callin our beautiful baby ugly? and
started grabbin at her bnack pack..she camehomecrying..enough..her
daddy was there the very next day..the princple and teacher/counselor
all went and pullled this young manout!! oh,he was3 grades older. hurt
any of my kids..i'll be seeing them!! as for trash..i don't like seeing it
on any level. especially important to me! no it isn't dirrty..it something
that bonds the family unit..and it is wrong to make money off it!! disney,
is the last of the dick/jane era. icouldn't believe it when they pulled those
readers out of schols.. they need to be put back!! and i think
bein a'lady is soo sexy and the human body deserves apprication..esp.
proper displayin!! there's nothin wrong in appricatin and respectin
others but i 'm totally into my wife...she 's the only girl for me!


why? this is what disney reminds most of..just like haley "comet" girl
said!! doin this report is reminding me how much fun we had as
a family...and the values behind their presentation. yep, disney
my kind of place! enough!! before i really get sentimental....

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

...one thingy i can remember is the transition we went thru from
the begining to the end of the day. i don't think many realize how
much stimulation is being put out..compare to home. it seem
that no matter where you're at, there is alot going on..it must drives
some "do it all" people over the edge. lost and found could very well
described my happy place....so how to cope? while everyone is
different,i think doing lil reminders to oneself is benefical for recovery-
"top of the day" feelings by taking time outs, sitting and reliving what
everyone experiences, or sometimes strucking up conversations
with strangers or the workers..including the keepers. their input redirect
your anxieties[gotta be doing this/oops forgot this] back to the things
you did enjoyed...for example..i never thought spyin into the stars tours
baskets would be so much fun. sharing does take a lil time but you can
pick up so much. instead of gittin frustrated that can let the air out of
your balloon....i go exploring during the frequent bathroom stops or
map reading sessions. be alert...if i saw others having troubles/debatin
something that i could help, i joined in... it so much fun. lil thingys like
that can really make the day! the other is not to take for granted. even
if a family doing the same thingy, seldom are they experiencing the same
feelings..while i talk bout the baskets, my wife wanted to point out her
shoppin bargains...jordan was into being bounced all over her seat...
no one thingy better..and this down time really rejuvanted us.

respect..it such a misunderstood and under used concept.....even kids
will respond better to stressors if their feelings are recognized. two thingys
should be evident...i'm nosy and my attentions wanders. if my wife hadn't
been in charge,we still be back at stars wars. but parents' first desire is
for their children have the memory of a life time...we desired it so much
that we are too forceful.. "junior you better like this!" children are people
too! ok, i reallly wanted in on jordan/ariel conversation..but afterwards
she didn't want me to be privied..so i let it go! dwats, this is hard for me
to do!! but i know it was important to her to keep it that way...

he,he, here's one of my favorite secrets....if i'm needing a break, i point
out any bathrooms we're passin...that seem to always trigger a response
from my wifey poo. image! that's important to most guys so i never need
a bathroom or rest breaks. however, even if i take an extended break..my
wife is always longer. at least by my calcuations....her's another secret,
you can find the time during breaksto take pics...i loved the one i took
of my family eating ice cream bars! we also have alot of pics that i haven't
seen on the pics boards [i like looking at others].

our timing was prefect in that we crossed the street before the parade
started...ok maybe i did git yelled out because i stopped to take a pic.
jeez!! we decided to check in real early ...because of free dining ,the
park seem extra crowded and primetime being popular...wher's the boys
asked my wife? over there! they was trapped on the wrong side of the
road! figures?! they're in the prefect spot for parade watchin but not for
check in! however, my wife decided to go ahead..so here we are with
that flasher trying to watch the parade. my wife was cool about it,she
sat down at the other resturant benches [hollywood/vine?]. while i try
to git some movies/pics. now if my boys had the camera, they could
have gotten us & the parade. are you kidding, they're into girl
watching and plain old watchin..lucky devils! but something is in their
hands? what is it? we gave them cameras but all they do is fill one
of their pockets..usually they see one thing and then wasted the whole
camera. the youngest, that would be fast cars and the oldest would
be nightmare beforechristmas displays...so what are they holding..the
crowd blocking my view [as i 'm not very tall]. then in unison they bring
it to their mouths..those lil rascals are eating turkey legs right before
dinner! oh, don't worry..that won't slow them down. ok, back to the
parade! we are not a parade family but i like getting some of it on
movies...since
being small i can fit into crack and crannies...if you're tall why not let
those smaller fit in? ..unless your sititng and on the curb where people
been waiting. commonsense and good manners are the best manuevers.
i bet i had several prime spots just using this approach. well, i went
back several times to ask if jordan/wifey poo wanted to git closer...
they said no..they like the benches... and letting kids coming up havin
a spot. i can't explained but when i see the characters, i just got to
interact...and i must stick out as i was surprised how many said hello.
jordan git over here..back and forth i went. she happy right with her
mother. dang!..i git up close only to look over and there's a bunch
of lil girls visiting jordan..we need more movie takers.

crrowding in front of someone after they been waiting is simply wrong...
but c'mon ..someone 7 feet tall dosen't need to be in front of kids. if
you work it, it's a great oppturnity for sharing. common sense
means not stepping in front of someone who's been waiting...by asking shows
respect and i was amazed how nice every one was.

european line jumpers.....i had a very dear friend who skated for the ice
capades. she turned me onto the thingys i needed to know before back-
packing europe...includng that line cutting. it was just the way they did
-- in & out of trains/stations. it was to cut or be cut! it didn't take me long
to learn that my backpack was a great blockin tool.paris was hugh with
several stations...and if you got trapped in the back could've been
stuck for years. if they saw you as an american, they would try to block
you! i just made the necessary adjustments and moved on. my idea @
disney is to used the cms' for assistance and make friends. setting limits
on inappropirate behaviors means you don't touch my family, you don't
jumped in front of my lil girl, my wife or me. but if you ask, we will make
room if there is room. children most of the time are smaller and can stand
in front of me. but if unruly teenagers are just bustin thru lines..well when
we catch up..we're going to have a discussion with the cm. at rnr, we
just took our orginal position back..remember that was critical beacuse
we rode twiced in a row!

yep..we're still waiting for our name to be called..now 45 minutes late.
this is where our whole mgm day plans got stomped...enough, back to
work today!

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

oh,boy! i should go on the lecture circuit....or stop reading other postin's
before writing...actually we have never had any incidents with parades.


*the one time when an older lady slapped a guide map out of jordan
hand was afterwards. ..that was dangerous. jordan was in
tears. her crying was the reason i asked my wife why...but i couldn't see
her [she was hiding in the crowd which also trapped her]. i confronted her
in my lil'grumpy ways...security came out of no where.they asked if we
wanted to pressed charges..yeah! they took this serious. there was another
line incident @ the fairwell party, magic. all i know was a very nice lady
[from naples] caught someone being mean to jordan..and came to her rescue!
i am mentioning this because my wife believe a girl's daddy is very important
in how she grows to value herself..i.e. when we discuss the girls gone wild ,
she believes they had no father "figure" growing up. later, my wife told me
how happy that her daddy took up for her.


mgm @ prime time cafe...waiting,checking,waiting....it was mob scene.
it also killed our plans! disney food..our expectations are defined by cafeteria
joints....when you think how many people are being served, i think they
have accomplished alot. i only remember the deserts here, but nothin
bad. my wife got the smores and i went with some sort of banna split.
...we were put into two lil booths with tv..leave it a "beaver"
[sneakin a cb reference-as those ladies over there sure are gittin into
..hemp...delicate/ unmentionalbes things or two]...dwats, i forgot to asked
for the family albums...but i did show her ours..she was impressed! and we
were of her. however,we told her that our plans were being schewed by
this unexpected delay..she tried to hurry up but it wasn't to bee!anyway,
her role playing was all tucker out..but we talked "families" and where she
was from. [she wasn't much older than our boys so being our "mom" just
was'nt going to work.] gosh, diddy doggie!! this is harder to described then
i thought....any way she sorta asked if she could sit with us..and we said
sure. she was exhausted and i can still she her stretchin out, legs separated
trying to rest a few minutes..and this was early[for dinner]. though very
young..she really did look like a mother who been on her feet all day with
the kids actin up..like my mother...apron & all! dwats ..i missed some of the
best pics ops..i wished i took her pics... she was really special and made
our dinner though not in the typical prime time thingy. i tried to git my boys
to be "friendly" but her "confidence"/ {and me} made them shy..too shy..
too me , there's something attractive to a lady that are secured in being
"homegrown"....i guess because my mother had a few "tiggress/tomboy/
but all/american girl attitude! not aggressive but not afraid to mixed it
up...and this young lady was dsiplaying similar qualities. but when she sat,
she was allspread out because she was tucker out...oh,boy! did we ever
had a family chat going on!

ok, we finshed saying goodbyes and headed toward beauty/beast show
.knowing we had lost out. we knew free dining was increasing the meals
problems but we were unhappy that we came 1/2 early and wasn't
seated until 1/2 past out "time". but we wasn't blamin disney because how
can you participate crowds levels?? overall, we always been impressed with
disney dining..especially the numbers game and the quality of food. the
servers have given us alot of bonuses..once they made jordan the princess
of the day..talk about surprised! and the charcters have always been ..
well in character! here's a secret..we always printed extra pics in hope
guest services will be able to find them. we also take pics of any worker helping us so they know exactly who we were refering to.

it was til 20 minutes before fanstamic..but as we approached, we heard
the cm [young man] sayin..sorry, too full,you're have to come back next
year"..to a pleading family. that made me i know for alot of
people a disney vacation is once in life time...most defintly i would be
stoppin at guest services...alos it was more than 20 minures before the
show! why? the park was extra crowded and the night before was rained
out! i don't know..but this didn't seem right....

ok,with this diaster...in our plans..what to do...well the up side was Tot
and Rnr were walkon so we rode them so many times i lost count!! that
was alot of fun.
and we got to leave before the crowd..tomorrow...being magic kingdom
and crt made it important to git a good night sleep.. odly enough,there
wasn't any more bus problems. hooray for lil thingys! overall, using
a crossing pattern served us well....boy,,O'boy! we got some really cool
pics..enough, there'sthat lil thingy called work,dwats..

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

back at the room it was nice to relax...and hit the food court...using
the free dining plan was more of than we ever dream of! we was
over stuffed by week end..well except our boys...which would be
mission impossible! hooray!, even time to sneak into the hot tub/
flash light [gators precautions] & all!

quick Mgm summmary....if i was byself , i think rollerskates would be
the way to covered alot of ground between areas. i sorta was disappointed
that there weren't any olddies out like i saw when sammy brown did her
show. ok, since there is a reference to studios..why not have several
characters acting like movie crew to surprise guests? i read soon after,
on another post that the street preformers..were interactin???? we saw
them but they were not? our reactions to the first day..oh,my!!! it was
going to be super crowded doing the parks! however, Mgm was the only
park like this!! the only rain we expereinced that day was during the toy
story..review...it was a beautiful evening....since we are going back this
fall...we are hoping to squeeze fanstamic in...but i did discussed this
situation with a supervisor. lost & found had tons of junk..but not my
visor!! figures! it had a stitch birth sign [large] pin on it...here we go..a
seekin mission! remember i finally got it back..mostly because i kept checkin.

music!!! one thing i really enjoyed now is listening to all the background
music going from area to area. sometimes disney turns up the volume with
live bans/preforemrs..sometimes very remote..neato!

i think everybody in the world was trying to eat at prime time! hoorat! it
killed our plans..but going thru tot/rnr was alot of fun too!! downer? ..
here's a secret...down time [low numbers] allow you to "talk It" up with
the cast members and they will fill you in on their secrets and "tweak"
the ride for including doing extra turns.. "going with it" can keep frustrations
from ruining a great day! our lil waitress was just darlin and we enjoyed her
being herself! and just like ,we will always remember her! people
makes the disney magic...you win the prizes with them. so if your expectations are compromised, talk it over with the cast memebers!!
sometimes..changes will create a magical moment...go with it!

back in the room thingys were hectic..tommorrow being magic kingdom day
& crt....i made one lil comment and wife made this face... .
"i'm no fool!"..out the door i went. what to do?? there's my old go/cart
buddy driving around..so i flagged him down for some old southern comfort!
we drove around..and i got to talk with all the guests we pick up...some
were at Mgm that day, oh,boy! friends! ..and more stickers!! i'm begining
to really enjoyed..this play time. and i got to be the big manover the gator
sigthin...no kidding, a real gator?? well,dwats..you think disney placed
mechanical gators in the lake? boy those imagineers are clever! either way
i still keeping an eye out..i suredidn't want to be the first eaten at dsiney!
enough! night life..back to the room/like it or not..i'got to get ready
for tommrow!
p.s...disney should have faced the opened elevators of Tot toward
fantanmic...and the front porch where you could git a bird eye view?
kind like watchin wishes from the poly or train station...

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

...ok,ok, i hope no one does any dumping on ,y tr..it already covered with
garabage..oh,except melly girl..afterall she'sin my favorite place..right
now.... [too bad we can't slect his digits????]

one morethingy..sorry bout the lecturing.....in reality i'm expressing
what mydisney tripo being doing too me..afterall, i' m not into the disney
scheming as you guys are....nor do i think i'm asgood....


our trip??? observations..i noticed the towelswere the same as the ship.
i dunno why..but thatstuck out....not like fish pole or other thingys but
crazy stuff catches my eyes!! esp. soem of the women toppers..i then
immediately try tosee if my wifey is lookin cos if she is..ker boom!!!!

the plan at the room was to have my wifeypoo and daughter in one
bed and me in the next!! ahhhhhhhhmy very own!! unfortunately,that
only made it thru a couple of nights.. why????? while my baby princess
looks like..sleeping beauty,,she dosn't sleep still...she al lover the
bed and she.........hemp........pushes my wife just like she does me!!
severed her right.....you're thinking? well, guess who had me moving
over/switchin beds????? i tried pleading......but crying don't work on
women like it does guys!!!! why is that?? you think??
ha!!! i also just learn from reading jamal report, why my wifeypoo
first up in showering...and all this time claiming doing me a favor! you
women..are so devious!!!

ok? me, an pld , my wifepoo, ultimate..disny planner
jordan..dead ringer for ariel, big,big boys... luvs
everything creepy &..squeak,squeaker... .true..was kicked out
of the nursey while interrupted our supposely celbration dinner.....remember
the hospital giving us a dinner to celebrate our new lil [ok,not so]
"blessin"....

next morning, the adventure got into fulll gears...crt and all. no, idon't
want to hang around any princes the boys begged and begged......
that wouldn't changes until thekissin............................................
oct..4, 2005. magic kindom here we come drizzle and all!!!! dwats!! why
does every mini bike [scooters] have to beat our bus stop?? today
of all days!!!! can't you imaging what i was thinkin doing..next
year bring a lil hammer!!!! ok, our bkft was at 1015..however, we
wanted in before anyone else....time to work a lil and i did!!!,
in we were..for pics and our other appotiment..tinker...ms bell! i didn't
realized it, but it was also foggy. that made our pics came out coated
white. want to know soemthing else..i seem to take pics of things/people
that no elses does..weird huh? i posed my dughter coming down the train
station lke a royal enterance..they came out really neat...so on we go.

up and down main street..and we even had the photoguys/gals do our
pictures... even their turned out dark!!! we still bought them cos
my lil princess was putting on the ritz.. she had her full cinderalla costume.
and the pink/blue colors made her red hair stand out..even though she
wasstill braidee from the ship....we reached the underside of the castle
only surprsied to find a rope across??? now normally i would have ducked
us all thru but there's a brute dressed up in funny tights....boy that was
hard not to have commented on..however, since we was waiitng for a
"wake up " call, i resorted to self control..barely!! but this was an important
task, set up the year before when "i" came up with idea of using a fishnet
..and somthing to do with wishes..i won't go into all the gory details but
soon after mywife made me promised to leave all the planning to her.
my and her cindy doll were dressed to the hilt! [ she psoed her
lil cindy doll in all the pics up mainstreet..my favorite was the ones where
she sitting on the road..i just luv lil girls doing their lil princess thingy!!]

enough..big guys don't cry....and i sure don't to start the wrong trend!!
or another thingy for my wifeypoo to "pound" on....

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

....just realizing how much pounding my can do..i'll think it be best to
leave the hammer alone?

i never get to lppk at the window writngs..cos we're always in a
hurry. then we saw those lil putt-putt cars and it'sdosen't take long
before we're along...this day some kids were racing us on
foot...pretty amazing how easy they kept out...

ok,,regressin moment.....sometimes the unexpected catches you unprepared
...i just hate that.....i also just realized..we 've never once have posed
with any characters under the big mickey hat @ mgm..how does this
went together?..on the flipped side of the hat is character enterance....
and during one of very,very, many br breaks, i had the fortune
[or misfortune] of crossing paths with one of the evil witches [dressed
in purple]....dagnab-it! out of reflex, i asked her if she had any posion
apples for sell?..[she was going back to her dressin room]...anyway my
comment caught her attention..and she turned and blew a kiss.
sure wished i had the camera ready..but nooooooo! sometimes we missed
our best momnets...because they happened soooo suddenly. and just like
,they're gone! the worst being that lil girl on the wildness lodge
boat in 2002....i just never ex-oh- pected that much magic from complete
stangers..and their lil girl!

let's me try.... / or is it ............

 

[HaleyB]

Wow you have been a busy boy! Love the Villan story, how cool. Sometimes the camera in our heads is as good as the other kind.

We have never gotten a picture under the big Mickey hat either, I tried last year but it was getting dark out and I had a brand new camera... so I didn't manage to get the picture. Gives me a reason to go back. So many things we have never done at WDW. Keeps it fun.

Just because, no reason really.

 

[DebIreland]

.european line jumpers.....i had a very dear friend who skated for the ice capades. she turned me onto the thingys i needed to know before back-packing europe...includng that line cutting. it was just the way they did-- in & out of trains/stations.

I have heard that line-cutting is a big problem in Disneyland Paris. I was there years ago but can't really remember. But a friend of mine was there at Easter and I asked her if they had trouble with people skipping the queue (or cutting in line as you Americans say!) and you'll like this story! She was queueing for quite a while with her DS5 for the DP equivalent of Astro Orbiter - I think it's called “Orbitron” - anyway, two women pushed ahead of them to near the top of the line! Quite a few people people complained to them and tried to get them to go to the back but they pretended not to understand! My friend had to leave it go anyway cause she didn't want to upset her DS by squabbling so anyway, she's a few places behind the line-jumpers and when it's their 'turn' the CM smiles at them and calls them over to her and says "you can exit the ride *this* way" and points to a way out. Woohoo!! She wouldn't leave them on the ride but made them wait a while all the same. Excellent. My friend was thrilled. Looks like they're trying to sort out that line-cutting problem in Disneyland Paris.

Enjoying your report still LG. Can't wait to hear more about CRT and cry away - any Daddy who cries tears of love for his little girl is a good, strong man in my view.

 

[Grammyof2]

Lil Grumpy - I am still here. Reading every word. You sure do love that little girl of yours She is lucky to have a father like you.

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

....hi, grammy, boy,oh girl i really enjoyed readin your input on the
fastpass thread...here's a secret...while it's fun to cut lose, i am
very old fashioned. why, then? because kids are exposed to many
predators..and we feel it is important to educate the dangers...
and it's fun to joke around..over human behaviors that are funny...
as long as they are happen to someone else...

2 things really up[set] my apple cart..handlin the "cindy" situation & the
harsh comments made on horseygirl site. [i'm glad she was brave to share
her family history...theworld needs more people like her!] it was so ironic,
cos back in 2003, my boys had to be forced to take those pics with cindy @crt,,, now they are delighted to share with their friends..but as you know
the primary purpose was for our lil one...we are very protective of the
disney characters....and something we have stressed to our boys.. how they will have adifferent opinion when they have kids....by example..my boys
always see me interactin at each character level.... not that i didn't think cindy girl..had the right to posed & there is normal curoisty for teenagers.
but i don't like them connectin to disney...for the profits. my repsonse
trying to support horseygirl was deleted..i think the responder was actual
trying to flatter her but went bout it the wrong way [hoping].....

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

oh, my goodness.. igot to keep focusing on this site. i'm very
sorry for missin both haley [comet] and debireland..........

just some additional input.....i will never understand why disneyland
paris! ...even before i went,,, my advisor inforemd me how
the french hated americans!!! ....while germany embraces
our culture and are into accepting/socializing at the world scale!
germany people in general demonstrated...good heartness toward
visitors...i had my most diffculties with french"men"..that's why
i sought out the women..who were more excited with meetin/interactin
with americans [ok...30 years ago//oh my, where as the time go!!] i was
a baby but i thopught i knew it all..oh,boy! talkin bout an education!!!
in germany...if you tried to speak their language..they would go far out
of their way to assist you.....the first night/the first youth hostel
was clear acrossed frankfurt..two elderly german fellas escorted me or
i'll never find it! here's another secret..europe must be done by train..
first thingy i did was learn how to read their listings....and never waste
money on a sleeper car....instead the 2 facing seats can be pulled together
into a bed!!..travel at night!! save money on hotels!! ironically i learnt this
from an american couple..and we all slept together... ohh, at the train
stations will be shysters waitin....

it is evident that line cutting is a south american secret////actin no speakum
english?? ha, that's dosen't work with me..cos body language is understood
in all languages and common sense regarding good manners...they know this
and they're taking advantage!!

it sorta ironic, because my mother family is directly related to the french
royality side..in fact, they built 2 famous chateau in american..that are
under the historical society/american castles....ha! they didn't cut me
any slack..but seeking out the women was a different story..they were
much more helpful..ohhh be careful..all the french guys think they ccan
take advantage of the old custom of...pinchin your derriere!

translation: human behaviors are the best measurments for expressing
individuality & the person value systems.....

p.s...if i remember..i'll tell bout my"elvis" story in paris....on the cb.


i love women being ladies and guys being gentlemen....but more than
anything else ..is mothers being mommies!!! [isure missin my]......no
one ove you like your mom....sooo when isee this during tr, it really
makes me for .sorry bout puttin my feelins into
so much but that's how i live life & everything i do!

oh,yesshiii.. ..back at you!!..you lil sweetie..i read howe you
did diseny..what fun!!

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

jeex..i'mso sorry that this is soooo disorganized....my fadin memory
is fluxing out my capacties [i still like back to thefuture even after
all these years]... anyways, though i'm over writin... just so you know,
there's alot i left out...and it's hard to include my wifey "takes"
because she avoid attention like a bad rash.

second of all..i have learn that those here doing disney put alot more
in their adventures versus the cruise reports.....like i noticed on the
"cruise meets" board..then they go & return havin never met at all???
crazy..and except rare occassions, they forget to include their feelings
..it just missin alot things witjout it.....we did meet up someone from here
long before this..on our cruise 2004..marcygal....of, coure she loved
impressin my wife [everybody does] while ignoring me [same results]. ha!
but i was always watchin..and that what i do best..staying in the back
ground...
ok we got set up by the fairygod's mother....for wakin up tink..this occured
in spite of me..comin up with the [not so] great idea to "catch" tinker
bell with a lil net...boy did i look silly jumpin around the treasures house...
see???? i was committed by tellin the story,, if you caught her she granted
a wish. wich my daughter [6y/0] brought hook/line/sinker! ..git it fish net??
c'mom , i need the humor cos since i didny catvh ms. beell, jordan burst
into tears tellin fairygod mother..and my wife givin me the devail for creatin
this expectation..[jeeg..how did i know..] ..this flashvak was xmas 2003..]
and what did the fairy g. asked?/ what her wish was?this was when jordan
floored me......she wanted to make sure every kid received a christmas
present! i don't know if anyone would be interested in triva..but this f.god
mother..was the same person in a travel family special featurin secrets
ways of doing disney.....anyway , oh,boy, good girl!!! she sure went out
ofher way to reasure jordan..pixiedust and all...while my wife makin a fist
at me...whew! no more planning for me!!!
enough/work is callin,,,dwats..i hate being responsible!

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

...i was raised in an irish family and therefore, family values were
stressed accordin..worth mentioning here as i now realize it effected
the things i enjoyed doing at disney...my lucky charms sorta speak.
it is sad watchin others missin some of the lil but magical treasures
that a disney can bring. anything makin my heart sparkle and glitter
has my attention!

so here we are, waiting at the rope drop... and as luck would have it
, the gateholder was jolly old elf! he was talkin up with my
lil girl bout her pins [mostly tinker bell's] and told her bout wakin tinker
bell. well, lil miss ariel was quick to displayed her disney knowledge..and the
lil story bout the fishnet.even though i tried to get her to skipped it.
why does weveyone think your misfortunes funny...sooohe laughed
a jolley old smile! [winkin at me!]...then he told her bout toontown,
where to meet different princesses..and especially ariel. yep, we sorta
know bout her!!! the rain had stop... ..lil puddles all over the
blacktop..me thinking twinkle lights would be neat!!! then i noticed some
of the ride operators in the background had mickey hands...and was
waving at me..!! ha! i wish,,..they're were young girls makin google
eyes at my boys...but was they paying attention?/..noooooooo and
of course when "daddy" tried redirecting..they blushed and turned
away....i can feel the grand/baby noose tightenin already!!!!