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Part - I can't remember what part it is, but we're still on Day three, the first day in the parks, at Epcot --
And Then Something Really Exciting Happened!
So when we last left the Hicks, they had just left the Princess Storybook Breakfast --
Where the vittles are pretty good and the Princesses and Good and Purty.
We were running a little bit behind schedule, because we had to wait on them there princesses to get around to meeting us.
It was a bit after 9:30 am.
Instead of heading over to Soarin', as originally planned, we decided to head over to Test Track, which was arguably closer and potentially not as crowded.
We figured we'd have to pick up fastpasses for Soarin' anyway, so the extra time wouldn't really hurt.
We discussed it amongst ourselves, and Mom did not want any part of Test Track, so she volunteered to stay with the two littlest.
At this, Danger Boy (ds8) decides that if Grandma is not riding, neither is he.
Danger Boy, for all his bravado, is askeered of everything.
We have made a family agreement that every trip, each person tries something new to ride.
Danger Boy originally chose Test Track, but now faced with the actuallity, he backs out.
So they make themselves comfy on a bench and we head in, pausing only to make sure Princess K is tall enough.
Princess K surprises us on this trip.
Although we knew that Danger Boy was actually a scaredy cat, we had NO idea that K was a daredevil!
We walk right through the line of Test Track, and are escorted right into a staging room.
At this point, I have noticed something unusual.
There are several official looking people hanging around, including a few in BABY BLUE SHIRTS AND VESTS!!!
I am GEEEEEEEKED!
No one around me realizes who these people are.
But I... I who spend WAY too much time on the DIS, realize that they are the illustrious Dream Team.
Too many people in the room to get a night in the castle, thinks I.
It has to be something smaller, like hats, lanyards OR....
Suddenly, one of the Team welcomes us and says they have some safety info.
No, not really. They just want to tell us that we have won...
(sorry so blurry!)
Yup, that's right, we got DREAM FAST PASSES!
As soon as the Team members lined up in front of us, I started jumping up and down.
John and the Bionic SIL started looking at me like I was nuts.
But once I explained what we were being handed, they were all smiles.
We proceeded onto Test Track, and really enjoyed it, especially Stitch Jr., and Princess K.
Here is John,The Inquisitor, and myself, along with two, absolutely bored, complete strangers in the back seat.
I think the safety belt is slimming, no?
And here is: Back seat - Disneygirl, Princess K, and Pochahontas Jr.
Front seat: Bionic SIL, The Chef, and Stitch Jr.
The Chef, although brave enough to go on rides, prefers to experience them with both eyes covered.
And look at Princess K! What a trooper! She would prove to be almost as brave as Disneygirl this trip.
And the best part of every thrill ride was Stitch Jr. yelling "THIS....IS....AWE-SOME!!!" LOL
So we got off the ride, and went to find those left behind.
Excited, we tried our best to explain to my mom, the woman who has never been to WDW, never ridden a ride at WDW, never even waited in a line at WDW, what these magical pieces of blue plastic like material were.
She took our word for it. LOL
We sauntered over to the Land, cocky now, dream fast passes in hand.
LINE?!? We don't need no stinkin' line! WE have FAST PASSES!!!
Well, of course, not ALL of us have fast passes. This might be a fatal flaw in our plan.
We convene a mini-hick high council, and decide that John and The Chef will sit out, after gettin Fast passes for later, and watch Bitsy and Babycakes.
The rest of us would ride Soarin' with our DREAM FAST PASSES, then do the rest of the Land attractions while waiting for their fast passes to come due.
This worked splendidly.
The only glitches --
Princess K who LOVED Test Track, went hysterical on Soarin',
and Mom, who I thought would like it, decided half way through that it was making her dizzy, and repeatedly asked how much longer.
I LOVE this ride, and Bionic SIL and kids did too. It ended up being one of their favs.
They moved back to MI from CA 2 years ago, so they loved seeing the CA sights.
We gathered up our crew, and headed for Living with the Land.
I really like this ride, and especially now that the spiel is automated.
My kids first trip they were just amazed at the green house.
So we usually make it a point to ride this one.
When we got off, it was pretty close to time for John and the Chef to ride Soarin', so we made arrangements to meet them by the main entrance to the pavillion.
We decided to see Circle of Life. We were kind of hoping to sit and wait for the next show, but we happened to walk in just as they were calling for last seating.
I had never had a desire to see this. And having seen it, I have the desire never to see it again.
The best part, is while walking out, I hear Stitch Jr. say under his breath "Well THAT was a waste of time."
Not to mention it was sooooo LOUD. What is it with Disney and having the volume to a point that you can hardly take it?
Anyway. We still found ourselves with plenty of time to waste.
So we decided to get a snack.
The Seasons food court is pretty well set up, with a lot of interesting food choices.
We decided just to get a few sodas and chips to share, using our snack credits.
At one point, I think before we ordered, while we were seating everyone, we realized that Danger Boy was not with us.
I looked around the food court, and sure enough, there he was, kind of zigging and zagging around, looking for us.
We started yelling for him, but he couldn't tell where we were, and started running around crazy like.
One of us finally caught up with him
Thus fulfilling the prediction that he was the one most likely to get lost,
AND prompting a discussion about STANDING STILL if you get lost.
A tidbit that would come in handy later in the week for one unlucky hick.
But I digress.
We catch sight of John and the Chef going up the stairs and wave them down.
We are ready to head over to see Nemo and friends at the Living Seas.
Next up: "Don't worry, it's just like Stich, with fish..."
And Then Something Really Exciting Happened!
So when we last left the Hicks, they had just left the Princess Storybook Breakfast --
Where the vittles are pretty good and the Princesses and Good and Purty.
We were running a little bit behind schedule, because we had to wait on them there princesses to get around to meeting us.
It was a bit after 9:30 am.
Instead of heading over to Soarin', as originally planned, we decided to head over to Test Track, which was arguably closer and potentially not as crowded.
We figured we'd have to pick up fastpasses for Soarin' anyway, so the extra time wouldn't really hurt.
We discussed it amongst ourselves, and Mom did not want any part of Test Track, so she volunteered to stay with the two littlest.
At this, Danger Boy (ds8) decides that if Grandma is not riding, neither is he.
Danger Boy, for all his bravado, is askeered of everything.
We have made a family agreement that every trip, each person tries something new to ride.
Danger Boy originally chose Test Track, but now faced with the actuallity, he backs out.
So they make themselves comfy on a bench and we head in, pausing only to make sure Princess K is tall enough.
Princess K surprises us on this trip.
Although we knew that Danger Boy was actually a scaredy cat, we had NO idea that K was a daredevil!
We walk right through the line of Test Track, and are escorted right into a staging room.
At this point, I have noticed something unusual.
There are several official looking people hanging around, including a few in BABY BLUE SHIRTS AND VESTS!!!
I am GEEEEEEEKED!
No one around me realizes who these people are.
But I... I who spend WAY too much time on the DIS, realize that they are the illustrious Dream Team.
Too many people in the room to get a night in the castle, thinks I.
It has to be something smaller, like hats, lanyards OR....
Suddenly, one of the Team welcomes us and says they have some safety info.
No, not really. They just want to tell us that we have won...
(sorry so blurry!)
Yup, that's right, we got DREAM FAST PASSES!
As soon as the Team members lined up in front of us, I started jumping up and down.
John and the Bionic SIL started looking at me like I was nuts.
But once I explained what we were being handed, they were all smiles.
We proceeded onto Test Track, and really enjoyed it, especially Stitch Jr., and Princess K.
Here is John,The Inquisitor, and myself, along with two, absolutely bored, complete strangers in the back seat.
I think the safety belt is slimming, no?
And here is: Back seat - Disneygirl, Princess K, and Pochahontas Jr.
Front seat: Bionic SIL, The Chef, and Stitch Jr.
The Chef, although brave enough to go on rides, prefers to experience them with both eyes covered.
And look at Princess K! What a trooper! She would prove to be almost as brave as Disneygirl this trip.
And the best part of every thrill ride was Stitch Jr. yelling "THIS....IS....AWE-SOME!!!" LOL
So we got off the ride, and went to find those left behind.
Excited, we tried our best to explain to my mom, the woman who has never been to WDW, never ridden a ride at WDW, never even waited in a line at WDW, what these magical pieces of blue plastic like material were.
She took our word for it. LOL
We sauntered over to the Land, cocky now, dream fast passes in hand.
LINE?!? We don't need no stinkin' line! WE have FAST PASSES!!!
Well, of course, not ALL of us have fast passes. This might be a fatal flaw in our plan.
We convene a mini-hick high council, and decide that John and The Chef will sit out, after gettin Fast passes for later, and watch Bitsy and Babycakes.
The rest of us would ride Soarin' with our DREAM FAST PASSES, then do the rest of the Land attractions while waiting for their fast passes to come due.
This worked splendidly.
The only glitches --
Princess K who LOVED Test Track, went hysterical on Soarin',
and Mom, who I thought would like it, decided half way through that it was making her dizzy, and repeatedly asked how much longer.
I LOVE this ride, and Bionic SIL and kids did too. It ended up being one of their favs.
They moved back to MI from CA 2 years ago, so they loved seeing the CA sights.
We gathered up our crew, and headed for Living with the Land.
I really like this ride, and especially now that the spiel is automated.
My kids first trip they were just amazed at the green house.
So we usually make it a point to ride this one.
When we got off, it was pretty close to time for John and the Chef to ride Soarin', so we made arrangements to meet them by the main entrance to the pavillion.
We decided to see Circle of Life. We were kind of hoping to sit and wait for the next show, but we happened to walk in just as they were calling for last seating.
I had never had a desire to see this. And having seen it, I have the desire never to see it again.
The best part, is while walking out, I hear Stitch Jr. say under his breath "Well THAT was a waste of time."
Not to mention it was sooooo LOUD. What is it with Disney and having the volume to a point that you can hardly take it?
Anyway. We still found ourselves with plenty of time to waste.
So we decided to get a snack.
The Seasons food court is pretty well set up, with a lot of interesting food choices.
We decided just to get a few sodas and chips to share, using our snack credits.
At one point, I think before we ordered, while we were seating everyone, we realized that Danger Boy was not with us.
I looked around the food court, and sure enough, there he was, kind of zigging and zagging around, looking for us.
We started yelling for him, but he couldn't tell where we were, and started running around crazy like.
One of us finally caught up with him
Thus fulfilling the prediction that he was the one most likely to get lost,
AND prompting a discussion about STANDING STILL if you get lost.
A tidbit that would come in handy later in the week for one unlucky hick.
But I digress.
We catch sight of John and the Chef going up the stairs and wave them down.
We are ready to head over to see Nemo and friends at the Living Seas.
Next up: "Don't worry, it's just like Stich, with fish..."
She even rode TOT...
