Luv2Roam
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I may be the one to blame for all of our misfortunes lately. Back in August I invited a few of my friends and family to come down to WDW for a "Grand Gathering ".
You know who I am talking about. Their names may ring a bell. Or raise a Flag. Make it 2 flags. Both red, with one on top of the other. I'm WARNING you to WATCH out. I think you get my point.
I will give you all a reminder of how much fun they had at WDW.
ALEX: Ah, good ole' Alex. He visited us so long ago I can't even remember him. I do seem to think he did enjoy the Carolinas though.
BONNIE: She came to visit us with her husband, Charley. They flew in from the Gulf around the same time. But ended up in two separate parts of the state. While Bonnie went to visit her sister in Pensacola, her husband would have no part of that.
CHARLEY: How could you forget Charley? When he came we gave him the ultimate VIP treatment. We closed the parks early just for him!
As I remember, he really enjoyed the Animal Kingdom, so much we gave him another day. But he got a little to excited on the Jungle Cruise and Disney had to keep that closed for a while to clean up after him.
DANIELLE and EARL: Her and her husband Earl, being great friends with Bonnie and Charley, decided to come over from Africa and visit us the same weekend. But we were so busy with the other two we neglected them and they turned away. Danielle went to Greenland, and Earl went to Mexico.
FRANCES: Frances was the worst guest of all. She was coming on Friday at 8am. No wait....11pm..... Nope -- Saturday morning. Wait. Back to Friday night. Hold on. Saturday at 8pm. Or will it be 8 am again. No. I really don't know.
Then after all that, she takes a cruise to the Bahamas on the Disney Wonder and goes to Castaway Cay..... AND STAYS!!!!! A few hours later she decides to come and use some of her DVC points at Vero Beach.
Finally, she takes another 12 hours to get to WDW. Disney gives her the VIP treatment as well. But does she appreciate the fact they closed early on Friday and do not open at all on Saturday? NO!!! She comes on Sunday instead. So ungrateful.
GASTON: Now speaking of ungrateful, we invite Gaston down for vacation. But instead he goes to Busch Gardens Williamsburg. And yes Virginia there is a Santa Clause, and he left you a gift......RAIN and lots of it!!!
HERMINE: Disney does not discriminate. Witches and Wizards from Hogwarts are welcome too. But did Hermine come to Disney? Noooo she went to Massachusetts instead to watch a Red Sox game and eat some chowda.
IVAN: Ivan the Great! or Ivan the Terrible! Who will show up remains to be seen. I called the airline and he was on the same exact flight that Charlie came in, so lets not cancel his priority seating at the yet at Hurricane Hanna's Grill at the Yacht and Beach Club.
In their honor Disney will be re-imagineering the newest Epcot attraction. It will be called Soarin' Over Florida (under new management)
- Guests start by waiting in a 4 hour queue for Plywood.
- Then they enter the pre-show. Its a 30 min wait for gas, and at the end, they run out.
- Next they board the Hang Glider Simulator. Large fans are up turned up really high and small twigs and leaves are launched directly at guests.
- Guests then disembark on a flight over Orlando. Just like when flying in an airplane. Make sure to look down to see all the pools. NO WAIT, those are blue tarps on the roofs of homes. And as night settles guests will see something so pretty. Just look at all those lights. It must be....it has to be....SPECTROMAGIC. NOPE its tail lights of 500,000 cars stuck in traffic on I-95. Then you see what has to be Wishes...Blue....Green.....Yellow. Wait, no. Its just transformers exploding.
After the ride ends, guests enter the merchandise shop which is stocked full of non-perishables and priced gouged batteries and flashlights.
In conclusion, I apologize for inviting them. Good news is they won't be back for 6 more years. And because Charley and Frances had so much fun in Florida, they get to retire here in memory only and can never be used again as Hurricanes. They will all move to Sarasota and play golf all day with they elder retired friends, named Andrew, Hugo, Camille, Bob, Bertha and Floyd.
Some good came out of all this however.....
WE NOW KNOW.....
....that it will always be funny when a reporter falls down in 75mph winds.
....that 5am, 11am, 5pm, 11pm are the only times that matter.
....that a 5 day forecast is only as good as the next one, 6 hours later.
....that Super Doppler 9000 can tell you to the MINUTE the time an afternoon thunderstorm will hit exactly what subdivision in Orlando.
BUT can't tell you what DAY a Hurricane will hit or even tell were on a 300 mile coast of FLORIDA the eye will land.
....that something the size of Texas can just stop.
....that America may be a little more dependent on gas then we thought.
....that in a world that is 2/3rds water, ice is more valuable then gold.
....that we should all buy stock in the plywood industry.
You know who I am talking about. Their names may ring a bell. Or raise a Flag. Make it 2 flags. Both red, with one on top of the other. I'm WARNING you to WATCH out. I think you get my point.
I will give you all a reminder of how much fun they had at WDW.
ALEX: Ah, good ole' Alex. He visited us so long ago I can't even remember him. I do seem to think he did enjoy the Carolinas though.
BONNIE: She came to visit us with her husband, Charley. They flew in from the Gulf around the same time. But ended up in two separate parts of the state. While Bonnie went to visit her sister in Pensacola, her husband would have no part of that.
CHARLEY: How could you forget Charley? When he came we gave him the ultimate VIP treatment. We closed the parks early just for him!
As I remember, he really enjoyed the Animal Kingdom, so much we gave him another day. But he got a little to excited on the Jungle Cruise and Disney had to keep that closed for a while to clean up after him.
DANIELLE and EARL: Her and her husband Earl, being great friends with Bonnie and Charley, decided to come over from Africa and visit us the same weekend. But we were so busy with the other two we neglected them and they turned away. Danielle went to Greenland, and Earl went to Mexico.
FRANCES: Frances was the worst guest of all. She was coming on Friday at 8am. No wait....11pm..... Nope -- Saturday morning. Wait. Back to Friday night. Hold on. Saturday at 8pm. Or will it be 8 am again. No. I really don't know.
Then after all that, she takes a cruise to the Bahamas on the Disney Wonder and goes to Castaway Cay..... AND STAYS!!!!! A few hours later she decides to come and use some of her DVC points at Vero Beach.
Finally, she takes another 12 hours to get to WDW. Disney gives her the VIP treatment as well. But does she appreciate the fact they closed early on Friday and do not open at all on Saturday? NO!!! She comes on Sunday instead. So ungrateful.
GASTON: Now speaking of ungrateful, we invite Gaston down for vacation. But instead he goes to Busch Gardens Williamsburg. And yes Virginia there is a Santa Clause, and he left you a gift......RAIN and lots of it!!!
HERMINE: Disney does not discriminate. Witches and Wizards from Hogwarts are welcome too. But did Hermine come to Disney? Noooo she went to Massachusetts instead to watch a Red Sox game and eat some chowda.
IVAN: Ivan the Great! or Ivan the Terrible! Who will show up remains to be seen. I called the airline and he was on the same exact flight that Charlie came in, so lets not cancel his priority seating at the yet at Hurricane Hanna's Grill at the Yacht and Beach Club.
In their honor Disney will be re-imagineering the newest Epcot attraction. It will be called Soarin' Over Florida (under new management)
- Guests start by waiting in a 4 hour queue for Plywood.
- Then they enter the pre-show. Its a 30 min wait for gas, and at the end, they run out.
- Next they board the Hang Glider Simulator. Large fans are up turned up really high and small twigs and leaves are launched directly at guests.
- Guests then disembark on a flight over Orlando. Just like when flying in an airplane. Make sure to look down to see all the pools. NO WAIT, those are blue tarps on the roofs of homes. And as night settles guests will see something so pretty. Just look at all those lights. It must be....it has to be....SPECTROMAGIC. NOPE its tail lights of 500,000 cars stuck in traffic on I-95. Then you see what has to be Wishes...Blue....Green.....Yellow. Wait, no. Its just transformers exploding.
After the ride ends, guests enter the merchandise shop which is stocked full of non-perishables and priced gouged batteries and flashlights.
In conclusion, I apologize for inviting them. Good news is they won't be back for 6 more years. And because Charley and Frances had so much fun in Florida, they get to retire here in memory only and can never be used again as Hurricanes. They will all move to Sarasota and play golf all day with they elder retired friends, named Andrew, Hugo, Camille, Bob, Bertha and Floyd.
Some good came out of all this however.....
WE NOW KNOW.....
....that it will always be funny when a reporter falls down in 75mph winds.
....that 5am, 11am, 5pm, 11pm are the only times that matter.
....that a 5 day forecast is only as good as the next one, 6 hours later.
....that Super Doppler 9000 can tell you to the MINUTE the time an afternoon thunderstorm will hit exactly what subdivision in Orlando.
BUT can't tell you what DAY a Hurricane will hit or even tell were on a 300 mile coast of FLORIDA the eye will land.
....that something the size of Texas can just stop.
....that America may be a little more dependent on gas then we thought.
....that in a world that is 2/3rds water, ice is more valuable then gold.
....that we should all buy stock in the plywood industry.
! You could invite me, but your dogs & cat would win out!
