Barbie and Ken do Disney Trip Report COMPLETED!!

[tigger536]

I'm still here too! I'm just more of a lurker than a poster, LOL!

Take your time and enjoy your graduation! That's a really exciting time! Lots of fun memories! Enjoy every minute of it!

 

[daisy_77]

Blayne---Congrats on your upcoming Graduation! I hope that you enjoy your last moments of being in high school. I sure miss it sometimes.
I am sorry you are sad about people leaving your TR because of you not updating often----I really enjoy your TR and I am here to stay, baybee!

I really look forward to more!

 

[betsywdw]

Hi Blayne

I'm still really enjoying your TR! Take as much time as you want! School is important I give your credit for doing so many things...I have yet to attempt a TR. I the Sci Fi too!!!! My favorite is the rueben sammy..mmmm!!! I have never seen De-Vine and if I have I guess I didn't know Looking forward to more! Congrats on your graduation
~Betsy

 

[Cinderella16]

Aww Blayne, I see you have so many new updates! I need to get caught up! I know what I will be doing tomorrow! Just wanted to pop in and say Hi!!

 

[CinderEmma]

Congrats on your upcoming graduation! Enjoy it!

I love your pictures! I'm counting down the days until our trip, and sometimes I'll go back and look at some of your previous posts just to get more excited!

Take care and don't get too stressed!

 

[jnykly]

I stumbled across your TR about 3 days ago (while at work ) and I have to say I'm hooked. I've lurked these boards for years and have never posted. Your TR reeled me in...

I've been to Disney World 4 times and have an upcoming trip planned for June. I first went when I was 12 (MK only since I was on a youth choir trip); don't remember too much. I'd have to say my first Magical trip was with DH on our Disneymoon. There's nothing like experiencing the MAGIC with the one you love.

Congrats on your upcoming graduation. It's a fun and exciting time in one's life...so enjoy every moment.

I plan on hanging in til the end...can't wait for the next chapter.

 

[Becky521]

Another faithful reader checking in.
Enjoy the end of high school and your graduation
I'll keep reading until you say it's the end

 

[Hahawillis]

subbing- great report. I Love all the pictures.

 

[taylorsmommy05]

subing

 

[KatInHat]

Hey Blaine, congrats on your graduation; I hope you are enjoying every moment.

I'm sorry that someone said something that made you sad. I know these updates are probably very time consuming.. Take your time .. I will be here when you are ready.

 

[Cinderella16]

I am all caught up!! I just love all the pictures you put in, especially the ones of Divine. I have never seen her, I hope she is out and about when I go. And seriously, to the people who told you they arent gonna read anymore because you cant post an update every 2 hours, GET OVER IT! You should enjoy your graduation & end of the school year, there is nothing better than being done with high school and moving on to college!! Plus, I can relate to not being able to update and keep up with all that is going on the DIS, I just recently finished this semester this week..that is why I havent been able to read your posts or post anything for about 10 weeks. Anyways, there I go blabbing again Just wanted to let you know that I STILL loving this trippie & will be tuning in for more!!

 

[BeverlyJ]

Blayne

I found your trip report yesterday and began reading.....it's wonderful. So much so that I read the whole thing!! I love the photos, Todd is great and you are lovely! You make a fantastic couple.

Congratulations on your graduation, on all your hard work but most of all getting your priorities right.

I am happy to wait for your next installment. Take care of yourself.

 

[askelton]

I am enjoying your TR. Even though we have AP's, there is always something new to learn. Congrats on your graduation.

 

[PrincessNya'sMom]

I started reading your thread 2 days ago and was hooked cant stop reading waiting for you to finish. No pressure.

 

[arizonacolbys]

Just wanted to let you know I'm still loving your TR!! Sounds like you had a great trip & congrats on your graduation!!!

 

[DisneyObsession]

I haven't checked up on you in awhile, as with you, life is busy! Hope your graduation is wonderful! Enjoy it!!!

 

[canwegoagain]

Great TR so far Blayne. As someone who has been to the World many-many times, I find it refreshing to hear the experiences of a first timer. Thanks for letting us re-live that feeling vicariously through you. I'm typically just a lurker on the DIS, but in reading your TR I had to comment on a couple of things. First of all, I also love the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theatre. The food is ho-hum at best, but the atmosphere is so much fun. Secondly, I wanted to comment on your Stitch experience. I too have "experienced" Stitch, and agree that it is not much fun. However, I wanted to point out to you and others that may not know, that the current attraction is not the original vision of the Imagineers who created it. The attraction was originally designed and opened as a much more chilling experience called "Alien Encounter". While all of the special effects remain in place, the original format and implementation was much more creepy to say the least. The premise was that a company had created the ability to open a portal to another world (as with Stitch) and of course, something unexpected comes back through to our world. As panic ensues and alarms blare, the lights begin going out and shouts (both from the show and the guests, he-he-he) surround you. The central "glass" holding tank was then illuminated from within to reveal some sort of alien monster. It growled and beat on the "glass" to convey its unhappiness with the whole situation. Then the lights go out again and you hear the "glass" break and feel a rush of air and smoke in your face, not to mention the much more threatening growls of the alien. Through the clever use of timing the rare flashes of light in the direction of the central portal, the situation becomes dire indeed as the limited light reveals the broken "glass" and the abscence of said alien.....oh-oh. It has apparently made its way up into the overhead (as stitch does) and you can hear it stomping around up there. Sparks are flying, alarms are whaling and scientists are screaming out orders to get help to contain the alien before any of the "guests" are injured. (Now remember folks, most of this is occuring in pitch blackness with only brief flashes of light by which one gets any visual feedback). We hear a squad of Marines enter the overhead and are privy to their comms channel and thus hear them tracking the alien. The guests are then treated to the very realistic cries and sounds as the squad of Marines is attacked by the alien. The guests even "feel" the spray of "blood" as the alien proceeds to eviscerate a poor Marine right above you. With no more Marines on which to feed the alien turns it's sights (and appetite) on the "guests". As it jumps down out of the overhead, you feel the shoulder harness compress you into your seat, as if to imply that the alien is right behind you. (Still pitch dark folks...he-he) Your fears are confirmed when the hot alien breath billows across the back of your neck only to be followed by the flickering tongue of the foul beast. (Editorial note: By this time most teenage girls, and more than a few of their parents, have completely lost it. The screams almost drown out the audio of the attraction) The alien is eventually coaxed back into the portal and sent back to whatever extraterrestrial hell from whence it came. As the seat restraints unlock the light comes back on and the mad dash to the exit ensues. There now exists on odd mix of tears of terror and smiles of exhilirated joy as the guests are herded back out into the hot Florida sun. Departing guests are then oggled by other Tommorowland visitors as screaming and crying permeates the group.

Now, having set the stage, the story of a particular experience helps to explain the fate of the attraction in its original form. While standing in the queue for the attraction (for my 5th or 6th visit to the attraction in as many WDW visits...this exhibit was a staple for many repeat visitors) we noticed a woman in front of us holding her young son in her arms. As his drowsy eyes looked over her shoulder at us we said Hi to him, and his mom turned around. I said to her that this attraction might be a bit to extreme for her son who looked to me to be about 7-8 years old. She replied that he loved thrill rides like Space Mountain and Splash Mountain. My companions and I shared a knowing glance and chuckled at her naivety. I told her that this was no Space Mountain. Her haughty reply was that he met the height criteria, and that Disney would not knowingly let children into an attraction that was too intense. Ok....Fast forward to the post-attraction throng....amidst the screaming, yelling and laughing, I saw the same boy and is not so happy mom. He was sheet white and screaming a sad terrified whail. He had wet his pants at some point during the experience. I felt sad for the boy and angry with the mom for not listening to us. I also harbored a certain ire for WDW itself. I always thought that that exhibit should have an age requirement, not just the obligatory 48" height requirement. So you can probably imagine this scenario carried out over and over each day. How many poor kids went home to Ohio, or Kansas, or wherever with nighmares of the Disney visit? This is not the experience the parents intened. I, of course have no proof, but have always believed that after many complaints from parents, the attraction was deemed too intense for WDW and closed. It reopend about a year later having been re-tooled to its current incarnation as the Stitch attraction. For those who have experienced Stitch, I ask you to recall all of the special effects, and how corny they might have seemed. I further ask that you close your eyes and re-envision them in the context of a pitch-black alien induced screamfest.....man did I love that attraction...he-he-he.

Footnote: Myself and many of my friends and family who had the pleasure of experiencing what the imagineers "realy" had in mind, believe that the attraction should have been kept open (it was a big crowd draw) but simply moved to a more age appropriate location like MGM or perhaps Epcot. It was great. It was just not appropriate amongst the faries and pixie dust motif of the Magic Kingdom.

 

[wannabePRINCESS]

WOW canwegoagain!! That sounds INTENSE! sounds like one I would NOT have liked! but my oldest son would have LOVED!! but thanks for the background on the ride...always interesting to hear how the rides "evolve".

Hey Blayne, HAPPY GRADUATION!! I'm looking forward to the rest of the story of your trip still!

but I TOTALLY understand the word BUSY!!

 

[Lovemy3babes]

Great TR so far Blayne. As someone who has been to the World many-many times, I find it refreshing to hear the experiences of a first timer. Thanks for letting us re-live that feeling vicariously through you. I'm typically just a lurker on the DIS, but in reading your TR I had to comment on a couple of things. First of all, I also love the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theatre. The food is ho-hum at best, but the atmosphere is so much fun. Secondly, I wanted to comment on your Stitch experience. I too have "experienced" Stitch, and agree that it is not much fun. However, I wanted to point out to you and others that may not know, that the current attraction is not the original vision of the Imagineers who created it. The attraction was originally designed and opened as a much more chilling experience called "Alien Encounter". While all of the special effects remain in place, the original format and implementation was much more creepy to say the least. The premise was that a company had created the ability to open a portal to another world (as with Stitch) and of course, something unexpected comes back through to our world. As panic ensues and alarms blare, the lights begin going out and shouts (both from the show and the guests, he-he-he) surround you. The central "glass" holding tank was then illuminated from within to reveal some sort of alien monster. It growled and beat on the "glass" to convey its unhappiness with the whole situation. Then the lights go out again and you hear the "glass" break and feel a rush of air and smoke in your face, not to mention the much more threatening growls of the alien. Through the clever use of timing the rare flashes of light in the direction of the central portal, the situation becomes dire indeed as the limited light reveals the broken "glass" and the abscence of said alien.....oh-oh. It has apparently made its way up into the overhead (as stitch does) and you can hear it stomping around up there. Sparks are flying, alarms are whaling and scientists are screaming out orders to get help to contain the alien before any of the "guests" are injured. (Now remember folks, most of this is occuring in pitch blackness with only brief flashes of light by which one gets any visual feedback). We hear a squad of Marines enter the overhead and are privy to their comms channel and thus hear them tracking the alien. The guests are then treated to the very realistic cries and sounds as the squad of Marines is attacked by the alien. The guests even "feel" the spray of "blood" as the alien proceeds to eviscerate a poor Marine right above you. With no more Marines on which to feed the alien turns it's sights (and appetite) on the "guests". As it jumps down out of the overhead, you feel the shoulder harness compress you into your seat, as if to imply that the alien is right behind you. (Still pitch dark folks...he-he) Your fears are confirmed when the hot alien breath billows across the back of your neck only to be followed by the flickering tongue of the foul beast. (Editorial note: By this time most teenage girls, and more than a few of their parents, have completely lost it. The screams almost drown out the audio of the attraction) The alien is eventually coaxed back into the portal and sent back to whatever extraterrestrial hell from whence it came. As the seat restraints unlock the light comes back on and the mad dash to the exit ensues. There now exists on odd mix of tears of terror and smiles of exhilirated joy as the guests are herded back out into the hot Florida sun. Departing guests are then oggled by other Tommorowland visitors as screaming and crying permeates the group.

Now, having set the stage, the story of a particular experience helps to explain the fate of the attraction in its original form. While standing in the queue for the attraction (for my 5th or 6th visit to the attraction in as many WDW visits...this exhibit was a staple for many repeat visitors) we noticed a woman in front of us holding her young son in her arms. As his drowsy eyes looked over her shoulder at us we said Hi to him, and his mom turned around. I said to her that this attraction might be a bit to extreme for her son who looked to me to be about 7-8 years old. She replied that he loved thrill rides like Space Mountain and Splash Mountain. My companions and I shared a knowing glance and chuckled at her naivety. I told her that this was no Space Mountain. Her haughty reply was that he met the height criteria, and that Disney would not knowingly let children into an attraction that was too intense. Ok....Fast forward to the post-attraction throng....amidst the screaming, yelling and laughing, I saw the same boy and is not so happy mom. He was sheet white and screaming a sad terrified whail. He had wet his pants at some point during the experience. I felt sad for the boy and angry with the mom for not listening to us. I also harbored a certain ire for WDW itself. I always thought that that exhibit should have an age requirement, not just the obligatory 48" height requirement. So you can probably imagine this scenario carried out over and over each day. How many poor kids went home to Ohio, or Kansas, or wherever with nighmares of the Disney visit? This is not the experience the parents intened. I, of course have no proof, but have always believed that after many complaints from parents, the attraction was deemed too intense for WDW and closed. It reopend about a year later having been re-tooled to its current incarnation as the Stitch attraction. For those who have experienced Stitch, I ask you to recall all of the special effects, and how corny they might have seemed. I further ask that you close your eyes and re-envision them in the context of a pitch-black alien induced screamfest.....man did I love that attraction...he-he-he.

Footnote: Myself and many of my friends and family who had the pleasure of experiencing what the imagineers "realy" had in mind, believe that the attraction should have been kept open (it was a big crowd draw) but simply moved to a more age appropriate location like MGM or perhaps Epcot. It was great. It was just not appropriate amongst the faries and pixie dust motif of the Magic Kingdom.

Thank you so much for sharing this! I of course, had no idea. I love Disney facts like this!!

 

[bballdiva]

We just got back from Disney last week...I was soo bummed that this is the first time I've visited the site. It makes we want to go back, but I have to wait a little bit before the next trip. I have to get ready for the next semester of classes. Just waiting for your next update!!! I love your writing, it's very fun to read. Maybe I will try a report, I have never done one of them before.